Individual Details

1830 Grainger Co TN
John Walters. 1m 20-30. 1f -5, 1f 20-30

1840 Grainger Co TN
John Walters 1m -5, 1m 20-30, 1m 30-40, 2f -5, 1f 10-15, 1f 20-30, 1f 30-40, 1f 60-70. This appears to be a blended household. The older lady is possibly his wife's mother, since his own is believed deceased before 1840.

Wife's name was Sarah.

1850 Census, Grainger Co TN John, age 43, born in VA. Sally 42. Pleasant 18 and Malinda 16.

1860, Union Co TN, Dist 3. John Walters Jr, age 53, b. VA. Sarah 51, b. TN

Union Co TN Deed Book B, p.314 #8320494 img 501
30 Jan 1861 Christian Cox sold to John Watters his Negro boy McCarson, a slave for life. for $1000. signed: Christian (X) Cox. Wit: Daniel Haynes, Williams. Acknowledged by Cox, 4 Feb 1861.

Union Co TN Deed Book B, p.375-376 #8320494, img 531-532
23 Jan 1861 John Watters to Thomas Watters for $236 all my right title and claim I have in an undivided share of a tract of land in Union Co, District No. 3 on the south side of Clinch River at the mouth of Dotson's Creek; John Powell's coren, Powell's line, course of the river. Tract conveyed by John Willi, Martin Cook and E. W. McBee to John Walters, Senr. signed: John (X) Walters. Wit: Isaac Davis, William Davis. Acknowledged by John Watters, 20 Dec 1861.

Union Co TN Deed Book C, p.222 #8320495, img 117
31 July 1867 John Walters to Nancy Susan Walters for $25. tract of land on East side of Bee Branch on division line up said branch to Hamilton's line, Hamilton's, corner, Hamilton's line to the old old road and with meanders of the road to the division line. 25 acres. John Walters reserves timber for his liftime. signed: John (X) Walters. Wit: Mahlon Hurst, Margaret Walters. John Walters, acknowledged 5 Aug 1867. [Is this to his widowed sister-in-law?]

Will of John Walters, Probated Dec 1875 (John, Jr)
LDS #4776381, imp 656
15 Aug 1857
p.320. First to pay all funeral expenses and debts. To wife Sarah Walters, one third of all lands to include the dwelling house, smokehouse, stable, and other buildins, also the spring and meadow. Negro woman Louisa to be sold and the sum of $500 to be held at interest annually for use of my wife.
To daughter Namcy Malinda Haynes, land adjoining already deeded to her, down the branch and half of the timbered land, land deeded to my daughter for the separate benefit of her without control of her husband Campbell Haynes
To son Pleasant Wlaters, all the land except the timberland granted my daughter, and subject to the incumbrance of life estate of my wife
All personal property to be sold and to pay all expenses and debts, after which to be given one third to my son Pleasant Walters, to my grandchild, children of Lucinda Haynes, one third, and to my grandchildren, children of daughter Nancy Malinda Haynes, one third. The children's protion to be paid into the hands of guardians appointed for them.
To wife - specific lifestock, crops, household furniture, etc. to be excepted from the articles to be sold. The $500 after death of my wife to be divided and given one third to son Pleasant Walters, 1/3 to children of daughter Lucinda, 1/3 to children of daughter Nancy Malinda.
Walter R. Evans to be executor.
Signed: John (X) Walters
Wit: Thomas S. Walters, ____, Martin Baker, Esther S. Haynes, J. G. Palmer
Obviously Evans refesed to be exector - Hardin Skaggs was the executor that report the Inventory. Continues forward for several entries.

Birth	8 Nov 1807	Virginia
Death	8 Nov 1876	Union County, Tennessee

Father	John Walters (1779 - 1860)
Mother	Rhoda Walters (1780 - 1839)
Sibling	Braxton Walters (1800 - 1875)
Sibling	Nancy Walters (1803 - )
Sibling	Thomas Spiers Walters (1804 - 1888)
Sibling	Eleanor Walters (1809 - 1872)
Sibling	Joel Walters (1812 - 1858)
Sibling	Pleasant Walters (1813 - 1880)
Sibling	Abner Walters (1815 - 1883)
Sibling	William Walters (1817 - 1875)
Sibling	James Walters (1819 - )
Sibling	Lewis Walters (1822 - 1860)