Braxton Walters

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Braxton Walters

• Birth: Jun. 2, 1800 - Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
• Death: Jan. 31, 1875 - Greene County, Indiana, USA

Braxton was the son of John and Rhoda Jane Walters. He was married to Malinda Keene. He had 9 children:

• 1. Sarah L.,
• 2. John C.,
• 3. Anderson,
• 4. Lewis,
• 5. Rhoda,
• 6. Louisa E.,
• 7. Elizabeth Ann,
• 8. William F.J.G., and
• 9. Martha J.

"Braxton Walters, emigrated from Tennessee to Indiana at an early period of its settlement, and for a while lived in Owen county. Coming from there to Sullivan county, he entered government land, and from that time until his death at the age of seventy-five years, was successfully employed in agricultural pursuits, becoming owner of much land in this county. His wife whose maiden name was Melinda Keene, died a short time before he did."

Excerpt from a biography of James S. Steele included in A History of Sullivan County, Indiana, Thomas J. Wolfe, Editor, Vol II, The Lewis Publishing Company, New York, pages 412-414

Family links:

Spouse:

• Malinda Keene Walters (1801 - 1866)*

Children:

• Sarah M Walters Burge (1821 - 1852)
• John C. Walters (1822 - 1889)
• Anderson Walters (1826 - 1858)
• Elizabeth Ann Walters Wilkey (1832 - 1916)
• William J Walters (1834 - 1912)

Burial: Samaria Cemetery, Linton, Greene County, Indiana, USA

• Created by: Joey Asbury
• Record added: Oct 10, 2005
• Find A Grave Memorial# 11930804

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From "A History of Sullivan County, Indiana" (pp. 413-14):

"Braxton Walters immigrated from Tennessee to Indiana at an early period of its settlement, and for a while lived in Owen County. Coming from there to Sullivan County, he entered government land, and from that time until his death at the age of seventy-five years, was successfully employed in agricultural pursuits, becoming owner of much land in this county."

• Residence: Bateham, Sullivan, Indiana
• Residence: Haddon, Sullivan, Indiana - 1850
• Residence: Cass, Sullivan, Indiana, United States - 1870
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 28 2022, 2:14:41 UTC