Vawter, John (b. ABT 1691, d. 20 JAN 1752)

Note: JOHN VAWTER WILL, Culpeper Co., VA, Will book A, dated 23 May 1748.

I, John Vawter of Essex County, All my personal estate as well in Orange as in Essex be not appraised but sold at auction by my executors hereinafter named and also my outstanding debts collected in out of which sums they pay all my just debts and the remainder to be distributed as follows (vist) that one third part be my loving wife’s, Margaret Vawter and the rest to be equally divided amongst my children, namely: Winifred, Bartholomew, Richard, Margaret Rucker, Angus and David Vawter.
2ndly. What land I have I give as follows: All the land I purchased of young Hawkins I lend to my wife Margaret during her natural life with a piece of Kings land surveyed by Major Robert Brook to be enclosed by a double pattant, in all by estimation one hundred and fifty acres, she making no waste or sales of any of the appurtenances thereon and after her decease my will is that it to be my son Bartholomew Vawter’s, he paying therefore to my son Angus Vawter twenty pounds current money and to my son David Vawter fifty pounds current money.
3rdly. To daughter Winifred Vawter, 130 acres which was given me by my father-in-law Daniel Noel.
4thly To my daughter Margaret Rucker one hundred and fifty acres of land at the great Mountains, that which leys most convenient to her.
5thly. The remainder of the tract being five hundred acres be equally divided by an east west line in two parts and I give my son Richard Vawter his choice of said parts. The other part of the said tract I give to my son Angus Vawter.
6thly. To my son David Vawter three hundred and eighty acres of land adjoining the old Ct. House (?) tract in Orange County to him and his heirs forever.
I constitute and appoint my loving wife Margaret and my son Bartholomew Vawter executrix and executor. Signed John Vawter. Witnessed Edward Vawter, Elizabeth Vawter, Samuel Vawter.

Note: 1880 Polk Co Iowa census:
John Vaughter.......40......IN
Flora Vaughter......29......OH
Keith Vaughter.....8.....IA
Rena Vaughter.....5.....IA

There was a book written by John Beverly Vawter. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army in the KY 4th Mounted Infantry Company C. He was a Sergeant serving under General Edward McCook. In July 1864, he was captured and eventually taken to Andersonville Prison. After the war he wrote a book "Prison Life in Dixie" under the psudonymn of Sergeant Oats. In the roster of the KY 4th Mounted Inf he is listed as John B. Vaughter, Sergeant.

1900 Polk Co Iowa census:
Flora K Vawter.....Feb 1851....49...OH
Rena Vawter.....Oct 1874....25....IA

Note: 1920 Howell, MO census:
Blaine J Vawter....35...Ind
Mabel Vawter.....30...MO
Walter Vawter.....12...MO
Wilbur Vawter.....10...MO
Margaret Vawter.....8....MO
Glen Vawter......6...MO

1930 Howell, MO census:
Blaine Vawter......45...Ind
Mabel Vawter....40....MO
Margaret Vawter.....18....MO
Esther Vawter......9....MO
Leverne Vawter....?? infant daughter ?....MO

Note: 1850 McDonough, Ill census:
John Vawter....33...Farmer...KY....(name written as Vorter}
Lucinda Vawter....33...Ill..?
Elizabeth Vawter....9...Ill
Frances Vawter....8...Ill
Nancy A Vawter....4...Ill
Charles A Vawter...2..Ill
Mary J Vawter....1....Ill

1860 Grayson, Tx. census:
John C Vawter...43..Farmer...KY....(name written as Vroter)
Lucinda Vawter..42...Ky
Nancy A Vawter...14...Ill
C. C. Vawter...12...Ill
Mary J Vawter..10...Ill
W. S. Vawter....8...Ill
Sarah E Vawter...6..Ill
Emma E. Vawter...4..Tx
W A Vawter.....2...Tx

1870 Washington, Ark census:
J. C. Vawter...53...Farmer...KY
L. Vawter...52...KY
Scott Vawter...19...Ill
Emma Vawter...13..Tx.
William Vawter...12..Tx
S. Vawter...8...Tx.....(female)

1880 Washington, Ark census:
John Vawter....62...KY...VA...NC.....(name written as Vawters)
Lucinda Vawter...62...KY..VA..NC
William Vawter...22...Tx

Beaty Cemetery, Washington Co. Arkansas
Lucinda Ada Janes Vawter (1818 - 1890)

Children:
Elizabeth Ada Vawter Miller (1841 - 1905)
Christopher Columbus Vawter (1848 - 1911)
Mary Jane Vawter Beaty (1849 - 1905)
Winifred Scott Vawter (1850 - 1923)
William Allen Vawter (1858 - 1921)
Susan Catherine Vawter Ozbun (1861 - 1898)

Note: 1900 Fayette, WV census:
John E Vawter....Apr 1851...49.....WV
Emily K Vawter....Oct 1857.....42.....VA
Elliot Vawter....Aug 1882....17....VA
Julia H Vawter....July 1886....13....WV
Emily K Vawter....Aug 1888...11.....WV
John R Vawter....Nov 1891.....8....WV
Eugene R Vawter....Dec 1893....6....WV
Chas E Vawter....July 1899.....11mo....WV
J C R Taylor....Apr 1874..26...NY....boarder
W H Evan....Jan 1870....30....PN...boarder
Sam H Croft (?) Jan 1867...33...VA.....boarder
Mary J Vawter....Sept 1840....59....VA......sister
Nannie Daniel....B F Jun 1880...19...VA....servant

1910 Fayette, WV census: very poor copy. name indexed as Vawler
John E Vawter....58....VW
Emily K Vawter....52....VA....married 29 years, 7 children, 6 living
Elliott Vawter....27....VA
Julia Vawter....23....WV
Emily K Vawter....21....WV
John R Vawter....17....WV
Eugene R Vawter....16....WV
Charles E Vawter....10....WV

1920 Fayette, WV census:
John E Vawter....68....WV
Emily K Vawter....63....VA
Julia H Vawter....28....WV
Charles E Vawter....20....WV

1930 Fayette, WV census:
Emily Vawter....74...widow is living with son Eugene.

Note: 1860 Trimble Co. KY census:
John T. Vawter 39 Wool carder KY
Mary Vawter 41 "
John T Vawter 18 "
Frances Vawter 14 "
Hariet Vawter 13 "
Mildred Vawter 11 "
Mary Vawter 8 "
James Vawter 5 "
Drusilla Vawter 8/12 "

1870 Trimble Co. KY census:
John Vawter 49 Wool carder "
Harriet Vawter 21 "
Mildred Vawter 19 "
Mary Vawter 17 "
Wallace Vawter 14 "
Druzilla Vawter 11 "

1880 Trimble Co. KY census:
John J Vawter......60.....KY.....Wool carder.......name indexed as Vanter....copy very dim.
Elizabeth Vawter....31....KY
Wallace Vawter....24.....KY

Note: John Franklin Vawter ran the Vawter Family Store in Parkville, Missouri.

1930 Platte, MO census:
John F Vawter....40....MO..VA...MO
Naoma F Vawter....36....MO..MO..MO
William F Vawter....12....MO
James F Vawter....11....MO

Note: From a letter from the VA State Library dated 22 Jul 1932, "John H. Vawter was a member of the House of Delegates representing Monroe Co. in 1830/31, 1831/32, 1847/48 and Jan 1852." He inherited his father's estate and continued to reside there until his death. He was a successful planter and a civil engineer of considerable ability, locating nearly all of the Middle Tennessee Railroad. He was a long time surveyor of Monroe Co. and before the war he represented that county in the Virginia Assembly. From the summer of 1862 till the close of the war he was a captain on the staff of General John Echols, CSA. He had four sons in the Confederate army, John William, Louis Addison, James Elliott, and Charles E. Vawter.

1850 Monroe Co. VA census:
John H. Vawter...... 50 Surveyor b. VA
Clara Vawter...... 39 "
John W Vawter....... 15 "
Elizabeth M Vawter......... 14 "
Louis (?) Vawter........ 12 "
James Vawter......... 10 "
Charles Vawter....... 9 "
Matilda Vawter......... 6 "
Sarah Vawter......... 4 "
Joseph Vawter....... 1 "

Note: Birth and death dates taken from death certificate.

Note: 1870 US Census Broadbay, Forsyth, NC
Florina Shoaf age 39
Catherine Shoaf age 6
Phebe Jones age 23
John Vater (Vawters) age 17

1900 US Census, Broadbay, Forsyth Co., NC
John Vanter (Vawter) age 46 b. Jun 1853 NC married 20 years
Augusta E. Vanter age 44 b. Jul 1855 NC
Daisy B. Vanter dau age 18 b. Oct 1881 NC
Hazel M. Vanter dau age 8 b. Jun 1891 NC
Carrie Haley boarder age 18 b. Jul 1881 single NC

1910 US Census, Broadbay, Forsyth, NC #179
John L. Vawler age 57 married 30 yr b. NC
Augusta E. Vawler age 54 6 children 6 living b. NC
Louis J Newsome age 78 mother of wife 7 children 4 lvg b. NC
Lucy J. Hester age 16 boarder b. NC single
Hannah White age 74 boarder b. NC widow 9 children 4 living

Note: Mary Etta Doss Mackenzie wrote several letters to William Snyder Vawter.

She gave her parents names as Hopewell Doss and Anne Elizabeth Vawter.
She gave her grandfather's name as John Lewis Vawter and her
grandmother's name as Elizabeth Walker.

Note: Military service:
Civil war, union side
Residence Jefferson CO. Ind.
Widow's name - Sarah J Vawter
Company H, 10th Cavalry Regiment Indiana

1870 Jefferson, Indiana census:
John M Vawter....34...Ind.
Sarah J Vawter....23....Ind.
Minnie Vawter....3/12....Ind.

1880 Ripley, Indiana census:
John Vawter....44....Ind. Ind. Ind.
Sarah J Vawter ....33....Ind. NY...Eng.
Minnie B Vawter....10...Ind
Walter W Vawter....5....Ind.
Dinah Pardun....65...Mother-in-law...Eng. Eng. Eng.

1900 Johnson Co. Indiana census:
John M Vawter....Feb 1836....64.....b IN.....married 31 years
Sarah Vawter....April 1847....53....b. IN......2 children born, 2 children living

1910 Marion Co. Indiana census:
John M Vawter....74....IN
Sarah Vawter.....62.....IN

Note: 1850 Forsythe Co. North Carolina census:
John M Vawter 35 Wagon Maker NC
Mary A Vawter 35 NC
Mary A M Vawter 14 NC
Nancy R Vawter 13 NC
Sarah E Vawter 10 NC

Buried in Waughtown cemetery, Forsyth Co. NC

Note: 1870 Tipton Co IN census:
John Vawter....25...NC......farmer
Emaly Vawter....19...IN
John Vawter......10/12.....IN
Samuel Vawter....21.....NC.......teacher

Note: 1850 Panola County, Texas Census:
Lucenda Vauter 45 widow KY
John Vauter 21 KY
David Vauter 15 TX
Martha Vauter 12 TX
Eugene Vauter 6 TX

1860 Panola County, Texas Census:
John M. Vawter 33 Kentucky Post Master
Mary Vawter 24 Mississippi
Edwin Vawter 5 Texas
Thomas Vawter 3 Texas
Mary Vawter 1 Texas (Mary Luna ?)

1870 Harrison Co., Texas, Census
J. M. Vawter 42... Kentucky
Mary Vawter 34... Mississippi
Edwin Vawter 15.. Texas
Thomas Vawter 13... Texas
Luna Vawter 11... Texas
LEWIS G. VAWTER 8... Texas
Frances Vawter 3... Texas
Eugene Vawter 3/12... Texas
Living next door - M.A. Durkee, age 58

1880 Panola Co., Texas, Census
John Vawter 52... Kentucky Merchant
Mary Vawter 44... Mississippi
LEWIS VAWTER 17... Texas
Fannie Vawter 13... Texas
Eugene Vawter 10... Texas

1900 Shelby Co., Texas, Census:
J. M. Vawter 72... March 1828....married 48 yr........b....KY
M.A. Vawter 63... August 1836...married 48 yr, had 10 children, 8 living...MS..NY..VA
E.O. Vawter 28... May, 1872....TX
K.K. Vawter 23... May, 1877....TX

Event: Type: Burial Place
Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Timpson, Tx.

Note: John R Vawter was killed in the Civil War.

Note: 1900 Cullman, Alabama census:
John Vawter....Oct 1864..35...AL...GA...GA
Laura Vawter....Dec 1866...33...GA...GA...GA
Nolie Vawter....Jun 1886...13...AL
Myrtie Vawter....Feb 1888....12...AL
Mamie Vawter....Feb 1892....8...AL
Nora Vawter....Feb 1894...6...AL
Spurgeon Vawter.....June 1896....3....AL

1910 Cullman, Alabama census:
John Vawter......46...AL
Laura Vawter....42...GA
Nola J Vawter....23...AL
Myrtie Vawter....22...AL
Mamie Vawter....18...AL
Nora J Vawter....16...AL
John S Vawter....13...AL
Chas V Vawter....8....AL
Robert R Vawter....5...AL
Homer Vawter....4....AL
Audrey Vawter....1 & 8/12....AL

1920 Cullman Alabama census:
John R Vaughter.....56.....AL
Laura J Vaughter....52....GA
Mamie E Vaughter....27....AL
Charles V Vaughter....17....AL
Robert R Vaughter....15....AL
Homer Vaughter....13....AL
Audrey Vaughter....11....AL
Lenora J Flowers....26....AL.....daughter
John G Flowers....7....AL......g.son
Ceicel Flowers....6....ALl......g.son
Wade Flowers....3.....AL....g.son
Edd Johnson.....70......GA.......?

1930 Cullman Alabama census:
John Vawter.......66...AL
Laura Vawter....63....GA
Mamie Vawter....38....AL
Nora.....?.....36....AL...........last name should be Flowers ?
Audrey Vawter....21....AL
Gilbert Flowers....17....AL.....g.son
Cecil Flowers.....14....AL...g.son
Wade Flowers....13....AL....g.son

Alabama Death Records:
John Richard Vawter, b about 1863
d. Mar 7 1934 in Cullman, Alabama
Spouse: Laura Josephine Vawter
Parents: Russell Vawter and Lucy Allen

(The grandson who sent in the family group sheet for this line listed his grandfather
as John Russell Vawter)

Note: 1900 Shelby Co. MO census:
John T Vawter....86...Aug 1813...Indiana
Nancy S Vawter...69...Jan 1831...Indiana

Note: 1850 Jennings Co. Indiana census: next to John V Story, her brother.
John T Vawter 20 Merchant IN
Mary A Vawter 19 IN

Note: 1930 Gregg, Tx census:
John T Vawter.....48.......TX..TX..TX
Hattie J Vawter....47.......TX..TX..TX
William T Vawter..19..TX
Melba W Vawter..16..TX