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Joel Walters 1786 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1890

Death Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Walters

Mother: Nancy Ellet

Spouse(s): Nancy Sweeten, Jane Willson, Malinda None

Children(s): Milley Walters, Lewis Walters, Amanda Walters, Calvin Walters

Joel Walters was born in 1786 in Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Philip Walters and Nancy "Smiling Bird" Ellet. Joel Walters married Nancy Sweeten, Jane Willson, Malinda, and had children including Milley A. Walters, Lewis Walters, Amanda Walters, Calvin Walters. Joel Walters passed away in 1890 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Joel Walters was born in 1786 in Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Philip Walters and Nancy "Smiling Bird" Ellet.
  • Joel Walters married Nancy Sweeten, Jane Willson, Malinda, and had children including Milley A. Walters, Lewis Walters, Amanda Walters, Calvin Walters.
  • Joel Walters passed away in 1890 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walters
1763 – 1836
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Ellet
1773 – 1830
Birth Location: Calaba River, Cleveland, NC
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Sweeten
Birth Location: –
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Jane Willson
Birth Location: –
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Malinda None
1795 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Milley Walters
1833 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Lewis Walters
1838 –
Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Amanda Walters
1840 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
AW
Calvin Walters
1827 – 1891
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Joel Walters's Ancestors

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Joel Walters
1786 – 1890
Birth Place: Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Philip Walters
1763 – 1836
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy ("Smiling Bird") Ellet
1773 – 1830
Calaba River, Cleveland, NC
Grandparents
John (Philip) Walters
1730 – 1775
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Rachel (D Bliss) (Waters)
1743 – 1813
New London, Connecticut,
Stands (Tall Ellet (Catawba) Indian)
1742 – 1818
Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Little (Stream) River
1748 –
Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Walters
1699 – 1729
Elizabeth Oliver
1710 – 1747
Grey Ellet
1719 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Walters's Descendants

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Joel Walters (1786 – 1890) m. Nancy Sweeten m. Jane Willson m. Malinda (1795 – )
  1. 1. Milley (A.) Walters (1833 – )
  2. 2. Lewis Walters (abt 1838 – ) m. Nancy (V) Lowe (Abt 1846 – unknown)
    1. 1. Westerfield Walters (5 Apr 1858 – 21 Jan 1911)
    2. 2. Emma Walters (12 Nov 1863 – 18 Feb 1924)
    3. 3. George (W) Walters (15 Dec 1865 – 8 Mar 1923)
    4. 4. Pryor Walters (19 October 1870 – 4 Feb 1946)
    5. 5. Martha (Ella) Kinser (11 Jul 1872 – 11 Feb 1946)
    6. 6. Almira Walters (Abt 1874 – )
    7. 7. Noah Walters (12 Nov 1877 – 23 April 1965) m. Winnie (Glenn) Haynes (12 Sep 1885 – 25 Nov 1964)
      1. 1. Edieth Walters (1904 – Dec 1949)
      2. 2. George (Alvin) Walters (29 Jul 1906 – 23 Aug 1978)
      3. 3. Edna (V. Walters) Wilson (8 Aug 1908 – 29 Jun 1993)
      4. 4. John (Alton) Walters (6 Feb 1912 – Nov 1983)
      5. 5. Warren (Noah) Walters (24 Jan 1914 – 19 Nov 1985)
      6. 6. Windell (William) Walters (19 Jun 1917 – 19 Mar 1962)
      7. 7. Ruth Walters (28 January 1920 – 12 Jan 1986)
    8. 8. Samuel Walters (Mar Abt 1880 – )
    9. 9. Minnie Walters (Sep 1883 – )
  3. 3. Amanda Walters (1840 – )
  4. 4. Calvin Walters (abt 1827 – 1891)

Joel Walters's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Joel Walters in Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
1890
1890
Age 104
Death of Joel Walters in Wayne, Kentucky, United States
Wayne, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Wilkes Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
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