Screven County GaArchives Biographies.....George W. Waters 1837 - 
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Author: Author unknown - Taken from Memoirs of Ga., Vol II
George W. Waters, farmer, Sylvania, was born in Screven County in 1837, and is 
the son of Michael and Mary (Bolton) Waters.  Michael Waters was a native and 
life-long resident of Screven County.  He was of German descent, and his father 
was a native of Germany and died in this country.  His mother was a daughter of 
Reuben Bolton, a native of Screven County.  Mr. Waters received a limited 
education, having only the opportunities of the meager school advantages.  In 
1861 he enlisted in the war in Company A, Fifty-Fourth Georgia Regiment, under 
Capt. Roberts.  In 1857 he was married to Rachel Ziegler, daughter of Solomon 
Ziegler.  The father was a respected citizen and prosperous farmer, and a son 
of a revolutionary soldier who, while home on a furlough, and attending church, 
was fired on by Tories and only escaped death by a chance.  Mr. and Mrs. Waters 
have eight living children: Israel, Solomon, Mary, Holman, Charity, Reuben, 
Alonzo and Laura.  The mother was born in Screven County in 1838.  She is a 
member of the M.E. Church.  Mr. Waters is one of the most progressive of 
Screven County’s farmers and has a large estate of 5,000 acres, a big part of 
which is in cultivation.



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