William H. Waters Biography


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	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 1015-1016

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THE CITIZENS BANK, of Miller, South Dakota, was founded in November, 
1883, by William H. Waters, he being the sole owner and proprietor. The 
year preceding, in company with R. C. Anderson, he had founded the Bank 
of St. Lawrence, which was conducted by Mr. Anderson. The Citizens Bank 
still continues as a private bank and does a general banking business. 

William H. Waters was born in Wayne county, New York, March 17, 1844. 
His parents, Zimri and Alice (Brewer) Waters, were natives respectively 
of New York and. New Jersey. The father was a farmer by occupation and 
died in his native state September 4, 1870, and the mother passed: away 
in 1896. The grandfather, William, Waters, came from Yorkshire, 
England, about 1806 and located in New York, where he passed the 
remainder of his life. Our subject was one of five children, two sons 
and three daughters, and the brother now owns the home farm. Mr. Waters 
engaged in youth as a sailor on the Great Lakes until 1871. The 
following year he went to Chicago, and after a short stay located in 
Osceola, Polk county, Nebraska, where he engaged in mercantile 
pursuits, and later removed to Aurora, Nebraska. He remained there 
until 1883, and then settled in Miller, South Dakota, since which time 
he has been operating the bank. He is also owner of large real estate 
interests. 

Mr. Waters was married in New York, in 1873, to Helen A. Hill, who died 
in 1879. One child, a daughter, was born to them, named Helen A. Our 
subject married Mina Myers, a native of New York, in July, 1883. One 
son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Waters, upon whom they have bestowed 
the name of Glen M. Mr. Waters is a member of the Ancient Order of 
United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a 
Republican, but has never sought or filled public office.