Guilford Hawks WATERS^[1]

1847 - 1927  (79 years)

• Name	Guilford Hawks WATERS
  Birth	9 Nov 1847	Pinetown, Beaufort Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1870 - 1900	Beaufort Co. & New Bern, NC   [2, 3, 4]
  	During the 1870s and 1880s Guilford made his living as a farmer in Beaufort County, North Carolina. By 1900, he and Julia had moved into New Bern and he was working as a wheelwright.
  Will	1925  [5]
  	Guilford's will appointed "my trusted friend T.H. Whitley, and my son G.S. Waters" as executors. The will was signed in 1925, and his signature was witnessed by D.W. Lupton and J.T. Padgett.
  Death	7 Jul 1927	Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC   [1]
  	Guilford died on 7 July 1927 in Pantego, North Carolina. He was 79 years old. Cause of death was noted as "chronic Brights disease" [kidney disease].
  Burial	09 Jul 1927	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1]
  	His body was interred in the G.H. & G.S. Waters family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in New Bern, North Carolina on 9 July 1927.
  Will Recorded	18 Oct 1933	Beaufort Co, NC   [5]
  	The will was proved by the witnesses on 18 October 1933 at Beaufort County Superior Court and ordered to be recorded.
  Person ID	I34089	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Everett WATERS,   b. c.1798, Long Acre, Beaufort Co, NC d. 1882, Long Acre, Beaufort Co, NC
  Mother	Mary Ann GRADLESS,   b. c.1805, Bath, Beaufort Co, NC d. Bef 1870, Long Acre, Beaufort Co, NC
  Family ID	F1817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	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   [6]
  	The couple was married on 1 January 1868 in Beaufort County, North Carolina.
  Children	1. Gilbert Stanley WATERS,   b. 6 Oct 1868, Beaufort Co, NC d. 15 Feb 1950, New Bern, Craven Co, NC (Age 81 years)   2. Addie Julia WATERS,   b. 18 Feb 1870, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC d. 12 Aug 1906, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 36 years)   3. Mary Louise WATERS,   b. 7 May 1873, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC d. 28 Apr 1916, New Bern, Craven Co, NC (Age 42 years)   4. Harriet Elizabeth WATERS,   b. Feb 1874, North Carolina d. After 1925 (Age 51 years)   5. Olivia WATERS,   b. 6 May 1876, Beaufort Co, NC d. 4 Jan 1948, Raleigh, Wake Co, NC (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Julia W. DAW,   b. c.1869, Pantego, Beaufort Co, NC d. 10 Dec 1948, Long Acre, Beaufort Co, NC
  Family ID	F2738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Guilford Hawks Waters 1847 - 1927
  		Left to right: Robert Sydney Waters, Robert Turner Waters, Gilbert Stanley Waters, Guilford Hawks Waters at Pinetown, NC.
  		1900 US Census / Waters, Guilford 80 Broad Street, New Bern, North Carolina.
  		1910 US Census / Waters, Guilford H. Washington Road, Pantego, North Carolina.
  		1920 US Census / Waters, G.H. 78 1/2 North Street, New Bern, North Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3937] Guilford H. Waters, Beaufort Co, NC death certificate no. 214 (1927). [S1584] 1900 US Census / Waters, Guilford. [S1589] 1880 US Census / Waters, Guilford H. [S827] 1870 US Census / Waters, Guilford. [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.