Ephraim Lewis Waters ^{1 2 3}

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in Muncie, Delaware, IN. ³ The 1850 census recorded Lawrence Waters, blacksmith, 42, living with wife Eve, 24; Laura, 19; Susanah, 9; Horace, 8; Ephraim, 4; Lanow, 11 months. Also in the home is blacksmith Nimrod Lewis, 19. Lawrence was born in Canada, Eve and Nimrod in Ohio, Laura in Noew York, and the others in Indiana.

2. Census in 1870 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁵ The 1870 census recorded Lawrence F. Water, farmer, 61, born in France, living with wife Eve, 45, born in Ohio, and their children all born in Indiana: Ephraim, farm hand, 23; George, farm hand, 17; Laura, 14; Charlotte, 8; and Charles, 5. Lawrence's farm was valued at $2400 and personal estate $774.

3. Census in 1880 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁶ The 1880 census recorded Ephriam Waters, works in spoke factory, 32, living with wife Mary, 30. He was born in Indiana, his father in France, and mother in Indiana. She and her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1900 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN. ⁴ The 1900 census recorded at 12 Main Street: Ephraim Waters, day laborer, 53, born Jan 1847 in Indiana, living with wife Mary, 50, born Aug 1849 in Pennsylvania where her parents were also born. Ephraim's father was born in France, his mother in Ohio. By 1900 Mary had given birth to 1 child who was no longer alive. They had been married for 30 years.

Ephraim married Mary Catherine Beecher, daughter of Jesse Beecher and Elisabeth Trostle, on 15 Oct 1870 in , Blackford, IN. (Mary Catherine Beecher was born on 15 Aug 1849 in , Juniata, PA,^{4 7 8 9 10} died on 18 Jul 1931 in Hartford City, Blackford, IN ^{9 10} and was buried on 20 Jul 1931 in Hartford City: Hartford City Cemetery, Blackford, IN ^{9 10}.)