William Geddes Walters

William Geddes Walters
(1842-1918)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jane Mariah Anderson

2. Emma Jane Adelblue

William Geddes Walters ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 10 February 1842, , Richland County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Jane Mariah Anderson about 1867 ¹
Marriage (2): Emma Jane Adelblue about 1881 ²
Died: 3 June 1918, Van Wert, OH at age 76 ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Buried: 5 June 1918, Glenmore, OH ⁶ ⁷

bullet Cause of his death was General Paralysis.⁶

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1843 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year of 1843 was referenced by his age of 17 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 21 August 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 172, Dwelling 389, Family 378
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..8..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 22 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 142, Roll 1045, Dwelling 1015, Family 1009
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William G. Walters..17..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Feb 1842, then his age should have been 18 instead of 17.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 25 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 29, Roll 1275, Dwelling 191, Family 192
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..28..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 19 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 453A, District 154, Family 190, Roll 1074
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Wm. C. Walters..Self..38..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife, 1 daughter, and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 23 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 311A, District 98, Dwelling 221, Family 226
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 19 years
William Walters..Head..Feb 1842..58..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 9 children.)
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• He was buried on 5 June 1918 in the Greenbriar Cemetery in Glenmore, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #26578467
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William married Jane Mariah Anderson about 1867.¹ (Jane Mariah Anderson was born in 1846 in , Guernsey County, OH ⁵ and died after 1 June 1880.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 25 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 29, Roll 1275, Dwelling 191, Family 192
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
William Walters..28..OH..Farmer
Jane Walters..24..OH..Keeping House
Mariah Walters..2..OH
William Walters..1..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 19 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 453A, District 154, Family 190, Roll 1074
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Wm. C. Walters..Self..38..OH..Farmer
Jane M. Walters..Wife..38..OH..Keeping House
Mariah Walters..Dau..13..OH
William A. Walters..Son..10..OH
Chalmers S. Walters..Son..9..OH
Sumner E. Walters..Son..6..OH

NOTE - The name of William had a notation written on the census form that he was "dead". There was also a line drawn across the entire row indicating that he was not to be counted in this census.
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William next married Emma Jane Adelblue, daughter of Wilson Adelblue and Mary Ann Badger, about 1881.² (Emma Jane Adelblue was born on 6 August 1861 in , Holmes County, OH,² ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 12 September 1930 in Van Wert, OH ⁹ ¹⁰ and was buried on 14 September 1930 in Glenmore, OH ⁹ ¹⁰.). The cause of her death was Chronic Valvular Disease of the Heart.⁶

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 23 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Page 311A, District 98, Dwelling 221, Family 226
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 19 years
William Walters..Head..Feb 1842..58..OH..Farmer
Emma J. Walters..Wife..Aug 1861..38..OH..9/8
Mary G. Walters..Dau..Jun 1882..18..OH
Xanthus M. Walters..Son..Nov 1885..14..OH
Maude B. Walters..Dau..Dec 1887..12..OH
Lulu P. Walters..Dau..Jun 1890..10..OH
Stanley D. Walters..Son..Dec 1892..7..OH
Russell B. Walters..Son..Jan 1895..5..OH
Harriet H. Walters..Dau..Feb 1897..3..OH
Ellen O. Walters..Dau..Apr 1899..1..OH
Charles H. Keller..Serv..Nov 1878..21..OH
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 154, p. 453A, family 190, William Geddes Walters and Jane Mariah Anderson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1074.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 98, sheet 311A, dwelling 221, family 226, William Geddes Walters and Emma Jane Adelblue; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 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.

4 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.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, p. 29, dwelling 191, family 192; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1275.

6 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2015), Name: William G Walters; Event Date: 03 Jun 1918; Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26578467.

8 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).

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Apr 2015), Name: Emma J Walters; Event Date: 12 Sep 1930; Event Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26578424.

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