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William S Walters 1795 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1795

Birth Location: Georgetown, Virginia

Death Date: 14 Dec 1855

Death Location: Independence, Warren County, Indiana

Father: Walter Walter

Mother: Anna King

Spouse(s): Mary Leith

Children(s): Rachel WALTER, Sarah Walter, George Walter, Jane Walter, Toliver Walter, Julia Walter, James Walter, John Walter

In 1795, William S Walters entered the world in Georgetown, Virginia, born to Walter Bragg Walter and Anna King. In 1840, William S Walters resided in Warren, Indiana, USA. In 1850, William S Walters resided in Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA. William S Walters married Mary Eleanor Leith, and had children including Rachel B WALTER, Sarah Ann Walter, George R Walter, Jane Amanda Walter, Toliver Walter, Julia A Walter, James W Walter, John Talbot Walter. William S Walters passed away in 1855 in Independence, Warren County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1795, William S Walters entered the world in Georgetown, Virginia, born to Walter Bragg Walter and Anna King.
  • In 1840, William S Walters resided in Warren, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1850, William S Walters resided in Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA.
  • William S Walters married Mary Eleanor Leith, and had children including Rachel B WALTER, Sarah Ann Walter, George R Walter, Jane Amanda Walter, Toliver Walter, Julia A Walter, James W Walter, John Talbot Walter.
  • William S Walters passed away in 1855 in Independence, Warren County, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Walter
1768 – 1840
Birth Location: St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
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Anna King
1771 – 1805
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Leith
1799 – 1846
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel WALTER
1826 – 1905
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia
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Sarah Walter
1827 – 1922
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia
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George Walter
1829 – 1880
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia
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Jane Walter
1831 – 1903
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Toliver Walter
1832 –
Birth Location: Shenandoah Cty, Virginia
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Julia Walter
1833 – 1865
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia
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James Walter
1835 – 1911
Birth Location: Shenandoah Cty, Virginia
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John Walter
1837 – 1911
Birth Location: Independence, Warren County, Indiana, USA
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William Walters's Ancestors

Self
William Walters
1795 – 1855
Birth Place: Georgetown, Virginia
Parents
Walter Bragg Walter
1768 – 1840
St. Mary's, St. Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
Anna King
1771 – 1805
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Walter
1741 – 1802
Chaptico Forrest, St Mary's, Maryland Colony, America
ANN SHANKS
1740 – 1804
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland ,USA
Zephaniah King
1759 – 1778
Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, United States
Anna Fox
1750 – 1821
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Walter
1714 – 1760
Ann (Walter)
1722 – 1810
Thomas SHANKS
Judith Goldsmith
Joseph III
1732 – 1775
Drayden Johnson
1738 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Parker
1697 – 1749
Ann (Parker)
1698 – 1762
Thomas Goldsmith
1669 – 1725
Ann Davis
1696 – 1746
Mary Cooke
1699 – 1774

William Walters's Descendants

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William (S) Walters (3 Oct 1795 – 14 Dec 1855) m. Mary (Eleanor) Leith (14 Feb 1799 – 17 Oct 1846)
  1. 1. Rachel (B) WALTER (18 Aug 1826 – 31 July 1905) m. William Cox (6 October 1822 – 5/14/1881)
    1. 1. Joseph Cox (3/22/1844 – 8/10/1863)
    2. 2. George Cox (1/31/1848 – 7/19/1865)
    3. 3. John Cox (12/4/1851 – 8/17/1853)
    4. 4. Edward (Slauter) Cox (01/08/1853 – 02/28/1930)
    5. 5. Julius (Warren) Cox (10/07/1855 – 09/08/1898) m. Cora (Elizabeth) Bridges (about 1850 – 6 April 1927) m. Calista (C Cox -) Harper (Feb 1862 – AFT 1900)
      1. 1. Louis (Monroe) Cox (24 OCT 1887 – 15 March 1966)
      2. 2. Mary Cox (May 1890 – Jan 1975)
      3. 3. Walter (Warren) Cox (24 MAY 1893 – 28 FEB 1949)
      4. 4. Gerald (F) Cox (abt 1894 – )
      5. 5. Harriett Cox (Jun 1896 – AFT 1920)
      6. 6. Weenah Cox (abt 1898 – )
      7. 7. Naomi (H.) Cox (Nov 1896 – AFT 1900)
    6. 6. John (Isaac) Cox (Nov 1856 – 12/21/1912)
    7. 7. Emma (L) Cox (2/20/1860 – 1/3/1864)
    8. 8. William (W.) Cox (13 MAR 1862 – 1944)
    9. 9. Evaline Cox (abt 1864 – )
    10. 10. Harriet ("Hattie" J) Cox (10/3/1867 – 6/5/1881)
    11. 11. Francis (M.) Cox (1 November 1869 – 1 February 1955)
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Walter (10 Dec 1827 – 19 Sep 1922) m. Alvin Sherwood (2 Feb 1831 – 1916)
    1. 1. William Sherwood (10 Jul 1853 – 12 Mar 1924)
    2. 2. Eleanor (Ellen Elizabeth) Sherwood (23 Feb 1855 – 23 Feb 1941)
    3. 3. Frances (Amanda) Sherwood (12 Sep 1856 – 20 Dec 1918)
    4. 4. Mary (J.) Sherwood (22 Sep 1858 – 14 Jan 1937)
    5. 5. Rebecca (B) Sherwood (24 Dec 1860 – 30 Jan 1861)
    6. 6. Chester (F.) Sherwood (abt 1862 – )
    7. 7. John (W.) Sherwood (07 Sep 1864 – Apr 1944)
    8. 8. Alven (E.) Sherwood (11 Aug 1867 – 13 Oct 1940)
  3. 3. George (R) Walter (24 Jul 1829 – Jan 1880) m. Elizabeth Sherwood (18 Nov 1836 – 25 January 1871) m. Martha Webber (abt 1837 – 31 July 1907)
    1. 1. Charles ("Charley" E) Walters (abt 1861 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Walters (abt 1863 – )
    3. 3. William (A) Walters (abt 1865 – )
    4. 4. Lillie (A) Walters (abt 1867 – )
    5. 5. O (Edward) Walters (abt 1869 – )
    6. 6. Malissa (Anna) Walters (Feb 1872 – )
  4. 4. Jane (Amanda) Walter (3 Jul 1831 – 3 Jul 1903) m. Hiram Street (24 Oct 1827 – 3 March 1868) m. John Ziegler (3 August 1829 – 15 March 1904)
    1. 1. James (William) Street (28 Mar 1851 – 8 Jul 1928) m. Lucy Stephenson (1853 – 1947)
    2. 2. George (Richard) Street (28 Mar 1853 – 17 Aug 1916) m. Sarah (Ellen) CONARTON (07 Jul 1867 – 1 Dec 1932)
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Street (abt 1890 – 12 Jan 1953) m. Theresa (Agnes) Bradley (11 Jun 1891 – 05 Dec 1958)
        1. 1. George (Francis) Street (25 Jul 1913 – 4 Jan 1958) m. Aleta (Janet) Pinkerton (4 May 1917 – 21 JAN 2009)
        2. 2. Louis (Bernard) Street (15 Dec 1915 – 5 May 1978) m. Evelyn Chapman (24 Jul 1918 – 18 Apr 1998)
        3. 3. Marie (Ellen) Street (03 Dec 1917 – 1956) m. Burl Wells (4 Apr 1907 – 16 Jan 1993)
        4. 4. Allen (M) Street (abt 1918 – Bef. 1930)
        5. 5. John (Roger) Street (27 Mar 1928 – 27 May 2003) m. Mary (Jane) Bakle (15 May 1921 – 9 Mar 1998)
      2. 2. Peter (Wilbur) STREET (abt 1893 – 03 Dec 1962) m. Grace (Merl) Bartrom (06 Oct 1893 – 23 August 1963)
      3. 3. Francis (James) STREET (31 Aug 1895 – 02 Dec 1917)
      4. 4. Joseph (Edward) Street (23 Jun 1897 – 1 Jul 1961) m. Ethel (Agnes) Kennedy (7 Mar 1900 – 15 Jul 1978)
        1. 1. Glen (Edward) Street (Oct 5, 1920 – 8 Sep 2002) m. Jeanne (Mc) Carthy (abt 1920 – 18 Nov 2003)
        2. 2. Agnes (Ellen) Street (4 Nov 1921 – 30 January 1993) m. Arthur (Julius) Baker (7 Jun 1920 – 23 Jul 1972)
        3. 3. Richard (Eugene) Street (27 Dec 1927 – 4 Jul 2003) m. Catherine (Marie) Harris (4 Oct 1926 – 11 Feb 2020) m. Phyllis (Jean) Whallon (28 May 1929 – )
        4. 4. Joseph (Francis) Street (28 Jan 1934 – 7 Sep 1998) m. Margaret (M) Harron (21 Dec 1936 – 21 Jan 2014)
        5. 5. Robert (Raymond) Street (22 Mar 1943 – 30 June 2023.) m. Susan Biggs (abt 1946 – )
  5. 5. Toliver Walter (abt 1832 – )
  6. 6. Julia (A) Walter (Abt. 1833 – bef 1865) m. Noah Coffenberry (abt 1835 – )
  7. 7. James (W) Walter (27 Feb 1835 – 19 Jun 1911) m. Catherine (E.) Dietrich (Jul 1841 – __)
  8. 8. John (Talbot) Walter (30 Apr 1837 – 5 Mar 1911) m. Phebe (Ellen) Reed (13 Aug 1846 – 14 Jul 1911)
    1. 1. Ulysses (Grant) Walter (02 Feb 1868 – 31 Mar 1944)
    2. 2. Jesse (S.) Walter (abt 1871 – Unknown)
    3. 3. William (Arthur) Walter (02 Mar 1874 – 08 Sep 1942)
    4. 4. James (Cassius) Walter (16 Jul 1877 – 01 Aug 1927)
    5. 5. Minnie Walter (15 Jul 1880 – 31 Oct 1901)
    6. 6. Maude Walter (Feb 1883 – )
    7. 7. Myrtle (Cecilia) Walter (Jun 1888 – ) m. John (W) Douglas (abt 1884 – )
      1. 1. Bernard Douglas (abt 1908 – )
      2. 2. John (W) Douglass (25 Aug 1927 – 17 Aug 1993)
      3. 3. Reid (E) Douglass (abt 1930 – )
    8. 8. Blanche Walter (04 Jun 1892 – 8 Jul 1943)

William Walters's Timeline

4 Records

1795
3 Oct 1795
Birth of William S Walters in Georgetown, Virginia
Georgetown, Virginia
1840
1840
Age 45
William S Walters resided here in Warren, Indiana, USA
Warren, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 55
William S Walters resided here in Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA
Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA
1855
14 Dec 1855
Age 60
Death of William S Walters in Independence, Warren County, Indiana
Independence, Warren County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1795
    Event Place: Georgetown, Virginia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Warren, Indiana; Roll: M432_178; Page: 80A; Image: 476

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Warren, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Warren, Indiana; Roll: 97; Page: 94; Family History Library Film: 0007731

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Warren, Warren, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Warren, Indiana; Roll: M432_178; Page: 80A; Image: 476

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Independence, Warren County, Indiana
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