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Dr. David Aldred Waters is a native of Adams County, Ohio, and was born November 17, 1820, and is a son of Samuel and Emily (Aldred) Waters. Samuel Waters, who was a farmer by occupation, was born in Pennsylvania in 1796, and was a son of Thomas Waters; the latter was a native of England, and immigrated to the United States previous to the Revolutionary War, in which he served under Gen. George Washington. Thomas Waters died in Adams County, Ohio, in 1834, at the age of ninety years. Samuel Waters went to Adams County, Ohio, when a young man, where he married and lived until his death, which occurred in 1829; his wife, Emily Waters, was born in Kentucky in 1798; she was a daughter of Henry Aldred, of Germany, who came to this country previous to the Revolution, in which he took an active part; his death occurred in Adams County, Ohio, in 1833. After the death of her first husband Mrs. Waters married Mr. Grimes; she died in 1862. Of the eight children born to Samuel Waters and wife only two are now living: Alexander, who is a farmer of Adams County, Ohio, and Dr. David A. The latter received his education in the common schools, and the public high school of West Union, Ohio. At the age of twenty-five he commenced the study of medicine under Dr. William Morrow, of West Union, and two years later entered the Cincinnati Medical College, where he attended one full course of lectures. In 1849 he began active practice of his chosen profession in his native county, which he successfully continued until 1851, when he immigrated to Gasconade County, Mo., and located near where Morrison is now situated, then known as Pannel’s Landing. In 1853 he removed to Osage County, and in 1855 located at Prior’s Mill; two years later he moved to the farm where he now resides, and which is situated thirteen miles northeast of Linn. He has devoted his entire attention to the practice of medicine, and has been unusually successful, financially as well as in gaining the confidence and esteem of his patrons. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the Home Guards, and the following August entered the United States service in the Osage Independent Mounted Rifles, from which he was soon transferred to the Fifth Iowa Cavalry, Company M, of which he was made first lieutenant, and in 1862 was commissioned captain. He participated in the battles of Corinth, Franklin, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, and many other severe skirmishes. At the expiration of his time Dr. Waters was discharged at Nashville, November 17, 1864, having, during his term of service, frequently been on detached service as surgeon. Dr. Waters owns 1,000 acres of land in Osage County, being one of the largest land holders in this locality. He is a most skillful physician and surgeon, and his practice extends over a large part of the county. He is highly esteemed by all who know him, and his honesty and integrity are never questioned. In 1855 Dr. Waters married Mary S. Prior, who was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1827, and was a daughter of Joseph Prior. Mrs. Waters died in 1872, leaving two children, Samuel, a physician, and Joseph, a farmer. In 1874 Dr. Waters married Mrs. Ann M. Dorn, a native of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, born in 1830. The present Mrs. Waters is a daughter of Daniel Fleck. Dr. Waters is a member of the I. O. O. F., and with his wife holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church.