"Death of Charles Waters, a Full Blooded
Indian of Little Neck, the Last of his Race
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Little Neck, L.I., October 17 - Charles Waters, a life long resident of this place, died yesterday of a complication of diseases. Mr. waters was 60 years old and a full blooded Indian and the last of his race in this vicinity. His father was a Montauk Indian and his mother a Shinnecock Indian.
Nearly a century ago his ancestors purchased the property on the corner of Broadway and the road leading to Little Neck Station. Mr. Waters came into possession of the farm upon the death of his mother, when it was divided between him, his brother and his sister, and by careful management and Indian shrewdness he made it pay so well that in the latter half of this life he did not find it necessary to do any labor. His part of the property is intact, while that of the others has been more or less cut up and sold. He has always lived in the old log house belonging to his mother which still stands.
Mr. Waters always took an active part in politics. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters."
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 17 1896 p5
Indian of Little Neck, the Last of his Race
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Little Neck, L.I., October 17 - Charles Waters, a life long resident of this place, died yesterday of a complication of diseases. Mr. waters was 60 years old and a full blooded Indian and the last of his race in this vicinity. His father was a Montauk Indian and his mother a Shinnecock Indian.
Nearly a century ago his ancestors purchased the property on the corner of Broadway and the road leading to Little Neck Station. Mr. Waters came into possession of the farm upon the death of his mother, when it was divided between him, his brother and his sister, and by careful management and Indian shrewdness he made it pay so well that in the latter half of this life he did not find it necessary to do any labor. His part of the property is intact, while that of the others has been more or less cut up and sold. He has always lived in the old log house belonging to his mother which still stands.
Mr. Waters always took an active part in politics. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters."
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 17 1896 p5
"Death of Charles Waters, a Full Blooded
Indian of Little Neck, the Last of his Race
____________________
Little Neck, L.I., October 17 - Charles Waters, a life long resident of this place, died yesterday of a complication of diseases. Mr. waters was 60 years old and a full blooded Indian and the last of his race in this vicinity. His father was a Montauk Indian and his mother a Shinnecock Indian.
Nearly a century ago his ancestors purchased the property on the corner of Broadway and the road leading to Little Neck Station. Mr. Waters came into possession of the farm upon the death of his mother, when it was divided between him, his brother and his sister, and by careful management and Indian shrewdness he made it pay so well that in the latter half of this life he did not find it necessary to do any labor. His part of the property is intact, while that of the others has been more or less cut up and sold. He has always lived in the old log house belonging to his mother which still stands.
Mr. Waters always took an active part in politics. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters."
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 17 1896 p5
Indian of Little Neck, the Last of his Race
____________________
Little Neck, L.I., October 17 - Charles Waters, a life long resident of this place, died yesterday of a complication of diseases. Mr. waters was 60 years old and a full blooded Indian and the last of his race in this vicinity. His father was a Montauk Indian and his mother a Shinnecock Indian.
Nearly a century ago his ancestors purchased the property on the corner of Broadway and the road leading to Little Neck Station. Mr. Waters came into possession of the farm upon the death of his mother, when it was divided between him, his brother and his sister, and by careful management and Indian shrewdness he made it pay so well that in the latter half of this life he did not find it necessary to do any labor. His part of the property is intact, while that of the others has been more or less cut up and sold. He has always lived in the old log house belonging to his mother which still stands.
Mr. Waters always took an active part in politics. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters."
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Oct. 17 1896 p5
Inscription
He had a plain wooden cross in the Old Indian Cemetery.
Gravesite Details
Mr. Waters was originally buried in the Indian Cemetery, Little Neck but was disinterred and moved to Zion when Northern Blvd. was widened. He was moved with approx. 30 individuals to Zion.
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