John S. Waites b. Abt 1854 Alabama d. 2 Dec 1925 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

Abt 1854 - 1925 (~ 71 years)

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Name	John S. Waites [1]
Alt. Birth	Cal 25 Feb 1852 [2]
Alt. Birth	1853 [1]
Born	Abt 1854	Alabama [3]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	Talladega County, Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1855	Alabama [5]
Alt. Birth	Oct 1857	Alabama [6]
Occupation	19 Jun 1900	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [6]
	farmer
Illiterate	12 May 1910	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [5]
Occupation	12 May 1910	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [5]
	farmer
Illiterate	19 Jan 1920	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [3]
Residence	19 Jan 1920	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [3]
	the home of his son Walter
Alt. Death	2 Dec 1925 [1]
Name	John Waites [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
Name	John Waits [6]
Died	2 Dec 1925	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [2]
Buried	Union T Baptist Church Cemetery, Talladega County, Alabama [1]
		Waites → John S. & Martha Jane Cotton
Person ID	I122232	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	22 Jun 2015

Father	Samuel Waites, b. Abt 1823, South Carolina , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Sarah, b. Abt 1823, South Carolina , d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F44672	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Martha Jane Cotton, b. Apr 1854, Alabama , d. 25 Mar 1933 (Age ~ 78 years)

Married 18 Feb 1874 Talladega, Talladega, Alabama [7]

They were married by Probate Judge George P. Plowman in his watermelon patch.

Census 20 Jun 1900 Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [6]

Precinct 14, Sheet 24B, Line 51, Dwelling 405, Family 423:

The household consisted of John Waits, head, 48; Martha, wife, 46; James, son, 23; Walter, son, 21; Eily, daughter, 18; Charles, son, 15; Ida, daughter, 12; Sallie, daughter, 8.

John & Martha are married 26 years with 7 children, 6 living. They rent a farm.

Census 12 May 1910 Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [5]

Ridge Road

Precinct 14, Sheet 26B, Line 90, Dwelling 508, Family 551:

The household consisted of John Waites, head, 55; Martha Janes, wife, 54; Charlie, son, 24; and Sallie, daughter, 18.

John & Martha Jane are married 35 years with 7 children, 6 living. They rent a farm.

Children

	1. Jim Waites, b. Aug 1876, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Walter Waites, b. Jun 1879, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Emily Waits, b. Jan 1882, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. Charlie J. Waites, b. 1884, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 7 Nov 1934, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age 50 years)
	5. Ida Waits, b. Jun 1887, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Sally Lou Waites, b. Nov 1891, Alabama , d. 15 Nov 1958, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age ~ 67 years)

Last Modified 22 Jun 2015

Family ID F45029 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "John S. Waites" (accessed April 14, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I122232&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 6935663, "John S. Waites" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", John Waites: citing reference cn 28732, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,277 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDJV-WSD (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Talladega County, Talladega, Ward 1, Sheet 15A (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_41. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", J. Charley Waites (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). citing reference cn 25718, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,525 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD54-ZCD. (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Precinct 14, Sheet 26B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T624_33. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Precinct 14, Sheet 24B (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 40. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", John Waites & Martha Jane Cotton: citing Talladega, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMT-DNW4 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Sally Lou Waites Barker: citing reference 25831, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,935 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J618-TR7 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).