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William Henry Walters 1832 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1832

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1857

Death Location: Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA

Father: John Walters

Mother: Elizabeth Walters

Spouse(s): Cynthia Nelson

Children(s): William Walters, Ellery Walters, Henry Walters

William Henry Walters was born in 1832 in Ohio, USA, the child of John Walters and Elizabeth Walters. In 1850, William Henry Walters resided in Bern, Athens, Ohio, USA. William Henry Walters married Cynthia Ann Nelson, and had children including William Clay Walters, Ellery J "Elra" Walters, Henry Nelson Walters. William Henry Walters passed away in 1857 in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Walters was born in 1832 in Ohio, USA, the child of John Walters and Elizabeth Walters.
  • In 1850, William Henry Walters resided in Bern, Athens, Ohio, USA.
  • William Henry Walters married Cynthia Ann Nelson, and had children including William Clay Walters, Ellery J "Elra" Walters, Henry Nelson Walters.
  • William Henry Walters passed away in 1857 in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walters
1806 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Walters
1800 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Cynthia Nelson
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
CN

Children(s)

William Walters
1855 – 1933
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Ellery Walters
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: Putman County, Indiana, United States
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Henry Walters
1857 – 1935
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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William Walters's Ancestors

Self
William Walters
1832 – 1857
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
John Walters
1806 –
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Walters
1800 –
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Harriet (Elizabeth) Chew
1775 – 1861
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Walters's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Walters (20 Jan 1832 – 6 Mar 1857) m. Cynthia (Ann) Nelson (20 Jan 1832 – 13 Jan 1901)
  1. 1. William (Clay) Walters (Feb 16 1855 – May 30 1933)
  2. 2. Ellery (J "Elra") Walters (April 1856 – 1 Feb 1937)
  3. 3. Henry (Nelson) Walters (1857 – 1935) m. Nancy (Victoria) Dowds (6 AUG 1854 – 1934)
    1. 1. Mary (D.) Walters (abt 1875 – )
    2. 2. Luella (E.) Walters (abt 1878 – )
    3. 3. Asher (Ray) Walters (15 Apr 1887 – Abt 1968) m. Fliabeth Walters m. Ella (E) Walters (abt 1888 – )
      1. 1. Mary (E) Walters (abt 1914 – )
      2. 2. Helen (L) Walters (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Ruth (I) Walters (Apr 1893 – )
    5. 5. Edgar (Eugene) Walters (7 March 1896 – 25 June 1978) m. Alice Floyd (27 April 1899 – 30 November 1984)
      1. 1. Noah (Columbus) Walters (abt 1920 – 2 Jun 1997) m. Christine Tyler (abt 1920 – 16 March 2015)
        1. 1. Owana Banks (18 Oct 1940 – ) m. Billy (Ray) Sexton (13 Mar 1939 – 20 Mar 2006) m. Billy Sexton
        2. 2. Juanita Banks (7 Dec 1941 – ) m. Wesley (L) Dennis (abt 1936 – 15 Mar 1992)
        3. 3. Regina Moore (abt 1945 – ) m. Jimmy (dean) Kidd (07 Jan 1945 – 15 Nov 1990)
        4. 4. Billye (Mae) Banks (26 Sept 1946 – 7 Jul 1997) m. Wilton (Guy) Carrico (25 Nov 1930 – Jul 2008)
        5. 5. Walter (Charles) banks (12 Dec 1947 – 23 Dec 2017)
      2. 2. James (Lamar "pat") Walters (abt 1923 – 1939)
      3. 3. Prentiss (Claburne) Walters (abt 1927 – 24 January 1979)
      4. 4. Audrey (Nell) Walters (11 Feb 1928 – 28 Jan 2002) m. Frank Bolin
        1. 1. Frankie (Marie) Bolin (23 Dec 1950 – )
      5. 5. Joan Walters (abt 1931 – )
      6. 6. Sarah Walters
      7. 7. Elouise Walters
      8. 8. Sonny Walters
    6. 6. Alice Walters (1899 – )

William Walters's Timeline

3 Records

1832
20 Jan 1832
Birth of William Henry Walters in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 18
William Henry Walters resided here in Bern, Athens, Ohio, USA
Bern, Athens, Ohio, USA
1857
6 Mar 1857
Age 25
Death of William Henry Walters in Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA
Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bern, Athens, Ohio; Roll: 660; Page: 117b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bern, Athens, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bern, Athens, Ohio; Roll: 660; Page: 117b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Altamont, Effingham, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altamont, Effingham County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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