The following material on the immediate ancestry of John Waters should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle contributed to this report.

1920 - 7th District, Cecil Co., MD, e.d. 29, sheet 5a

Whitaker, Clifford E.    Head    M W 20 M    AK PA CA    Farmer
___, Ann Estell          Wife    F W 20 M    MD MD WV

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1920 - 18th Ward, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, e.d. 316, sheet 2b

Neville, John J.   Head    M W 57 M    MD Ire Ire     Marble Cutter
___, Mary          Wife    F W 56 M    VA Ire PA
___, Marie A.      Dau     F W 26 S    MD MD  VA      Private ----
___, Helen J.      Dau     F W 24 S    MD MD  VA      Stenographer
___, Catherine     Dau     F W 18 S    MD MD  VA

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1910 - Brewster Precinct, Okanogan Co., WA, e.d. 123, sheet 11b
(in Charles R. McKinley family)

Whitaker, Bertha E.    Houskeeper    F W 33 Wd  1 1    CA IA CA    Baker
___, Clifford E.       Son           M W 11 S          AK MD CA

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1910 - 18th Ward, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, e.d. 310, sheet 3a

Neville, John J.    Head    M W 48 M1 19       MD Ire Ire    Stone Cutter Marble
___, Mary C.        Wife    F W 47 M1 19 5 4   VA Ire PA
___, Marie A.       Dau     F W 18 S           MD MD  VA
___, Helen J.       Dau     F W 16 S           MD MD  VA
___, Stella R.      Dau     F W 10 S           MD MD  VA
___, Catherine T.   Dau     F W  8 S           MD MD  VA

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1900 - Sunrise, Southern Supervisor's District, Alaska Territory, special agent 15, sheet 6b

Whitaker, Clifford C.  [to AK] Aug 1897 [home address] Principe Ind.     Head W M 37     Jan 1863  M  PA MD PA  Engineer Miner
___, Bertha E.         [to AK] Jun 1898 [home address] Ellensburg Wash.  Wife W F        Jan 1876  M  CA IA CA
___, Clifford E.       [to AK] x     x  [home address]  x                Son  W M   6/12 Aug 1899  S  AK PA CA

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1900 - Perryville Twp., Cecil Co., MD, e.d. 24, sheet 11a

Whitaker, Mary A.    Head      W F May 1847 53 Wd  1 1    NY Ireland Ireland
___, Mary L.         Head      W F Sep 1830 69 Wd  0 7    MD PA      PA
Hall, Esther E.      Sister    W F May 1840 60 S          MD PA      PA

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1900 - Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, e.d. 235, sheet 4a

Nevill, John J.    Head    W M Nov 1861 38       M 9        MD Ire Ire   Stone Cutter
Ma, Mary G.[?]     Wife    W F Dec 1867 32       M 9 4 3    VA Ire Ire
___, Mary A.       Dau     W F Apr 1891  9       S          MD MD  VA
___, Helen J.      Dau     W F Mar 1893  7       S          MD MD  VA
___, Anne E.       Dau     W F Jun 1899    11/12 S          MD MD  VA

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1900 - 5th Precinct, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, e.d. 140, sheet 3a

Neville, Patrick    Head     W M Oct 1828 71 M 40      Ire Ire Ire  1850 50 Na
___, Kate           Wife     W F Aug 1835 64 M 40 7 3  Ire Ire Ire  1854 46
___, Nannie         Dau      W F Mar 1870 30 S         MD  Ire Ire                Milliner
___, James P.       Son      W M Aug 1874 25 S         MD  Ire Ire                Postman
Doyle, Ellen        Board    W F Nov 1846 53 S         Ire Ire Ire  1866 34       Dressmaker
(1 other boarder, 1 servant)

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1880 - Philadelphia, PA, e.d. 616, sheet 10 (p. 82b)

Whittaker, Edmund   W M 42            Keeps Coal Yard                MD PA PA
___, Mary           W F 36   Wife                                    NY Ire Ire
___, Clifford       W M 17   Son      Apprentice in Machine Shop     PA MD NY
(1 servant)

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1880 - 7th Election Dist., Cecil Co., MD, e.d. 16, sheets 11-12 (pp. 233c-d)

Whitaker, George P.    W M 76             Iron Manufacturer    PA Eng PA
___, Mary              W F 56     Wife                         PA PA  PA
___, Cecil             W M 29[?]  Son                          MD PA  DE
___, Mary              W F 23     Dau                          PA PA  PA
___, Kate              W F  7     GDau                         MD MD  MD
___, Rice              W M  6     GSon                         MD MD  MD
(3 servants)

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1880 - 2nd Precinct, 13th Ward, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, e.d. 114, sheet 9 (p. 186a)

Neville, Patrick   W M 56            Porter in Store  Bronchitis    Ire Ire Ire
___, Catharine     W F 45    Wife    Dress Maker                    Ire Ire Ire
___, John          W M 18    Son     Stone Cutter                   MD  Ire Ire
___, Mary          W F 16    Dau                                    MD  Ire Ire
___, Ella          W F 14    Dau                                    MD  Ire Ire
___, Annie         W F 11    Dau                                    MD  Ire Ire
___, Kate          W F  8    Dau                                    MD  Ire Ire
___, James         W M  6    Son                                    MD  Ire Ire
Doyle, Ellen       W F 32    Niece    Dress Maker                   Ire Ire Ire

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1870 - 7th Dist., Port Deposit P.O., Cecil Co., MD, p. 51

Whitaker, Edward    43 M W    Farmer & Miller    3000 2000    MD
   "    Mary        26 F W                                    PA
   "    Clifford     7 M W                                    PA
(2 servants)

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1870 - District 7, Cecil Co., MD, p. 48

Whitaker, G. P.    66 M W    Iron Master    400000 200000    PA
   "    Eliza      62 F W                                    MD
   "    Cecil      21 M W    Manager                         MD
(2 servants)

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1870 - Ward 16, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, p. 209

Neville, Patrick    37 M W    Laborer            300    Ireland
___, Catharine      33 F W                              Ireland
___, John            9 M W                              MD
___, Mollie          6 F W                              MD
___, Ella            4 F W                              MD
___, Anne            1 F W                              MD
Ellen Doyel         23 F W    Domestic Servt.           Ireland

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1860 - Durham Twp., Bucks Co., PA, p. 103a

George Whittaker    32      M    Superintendent    10000    DE
Mary      "         24      F                               PA
Ida       "          6      F                               PA
Grace     "          2      F                               PA
Joseph    "            3/12 M                               PA
Mary Martin         35      F    Domestic                   Ireland
Mary Smith          13      F                               Ireland
James Bennett       33      M    Bookkeeper          400    PA
Amanda  "           24      F                               PA
Elizabeth Oats      14      F                               PA
Edmund Whitaker     22      M    Agent               300    MD

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1860 - District 7, Cecil Co., MD, p. 81

G. P. Whitaker    58 M    Iron Master    76200 70000    PA
E. A.             40 F                                  DE
N. E.             20 F                                  MD
Wm.               25 M                                  MD
Jos.              17 M                                  MD
C. N.              9 M                                  MD
Milicent Boyd     40 F                                  MD
Francis Lamar     19 F                                  MD

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1850 - District 6, 2nd Subdivision, Cecil Co., MD, p. 143a (285)

George P. Whitaker    47 M    Iron Master    50000    PA
Eliza A.     "        42 F                            DE
Caroline     "        17 F                            MD
Edmund S.    "        12 M                            MD
Nelson C.    "        10 M                            MD
Henry C.     "         8 M                            MD
Joseph M.    "         6 M                            MD
Millicint A. Boyd     24 F                            MD
Ann Gierman           26 F                            MD
Samuel Young          28 M B                          MD
Eli Coulson           28 M     Clerk                  MD

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Samuel Owings m. Urath Randall
.Urath Owings m. Benjamin Lawrence
 .Susanna Lawrence m. Edward Dorsey
  .Mary Anne Dorsey m. Basil Nicholson Hobbs
   .Susan Evaline Hobbs m. Alfred Payton Luckett
    .Edward Hobbs Luckett m. Ann Hartley Murray
     .Charles Edward Luckett m. Sarah Frances Whitlock
      .Edith Luckett m1. Kenneth Seymour Robbins m2. Loyal Edward Davis
       .Anne Frances Robbins "NANCY DAVIS" (b. 1921) m. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004)

Richard Owings m. Rachel ----
.Richard Owings m. Sarah Hart
|.Richard Owings m. Ann Stonestreet
| .Richard Owings m. Sarah ----
|  .Richard Owings m. Nancy Campbell
|   .William Owings m. Mary Robertson
|    .William Owings m. Malinda Thomas
|     .S. H. Young Owings m. Martha Emma Brown
|      .Robert Bruce Owens m. Mary Elizabeth Nicholson
|       .Essie Floride Owens m. Wales Lee Reid
|        .Estelle Irene Reid m. James Hoyt Edwards
|         .Wallace Reid Edwards m. Kathryn Juanita Wade
|          .JOHNNY REID EDWARDS (b. 1953), US Senator
.Robert Owings m. Hannah Farquhar
 .William Owings m. Mary McSherry
  .John Aloysius Owings m. Margaret McAllister
   .Mary Margaret Josephine Owings m. William Shriver
    .Hilda Shriver m. Robert Sargent Shriver
     .R(obert) SARGENT SHRIVER (b. 1915) m. Eunice Mary Kennedy
      .MARIA OWINGS SHRIVER (b. 1955) m. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (b. 1947)

    Richard Owings (number 72)

While Mr. Waters is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR (by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the equivalent organization for men, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.