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Jacob Shaffer
(Abt 1750-After 1775)
Barbara Fast
(1752-1827)
George Washington Walters
(1770-1844)
Elizabeth Mary Shaffer
(1775-1862)
William Walters
(1797-1883)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriet McDermitt

William Walters 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 19 September 1797, , Fayette County, PA 1 2 3 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Harriet McDermitt on 27 December 1821 in , Richland County, OH 1
  • Died: 21 December 1883, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH at age 86 1 6
  • Buried: After 21 December 1883, Van Wert County, OH 1
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 21 August 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 172, Dwelling 389, Family 378
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..53..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 8 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 22 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 142, Roll 1045, Dwelling 1015, Family 1009
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..62..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 26 June 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 30, Roll 1275, Dwelling 201, Family 202
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..73..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and one daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Sep 1797, then his age should have been 72 instead of 73.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 15 June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Page 451A and 451B, District 154, Family 150, Roll 1074
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Wm. Walters..----..83..PA..Retired Farmer..Widowed
(Living at the home of his married son, Wesley and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Sep 1797, then his age should have been 82 instead of 83.
.

• He was buried after 21 December 1883 in the Greenbriar Cemetery in Van Wert County, OH.


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William married Harriet McDermitt, daughter of James McDermott and Jane Bell, on 27 December 1821 in , Richland County, OH.1 (Harriet McDermitt was born on 28 March 1806 in Pennsylvania,1 2 3 4 died on 2 June 1875 in Van Wert County, OH 1 and was buried after 2 June 1875 in Van Wert County, OH 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 21 August 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 172, Dwelling 389, Family 378
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..53..PA..Farmer
Harriet Walters..43..OH
Jane Walters..29..OH
Mary A. Walters..25..OH
Matilda Walters..16..OH
Rebecca Walters..13..OH
Melissa Walters..11..OH
William Walters..8..OH
Wesley J. Walters..5..OH
Hedessa E. Walters..2..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 22 July 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 142, Roll 1045, Dwelling 1015, Family 1009
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..62..PA..Farmer
Harriet Walters..54..PA
Mary Walters..30..OH
Matilda Walters..24..OH
Malissa Walters..18..OH
William G. Walters..17..OH
Wesley J. Walters..14..OH
Adissa E. Walters..12..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 26 June 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 30, Roll 1275, Dwelling 201, Family 202
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..73..PA..Farmer
Harriet Walters..64..PA..Keeping House
Mary A. Walters..45..OH
.


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Sources


1 Judy R. Beebe, World Family Tree Vol. 095, Ed. 1, Tree #0062 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Feb.-2002).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, p. 172, dwelling 389, family 378; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, p. 142, dwelling 1015, family 1009, William Walters and Harriet McDermitt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1045.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, p. 30, dwelling 201, family 202, William Walters and Harriet McDermitt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1275.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 154, p. 451A and 451B, family 150, Wesley J Walters and Mary L. Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1074.

6 Timothy Steven Kubicek, "Ephriam Walters Family of Fayette Co. PA" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/u/b/Timothy-S-Kubicek/index.html; Updated January 18, 2001).


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