Individual Details
William Felix Walters
(26 Apr 1834 - 24 May 1909)
Military Service Record
Walters, William Felix: Co. A (5 Jun 1861) 27; merchant, absent sick 18 Mar 1862 until 30 Jun 1862, discharge from service after furnishing G.W. Perkins as substitute; died 24 May 1909.
Source: Virginia Regiments 18th Virginia Infantry.
1880 Census. Pittsylvania Co VA, Tunstall. Hh 463
Azariah G. Walters, age 70. Mary M., wife, age 49.
William F., son, age 48, farmer, b. NC, parents b. VA
Mary B., granddaughter, age 17, b. NC. father b. NC, mother b. VA
1900 Census. Pittsylvania Co VA, Tunstall Hh 449
William F. Walters, head of household, age 60, born Apr 1834, Widowed, b. NC
Martha M. Walters, stepmother, age, age 69, b. Jul 1830, Widowed, b. VA. She has had two children, both living.
Mollie B., daughter, age 40, b. Jan 1860, single [there was a Mollie age 3 in 1860, Mollie B age 13 in 1870, and the above granddaughter age 17 in 1880. This would appear to be Mollie, a daughter of Martha, the stepmother since she's listed after Martha.]
Flinn, Bettie W., sister, age 60, b. Apr 1840, Widowed, b. NC [Elizabeth]
Assie W., nephew, age 20, b. Jan 1880, insurance agt.
Calvin M., nephew, age 17, b. Sep 1883, at school
Danville Register, Danville, Va., Tue., May 25, 1909, P.8, col. 2 (edited). Mr. William Felix Walters, eldest son of the late Captain Azariah Graves Walters, died yesterday at his country home "Cottage Grove" just beyond the Danville school for Boys after a long illness. He was born in Pittsylvania county, April 26, 1834, being his 76th year at the time of his death. When the War Between the States broke out in the early sixties, Mr. Walters entered the Confederate army and served during the four years with honor. He was a member of the Cabell-Graves Camp, Confederate Veterans of this city. Early in life he joined the Methodist Church and was a member of Main Street Methodist Episcopal Church. He is survived by two brothers, Messrs. R. A. and A. E. Walters of this city and one daughter, Miss Mollie Belle Walters. The funeral will be held from the late residence this afternoon and interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery. (Ref. Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia, Vol. I, Burial Records, page 456, Sec. #L18, Walters Square: William Phelix Walters, Age 76years.)
Events
Families
Child | Mollie Belle Walters (1857 - 1922) |
Father | Azariah Graves Walters (1810 - 1899) |
Mother | Eliza Ann Payne Richardson (1812 - 1844) |
Sibling | Mary Catherine Walters (1835 - 1906) |
Sibling | Robert Alexander Walters (1838 - 1917) |
Sibling | Elizabeth P. "Bettie" Walters (1840 - 1901) |
Sibling | Archibald Edmund Walters (1842 - 1919) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1850 VA Digital Online.