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WILLIAM H. WATERS, member of the agricultural firm of Logan & Waters, Carthage, Missouri. Was born at Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, September 6, 1840. His father, John, was a farmer and died in Springfield in 1854. He was married first in October, 1862, to Louisa Johnson, who was born in Illinois, in 1842. She died in October, 1880; her children are, Ida and Fred. He was married again September, 1882 in Wisconsin, to Sophie Richie, who was born in Ohio and raised in Wisconsin. Having formerly lived in Sangamon county, Illinois, he was personally acquainted with President Lincoln, Governor Palmer, and John A. McClelland. Here he was engaged in teaching school and farming. Coming to Missouri, he served one term as judge of the county court, from 1873 to 1875, in Barton county. He recently sold a fine large farm of 400 acres in Barton county, and moved to Carthage, where he resides, having bought a fine residence in the northwest part of the city. All his family are members of the Methodist Church, where he is an active worker, and was the means of building a fine country church in Barton county. He is engaged with Mr. Logan in the agricultural implement business as well as at Lamar, in the firm of Bemer & Waters. He is still largely engaged in stock-raising and is one of the prominent men of the city and county. He is a gentleman of faultless habits and morals, and commands justly universal respect and esteem.