Olivia WATERS^{[1, 2]}

1876 - 1948  (71 years)

• Name	Olivia WATERS
  	Information presented on Lou's death certificate concerning her given name and her birth data was supplied by Elvira Edwards, Lou's grandniece and step-granddaughter. The information is incorrect. Please see the documents that are attached to S3920, the 1910 US Census, the 1920 US Census and the photograph of Lou's headstone.
  Nickname	Lou
  Birth	6 May 1876	Beaufort Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Jan 1948	Raleigh, Wake Co, NC   [1]
  	Lou died at 2:45 am on 1 January 1948 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was 71 years old at the time of her death. Cause of death was noted as "carcinoma of the pancreas". Lou's residence, prior to her admission to Rex Hospital, was 501 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  Burial	5 Jan 1948	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1]
  	Her body was interred in the G.H. & G.S. Waters family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina on 5 January 1948.
  Person ID	I33672	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Guilford Hawks WATERS,   b. 9 Nov 1847, Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC d. 7 Jul 1927, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Julia Anna GAYLORD,   b. 21 Jan 1845, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC d. 24 Sep 1911 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1868	Beaufort Co, NC   [3]
  	The couple was married on 1 January 1868 in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
  Family ID	F1813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William Joseph FINCH,   b. 12 Oct 1875, Virginia
  Marriage	Between 24 Oct 1910 and 12 Sep 1918  [2, 4]
  	The marriage took place between Oct 1910, when Lou was named as Olivia Randolph in the application for Letters of Administration of her deceased husband C. T. Randolph's estate, and 12 Sep 1918, when she was noted as the wife of William Finch on his World War I registration card.
  Family ID	F1819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Charles Thomas RANDOLPH,   b. 5 Sep 1856, Washington, Beaufort Co, NC d. 15 Oct 1910, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1907	Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC   [5]
  	Olivia and C. T. were married on 14 November 1907 by Rev. W. E. Hocult, Methodist minister, at the Pantego, North Carolina residence of Guilford Waters, the bride's father. W. J. Judkins, R.C. Ricks and John G. Adams witnessed the minister's return.
  Family ID	F1729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1910 US Census / Randolph, C. T. 318 Queen Street, Kinston, NC.
  		1920 US Census / Finch, William 436 East 2nd Street, Maysville, KY.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1714] Olivia Waters Finch, North Carolina death certificate no. 1677 (1948). [S3938] G.H. Waters will (1933), Beaufort Co, NC Will Book 5, pp. 369 - 370. [S3935] Louise M. Cowell, compiler, Cowell, Brides Index for Beaufort County, NC Vol 1, 1847 - 1909, ((Washington, NC: Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 1994)). p. 67: Julia E. Gaylard - Guilford H. Waters marriage. [S650] Lenoir Co, NC Appointment of Administrators, Executors & Guardians Book A (1910), pp. 421-422. [S3920] C. T. Randolph - Olivia Waters, Beaufort Co, NC marriage record (1907).