Melcheor Walters1

M, ( - between 1845 and 1850)

Charts Pedigree for Vivienne Dorene Richards
Relationship 4th great-grandfather of James Jay McKinney.
Last Edited 3 Jun 2005
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To Do* o Check IA records for death
o Check Steuben Co. records for marriage
o Check Steuben Co. court records for wills, of John Walters (died around 1845 to 1850), Jacob and Daniel
o Check Ogle Co. priobate for Franklin Walters

See:
Steuben County Historical Society
Dugald Cameron Chapter
PO Box 349
Magee House
8 Cameron Street
Bath, NY 14810-0349
607.776.9930
Contact: Martha Treichler, President
Email: sthsoc@msn.com
Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00a-3:00p
Holdings: Resource Index; collection of texts (1853-1996) of history of Steuben County; texts of Bath, NY history (1793-2000); texts of history of Bath, England. Special room for large collection of Civil War texts and records. Ledgers & records of Charles A. Williamson (founder of Bath and Steuben Cos.); Pulteney Assn. ledgers (1792-1800); Pulteney Land Office ledgers (1800-1820); Steuben Co. records: cemetery (1793-2000), probate (1796-1920); census (1790-1925). Newspapers, bound & on microfilm (1831-2002), published in Bath, Hammondsport, Avoca, Prattsburgh, Addison & others; Family histories and genealogies of Steuben Co.; area school yearbooks (1891-2000); Fry scrapbooks/news clippings (1873-1894); others.
Found: http://www.upstatehistory.org/services/DHP/DHPDirectorySteuben.html
No Jacob or Daniel Walters. Two John Walters who died before 1870's:
Case:0002267
Book 3-A
Page: 426
Year 1845
Urbana

Case:0001725
Book: 003
Page 108
Year: 1838
Urbana

Please let me know how much it will cost. I assume I will send payment to:
Steuben Surrogate Court
3 East Pulteney Square
Bath, NY 14810
The genealogical society has probate index from 179?-1898.
No marriage index.

Spoke to Peggy Plank at courthouse 607-776-9631 x 3506

RAD Depository
Regional History Center
Founders Memorial Library
Room 400
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115

* Telephone: (815) 753-1807
Ordered probate records of Franklin Walters on 5/27 - will send copies in 3 weeks, Principal=Sarah Maria Holley 
Marriage*before 1837 NY?, Relationship presumed based on e-mail from Franklin and Sarah descendant, location of Melchior and Franklin in Steuben Co., Sarah listed alone in 1850 in NY while Franlin was in Ogle Co. NY, and that Sarah was living witrh Franklin in 1860, and Mechior was only Walters that had the exact matching ages for Sarah's children (John the only other Walters in Wayne was under by one of girls under 5 and had one two many boys under five)., Principal=Sarah Maria Holley2,1 
Census*1840 Urbana Township, Steuben Co., NY,
1840 Census NY, Steuben Co.
Name:Melker Walters:
White Males: (under 5) 1 (5 to under 10) (10 to under 15) (15 to under 20) (20 under 30) 1 (30 under 40) (40 under 50) (50 under 60)
White Females:(under 5) 2 (5 to under 10) (10 to under 15) (15 to under 20) (20 under 30) 1 (30 under 40) (40 under 50) (50 under 60)
Franlin Walters listed in Wayne Township where Sarah ends up in 1850., Principal=Sarah Maria Holley, Witness=Pamella Walters, Witness=Freeman Walters, Witness=Hannah Elizabeth Walters2 
Death*between 1845 and 1850 Steuben Co.?, NY?, Based on age of last presumed child listed in 1850 census. No other Mel* Walters in the US in 1850 besides son.2 

Family

Sarah Maria Holley
Marriage*before 1837 NY?, Relationship presumed based on e-mail from Franklin and Sarah descendant, location of Melchior and Franklin in Steuben Co., Sarah listed alone in 1850 in NY while Franlin was in Ogle Co. NY, and that Sarah was living witrh Franklin in 1860, and Mechior was only Walters that had the exact matching ages for Sarah's children (John the only other Walters in Wayne was under by one of girls under 5 and had one two many boys under five)., Principal=Sarah Maria Holley2,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S70] E-mail: E-mail from John Walters e-mail address sent to Jim McKinney on June 1, 2005.
  2. [S111] Unknown household, unknown record type, unknown repository address, unknown repository, Roll: 341, NY, Steuben Co., Urbana Township, Page 144.
  3. [S119] 1850 US Federal Census: Film Number M432_600 NY, Steuben Co., Town of Wayne, Page 309, Family 9, Line 9.
  4. [S120] 1860 US Federal Census: IL, Ogle Co., Town of Flagg Page No. 67, Line 29, Dwelling 578, Family 465.
  5. [S111] Unknown household, unknown record type, unknown repository address, unknown repository, Roll: 341, NY, Steuben Co., Wayne Township, Page 137.