Gunnison County CO Archives Biographies.....Waters, Stephen  1876 - ?
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Author: Progressive Men of Western Colorado

     Stephen Waters, of Gunnison county, living about four and one-half miles

from the interesting little town of Doyle, is one of the most extensive and

enterprising stock-growers and general farmers for the county, and is one of the

leaders of the stock industry in the standard and quality of his output as well

as in the extent and importance of his operations, breeding generally pure

Shorthorn and Durham cattle, and giving them every care that a wide and studious

experience suggests to keep their standard high and their condition good.  Mr.

Waters is a native of the good old state of Pennsylvania whose record is

glorious in peace and war, on whose soil have grown up mighty industries which

contribute enormously to the wealth of the country and the comfort and

convenience of its people, and from whose teeming millions go forth to defend

their land in times of attack, vast armies of patriotic men, inspired by the

same zeal of the common welfare when danger threatens as they exhibit in

productive labor when only the thriving industries of peace require attention. 

The place of his birth was Lebanon county, and his life began there in 1876, the

son of Andrew and Jennie (McMaster) Waters, both natives of the state in which

he was born and passing their lives on its fruitful soil.  The father died in

1879, and when the subject was three years old, while the mother is still living

at the home of her son at Crookston.  They had five children, Stephen being the

first born.  He remained at home with irregular and brief attendance at the

public schools until he reached the age of thirteen, then took up the burden of

life for himself by entering a machine shop to learn a useful trade, and

alternating his labors there with work on neighboring farms.  After spending a

number of years in this way he concluded to try his fortune in the West and came

to Kansas, where he remained four or five years engaged in farming at different

places.  In 1899 he settled in Colorado and after a residence of about a year

and a half purchased one hundred and sixty acres of his present home, which now

comprises six hundred and forty acres, and at once started a cattle industry on

a foundation which promised large proportions that have been attained even in

short time devoted to building it up.  He has prospered abundantly in his

undertaking, increasing his acreage as has been stated, and improving his land

with excellent buildings, modern in completeness and equipment, and constructed

on a scale of magnitude commensurate with the increasing demands upon them.  In

January, 1893, Mr. Waters was married to Miss Bettie Anderson, a native of Ohio,

daughter of Jacob and Mary S. (Kinsley) Anderson, of her native state.  Her

father was a carpenter and farmer.  Mr. and Mrs. Waters have had seven children,

Ruie, Eva, Ola and Harry, living, and Hattie, Mamie and Evelyn deceased.      

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From Progressive Men of Western Colorado.  Chicago:  A.W. Bowen & Co., 1905

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