Individual Details

Azariah is buried in the same cemetery as his parents with a matching stone. Greenview, Reidsville, Rockingham Co, NC
Azariah Graves, Son of Archibald Edmund Walters and Mary Elizabeth Richardson
Jun 21, 1871 - Feb 13, 1961

I have not found Azariah in the 1900 Census. He was not yet married to Cora - she was still in Texas, a young widow, and can be found living with her daughter and her father-in-law, James T. Harris, Montague County, Justice Precinct 5.


Sometime before 1910, Azariah married Cora Bickham Harris, widow. She brought her child to the marriage. In November of 1918, she applied for a passport under the auspices of the Red Cross and stated what was apparently her maiden name and that she was married to Azariah Graves Walters.

1910 Census. Reidsville Ward 3, Dist 0166, Hh 440
A. E. Walters, age 64, married once for 42 years, b. NC, retired, own income
Ed. R. son, age 36, b. VA, traveling salesman, tobacco dealer
Cora B. H., dau in law, age 34, married for 7 years, 1 child, b. LA [in 1920 she will be listed as the wife of Azariah - I don't know where he was in 1910. Perhaps just overlooked by the enumerator]
Olive R., grandaughter, age 15, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. LA [Olivia R. Harris]

1920 Census. Reidsville, Rockingham Co, NC, Main St. South, Hh 312
Azariah G. Walters, age 48, b. NC, father b. VA, mother b. NC, wholesale merchant, groceries
Cora B., wife, 46
Edmund R., brother, 46, tobacco manufacturer
Henrietta Broadnax, servant, Black, age 40, Cook
Jennie Scales, Dau of servant, Black, age 24, Packer, tobacco factory

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The Walters Mill Seat and 80 acres (that belonged the first Azariah Graves Walters) was to go to son Archibald E. who in turn was to convey the mill and acreage to his grandson Azariah Graves, Jr.
Upon the death of Archibald E. Walters, Azariah Graves Walters, Jr., apparently inherited that property in Caswell County, North Carolina, known as Walters Mill (which included a grist mill and eighty acres of land, more or less). On 2 November 1925, the younger Azariah Graves and his wife Cora Bickham Walters sold the Walters Mill and associated property (eighty acres, more or less) to C. E. Brewer. Actually, this was a deed of trust, apparently to secure a debt.

1930, Reidsville, Rockingham Co, NC, Hh 419
Edmund R. Walters, age 56, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. NC, Retired
E. J., brother [this has to be A. G.], age 58, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. NC, Retired.
Note: Cora was living in Washington, DC in 1930.

Birth	21 Jun 1871	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Marriage	31 Dec 1902	Cora Bickham
Death	13 Feb 1961

Spouse

Cora Bickham (1878 - )

Father	Archibald Edmund Walters (1842 - 1919)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Richardson (1845 - 1916)
Sibling	Robert Payne Walters (1869 - 1909)
Sibling	Edmund Richardson Walters (1873 - 1958)
Sibling	Margaret Patton Walters (1884 - 1905)