Vawter, Lewis Orin (b. 21 AUG 1889, d. 24 FEB 1982)
Note: 1930 Harrison, Tx census:
Lewis O Vawter..........40....TX..TX..TX
Lucile Vawter...............35....TX..TX..TX
Catherine Vawter.........13....TX
Perry Vawter................11....TX
Lewis Vawter, Jr...........8.....TX
Mary A Vawter...............3....TX
Note: Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Births
Name Father Mother Birth Date
Vawter, Lorenzo Dow Vawter , Richard Mcguire , Cynthia 12 May 1812
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Vawter, John R Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 21 December 1839
Vawter, William James Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 5 November 1841
Vawter, Thomas Henry Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 17 November 1844
Vawter, Asa Monroe Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 24 December 1845
Vawter, Louisa Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 3 March 1849
Vawter, Juliann Dee Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 12 July 1851
Vawter, Robert Newton Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Dawson , Elizabeth 3 June 1854
Vawter, Theodore Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Fowler , Frances 6 September 1862
Vawter, Andrew Donaldson Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Fowler , Frances 26 January 1867
Vawter, Alpha Frances Vawter , Lorenzo Dow Fowler , Frances 9 April 1870
1850 Lafayette, Mississippi census:
Alonzo D Vawter..............37.....TN
Elizabeth Vawter.............29......AL
John R Vawter..............10.......AL
William J Vawter........... 8....... MS
Thos. ? Vawter............. 5........MS
Asa M Vawter............... 3...... MS
Louisa Vawter............... 1.......MS
1860 Nacogdoches, Texas census:
L D Vawters..................47 .........TN (indexed as Vanters)
John Vawter................21...........AL
William Vawter.............19...........MS
Thomas Vawter...........16............MS
Asa Vawter.................14............MS
Louisa Vawter.............11............MS
Robert Vawter.............. 9............MS.......Julia, 10, is living with Andrew Ware (Weir)
1870 Nacogdoches, Texas census: ...... (next door to daughter Julia and husband James Crawly indexed as Cranly)
L D Vaught.....................59............TN...... (his name is wrong again, but this must be Lorenzo Dow Vawter)
Frances .........................40............TN
Robert N........................15.............MS
Theodore ........................ 7..............TX
Andrew............................. 3.............TX
Alpha............................... 1/12.........TX
Martha Maunl (?).............14..............TX could be Mcneil
Oliver " ...........................11............TX
THE LORENZO DOW VAWTER BIBLE;
L. D. Vawter was born May the 9, 1812
Elizabeth Vawter was born Nov the 27, 1820
L. D. Vawter died 17th March in the year 1897
(written a second time)
L. D. Vawter departed this life March 17 1897
Francis Vawter departed this Life March 3 - 1915
W. J. Vawter departed this December the 17, 1916
(right hand page)
Theodore Vawter was born Sept the 6, 1862
Andrew Donilson Vawter was born January the 26, 1867
Alpha Francis Vawter was born Aprile the 9, 1870
Francis Vawter was born February the 1 1830
Martha McNeil was born Aprile the 22 , 1856
Oliver Cleveland McNeil was born July the 15, 1860
(next left hand page)
Elizabeth Vawter departed this life July the 28, 1858
John B. Vawter Departed this Life August the 21, 1862
Thomas Henry Vawter departed this Life January the 11, 1862
Andrew Donalson Vawter departed this life October the 2, 1870
Louisa Jane Hamilton departed this life July the 29 1872
Asa Monrow Vawter departed this life August the 29, 1875
(next right hand page)
L D Vawter and Elizabeth Dawson was maried January the 17, 1839
John R/B Vawter was born Dec the 21, 1839
Willaim James Vawter was born November 5, 1841
Thomas Henry Vawter was born November the 17, 1844
Asa Monroe was born December the 24, 184(6?) page torn
Louisa Jane Vawer was born March the 3, 1849
Juliann Vawter was born July the 12, 1851
Robert Newton Vawter was born June the 8, 1853
Note: 1900 Nacogdoches Tx. census:
Dow Vawters......Nov 1876....23....TX...MS...TX.....(indexed as "Daw")
Mattie Vawters....Aug 1878....21...TX...TX...TX
Joseph C Vawters....July 1897....2...TX
Babe....daughter....March 1900....3/12...TX
1910 Nacogdoches, Tx census:
Dowe L Vawter....30.....TX...TX...TX
Mattie Vawter....31....TX...TX...TX.....had 5 children, 4 still living
Clarence Vawter....12...TX
Alma Vawter....10....TX
Herman Vawter....6....TX
Mina Vawter....3....TX
1920 Nacogdoches, TX census:
Lorenzo D. Vawter....43....TX...MS...TX
Mathilda Vawter....41....TX...TX...TX
Joseph C. Vawter....21....TX............................see Clarence Joseph Vawter
Alma A. Vawter.....19....TX
Herman Vawter....15....TX
Alton Vawter....8....TX
Opal V. Vawter....5....TX
1930 Nacogdoches, Tx census:
Dow L Vawter....52...TX....TX....TX
Mattie Vawter....51....TX...TX...TX
Herman Vawter....25....TX
Annie....daughter-in-law....22...TX
Alton Vawter....18...TX
Opal M. Vawter....15....TX
Note: Buried in Prairieville cemetery, Tipton Co. IN
Note: Names on marriage record were Lewis T Vawter and Sarah E Dawson.
1880 Tipton IN census:
Louis Vawter....26....IN
Sarah Vawter....23....IN
1900 Madison IN. census:
Louis T Vawter.....Sept 1854....45....IN..VA...VA
Sarah Vawter....March 1857....43....IL....KY..IN
Park Vawter....May 1885....15....IN
1920 US Census Salt Lake City, Utah
Park Vawter age 34 b. IN single, renter
Sarah Vawter age 62 b. IL, mother, widow
1930 US Census Wichita, Sedgwick, KS
Parke Vawter age 44 IN
Sarah E Vawter age 73 b. IL mother widow
Note: In the 1920 census for Marion Co. Ind, Louis, 16 , was living with his uncle, Michael Cronin.
Note: Her death certificate states that she was a widow. Information given by Elizabeth Moore, connection not known.
Note: See the VVV Family Newsletter, June 2009 for his obituary.
Note: see record of
STAPP, ELIJAH (1783-1843). Elijah Stapp, was born in Orange County, Virginia, on October 16, 1783, the son of Achilles and Margaret (Vawter) Stapp. He married Nancy Shannon in 1811 and came to Texas from Missouri, where he was a pioneer settler in DeWitt's colony and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence,
Note: Another Margaret unaccounted for. She could have been married to Thomas Tinsley, although "Rutherford" is a possibility.
Source: (Birth)
Title: JAMES.FTWSource Medium: OtherData:
Text: Date of Import: Aug 23, 2005
Note: Margaret's second husband's name was Jeffress. No other info.
Note: Margaret was on a family group sheet sent to E B Vaughter.
She is not on the 1850 or 1860 census with this family.
Note: 1850 US Census Patrick Co., VA family #669
Margaret Bowman age 50 all born VA
Joel Bowman age 18
Margaret Bowman age 16
Note: 1900 Osborne, KS census:
Virgil Vawter....Mar 1873....27...IA...KS...OH
Minnie Vawter....Dec 1876....23...IA...IA...IA
Fern Vawter....June 1894....5....IA
Hazel Vawter....Mar 1896....4...IA
Iiva Vawter....Oct 1897....2....KS
Glend Vawter....Mar 1899....1....KA
Note: 1910 Los Angeles Co. CA. census:
Edwin J. Vawter, Jr........38....IN...IN...IN...President bank
Bessie Vawter....35....KS....CAN...CAN....has given birth to 2 children, 2 are living
Marjorie D. Vawter......7.....CA
Edwina H. Vawter.....2.....CA
Kate Duff.....50....Ireland.....servant
Mabel G. Channell.....32....KS.....sister-in-law
Note: 1850 Panola Co. Tx, - see Lucinda Vawter
Oakwood cemetery, Travis Co. Texas:
Martha White - 1836 - 1937
see census for John C White - they were in Travis Co
Note: Marvin was VVV president for the years 1988-1990. His great-great-grandfather William Vawter, son of David, was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army was the professional and prestigious army, different from the militia. After the war, the officers formed the Society of Cincinnati, in which membership is limited to one male descendant of each officer. Marvin has the honor of holding membership as a descendant of William. As far as is known, William was the only V/V/V who was an officer in the Continental Army.
Note: Mary Vawter may have married another Vawter, or not married, but she had two children.
Source: (Name)
Title: JAMES.FTWSource Medium: OtherData:
Text: Date of Import: Aug 23, 2005
Note: Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Maury Co. TN.
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