Vawter, Samuel Maurice (b. 18 OCT 1898, d. AFT 1954)

Note: WWI Registration Samuel Maurice Vawter, residence Monon, White Co., IN b. 18 Oct 1898 age 19,

Note: 1900 White Co IN census:
Samuel T Vawter.....31.....Jul 1868.....m. 11 years.....b IN
Elizabeth Vawter....38.....May 1862....5 children....2 living...b OH
Goldie M Vawter....8...Sept 1892....IN
Samuel M Vawter....1...Oct 1898....IN

1910 US Census Fairfield, Tippecanoe, IN
Samuel T. Vawter........... age 45.... married 22 years b. IN fb. IN mb. IN
Elizabeth Vawter............... age 51...... 5 children 3 living b. OH, fb OH mb. OH
Samuel W. Vawter.......... age 11.
Gledys Vawter............... age 9

Buried in Fairview cemetery, Tipton Co. IN. Single stone

Note: Sarah is included here as a daughter of John Vawter. It is not certain, but the timing and local fit.

Note: Information for this line given by Elizabeth Hines Czompo on family group sheet, May 2009.
She listed her father's name as "Oat Hines" but the SSDI had Otey.

Note: 1860 Rusk Co. Tx census, Julia Vawter and her brother A J are living with Andrew Weir.

Note: 1850 Virginia census:
Silas P Vawter 53 VA
Elizabeth F Vawter 53 VA
Benjamin S Vawter 18 VA
Lucy A Beasley 24 VA

Note: 1850 Jennings Co. Indiana census:
Smith Vawter 43 Farmer KY
Huldah Vawter 24 IN
Hickman Vawter 18 IN
Samuel Vawter 14 IN
Mary J Vawter 12 IN
Edwin Vawter 9 IN
Emily Vawter 8 IN
Sarah Vawter 6 IN
Smith Vawter 10/12 IN

Note: Cemetery record shows birth and death dates and states that Smith
is the son of Jesse R Vawter and Sarah Parks Vawter.

Note: Some of the info is from "Cousins Chart" in VVV newsletter, Summer 1988.
sent by Karen Bowman, granddaughter of Harold Raymond Cornwell.

Note: 1920 Carroll Co. TN. census:
Talmage Vawter...35...TN
Gretta Vawter.....36...TN
May Vawter...13...TN
Willie Vawter...12...TN
Lorine Vawter...10...TN
Effie Vawter....6...TN
Thelma Vawter...4...TN
Dewit Vawter....4/12...TN

1930 Gibson Co. TN census:
Talmage Vawter...44...TN.....last name written "Vaughter" and Ancestry.com indexed "Vaughn"
Gitta Vawter....45...TN
Willie Vawter...22...TN
Lorene Vawter....20...TN
Edd Vawter...9...TN
Dorothy Vawter....5...TN
Elmer Courtney...25...TN.....son-in-law
May Courtney....24...TN

Note: 1850 US Census Owen, Jackson, IN #301/303
Tazwell Vawter..... age 23..... b. VA
Hannah..... age 22..... b. IN
Elizabeth E..... age 2...... b. IN
William B. ......age 8 months......... b. IN

1860 US Census Owen, Jackson, IN
Tazwell Vawter.... age 33.... b. VA
Hannah Vawter.... age 32.... b. IN
Elizabeth E. Vawter...... age..... 12.... b. IN
William B. Vawter.... age 10
Erasmus L. Vawter..... age 8
Lewis G. Vawter .....age 6
Nancy Ann Vawter .....age 4
Luman W. Vawter..... age 2
Mary F. Vawter ......2 months
Lewis W. Harrell....... age 28....... miller
William Sockman........ age 17........ laborer
Amanda Sockman....... age 19......... servant
Alice H Goss age....... 7......... servant

Capt. Tazwell Vawter is buried in the Clearspring cemetery, Jackson, IN

Note: August 2005 Obituary, Chattanooga, TN: (in part)
Thelma Vawter Ford, 84, a resident of Ringgold, GA, died on August 7, 2005.
She was preceeded in death by her parents, ODESSA and SEARS VAWTER,
brother JAMES EDWIN VAWTER and sister, ELIZABETH PETTITT HAMILTON.
Among survivors - sister DORIS VAWTER and nephew JIMMY VAWTER.

Note: 1900 Nacogdoches Tx census:
Theodore Vaughters.....Sept 1862...37.....TX...TN...TN
Ada Vaughters.......Jan 1883....17.....TX...TX...TX .....daughter
Jessie Vaughters....Nov 1886....14....TX...TX...TX...son

1910 Nacogdoches Tx census:
Theodore Vawter............47......TX.....TN......TN
Georgia Vawter..............26.......TX.....Ark.....GA
Homer Vawter................5........TX......TX........TX
Audry Vawter...............9/12.......TX.......TX.......TX

1920 Cherokee Tx census:
Theodore Vawter..........57......TX.......TN.......TN
Georgia Vawter............36.......TX.......Ark........GA
Homer Vawter..............14.......TX.......TX........TX
Audrey Vawter............10........TX.......TX........TX
Dorene Vawter............ 5........TX.......TX.......TX

Note: Birth and death dates taken from death certificate. He was divorced.

Note: WWI Draft registration, dated 1918: Thomas Gainey, b. June 30, 1884, nearest relative, Gertie Vawter, wife.

1920 Arkansas CO, AR census:
Tom G Vawter.....356....MS
Girtie Vawter....30....AR
Lester D Vawter....12....AR
Alma M Vawter....10....AR
Hubert B Vawter....9....AR

1930 Hot Springs, Garland Co. AR census:
Thomas Vaughter.......45.....AR...AR...AR
Gertie Vaughter......41.....MS...MS...MS
Hubert Vaughter....19...AR
Helen Vaughter.....9....AR

Death date taken from findagrave. His picture is posted on that site.

Note: Thomas was in the Civil War. He never married.

Note: 1850 Carroll CO. Tenn. census:
Thomas L Vawter - 46 - name written Vaughter -- all b. VA
Agnes H Vawter - 43
Sarah E Vawter - 20
Martha L Vawter - 18
Mary J Vawter - 16
Thomas D Vawter - 13
Wyatt R Vawter - 11
Wm H Vawter - 9
Susan A Vawter - 7

Note: Died single.

Note: 1900 Harrison CO. Tx census: (name written as Vawters)
Thomas M Vawter May 1857 43 KY
Magnolia ? Vawter Feb 1857 43 NC
Thomas M Vawter Apr 1882 18 TX
May H Vawter July 1884 16 TX
Alexander Vawter July 1886 14 TX
Lula Vawter Aug 1887 12 TX
Louis Vawter Aug 1889 10 TX
Octavia Vawter Mar 1891 9 TX
Carter Vawter Aug 1893 6 TX
D Vawter May 1900 5/12 TX
Cane Wall June 1876 23 TX step-son (Carl)

1910 Harrison Co Tx census:
Tom V Vawter 52 TX
Nolie M Vawter 52 TX
Luna Vawter 22 TX
Lewis Vawter 20 TX
Octavia Vawter 18 TX
Carter Vawter 16 TX
Dee Vawter (son) 9 TX

1920 Harrison Co Tx census:
Tom Vawter 62 TX
Hannah Vawter 62 TX
Luna Vawter 32 TX
Carter C Vawter 26 TX
Thomas A Moore 5 TX grandson
Carter Moore 2 6/12 TX grandson

1930 Harrison Co Tx census:
Thomas M Vawter 73 TX...KY...MISS
Hannah M Vawter 73 TX...TN...VA
Carter D Vawter 35 TX
Carter W Moor 12 TX..... grandson

Note: 1880 Saline Co. Missouri census:
Thomas Vawter 36 MO
Ada Vawter 27 KY
Emma Vawter 10 MO
Eva Vawter 9 "
William Vawter 7 "
Arthur Vawter 5 "
Thomas Vawter 3 "
Iola Vawter 1 "

1900 Saline Co. Missouri census:
Thomas P Vawter 56 b. Aug 1843 MO
Ada A Vawter 46 b. Mar 1854 KY
Emma Vawter 30 b. Dec 1869 MO
Eva M Vawter 28 b. May 1872 "
Wm A Vawter 26 b. Jan 1874 "
Arthur T Vawter 24 b. Dec 1875 "
Thos P Vawter Jr 22 b. Oct 1877 "
Iola Vawter 20 b. May (?) 1879 "
Edgar S Vawter 18 b. Jun 1881 "
Frank Vawter 17 b. May 1883 "
Aurlina (?) Vawter 13 b. Feb 1887 "
Vaughn E Vawter 8 b. May 1892 " (Ernest)

1910 Saline Co. Missouri census:
Thomas P Vawter 66
Ada A Vawter 58 (had 12 children, 10 are living)
Eva M Vawter 35
Iola H Vawter 27
Earnest V Vawter 18