Individual Details

Living with his grandparents in 1850 and Gilbert received a special bequest in his grandfather's will. Quite possibly he was the only child of the first wife and she died in childbirth.

The will of his grandfather gave to:
To grandson Gilbert M. Walters, son of son Laban L. Walters, Negro slave Alfred when he reaches age 21; horse, saddle & bridle; suit of clothes; one bed of furniture. This was to be deducted from his father's share.
When final settlement was made, the estate payments were in four equal parts to the four children of Laban Walters - nothing to have been distributed to Gilbert, nor deducted from his father's share.

Testimony during settlement of Gilbert's father's estate in 1885, indicated that his father had given him a male slave that he sold for $900. The implication was that it was a gift from his father - I suspect it was Gilbert's inheritance. Gilbert was already deceased when his father died.
In 1886, Maria Walters, his stepmother, stated that Gilbert had been dead for several years.

Gilbert M. Walters married Mary E. Irvin, 16 May 1855, Williamson Co TN.

1860 Census. Eastern Subdivision. Hh 167
G. M. Warters, age 25, male, farmer
M. E. Warters, 21, female
L. J. Warters, age 2, female
C. Warters, 1/12, male

Deposition by J. M. McPherson, 17 Sep 1885, regarding the estate of Laban/Lindsay Walters. Stated that Lindsay L. Walters' son Gilbert was dead, leaving two children. Other documents indicate the two children were Arno/Anne Walters, and a daughter married to a Mr. L. Williams.

A Repsey T. Waters married 24 Nov 1875 to Thomas L. Williams - could this have been a daughter of Gilbert?

A Mary Walters married 4 Oct 1885 to Price Redmon. Also Mary E. Waters married John A. Burke, 4 Apr 1868. I've never been able to find any of Gilbert's family in 1870 - perhaps he was already deceased and the widow remarried.

I did find John A. Burk with wife Mary E. in 1880 - she was then age 42 which is approximate for Gilber's widow. John Burk was 57 and they had three young children. No stepchildren in the household, but they would have been grown.

Birth	1835	Williamson County, Tennessee
Death	Bef 1885

Father	Laban Lindsey Walters (1811 - 1884)
Mother	Martha A Marshall ( - 1835)