Individual Details

William is in the line of descent of DAR Member #6232367, Shirley Walters Nygaard. William Walters married as his 2nd wife Mary Thomas Stone who was born abt 1836 in Scott Co TN. Date of marriage was 5 Oct 1865. They both died at Gladewater, Gregg Co, Texas.

In 1840 there were two William Walters living in Henry Co TN. They could be the two first cousins - one the son of Abraham, the other, son of William & Elizabeth Ball.
One was listed as having 2 males, age 20-30 in the household [ William, son of William, would have been about age 27 and had several brothers of similar age], and 1 female age 20-30.
The other William Walters was age 30-40 [William, son of Abraham would have been about 34], 1 female under 5 and 1 female age 20-30. The section for young males is obscured by a blot.
There was also a William Walters living in Grainger Co TN and one in Washington Co TN, but neither of them fit the families any better than those in Henry Co.

1850 Census. Upshur Co, TX p.208, household 425
Wm Walters, age 38, b. VA [b.1812]
M. Walters, age 36, b. VA [b.1814]
P. Walters, age 17, b. TN [b.1833 - the 7 is very light and this age easily could have been mistaken for 11, or born 1839 instead of 1833]
John Walters, 15, TN
W. Walters, 10, TN
A. Walters, 8, TN [female]
Arthur Walters, 6, TN
M. Walters, 4, TN [female]
Sam Walters 1, b. TX

1860 Census, Upshur Co, p.467b, Household 1087
Wm Walters, age 54, Farmer, b. VA
Marietta, age 47, b. VA
Phillip, age 37, b. TN [Either Marietta's age is off, or Phillip's age is off 10 years, likely both are errors. This enumerator has lots of strikeovers, etc. but the numbers are generally easy to read.]
William age 19, b. TN
Agnis, age 18 b. TN [female]
Arthur, age 16, b. TN
Robert, age 6, b. TX
Samuel, age 11, b. TX
Alice, age 9, b. TX

1870 Census, Upshur Co, Coffeeville P.O., p.97, Hh 411
William Walter, age 64, b. VA, Farmer
Sarah age 2, b. TX
Mary, age 34, b. TN
Susan Stone, age 10, b. TX
[I was not able to find any of the Walters children, born of Marietta, in 1870.]

Gregg Co TX was not formed from Upshur until 1873
1880 Gregg Co TX, Precinct 3, p.462A
William W. Walters, age 74, b. VA, as were both his parents
Mary T. wife, age 44, b. TN
Sarah A. Walters, daughter age 12, b. TX
James H. Walters, son, age 10, b. TX [Line of DAR listed at top]
Next family on same page
Phillip T. Walters, age 48, b. TN, both parents b. VA
Samuel R. Walters, brother, age 31, b. TX
Alice Walters, sister, age 29, b. TX
[The ages of Philip & Samuel are fairly consistent with the 1850 Census]

From Robert B. Walters
In my search for today, I found a William Walters, born 1806 in Halifax County, Virginia. He died in 1885 and is buried in the Mosely Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas.
He was married to Marietta Swift, born about 1814 in Virginia. She died in 1865, and is also buried in the Mosely Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas.
The above parties may have had two sons, I.e.:
Phillip T. Walters, born about 1839 in Henry County, Tennessee
Samuel R. Walters, born 1849 in Texas
These last two parties are also buried in the Mosely Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas.

Email of 25 Oct 2004.
Some information sent by email seems to indicate that Mary Thomas Stone [Second wife of William? In 1880 census...] was a niece of Judith Thomas, hence she would have been a cousin to William. She is said to have married (1) Manoah F. Stone in Roane Co TN.

Birth

8 Feb 1806

Virginia

Father	Abraham Walters (1781 - 1847)
Mother	Judith Thomas ( - )
Sibling	Mary Walters (1804 - )
Sibling	Sally Walters (1808 - )
Sibling	Thomas Walters (1810 - )
Sibling	John Walters (1812 - 1889)
Sibling	James Walters (1815 - )
Sibling	Joel Walters (1818 - 1850)
Sibling	Samuel Walters (1821 - )