Individual Details

Abner is said to have been named for Abner Terry. His mother said to have died at his birth.
Roane Co TN: Betsey Reyburn married Abner Waters on 5 Oct 1811.

I corresponded with a descendant of Abner. He had family writings of Elizabeth "Betsy" Rayburn Walters and other family letters. Abner and Betsy moved to Ft. Ritner, Jackson Co IN in 1819; in 1823 about four townships of Jackson Co, including the one where Abner lived, became part of Lawrence Co. Abner's son Thomas Rayburn Walters remained in Ft. Ritner and owned the general merchandise store and dealt in buying and selling town lots. His son Benjamin Franklin Walters, then homesteaded in Kansas.

Is this Abner?
Person County NC Deed Books 1792-1825
Katherine Kerr Kendall. Baltimore, 1993, Clearfield Co.
p. 99 Deed Book p.203 921 acres on Henley Mill Creek, land adjacent Abner Walters, among others. Rec. 17 Jun 1809 [only mention of Abner in this book]


1820, Johnson Co IN. Abner Waters, age 26-45, 2m -10, 4f -10, 1f 26-45.
George & Gabriel Richards, possibly son and grandson of the Gabriel Richards from Pittsylania, were next to Abner Walters, same age.
This census is indexed as "Johnson Co" but on the first page of the series is a note stating it is "Jackson Co" - this seems to be an attached note and may have been copied in the wrong place.


1830, Lawrence Co IN. Abner Waters, age 30-40. 2m -5, 1m 5-10, 1m 10-15.
1f -5, 2f 5-10, 2f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 30-40 [Betsy]

1840, Lawrence Co IN. Abner Watters, age 40-50, 2m -5, 1m 5-10, 1m 10-15, 1m 20-30
1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 2f 20-30, 1f 40-50 [Betsy]
Note: Lawrence Co is incorrectly indexed at Ancestry as LaGrange Co. See pages 1 & 2 of this set of images.

1850 Lawrence Co IN, Flinn Twp.
Elizabeth Waters, age 56, born North Carolina.
Rachael age 33, William age 21, Nancy 20, Patsy 18, and Abner, 16, all born in Indiana.
Same Twp:
Thomas Walters, age 24, b. IN, Eliza age 22, b. NC with John age 6 months.
Archibald Walters, age 35, b. TN, Mary A. age 20, Henry age 2 months.

1860 Lawrence Co IN, Flinn Twp
Hh 4 Abner Walters, age 24, b. IN. Belonia age 19.
Hh 5 Elizabeth Walters, age 63, b. SC. "Widow lady" Nancy Cox age 9, b. IN
Hh 50 Archibald Walters, age 45. Mary A. 29, Henry 9, Abner 7, Sarah C. 5, and Charles 3

Birth	7 Jan 1791	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death	Bet 1840 and 1850

Father	Archibald "Archer" Walters (1768 - )
Mother	Elizabeth Richards (1771 - 1792)
Sibling	Mary Walters (1789 - )