Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Waters, Jonas 1851 - 
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Author: History of Grundy Co 1882

Jonas Waters, farmer, P. O. Mazon, was born February 22, 1851, in Mazon 
Township, Grundy County, Ill.; is a son of William and Bethemia (Booth) 
Waters, who came to this county in 1848, settling in Mazon Township, where 
they remained until death. Henry, Jonas and George are the only ones living 
from their large family of children. Jonas was left without parents when quite 
young, and was compelled to work for his own sustenance. Was married, December 
3, 1872, to Alvaretta, a daughter of John N. and Susannah (Truby) Whitsel, 
natives of Pennsylvania, and residents of Goodfarm Township, this county. Her 
parents have seven children living from a family of ten, viz., Mary E., Labona 
C., Jonathan L., Joannah, Alvaretta, Melinda E., Jane, Christopher T., John 
E., and William C. Our subject has one child, the result of his union, 
Clarence B. He has 100 acres of land lying in Braceville and Mazon Townships, 
the result of his own labors. He bought the same in 1874 of B. A. Crister, who 
entered it from the Government. He votes the Republican ticket.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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