Family register
Rev. Philip Watters
Rev. Philip Watters (1826 – 11 May 1906) was born in Ireland. He married Eliza J. Watters. His children were Rev. Dr. Philip Melancthon Watters, Bertha Alice Watters Tildsley, Theodora Watters and Jane Florence Watters (Snedeker). He died in 1906, in New York City.
Early life
Philip Watters was born in Ireland about 1826.[2] His New York Times obituary stated that he was born in Ireland eighty years before his death in 1906, while another report described him as dying in his eighty-first year.[2][6][8]
Marriage and family
Philip Watters married Eliza J. Simonson.[13][14] An Amherst biographical record gives her name instead as Jane (Simonson).[19] Their son, Rev. Dr. Philip Melancthon Watters, was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 3 September 1860 and was prepared for college at Trinity School in New York City.[19] A genealogy index records that Eliza J. (Simonson) and Phillip Watters had a daughter, Theodora Watters, born on 8 May 1872 at Hartsdale, New York.[11] Theodora was a sister of Bertha Alice Watters Tildsley.[9] An Amherst alumni record states that Jane F. Watters, daughter of Philip Watters of New York City, married on 30 August 1883 and died on 14 March 1893.[5][18]
Career
Philip Watters was for many years identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City.[2] According to his obituary he was a Methodist local preacher whose activities included conducting a Sunday school at Hartsdale and a mission Sunday school in New York City.[4][8] The New York Times recorded that he was formerly an iron merchant.[2]
Later life and death
He died on 11 May 1906 at his home in New York City.[2] The New York Times gave the address as 435 West 123rd Street, while a local obituary gave 135 West 123rd Street.[2][8] His obituary recorded that he was survived by his widow, one son, the Rev. Dr. Philip M. Watters, and three daughters.[2][6]
Burial
His funeral was held at his late residence in New York on the Monday morning after his death, and he was interred at Tarrytown.[4]