Melissa B. Walters

Melissa B. Walters
(1839-1913)

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Lewis Barnett

Melissa B. Walters ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 8 October 1839, , Richland County, OH ¹ ⁴
Marriage (1): John Lewis Barnett on 27 February 1866 in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH ¹ ² ³
Died: 12 November 1913, Monticello, OH at age 74 ² ⁶
Buried: After 12 November 1913, Allen County, OH ²

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 8 November 1839 and a birth location of , Richland County, OH.

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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 21 August 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 172, Dwelling 389, Family 378
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Melissa Walters..11..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 22 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 142, Roll 1045, Dwelling 1015, Family 1009
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Malissa Walters..18..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 8 Oct 1839, then her age should have been 20 instead of 19.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jennings Township, Van Wert County, OH on 3 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 497C, District 156, Dwelling 31, Family 31, Roll 1074
Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Melissa Barnett..Wife..39..OH...Keeps House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 8 Oct 1839, then her age should have been 40 instead of 39.
.

• She has alternate death information of 2 November 1913 and Van Wert County, OH. ¹

• She was buried after 2 November 1913 in the New Salem Cemetery in Allen County, OH.

Melissa married John Lewis Barnett on 27 February 1866 in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH.¹ ² ³ (John Lewis Barnett was born on 16 June 1841 in Wurtemberg, , , GERMANY,² ³ died on 20 August 1925 in Spencerville, OH ² and was buried after 20 August 1925 in Allen County, OH ².). The cause of his death was Apoplexy.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jennings Township, Van Wert County, OH on 3 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 497C, District 156, Dwelling 31, Family 31, Roll 1074
Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Louis Barnett..Head..38..GER..Farmer
Melissa Barnett..Wife..39..OH...Keeps House
John Barnett..Son..12..OH..At Home
Julia Barnett..Dau..10..OH
Sherman Barnett..Son..8..OH
Silvester Barnett..Son..6..OH
Willie Barnett..Son..3..OH
Edward Barnett..Son..1..OH
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1 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).

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

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 156, p. 497C, dwelling 31, family 31, John Lewis Barnett and Melissa B. Walters; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1074.

4 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.

5 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.

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