Siskiyou
County
Biographies
HARRY D. WATERS
Harry
D. Waters, who has had his headquarters at Weed,
Siskiyou County, for a number of years, has led an active life in various parts
of the country, his operations having been confined largely to the coast region
for many years. He was born in Paducah,
Kentucky, on the 14th of October, 1878, and is a son of Joseph and
Martha (Hubbard) Waters. His father, who
has long engaged in the hotel business, is now living in Taylor Springs,
Illinois. They became the parents of
five children, all of whom are living, namely:
Harry D.; Otto, who is a coal miner in Kentucky; Jesse, who lives in
Kansas City, Missouri; Hazel, the wife of Charles Brogan, of Kentucky; and
Beatrice, who is an accountant in Kentucky.
Harry
D. Waters received his educational training in the grade and high schools of
his native state, after which he entered the mercantile trade, in which he has
been actively engaged to the present time.
His work has taken him to all parts of the country and, as a promoter of
various enterprises, he has been a factor in the business prosperity of a
member of the Loyal Order of Moose at Weed and the Fraternal Order and Montana,
and in 1905 located in San Francisco, where he lived until the earthquake of
1906,--a period of about eighteen months.
He also spent some time in Seattle, and was again located in San
Francisco during the Pan-American Exposition.
He now has his headquarters in Weed, where he expects to reside for some
years to come, being very well pleased with the place and the people. He in turn is held in high regard throughout
the community and is regarded as a capable business man and substantial
citizen.
In
1905, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Mr. Waters was united
in marriage to Miss Mae Curtis, whose family were residents of Evansville,
Indiana, where her father was engaged in the publishing business. Mr. Waters is a
member of the Loyal Order of Moose at Weed and the Fraternal Order of Eagles at
Mount Shasta. Hunting and fishing are
his favorite forms of recreation and he is deeply interested in everything that
has a bearing on the welfare and prosperity of his community.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Wooldridge, J. W. Major,
History of Sacramento Valley California, Vol. 2 Pages
267-268. Pioneer Historical Publishing Co. Chicago 1931.
© 2010 Gerald Iaquinta.
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