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THE WATERS FAMILY OF THE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS

Updated August 20, 2001

BILL M. WATERS
bwaters@elpasonet.net

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WHEN I STARTED OUT TO DO THE FAMILY HISTORY IT WAS TO FIND MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER'S FAMILY. IN THOSE YEARS THE MEXICAN MILITARY WITH THE SPANISH MISSIONARIES WOULD MASSACRE INDIANS IN THEIR VILLAGES AND STEAL THE SMALL CHILDREN. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE MISSIONS WHERE THEY WERE GIVEN SPANISH NAMES, FORBIDDEN TO SPEAK THEIR NATIVE TONGUE, TO WEAR THEIR NATIVE CLOTHING AND TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION. MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER "CHE LANA" WAS ONE OF THESE INDIAN CHILDREN.

AS I DID MY RESEARCH I FOUND MYSELF GATHERING INFORMATION ON THE MALE SIDE OF THE FAMILY MORE AND MORE. AS YET I HAVE NOT DONE ANY RESEARCH ON "CHE LANA" WHO IS THE MATRILINIAL LINK TO OUR INDIAN HERITAGE.

THIS FAMILY HISTORY IS OF WILLIAM MACK WATERS & NORBERTA SOUTHARD
(WHITE). IT STARTS WITH THEIR MARRIAGE AND THEIR DESENDENTS. IT IS NOT YET COMPLETE BUT AS TIME GOES ON I'LL BE ADDING MORE & MORE INFORMATION.

I AM ALSO RESEARCHING THE SOUTHARD FAMILY,MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS JOHN M. SOUTHARD. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION THAT I HAVE WITH ANYONE THAT ASKS.

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