Elizabeth

Elizabeth Sively (Sievely or SIBLEY)is the daughter of Joseph and Catherine.

THOMAS WALTERS was born February 1757 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland???, and died February 1837 in Huntsville, Alabama. He married �MARY� ELIZABETH SIBLEY 1786. She was born 1768 in Virginia, and died in Alabama.

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Thomas may have been born in Shenandoah Co. VA. Elizabeth was born in Shenandoah Co. VA. They were married before 1783. Thomas served in the American Revolution in the Virginia Continental Line. About 1787, Thomas, his brother John, and two Sivley brothers, and all their families moved to Jefferson Co. TN. After several years there, Thomas and the Sivleys moved to Madison Co. AL. Info.

The Two Sivley brother were Peter and Jacob Sivley and John, their other brother came later. Thomas Walters, brother John married Sarah Sively. Sarah and Elizabeth were sisters.

There are two Thomas Walters in Revolutionary War Service Records, 1775-83

WALTERS THOMAS DRUMMER 121 and WALTERS THOMAS PRIVAT 43

The following was written by June Fitzpatrick:

BACKGROUND OF OUR WALTERS FAMILY

Thomas Walters is as far back as we can prove on our Walters line. D.A.R. records state that he was born in England in 1757, but where or when is not known, or if any of that information is true. Some say that the Walters were German, not English, and some say the family came from Scotland.

Thomas served in the American Revolution as a soldier from Virginia in the Continental Line. He received the sum of 52 pounds, 7 shillings, and 10 pence for his services on May 11, 1784. Family tradition says that he served under Washington and was with him at Yorktown, but no information has been found to corroborate this. He received a bounty land warrant #1899, dated November 15, 1783, from the state of Virginia for land in Fayette County, Kentucky, which he signed over to Samuel Dyers. He then located in Jefferson County, Tennessee, date not certain.

Thomas married Elizabeth Sivley probably in Shenandoah County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Joseph Siveley and his wife, Catherine. Some say that Catherine's maiden name was Rush, and others speculate that he name may have been Whitsell. Joseph died in 1782 in Shenandoah County. Elizabeth was not married at the time, but was married in 1785 when Joseph's estate was settled. Thomas' brother, John Walters, married Elizabeth's sister, Sarah Sivley. John and Sarah, Jacob Sivley, and Peter Sivley, also moved to Jefferson Co., Tennessee with Thomas and Elizabeth.

Very little information has been found about the Tennessee years except for Walters listings in some of the Jefferson County record books. The Will Books show where they purchased materials at estate sales and the Court Minutes show a John Walters on jury duty in January 1800, and Thomas Walters on jury duty in both 1792 and 1795. In 1809, Thomas purchased land on the south side of French Broad River, but the microfilm copy of the record is hard to read as to the amount of acreage, the exact date, and the price paid. There are, also, marriage listings for his son, William Walters, and his daughter, Sarah Walters. No census records have been found for Jefferson Co., Tenn. for this period of time. Thomas and Elizabeth had six known children, all born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. One son, George, died young and it is presumed that he died in Jefferson County.

Sometime prior to 1826, Thomas, with his wife and three younger sons, moved to Madison County, Alabama, where he died. His will was dated July 10, 1826 and was filed for probate on September 15, 1826. He left the eighty acres where he was living to his wife, Elizabeth, and then to his youngest sons, Thomas and John, on her death. Another eighty acres he willed to son, Daniel, and appointed Daniel as the executor of his estate.

The burial place of Thomas is not known. It is not known either, when Thomas' wife died or where. She is not listed on the 1830 census for Alabama, so she was either dead by then, remarried, or living elsewhere. There is no evidence to suggest that she went to Illinois with any of her children, even though all of her surviving children settled in Fulton Co., Illinois.

The D.A.R. Chapter at Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois,county seat of Fulton County) is named the Thomas Walters Chapter in honor of our Thomas Walters. The Chapter was organized about 1920 with Genevra Walters Craig as the Organizing Regent. She was the granddaughter of Daniel Walters, son of our Thomas. As far as we know she submitted the first application papers for Thomas and established him as a Patriot Ancestor. DAR records give Thomas' birth date as 1757 and that he was born in England. The papers state that he died in 1837 in Huntsville, Madison Co., AL. His wife is named as Mary E. Sibley. In the early days of DAR, not much documentation had to be given, and whatever information was submitted was accepted. Other applicants copied Genevra's papers and they were accepted, perpetuating the incorrect information. A few years ago, DAR started questioning some of the old applications and requiring more proof. Consequently, our Thomas is no longer accepted as a Patriot Ancestor. In order for him to be reinstate, we need to prove his military service, a place of residence for him during the American Revolution, and if the applicant is a descendant of William, she must prove that William was the son of Thomas, since William was not mentioned in the father's will.

About 1829, Absolem and Elizabeth Walters with their children moved into Fulton County, Illinois. Some people say that Absolem and William were not related, but some of the old history books say they were cousins. I think that Absolem was the son of John Walters, brother to our Thomas, and that would make them first cousins. Absolem came from East Tennessee and served in the same regiment in the War of 1812 as did William. There is no record of ay other Walters in Jefferson County, Tennessee in that period of time.

Virgil Foster of Table Grove, Fulton Co., Illinois, now deceased, researched the Walters family for at least 30 years. He called William Walters, brother and sister, the "Red Walters" and Absolem's family the "Black Walters", referring to hair color. The names have stuck and I usually refer to them that way, especially the "Black Walters".

I never got to meet Virgil Foster. By the time I started my Walters research, Virgil was in very poor health and finally had to go to a nursing home. Before going to the nursing home, Virgil donated most of his research to LDS. It was about ten years before his research was made available. I have ordered three of the films. One of them did give me some information that I did not have. The second one is mainly obituaries of western Fulton County and eastern McDonough County. some of them were from the Table Grove Herald which is no longer published and only a few years of it has been microfilmed. Some of the obits I already had from other sources, but other ones that I had not been able to find. I have paid to keep that film on permanent basis here at the local Family History Center. They do not have a reader/printer, so they allowed me to take this film to the local library so I could copy what I wanted. The Stake Director found this out, and now will not allow anyone to remove the films from the local LDS Library. The third film I ordered does not have much on it and is mainly duplication of material from the other two and is sandwiched in among other unrelated information.

Virgil and some of the Walters descendants claim that our Thomas's wife was Elizabeth Snively and not Sibley. Several years ago, when I first started my Walters research, I contacted a couple of Sibley researchers who have done extensive research on the Sibley family. They told me there was not a Mary E. Sibley, Mary Elizabeth Sibley, or an Elizabeth Sibley that married a Thomas Walters. I knew from them that Sibley was not her name. We know now that her name was Sivley or a variation of the spelling of the name.

There was a John Walters from Fulton County who was killed in the Balck Hawk War in 1832. He was married to Jane Moore and they wee also from Tennessee. I thin this John was probably a brother to Absolem.

To complicate the story further, about 1836 Thomas V. Walters moved to Fulton County and settled at what is now Cuba. He had married Polly Woods in Rockingham County, Virginia and they had at least four children. Polly died about 1833. Thomas V. bound out his children and went down into Kentucky. There he married Drucilla Sivley. So far, I have not been able to connect her to our Sivley family, but I am assuming she is part of it. Thomas V. and Drucilla's oldest son was Asbury Monroe Walters and he stated many times that he was a cousin to William, the "old Indian fighter". Thomas V. was the son of Daniel Walters, Sr. and he was probably another brother to our Thomas.

I have been trying to prove that these three families are all elated and if so, how are they related. So far, I have not found the connection.

____________________________________________________________ The following was written by Pat Galitz:

Thomas Walters was born in February 1757, probably in Shenandoah County, Virginia, located in the northwest corner of the state. He most likely was a farmer since agriculture was a dominant occupation in the county. The name Shenandoah is derived from that of an Indian tribe, the Senedos, or Shawnee-Algonquian extraction. Varying translations of the word Shenandoah gives its meaning as "daughter of the stars" (History of Shenandoah County).Shenandoah County formed in 1772. It took its early name from John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, who had arrived in Virginia the previous year as the newly appointed (and who was to be the last) Royal Governor of Virginia. Shenandoah County, like most of the rest of the Shenandoah Valley was settled by Germans, the Scotch-Irish, and some English, German being the dominant culture (History of Shenandoah County). The origination of our Walters family is still unclear. In one of the old Fulton County histories, John A. Walters said his family was of German extraction and their ancestor came to this country about the time of the Revolution. Yet the first names of the Walters family, Thomas, William, John, Daniel, seems more English than German. In 1775, while living in Shenandoah, "Thomas enlisted at age 18 and served throughout the Revolutionary War in the Virginia Infantry, and was paid 52 pounds, 7 shillings, and 10 pence for his services on May 11, 1784" (Military Records, volume 176 p. 321).In 1786, After his discharge, Thomas married Elizabeth Sivley, daughter of Joseph Sivley and Catherine Rush. Another daughter Sarah, married Thomas's brother John. After their marriage, Thomas and Elizabeth left Shenandoah County between 1786 and 1788 to locate in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Virginia's economy suffered for several years after the war ended and high taxes and farm foreclosures were common in Shenandoah County. Most likely it was because of these factors that Thomas and Elizabeth decided to try their luck in eastern Tennessee. Jefferson County, Tennessee, named for President and Statesman Thomas Jefferson, was erected June 11, 1792. The first recorded settlers arrived in 1783, so Thomas and Elizabeth would have been some of the first to settle in the county. In Jefferson County, Tennessee all of their children were born, starting with William, our ancestor, in 1787. Their other children included Sarah, born in 1796, George, born in 1795 and died about 1798, Daniel born in 1801, Thomas J. born 1806, and John, born in 1808. Around 1820, when he was about 63, Thomas and Elizabeth moved to Madison County, Alabama. Madison County was created on 1808 and was named for President James Madison. The county is located in the north-central part of the state, bounded to the north by the State of Tennessee and to the south by the Tennessee River. The first white settlers entered the area in 1804 (Alabama History On-Line).Why he moved there we do not know. It could have been for some of the same reasons he moved to Tennessee -- new opportunity, present location too crowded, restless spirit, it is hard to tell. He died there in 1826 at the age of 69. Elizabeth probably survived him and may have moved back to Jefferson County to reside with her son Daniel. Daniel was the last of Thomas's children to move to Fulton County, Illinois and he may have waited until his mother died before joining his other siblings in Illinois (June Fitzpatrick, 1998).

Children of THOMAS WALTERS and Elizabeth SIBLEY are:

1 William Walters b: 15 APR 1787 in Jefferson Co., Tenn.

2 Sarah Jane Walters b: 12 JUL 1790 in Jefferson Co., Tenn.

3 George Walters b: 9 MAR 1795 in Jefferson Co., Tenn.

4 Daniel Walters b: 1 JAN 1801 in Jefferson Co., Tenn.

5 Thomas J. Walters b: 5 OCT 1805 in Jefferson Co., Tenn.

6 John Walters b: 5 APR 1808 in Jefferson Co., Tenn.

Next Gen

WILLIAM WALTERS was born April 15, 1787 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee, and died September 16, 1877 in Fulton Co., Illinois. He married ELIZABETH ROYER December 03, 1814 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee. She was born May 21, 1797 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee, and died September 14, 1852 in Fulton Co., Illinois. Both are buried: Templeton Cemetery Farmers Twp. Fulton Co., IL. Her father John Royer(1759-) and her Mother: Ann Taylor

History of Fulton County, Illinois, Peoria, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1879, p 506: Bernadotte Township

"...William Walters came into the township about 1826, being its first settler. In a short time he sold out to Isaac Stewart and moved over into Farmer's township, where he passed the remainder of his days. Soon came in Daniel Walters, who settled upon section 15."

History of Fulton County, Illinois, Peoria, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1879, p 674: Farmers Township

"Daniel Walters; P. O., Ipava; sec. 36. William Walters in 1822 loaded his wife and two children into a keel-boat in Alabama, and made his way to Illinois by way of the rivers, and landed in Sangamon Co., where he remained one year, and then removed to Fulton Co. We frequently speak of old settlers being well known in the early history of this county, but Mr. W. was known nearly all over the State, and none knew him but to love him. When he first landed in Ill. he had one bed (straw), a rifle, and 25 cents in money. The first horse he owned he mauled rails to pay for, and this pony was killed by over-riding by a negro who took it without the knowledge of Mr. Walters. Before his death his property was valued at $10,000. He was born in May, 1788, in Jefferson Co., Tenn.; was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving under Gen. Jackson; and consequently was a pensioner up to his death, which occurred Sept. 16, 1877. He also fought in the Black Hawk war...."

The following is from June Fitzpatrick:

About 1820, William Walters (oldest son of Thomas) loaded his family on a keel-boat on the Tennessee River. It is not known if this was in Jefferson County, Tennessee or Madison County, Alabama because the Tennessee River runs through both of these places. They followed the Tennessee River to the Cumberland, the Cumberland to the Ohio, the Ohio to the Mississippi, then the Mississippi to the Illinois, and finally up the Sangamon River until he reached Sangamon County, Ill. He resided there in Sugar Creek Township for a few years. William traded a pony for a quarter section of land in Fulton County, Ill. along Spoon River. He came to Lewistown by river and Indian Trail and Ossian Ross helped him find his purchase. it was a fairly good quarter, five miles distant from the little cluster of log cabins that was Lewistown in those days. A creek cut it in tow parts of nearly equal size. There was good bottom land, easily cleared, and some fine and heavy timber. Here William built his cabin and brought his family in 1823. Eventually, his sister and brothers all came to Fulton County, none of them coming at the same time, and all lived there the remainder of their lives.

A Pottawatomie Indian village of 30 or 40 teepees was within a half-mile of the Walters home, nearer to the river. The little Indians were the playmates of the Walters children. The Indians trapped and hunted and sold furs at Lewistown. As other settlers came into the area, game and furs became less plentiful and trouble with the Indians resulted. They stole and ate the settlers' pigs and milked the settlers' cows. The Indians were so troublesome that William had to carry his gun with him when he went to feed his stock. When William became known as a Captain of the Indian fighters, the Indians put a bounty of one hundred buckskins for his scalp. He was forced to kill several Indians to keep them from obtaining his scalp.

Finally the Indian neighbors were told that they must leave and make their home on land reserved for them in Iowa. The Indians of the village lingered until the situation became tense and there was a fight in the vicinity of Duncan Mills between the Indians and a party of settlers, including William and his brother, Thomas. After, this, the Indians, under their old chief, Raccoon, quickly left the country.

From the Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois 1890, pages 457-458 in a biographical sketch of Hiram Walters the following is taken: "Many stories were told of the physical powers of William and his excellent marksmanship. He could shoot a gun from his shoulder, hitting the center instantly with the unrested weapon; could take a two-bushel sack of wheat in his teeth and throw it over ten feet, and it is recorded that at one time he shot a deer across Spoon River when the ice was floating, swam the river, got the deer in the water, and taking its ear in his mouth brought it back. This feat was accomplished in the presence of Jimmy Hale, who afterwards became his son-in-law."

William was in the War of 1812, Captain Joseph Roper's Company, White Division, serving under General Jackson. He married Elizabeth Royer December 3, 1814 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee, and she died in Fulton County, Illinois, in 1852. She was the daughter of John Royer and Ann Taylor and was born in Virginia, probably Augusta County since that was where her parents were married. William survived her by many years, dying at age 90.

Although nothing is mentioned in any of the Fulton County histories or other write-ups concerning William, it appears that he remarried after the death of his wife, Elizabeth Royer. There is a marriage for William Walters and Mrs. Elizabeth Evans on November 29, 1853, recorded at the Fulton County Courthouse. It is true that this could be some other William Walters, except that the 1860 Federal Census for Farmers Township, Fulton County, Illinois, lists William Walters, age 74, born Tennessee; Elizabeth Walters, age 52, born Ohio, John Walters, age 21, born Illinois; and Angeline M. Evans, age 16, born Illinois. What became of this Elizabeth is unknown, but it is probable that she died before 1870, because she is not listed on the 1870 Census for Fulton County nor is she listed in William's probate record.

William died without a will so his probate is a veritable gold mine for anyone doing research on this family. William lived to be about 90 years old, so by the time he died, some of his children were already deceased. The probate record lists all of his know heirs, and in some cases, where they were living.

The following was written by Pat Galitz:

William and Elizabeth were both born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. William's birth date was April 15, 1787, and Elizabeth's was May 21, 1797. William served as a solder in the War of 1812, under General Jackson. In May 1812, Congress passed an act that set aside bounty lands as payment to volunteer soldiers for the War against the British (War of 1812). The land was set aside in the states of Arkansas, Michigan, and Illinois. The bounty land in Illinois was located in the western part of the state between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. William took advantage of this bounty and purchased land for himself, Brother Daniel and John on April 24, 1820 (land records). William married Elizabeth Royer on December 3, 1814, in Tennessee and they had eleven children. In 1820, William loaded his wife Elizabeth and their two children, Rebecca and Greenbury, into a keel-boat in Alabama, and came to Illinois by way of the rivers. Their son Thomas was born that same year so Elizabeth was more than likely pregnant during the Journey landed in Sangamon County, where they remained one year, then moved to Bernadotte Township in Fulton County, Illinois. "Among seven picturesque hills lies the little village of Bernadotte. The site was purchased by William from the Indians in 1822 or 1823. Although these Indians had been paid fifty deer skins for their land, it was still necessary for the early settlers to drive them out to an area near Keokuk, Iowa." (A History of Fulton County, 1968). "When they first landed in Illinois they had one bed (straw), a rifle, and 25 cents in money. The first horse William owned he mauled rails to pay for and this pony was killed by over-riding without his knowledge. Before his death his property was valued at $10,000 and he was a very strong man both mentally and physically." (History of Fulton County, 1879). According to Chapman's "History of Fulton County," in 1827 William sold his land to Isaac Stewart and moved to Farmers Township. Other family members remained in Bernadotte and were buried in the Walters Cemetery which was used as a family burying ground. William was one of the first settlers in Farmers Township, Illinois. Most of the settlers came from Virginia, the Carolinas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The settlers came in covered wagons which were their homes until they could erect log cabins. They tried to reach their lands in the spring so they would have a full season to build homes, raise gardens and some corn for grain and flour ( History of Fulton County, 1968). William also served in the Blackhawk War of 1832, under General Stillman that ended the last serious threat to white settlements in the state of Illinois. This Indian conflict headed by the warrior Blackhawk, included both the Sauk and Fox warriors who were successfully driven out of the state. Apparently, the Indians were not hostile, but could not be trusted because of their love for drink, which made them dangerous. Most settlers treated them kindly and fed and lodged them when they stopped at their cabins. After the Black Hawk War, the Indians were pushed out of the state, but many returned every fall to hunt and trade with the merchants (A History of Fulton County, 1968).William's other siblings eventually came to Fulton County, married and farmed. They settled in several different townships in Fulton County and had very large families. In researching the Walters family, there were three different families of Walters that settled in Fulton County. Some researchers feel they are related, some do not. Yet the other two families followed the same migration from Virginia to Tennessee to Fulton County. Some old histories and interviews say they were all cousins. The connection has not yet been proved but may be in time. The families were "dubbed" the "Red Walters" and the "Black Walters" referring to hair color. Our branch falls into the "Red Walters." category (June Fitzpatrick, 1998)

From Joan D'Andrea: Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, mother of several Evans children, the two youngest Almyra and Angeline, grew up in the William Walters home.

1850 Fulton Co., Ill. Census, Town of Farmers, taken 18 Dec. 1850, p 76:

William Walters - age 63 - Farmer - RE Value $4000 - b. Tenn. - Dwelling #89 - Family #92

Elizabeth " - age 53 - b. Va.

William " - age 18 - Farmer - b. Ill.

May? " - age 15 - b. Ill.

John " - age 11 - b. Ill.

Joseph Wright - age 19 - Farmer - b. Ky.

1860 Fulton Co., Ill. Census, Farmers Twp., P. O. Bernadotte, p 239:

Wm Walters - age 74 - Farmer - RE Value $6000 - Pers. Estate Value $1000 - b. Tenn. - Dwelling #1753 - Family #1699

Elizabeth " - age 52 - b. Ohio

John " - age 21 - Farmer - b. Ill.

Angeline M. Evans - age 16 - b. Ill.

William and Elizabeth Children:

1 Rebecca Jane b 12 Sep 1815 d 24 Jan 1879 m�d James Nathan Hale Rebecca born in Jefferson Co. TN and died in Fulton Co. IL. Married 7 Apr 1836 in Fulton Co. IL. Rebecca is buried at Temple Cemetery, Farmers Twp., Fulton Co. IL

2 Greenbury Taylor Walters b 1 Jan 1817 d 18 Mar 1861 m�d Elmyra Brooks Greenbury born in Jefferson Co. TN and died in Fulton Co. IL. he is buried at Temple Cemetery, Farmers Twp., Fulton Co. IL. Married 19 Apr 1838 in Fulton Co. IL.

3 Thomas Jefferson Walters b 12 Jun 1820 d 11 May 1901 m�d Jane McCaughey. Thomas born in Sugar Grove, Sangamon Co. IL and died in Fulton Co. IL. He is buried at Temple Cemetery, Farmers Twp. Fulton Co. IL. Married 6 Aug 1840 in Fulton Co. IL.

4 Nancy Caroline Walters b 16 Mar 1823 d 28 Dec 1887 m�d John A. Whiteley (Rev.). Nancy born in Sugar Grove, Sangamon Co. IL and died in Avilla, Jasper Co. MO. She is buried at Taylor Cemetery, Avilla, Jasper Co. MO. Married 10 Jan 1839 in Fulton Co. IL.

5 Hiram Walters b: 23 JAN 1825 in Sugar Grove, Sangamon Co., Ill.d 25 JAN 1891 in Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Mary Ann Hoyle b: 1 DEC 1828 in Conn. Married: 23 APR 1846 in Fulton Co., Ill.

6 Daniel Walters b: 14 OCT 1827 in Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. d 16 NOV 1919 in Table Grove, Fulton Co., Ill. Burial: Temple Cem., Farmers Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Sarah H.\A. Brand b: 15 FEB 1825 in Augusta Co., Va. Married: 23 APR 1850 in Fulton Co., Ill. and 2nd wife Mary A. ? b: DEC 1833 in Windingham, Norfolkshire, Eng. Married: 12 MAR 1876

7 Infant Walters b: ABT 1829

8 Lucinda Walters b: 6 MAY 1830 in Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. d 14 JUN 1918 in Adair, McDonough Co., Ill. Burial: Temple Cem., Farmers Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd John Hoyle b: 7 APR 1826 in Devonshire, Eng. Married: 22 APR 1847 in Fulton Co., Ill.

9 William Walters , Jr. b: 26 SEP 1832 in Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill.d : 1 JUL 1915 in Lushton, York Co., Neb. Burial: Lushton Cem., Lushton, York Co., Neb. m'd Marietta Jane Shields b: 22 JAN 1837 in Hopkinsville, Ky. Married: 22 DEC 1853 in Fulton Co., Ill.

10 Mary Walters b: 19 FEB 1836 in Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. d 28 FEB 1870 in Fulton Co., Ill. Burial: Temple Cem., Farmers Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Lawrence Hoyle b: 20 NOV 1832 in Tuscarawa, Ohio Married: 20 APR 1853 in Fulton Co., Ill.

11 John Walters b: 30 APR 1839 in Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill.d 13 JUL 1926 in Macomb, McDonough Co., Ill. Burial: Temple Cem., Farmers Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Henrietta Fortner b: 1 JUL 1842 in Clay Co., Ind. Married: 1 NOV 1860 in McDonough Co., Ill.

Sarah Walters b 12 Jul 1790 d 8 Mar 1887 m�d John Fleming Reneau. Sarah born in Jefferson Co. TN and died in Fulton Co. IL. Married 20 Nov 1816 in Dandridge, Jefferson Co. TN. Both are buried at Temple Cemetery, Farmers Twp., Fulton Co. IL John is the son of Thomas Means Reneau and Jane Ramsey. John born in Jefferson Co. TN and died in Fulton Co. IL.

Sarah and John Children:

1 William Riley Reneau m�d Married 5 Nov 1841 in Harrison Co. IN. to Elizabeth Elliott

2 Flora Reneau b 10 Apr 1820 d 22 Feb 1872 m�d Major Buley. Married 31 Mar 1842 in Harrison Co. IN. Major born in Green Co. KY and died in Fulton Co. IL. Both are buried at Temple Cemetery, Farmers Twp., Fulton Co. IL.

3 Elizabeth Reneau b 31 Jan 1822 d 9 Mar 1900 m�d Robert Crutchfield Married 24 Jan 1839 in Harrison Co. IN. Robert is the son of Louis Crutchfield and Anna Paterson.

4 David Reneau b 11 May 1823 d 6 Jan 1909 m�d Mary Rutledge Married 9 Nov 1848 in Fulton Co. IL. David died in McDonald, Rawlins Co. KS. Mary born in Fulton Co. IL and died in Celia Twp., Rawlins Co. KS. Both are buried at Grace Cemetery in McDonald, Rawlins Co. KS. Mary is the daughter of William Rutledge and Leah Harris.

5 Rebecca Reneau b 13 Jul 1825 d 23 Jun 1899 d 23 JUN 1899 in Clay City, Ill. Burial: Salem Cem., Xenia Twp., Clay Co., Ill. m'd John Tipton Whitman b: 23 APR 1823 in Harrison Co., Ind. Married: 19 MAR 1842 in Harrison Co., Ind.

6 Cecelia Ann Reneau b: 20 OCT 1827 in Dandridge, Jefferson Co., Tenn. d DEC 1860 in Lykins, now Miami Co., Kansas m'd John Henry Rutledge b: 20 DEC 1826 in Sparta, White Co., Tenn. Married: 9 NOV 1848 in Fulton Co., Ill.

7 Alice "Allie" E. Reneau b: 28 FEB 1833 d 12 JUN 1860 in Fulton Co., Ill. Burial: Temple Cem., Farmers Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Elijah Brand b: 9 APR 1830 in Augusta Co., Va. Married: 30 AUG 1853 in Fulton Co., Ill. Marriage fact: 1858 in Fulton Co., Ill.

8 Jane Ramsey Reneau b: 10 APR 1835 in Harrison Co., Ind. d 30 JAN 1911 in Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. Burial: Greenwood Cem., Canton, Fulton Co., Ill. m'd James Silas Rutledge b: 3 OCT 1836 in Fulton Co., Ill. Married: 15 NOV 1855 in Fulton Co., Ill.

9 John Edwin Reneau b: 28 OCT 1837 in Fredricksburg, Harrison Co., In d 27 JUN 1914 in Harris Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. Burial: Temple Cem., Farmers Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Matilda Lovina Foster b: 1 JUL 1848 in Ohio Married: 31 JAN 1866 in Fulton Co., Ill.

DANIEL WALTERS, b. January 01, 1801 d 5 Nov 1839 m�d Lucinda MCDONALD Buried in Walters Cemetery, Bernadotte Twp. Fulton Co., IL' Daniel 2nd wife: Mary Miller

Daniel and Lucinda Children

1 Elizabeth Jane WALTERS b 20 Oct 1825 d Jan 1852 d JUN 1852 Burial: Walters Cem., Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd John C. Moore b: 17 DEC 1817 in Pa. Married: 23 JAN 1845 in Fulton Co., Ill.

2 Thomas H. WALTERS b 6 Jan 1827 d 10 Nov 1910 d 10 NOV 1910 in Lewiston, Fulton Co., Ill. Burial: Walters Cem., Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Phebe Anette Litchfield b: 31 AUG 1831 in Zanesville, Ohio Married: 25 AUG 1849 in Fulton Co., Ill.

3 Mary Ann WALTERS b 1828 d 1861 d DEC 1861 m'd Hiram Hunt b: 10 FEB 1818 in Orleans Co., N. Y. Married: 5 APR 1843 in Fulton Co., Ill

4 William C. WALTERS b 21 Feb 1830 d 1 Feb 1854 d 1 FEB 1854 Burial: Walters Cem., Bernadotte Twp., Fulton Co., Ill. m'd Marvelle Clark Freeman b: 8 FEB 1832 Married: 28 OCT 1852 in Fulton Co., Ill.

5 Sarah M. WALTERS b 3 May 1832 d 13 Dec 1842

6 Lucinda C. WALTERS b 10 Nov 1834 d 2 Jul 1916 d 3 JUL 1915 in Oskaloosa, Jefferson Co., Kans. Burial: Pleasant View Cem., Oskaloosa, Jefferson Co., Kans. m'd Terry Critchfield b: 21 FEB 1834 in Harrison Co., Ind. Married: 21 NOV 1858 in Fulton Co., Ill

Daniel and 2nd wife Mary Children

1 Alminia Caroline Walters b: 13 MAY 1844 in Ill. d MAR 1902 in Holton, Jackson Co., Kans. Burial: Holton Cem., Holton, Jackson Co., Kans. m'd William Harwick b: 16 MAR 1843 Married: 14 FEB 1867 in Fulton Co., Ill.

2 Hiram D. Walters b: 8 MAY 1850

Thomas J. WALTERS b 5 Oct 1805 in Jefferson Co., TN. d: 6 May 1889 m�d Susan BAUGHMAN both buried in Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, Fulton Co., IL. Susan father was Henry Baughman and her Mother: Anna Sager

Children

1 Harriet E. WALTERS

2 Margaret WALTERS

John Walters b 5 Apr 1808 in Jefferson Co., TN. d 5 Aug 1883 buried Rigdon Cemetery, Lee Twp., Fulton Co., IL m'd 3 Feb 1831,Fulton Co., IL to Elizabeth Barker; Burial Place: Barker Cemetery, Farmers Twp., Fulton IL Her Father: John Barker and her Mother: Malinda O'Bryant John 2nd wife Elizabeth C. Jones.

John and Elizabeth Barker Walters children

1 John W. WALTERS b 1833 d AFT 1840

2 Thomas WALTERS b Mar 1835 d 19 Jan 1915

3 William WALTERS 1836 - AFT 1840

4 Daniel WALTERS 1838 - 19 Sep 1863

5 Joseph WALTERS 19 May 1840 - 6 May 1913

6 Susan Ann WALTERS (McCarty)

7 James L. WALTERS 1844 - 2 Jun 1847

John and Elizabeth Jones Walters children

1 Cannah J. WALTERS 20 Dec 1848 - 19 Sep 1924

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