Thermon Newton Waters

Thermon's father, William Albert, first married in 1898, Mary Frances Lindley, b. 5/4/1882, d. 12/25/1917.

Children of William Albert & Mary Frances (Lindley) Waters:
1. William Archibald "Archie" Waters, b. 10/27/1898, d. 8/2/1957. Randolph Co., AL, Memorial #36384478.
2. Verdelia "Delia" Waters Mize, b. 8/17/1900, d. 1/13/1921, Randolph Co., AL, Memorial #27915149.
3. James Ramon Waters, b. 1903, d. 1939, Randolph Co. AL, Memorial #16871637.
4. Cora Frances Waters Higgins, b. 12/12/1907, d. 4/5/1942, Randolph Co., AL, Memorial #203475386.
5. Lettie Ora Waters Lindley, b. 1/12/1910, d. 3/19/2000, Starke, Bradford Co., FL, Memorial #32619597.
6. Amos Ivey Waters, b. 2/21/1913, d. 11/9/1990, Randolph Co., AL, Memorial #48302243.
7. Early Waters, infant son, birth and death dates unknown. Memorial #36384415.

Family stories passed down are Mary Frances Lindley was plowing when the plow ricocheted off a large rock causing the plow handle to hit her in the abdomen when she was eight months pregnant. She nor the baby survived this accident. Some two years after her death, William Albert second married on 5/25/1919, Elizabeth Bethena "Bettie" Lipham Reaves, b. 7/31/1888, d. 1/11/1957, Randolph Co., AL. Bettie's first husband died of a gunshot wound on 5/12/1915.

Children of William Albert and Elizabeth Bethena "Bettie" Lipham Reaves Waters:
1. Winnie Mae Waters Brown, b. 10/7/1920, d. 9/26/2012, Randolph Co., AL, Memorial #103548456.
2. Ira Belle Waters Gaston Capps, b. 11/3/1922, d. 11/11/2000, Weaver, Calhoun Co., AL, Memorial #35707142.
3. Thermon Newton Waters, b. 5/8/1926, d. 10/3/2015, Jacksonville, Calhoun Co., AL, Memorial #153213096.
4. Mary Ezelle Waters Cross, b. 4/3/1928, d. 1/29/2009, Franklin Co., AL, Memorial #62853715.
5. Estelle Waters Haynes, b. 3/10/1930, d. 3/10/2009, Calhoun Co., AL, Memorial #128566632.
These five children are half siblings to the seven children born to William Albert Waters and Mary Frances Lindley, and half siblings to the five children born to Elizabeth Bethena "Bettie" Lipham Reaves and Joseph Franklin Reaves.

Elizabeth Bethena "Bettie" Lipham Reaves and Joseph Franklin Reaves had five known children before Joseph was killed:
1. Lera Reaves Stacy, b. 7/9/1906, d. 1/4/1994, Memorial #81286297.
2. Lessie Reaves Braden, b. 1908, d. 1974.
3. Robert Cecil Reaves, b. 1910, d. 1971, Memorial #31646640.
4. Vernice Reaves, b. 1913, d. 1997.
5. Jothenia Reaves White, b. 1/8/1916, d. 12/15/1987, Memorial #146934752.
These five children are step siblings to the children born to Mary Frances Lindley and William Albert Waters, and half siblings to the children born to William Albert Waters and Elizabeth Bethena "Bettie" Lipham Reaves.

William Albert and Mary Frances had one child, Early, to die at a very young age. Cause of death is unknown. Together William Albert Waters and Elizabeth Bethena "Bettie" Lipham Reaves Waters raised these 16 children to adulthood: William Albert & Mary Frances' six children, Bettie's five children with Joseph Reaves, and five children Bettie and William Albert had together . . . Yours, Mine, and Ours.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 25 2023, 19:28:57 UTC