Waters Carman (he deriving his given name from the Waters family) was born 20 September 1811 in Pennsylvania, died 4 October 1878 in Oregon.  He married first on 3 December 1835 in Sangamon County, Illinois to Lavinia Buckman, born 20 December 1819 in New York, died  20 August 1846 in Sangamon, Sangamon County, Illinois.  He married second in September 1852 to Lucretia Allan Gurney, born 1804, died 1902.

Here we have one of the stories that tie back over into Abraham Lincoln, Waters herein being referred to as Walters Carman:  "Abraham Lincoln built the boat spoken of in his biography. He began in March, 1831, just as the deep snow went off. Mr. Roll made the pins for putting the boat together. They made a canoe to go with the boat as a yawl. John Seaman and Walters Carman got into it to take the first ride. It upset with them, and floated away while they took refuge in a tree.  Lincoln saved them by swimming to the tree with a log, having a long rope attached. After getting all on it, those on shore drew it in. (John Seaman mentioned is son of daughter of Charles Broadwell's brother, Charles being the husband of Water's sister)" - History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon, Illinois, page 161
 

After Lavinia died he moved to Oregon and took Donation Land Claim # 74. It was for 326 acres in the northwest corner of Clackamas County, Oregon,  in Township 2S Range 1E; today it is in Lake Oswego near highway I-5, and there is a Carman Drive in that area.

Children of Waters and Lavinia (Buckman) Carman:

Children of Waters and Lucretia (Gurney) Carman:

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