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Family History & Genealogy

The Watters Family

1,660 Watters records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

1,660Records in our database
1865Earliest birth
See the Watters family trees →93 Watters families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers
At a glance

1,660 Watters records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 1 Watters recordSouth Dakota: 49 Watters recordsNebraska: 60 Watters recordsKansas: 41 Watters recordsMinnesota: 58 Watters recordsIowa: 219 Watters recordsMissouri: 202 Watters recordsWisconsin: 203 Watters recordsIllinois: 186 Watters recordsMichigan: 202 Watters recordsIndiana: 71 Watters recordsOhio: 366 Watters records14960415821920220318620271366
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When they were born

Born in the 1840s: 140Born in the 1850s: 0Born in the 1860s: 160Born in the 1870s: 22Born in the 1880s: 10780Born in the 1890s: 204Born in the 1900s: 3061900Born in the 1910s: 377Born in the 1920s: 21820Born in the 1930s: 69Born in the 1940s: 3440Born in the 1950s: 30Born in the 1960s: 1660Born in the 1970s: 3Born in the 1980s: 480Born in the 1990s: 1
  • Most records: Ohio (366 of 1,660)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Harriet Watters, born 1865, Iowa
Documented families

Watters families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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People in the record

Watters people in our records

120 of the 1,571 Watters people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Watters record →

Paul Joseph Watters
1964 to 2019
Clay, Minnesota
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Elizabeth Ann Watters
1958 to 2018
Ramsey, Minnesota
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Barry J Watters
1948 to 2013
Iowa
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Donna A Watters
1929 to 2013
Iowa
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Gary L Watters
1941 to 2013
Iowa
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Robert L Watters
1913 to 2013
Iowa
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Eugene F Watters
1922 to 2012
Iowa
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Margaret C Watters
1910 to 2012
Iowa
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Marvin F Watters
1921 to 2012
Iowa
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Myrtle M Watters
1930 to 2012
Iowa
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Loras Joseph Watters
1915 to 2009
Dubuque
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Bernice Watters
1928 to 1999
Ohio
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Clyde E Watters
1920 to 1999
Dundy, Nebraska
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Delores A Watters
1933 to 1999
Michigan
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Donny L Watters
1946 to 1999
Kansas
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Elizabeth K Watters
1902 to 1999
Michigan
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Florence M Watters
1909 to 1999
Ohio
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Francis M Watters
1917 to 1999
Michigan
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Gloria J Watters
1930 to 1999
Ohio
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Henry E Watters
1925 to 1999
Indiana
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J D Watters
1903 to 1999
Ohio
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Jane L Watters
1921 to 1999
Ohio
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Joseph L Watters
1912 to 1999
Ohio
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K A Watters
1969 to 1999
Michigan
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Loraine Watters
1927 to 1999
Ohio
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Lucy J Watters
1908 to 1999
Missouri
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Mabel C Watters
1918 to 1999
Michigan
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Mary F Watters
1918 to 1999
Michigan
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Mary H Watters
1908 to 1999
Missouri
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Mary M Watters
1922 to 1999
Wisconsin
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Miriam C Watters
1925 to 1999
Ohio
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Norman V Watters
1927 to 1999
Nebraska
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Patricia L Watters
1927 to 1999
Michigan
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Robert E Watters
1953 to 1999
Missouri
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Rolandus A Watters
1943 to 1999
Wisconsin
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Ronald Watters
1933 to 1999
Indiana
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Roy T Watters
1917 to 1999
Waupaca, Wisconsin
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S Watters
1956 to 1999
Illinois
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Shirley Watters
1924 to 1999
Illinois
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Sylvia F Watters
1904 to 1999
Ohio
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Valeria J Watters
1934 to 1999
Ohio
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Wayne E Watters
1910 to 1999
Ohio
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William C Watters
1916 to 1999
Missouri
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Winifred R Watters
1908 to 1999
Ohio
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Alice Marie Watters
1916 to 1998
Jefferson, Wisconsin
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Berniece J Watters
1919 to 1998
Illinois
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Beulah E Watters
1911 to 1998
Ohio
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Dorothy A Watters
1923 to 1998
Illinois
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E Sylvia Watters
1918 to 1998
Illinois
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Edwina V Watters
1910 to 1998
Illinois
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Elaine L Watters
1922 to 1998
Wisconsin
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Helen E Watters
1924 to 1998
Illinois
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James Percival Watters
1918 to 1998
St Croix, Wisconsin
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Theron W Watters
1924 to 1998
Missouri
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George F Watters
1911 to 1997
South Dakota
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Iva O Watters
1904 to 1997
Missouri
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Violet Watters
1914 to 1997
South Dakota
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Floyd E Watters.
1916 to 1988
North Dakota
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Estelle Watters
1887 to 1987
Dodge, Wisconsin
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Esta Watters
1884 to 1982
Ohio
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William Watters
1880 to 1980
Ohio
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Minnie Watters
1884 to 1978
Ohio
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Patrick Watters
1885 to 1978
Wisconsin
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William Watters
1883 to 1978
Iowa
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Artie L Watters
1890 to 1976
Missouri
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Clyde Watters
1880 to 1976
Illinois
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E M Watters
1878 to 1975
Ohio
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Blanche Watters
1883 to 1974
Kansas
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Flora Watters
1884 to 1974
Iowa
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John L Watters
1887 to 1974
Lancaster, Nebraska
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Malinda A Watters
1879 to 1974
Ohio
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William Watters
1884 to 1974
Ohio
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William Watters
1879 to 1974
Illinois
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Cal Watters
1877 to 1973
Illinois
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Dora Watters
1883 to 1973
Iowa
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Elmer Watters
1883 to 1973
Minnesota
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John W Watters
1890 to 1973
Missouri
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Sara Watters
1878 to 1973
Michigan
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Ada Watters
1880 to 1972
Michigan
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Albert Watters
1880 to 1972
Ohio
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Charles Watters
1882 to 1972
Kansas
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Mattie Watters
1876 to 1972
Michigan
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Cecelia Watters
1887 to 1971
Wisconsin
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Frances Watters
1879 to 1971
Iowa
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Louise Watters
1876 to 1971
Wisconsin
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Milan Watters
1881 to 1971
Minnesota
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Farnam Watters
1888 to 1970
Nebraska
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Frances Watters
1880 to 1970
Iowa
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John Watters
1882 to 1970
Ohio
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Mae Watters
1879 to 1970
Illinois
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Eva J Watters
1875 to 1969
Ohio
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Helen Watters
1882 to 1969
Illinois
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Martha Watters
1880 to 1969
Indiana
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Edith Watters
1876 to 1968
Michigan
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George Watters
1880 to 1968
Ohio
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Harriet Watters
1865 to 1968
Iowa
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Marie Watters
1876 to 1968
Ohio
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Minnie M Watters
1879 to 1967
Ohio
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Nellie I Watters
1876 to 1967
Wisconsin
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Willard Watters
1883 to 1967
Iowa
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Bernard Watters
1884 to 1966
Missouri
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Clara Watters
1877 to 1966
Michigan
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Edna Watters
1884 to 1966
Iowa
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Elsie Watters
1889 to 1966
Missouri
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Ida Watters
1880 to 1966
Illinois
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Rachel Watters
1878 to 1966
Illinois
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Thomas Watters
1888 to 1966
Missouri
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Alva Watters
1879 to 1965
Michigan
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Clay Watters
1883 to 1965
Iowa
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Laurence Watters
1889 to 1965
Missouri
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Benjamin Watters
1881 to 1964
Missouri
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Elizabeth Watters
1876 to 1964
Wisconsin
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Ellen Watters
1876 to 1964
Michigan
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Myron Watters
1877 to 1964
Indiana
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Perle Watters
1881 to 1964
Indiana
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Lewis Watters
1879 to 1962
Ohio
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Edward Watters
1874 to 1941
Michigan
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Dennis Alonzo Watters
1849 to 1926
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Lila Watters
born 1889
Lake, South Dakota
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Walter Watters
born 1884
Lake, South Dakota
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Common questions

Watters genealogy: FAQ

Where were Watters ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,660 Watters records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (366), then Iowa (219) and Wisconsin (203).

How far back does the Watters family tree go?

The earliest Watters birth in our database is 1865: Harriet Watters, Iowa. We have pieced together 93 Watters family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Watters family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Watters family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.

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