Vawter, Orville Stapleton (b. 20 JUN 1892, d. 01 MAY 1948)

Note: 1930 US Census Morristown, Corson Co., SD
Orville S. Vawter age 37 b. KS
Charlotte age 27 b. Wis
May L. Vawter age 7 b. ND
Orville J. Vawter age 6 b. ND
Philip J. Vawter age 3 b. CA
Peggy J. Vawter age 1y 8m b. SD
Lester J. Knapp age 34 boarder b. MI single

Note: 1930 Garland, Ark. census:
Orval Vawter.....20.....AR
Jessie I Vawter.....19.....AR
Donah G Vawter......5 mo......AR

Note: 1910 Carroll Co Tennessee census:
Oscar L Vawter 31 TN VA TN
Willie A Vawter 23 TN TN TN
Joe B Vawter 3 TN TN TN

1920 Carroll Co Tennessee census:
Oscar L Vawter 40 TN
Annie Vawter 33 TN
Brooks Vawter 13 TN
Williard Vawter 11

Note: 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
Parke Vawter was an artist and his work can be found on the internet, he worked in the west and in Kansas, selling in the Kansas City and St. Louis area.

Note: 1850 Jefferson, IN census:
Paschal Vawter 37 Farmer b. IN
Elizabeth Vawter 37 b. KY
Mary A Vawter 13 b. IN
John B Vawter 11 "
Samantha Vawter 9 "
Aurelin Vawter 7 "
Ailsey Vawter 5 "
Doshum Vawter 3 "
Publius Vawter 1 "

1860 Rowan Co. KY census: same page as Levi Hedges and Samantha (Vawter) Hedges
Paschal Vaughter 48 Miller IN
Eliza Vaughter 48 KY
John V Vaughter 21 IN
Aurena L Vaughter 16 IN
Elsie Vaughter 15 IN
Dortham Vaughter 12 IN
Publius Vaughter 11 IN
James M Vaughter 8 IN
Jesse Mavity 19 IN

1870 Lewis Co. KY census:
Pascal Vawter 57 IN
Eliza Vawter 57 KY
Paluz (?) Vawter 21 IN
James M Vawter 18 IN

1880 Lewis Co. KY census:
Paschal Vawter 67 IN
Eliza Vawter 67 KY
James Vawter 28 KY

Note: Information taken from the VVV newsletter, Winter 1982.

Note: Buried in the Pennington Point cemetery, McDonough Co. ILL.

Note: David Vawter's wife has been a source of confusion for many years, and a lot of researchers have thought David Vawter married Mary Rucker, daughter of Ephraim Rucker. W.T. Vawter made this mistake in his Sons of American Revolution application. And they didn't know the difference.
To recap: Ephraim Rucker's daughter Mary Rucker married William Vawter. Ephraim's sister Mary Rucker married William Offill. And their daughter Mary (Offill) married David Vawter. If you read the Rucker Family Genealogy carefully, they are correct. Peter Rucker is the father of Mary Rucker Offill, and our line. David and Mary are the parents of Philemon Vawter.

Will Book A-34- Indiana. 28 March 1814.
Philemon left wife all estate. Daughter, Nancy, all stock, $143 worth of articles "her mother shall think proper to make her equal" to other siblings. Children: Richard, Elliot, Jesse, Beverly, Frances, Lucy, Elizabeth "already received that amount." Son DAVID, one half tract "where I live" at death of widow.
Son, Beverly and Henry Ristine, execs.
Witnesses: Jesse Vawter, Linsfield Branham, James M. Crawford, sec.

Note: 1860 Boone KY census:
P Vawter.....39......IN......minister
Martha A Vawter....31....IN
Humphrey Vawter....5....IN
Hattie Vawter....4 mo.....KY
Martha Humphreys.....10....OH.....Ward

Note: 1850 Shelby Co. IN census:
John Reece 20 Baptist Minister b. IN
Mary Reece 22 "
Benj Reece 9 "
ACHILLES VAWTER 26 "
PHILOMEN VAWTER 19 "

1870 Tippecanoe, Ind. census:
P Vawter...39.....b. Ind........Co Surveyer
Sylvia H Vawter......31.....b. Ind.
Evert B Vawter....9....b. Ind.
William Vawter.....2...b. Ind.
They are living with a Henry Castle and family

1880 Tippecanoe, Ind. census:
P C Vawter.........................49......b. Ind. Engineer
Sylvia Vawter..................40......b. Ind.
E. B. Vawter........20...b. Ind.
Wm. Vawter.......11....b. Ind.
Melvena Vawter.....12....b. Ind. (dau. ?)

1900 Tippecanoe, Ind. census:
Philemon C Vawter... Nov. 1830...69... Ind...VA...VA
Sylvia Vawter......May 1839.....61....Ind...... NY.... OH
William H Vawter....June 1868....32...b. Ind.
Belle Godman....Sept 1874....26....b..Ind. boarder

1910 Tippecanoe, Ind. census:
Everett B Vawter....50...Ind...Ind...In...
Helen R Vawter...38...Del...Ken...Ill
Wallace R Vawter...7...Col.
P C Vawter....78...father
Sylvia H Vawter....72...mother
William Vawter....40..Ind....brother

Note: 1900 Crawford Kansas census:
Williams Bevans.....Oct 1831....68.....OH
Amanda M Bevans....Apr 1833....66.....OH
Minnie L Vawter.....Jun 1864.....35....IL....daughter
Philip ? Vawter....Nov 1865.....34...IL.....son-on-law
Blanche B Vawter.....Aug 1895.....4.....KS.....grand daughter

Note: WWI Draft Registration, Arkansas:
Porter Columbus Vawter, b 6-2-1876, nearest relative Rosa McMillian.

Note: 1850 Illinois census:
Presley G Vawter 42 Farmer KY
Margaret Vawter 32 ?
Elizabeth Vawter 18 KY
John Vawter 12 IL
Mary McAdams 12 IL
Samuel McAdams 8 IL
Henry McAdams 6 IL
Andena (?) McAdams 2 IL

Note: Ray Edwin Vawter, buried Greenwood cemetery, Harrison Co. Tx

Event: Type: Fact 1
Place: Died as a child

Note: Her name is given as Rene Maria Vawter on the marriage bond, in Tipton Co. IN.

Note: 1850 Henderson TN census:
Caviness, John 40 b. NC,
Mary M. 32 b. NC,
Nancy 12, Susan 10,
Mary J. 8,
Virginia 6,
John L. 4,
Catherine M. 1.
Also Mary Stone 13,
R. T. Vawter 35,

Hall, Isaac C. 46 b. SC,
Rebecca J. 34 b. T,
Neoma L. 18,
Franklin A. 20,
Caroline T. 16,
Frances 14,
Harriet J. Vawter 5, ,

Henderson Co., TN,
Transon, Peter 59 b. NC,
Annie 60 b. NC,
Josephine 21,
Martha A. Vanter 14,
Josephine 12,

1860 Marion Co Ill census:
R S Vawter......47.....NC
E M Vawter......27.......?? NY.....wife Eleanor
Martha Vawter....23....NC
Harriet L Vawter.....14......TN
Richard R Vawter.....7.....IL

Note: Richard's middle name may or may not be "Beverly". Grace Bicknell shows them as two different people, but this is doubtful.

In July 1761 Richard and his wife sold 250 acres in the fork of the Conway and Stanton rivers, bounded by the lines of Francis Conway, Wm. Kirtley and John Delaney. A commission was to examine whether Frances agreed to sell the land, indicating she probably received it from her father.
In Oct. 1777 Richard witnessed the will of Thomas Stockdell of Culpeper Co., Va. It is in the Madison Co., Va. will book.
He could not sign his name.

THE WILL OF RICHARD VAWTER
found in Will Book #1, Madison Co., VA 1793-1804 p. 386.
In the name of God, amen, I, Richard Vawter, of the County of Madison and State of Virginia, being weak in body but perfect in mind calling to mind the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, doth make this my last will and Testament revoking all others by me heretofore made. Imprimis, I bequeath my soul to God who gave it and my body to be decently buried in a Christian-like manner; and as to my worldly goods, I give and bequeath the following:
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Elijah Wilhoit, the tract of land where he now lives on condition of his paying unto my three daughters, Margaret Breedlove, Lucy Finks and Tabitha Rouse the sum of $100 each in three annual payments, the first payment due 1st. day of January after my decease.
Item, It is my will and desire that the one acre of land on which the church stands in its appurtenances be sold to the highest bidder by my executor and the money be divided to my daughters Anna Vawter and Alpha Shelton, now citizens of the State of Kentucky.
Item, It is my will and desire that my two sons John Vawter and Russel Vawter be satisfied with the part of my estate I have already given them.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint Elijah Wilhoit, Sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament. I have set my hand and affixed my seal this first day of March one thousand eight hundred and three. Signed. Richard Vawter Test: John Bradford Whitfield Early William Early.

Richard Vawter's will, names son-in-law Elijah Wilhoit, daughters, Margaret Breedlove, Lucy Finks, Tabitha Rouse, ANN VAWTER and Alpha Shelton.
Frances Vawter's will, dated November 11, 1811, named daughters Alpha Shelton, ANN VAWTER and Nancy Wilhoit. ANN (ANNA) married PHILEMON VAWTER.

Note: Will of Richard Vawter
In the name of God, Amen, I Richard Vawter of the County of Essex, being in a low state of health, but in perfect sence and memory to make this my last will and Testament in manner and form as followeth, viz:
Item, I give to my son Richard Vawter one Cow and one calf.
Item, I give to my son Edward Vawter, 5 shillings.
Item, I give my grandsons Allamanser and Irum Vawter 6 pounds to be applied in schooling my grandsons Allamanser and Irum Vawter.
Item, I give my son James Vawter one Cow and Calf.
Item, I give to my three grandchildren James, Mark and Polly Anton 40 shillings each to be paid out of my estate.
Item I lend to my three daughters, Margaret, Mary and Frankee Vawter and my son Benjamin Vawter my land and all the remainder of my estate of whatsoever nature or kind that I am now possessed with after the above Legasees is taken out and further my will and desire is that my three daughters Margarett, Mary and Franke Vawter remain on my plantation during their natural lives and after their deaths I give to my son Benj Vawter my land and all the remainder of my estate to him and his heirs forever, if my son Benjamin should die without heir of his body, then I give my land to my son James Vawter. Lastly I appoint my son, Benjamin Vawter Executor of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 24 Oct 1798.
Richard Vawter
sign'd seald and acknowledged in presence of us
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