Ernest Edward WATERS^[1]

1900 - 1957  (57 years)

• Name	Ernest Edward WATERS
  Birth	11 Nov 1900	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1920  [2]
  	The 1920 census notes that Ernest was an apprentice boiler maker at a railroad shop. He apparently worked at this profession during his lifetime, as his death certificate notes that he was a "retired railroad boilermaker".
  Death	13 Nov 1957	New Bern, Craven Co, NC   [1]
  	Ernest died at approximately 5:45 pm on 13 November 1957. He was pronounced DOA at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bern, North Carolina. He was 57 years old at the time of his death. Cause of death was noted as "coronary thrombosis" due to cardiac vascular disease. Ernest's last residence was on RFD 4 outside of New Bern.
  Burial	15 Nov 1957	Chadburn, Columbus Co, NC   [1]
  	His body was interred at Chadburn Cemetery in Chadburn, North Carolina on 15 November 1957.
  Person ID	I60855	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Gilbert Stanley WATERS,   b. 6 Oct 1868, Beaufort Co, NC d. 15 Feb 1950, New Bern, Craven Co, NC (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Margaret Mae SCALES,   b. 26 Oct 1875, Raleigh, Wake Co, NC d. 19 May 1945, New Bern, Craven Co, NC (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1892	Raleigh, Wake Co, NC   [3]
  Notes	problem with birth dates for first two children
  Family ID	F2740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F6439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1910 US Census / Waters, Gilbert S. New Bern, North Carolina.
  		1920 US Census / Waters, Gilbert S. 131 Broad Street, New Bern, North Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1735] Ernest Edward Waters, North Carolina death certificate no. 28775 (1957). [S1740] 1920 US Census / Waters, Gilbert S. [S3939] Jim and Esther Chauncy, abstractors, Chauncy & Chauncy,Abstracts of Marriages and Deaths of Extant Washington, NC Newspapers, Volume 2 1884 - 1904, ((Washington, NC: Beaufort County Genealogical Society, 1994)). Waters - Scales marriage, p. 20.