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Eliza J. Watters
née Simonson
Eliza J. Watters (née Simonson) is a member of the Watters family. She married Rev. Philip Watters. Her children were Rev. Dr. Philip Melancthon Watters, Bertha Alice Watters Tildsley and Theodora Watters.
Marriage and family
Their son, Rev. Philip Melancthon Watters, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 3, 1860.[1][17] The Amherst biographical record names her as Jane (Simonson) Watters, while Who's Who in American Methodism names her as Eliza J. (Simonson) Watters.[1][17] Their daughter Bertha Alice Watters was born in 1871 at Hartsdale, New York, where her father conducted the Sunday school.[16] Their daughter Theodora Watters was born on May 8, 1872, in Hartsdale, New York.[10] In 1896 Bertha Alice Watters married at Trinity M.E. Church in Newburgh, New York; the wedding report records the maid of honor as a sister of the bride and Rev. P. M. Waters, the bride's brother, as co-officiating.[16]
Later life
Rev. Philip Watters died in 1906; his obituary stated that he was born in Ireland and was survived by a widow, one son, the Rev. Dr. P. M. Watters, and three daughters.[14] Eliza J. Watters survived her husband as his widow in May 1906.[12][14]