Biography of Albertus A. Waters, pages 1021 / 1022.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Albertus A. Waters, section 5, Wilmington Township, is one of the most 
prosperous farmers and stock-raisers in the township.  He was born in 
Cortland County, N.Y., March 18, 1832, a son of Aretus and Caroline (Law) 
Waters, his father a native of Connecticut and his mother of Oneida County, 
N.Y.  There was a family of twelve children, nine of whom are living---
Alcander S., Merton M., Albertus A., Orson, Oscar, Henry D., Curtis D., 
George W.L. and Emily A.  In 1856 our subject came to De Kalb County, Ind., 
and settled in Wilmington Township.  He now owns a fine farm of 120 acres, 
all well cultivated.  He makes a specialty of stock-raising and has some 
fine animals from registered herds.  Mr. Waters was married July 18, 1852, 
in Orleans County, N.Y., to Cynthia Nodine, a native of Connecticut, 
daughter of Henry Nodine.  To them were born six children---Henry, Elvena, 
Zella, Aretus A., Alta Ettie and George.  Henry married Climera Treman, 
and resides at Summit; Elvena married Edward Kiplinger, and has two 
children---George A. and Carlton H.; Zella married Almond Jennings, and 
has one child---Lola.  Mr. Waters enlisted in the ware of the Rebellion, 
in the One Hundredth Indiana Infantry, and served three years.  He 
participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Black River Bridge, Jackson, 
Chattanooga, Knoxville, Dalton, Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope, 
Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Mission Ridge, Chattahoochie, siege of 
Atlanta, Jonesboro, Lovejoy, Cedar Bluff, Little River, Griswoldville, 
Savannah, Charleston, Branchville, Columbia, Bentonville, Raleigh and 
others.  He enlisted as a private, and Nov. 22, 1864, was brevetted Second 
Lieutenant.  Mr. Waters is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, 
Post No. 52, Waterloo, Ind.  He has served his township as Justice of the 
Peace.  In religious faith he adheres to the Church of God.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com