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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed and submitted by Joyce Pearson
May 10, 2011

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WATERS, Merrick
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Merrick Waters, farmer, section 31, Sherman Township, was born in Warrick
Co., Ind., April 7, 1847, and is the fifth child of a family of seven
children. His parents were Jonas and Lucinda (Bartholomew) Waters, the
former a native of Ohio, and resides with his son in Sherman Township; his
mother died in Indiana. When Merrick was seven years of age he went with
his father to Minnesota, but remained only a short time, then came to St.
Joseph Co., Mich., living there two years, and in January, 1855, they came
to Newaygo County. He lived at home until 21 years of age, when his father
gave him 50 acres of land in Sherman Township, where he now resides.

He was married in Sherman Township, July 12, 1868, to Henriette, daughter
of Samuel D. and Ann Coburn, natives of De Kalb Co., Ind.; the mother died
in Indiana and the father removed to Newaygo County. Mr. and Mrs. Waters
have one child, Valeria C., born Oct. 2, 1877. In politics he is a National

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