Husband: James Cope WAITS
Birthdate: 11 May 1817
Birth place: Warren County, Tennessee
Death date: 13 Mar 1899
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Burial: City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas
Father: Allen Waits
Mother: Rhoda Cope

Marriage date: 16 May 1843
Marriage place: Red River County, Texas

Wife: Martha Ann CHRISTIAN
Birthdate: 11 Mar 1827
Birth place: Madison County, Tennessee
Death date: 9 Feb 1913
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Burial: City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas
Father: Mark Christian
Mother: Mary (Polly) Burt

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary Jane Waits
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 Dec 1844
Birth place: Cass County, Texas
Death date: 20 Dec 1933
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas
Marriage date: 23 Dec 1863
Marriage place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas
Spouse's name: Washington Gray Schuler

Child No. 2: William Tell Waits
Sex: M
Birthdate: 29 Apr 1850
Birth place: Cass County, Texas
Death date: 19 Jan 1925
Place of death: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas
Marriage date: 23 Dec 1876
Marriage place: Hopkins County, Texas
Spouse's name: Sarah Jane Shook

Child No. 3: Allen Christian Waits
Sex: M
Birthdate: 17 Jan 1853
Birth place: Cass County, Texas
Death date: 21 Jan 1947
Place of death: Ellis County, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date: 29 Nov 1893
Marriage place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas
Spouse's name: Florence Fulmer

Child No. 4: Cleora Ann Waits
Sex: F
Birthdate: 13 Mar 1855
Birth place: Cass County, Texas
Death date: 11Jan 1933
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date: 23 Sep 1874
Marriage place: Sulphur Springs, Texas
Spouse's name: Thomas Jessup Coffey

Child No. 5: Walter Scott Waits
Sex: M
Birthdate: 28 Nov 1858
Birth place: Cass County, Texas
Death date: 18 Apr 1935
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marriage date: 8 Nov 1903
Burial:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Mae Morgan

Child No. 6: James Moreland Waits
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1 Jun 1863
Birth place: Hopkins County, Texas
Death date: 25 Jun 1952
Place of death: San Antonio, Texas
Burial: Austin Memorial Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Marriage date: 17 Jun 1891
Marriage place: Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
Spouse's name: Nannie A. Edwards

Child No. 7: Martha Leona Waits
Sex: F
Birthdate: 30 Mar 1866
Birth place: Hopkins County, Texas
Death date: 26 Jul 1961
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Burial:
Marriage date: 20 Jan 1892
Marriage place: Hopkins County, Texas
Spouse's name: Harry D. Norris

Child No. 8: Samuel Mitt Waits
Sex: M
Birthdate: 16 Sep 1874
Birth place: Hopkins County, Texas
Death date: 11 Apr 1950
Place of death: Austin, Travis County, Texas
Burial: Dallas, Texas
Marriage date: 15 Apr 1908
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Abby D. Mitchell
 
 
Documentation:
* Death Certificates, James Moreland Waits and Nannie A. Edwards Waits;
* Various US Censuses;
* City Directories for Dallas, Texas and San Antonio, Texas;
* Hopkins County Genealogical Society quarterly journal;
* Personal experience and family members;
* Cemetery Records for Sulphur Springs City Cemetery;
* Correspondence with Elizabeth Chupet of California (Mary Jane Waits Schuler's granddaughter), her self-published book on the family of James Cope Waits (Fort Worth Public Library).