Clara Erskine Clement Waters

Clara Erskine Clement Waters (d. 2/29/1916 in Brookline, MA) was an author & traveler. She was the daughter of John & Harriet Bethiah (Godfrey) Erskine. Her father was a businessman. She was educated at home by private tutors. In 1852, she married James Hazen Clement, a businessman. They moved to Newton, MA. After his death, in 1882 she married Edwin Forbes Waters, author & owner of the Boston Daily Advertiser. They resided in Cambridge. She made extensive tours in Europe, visited Palestine & Turkey in 1868, & traveled round the world in 1883/4. Her travels continued later in life.