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Vawter Samuel M [Male] b. 29 OCT 1847 Stokes CO. NC - d. 2 JUN 1929 Tipton Co. IN
1900 Clark Co. IN census:
Samuel M Vatter......Oct 1847.....52......NC
Sarah E Vatter.....April 1857......43......IN
Charles Vatter......Jul 1882......17.....IN
Homer G Vatter......May 1894......6.....IN
1910 Clark Co. IN census:
Samuel M Vawter.......62......NC
Sarah E Vawter......53.....IN.....5 children, 5 living
Charles Vawter......27......IN
Homer Vawter......14......IN
1920 Clark Co, IN census:
Samuel M Vawter.....72.....NC
Sarah E Vawter......63......IN
Charles A Vawter.....36.....IN
Alice E Vawter.....10.....IN.....granddaughter
Fairview cemetery records: Tipton Co. IN
Samuel M Vawter
b. 1847. d. Jun 2 1929
Spouse Sarah E McShane, April 18, 1857 - June 2, 1940
Fairview cemetery, Tipton Co. IN
Rosalia A Kesler Goodykoontz, 1849 - 1928
Name also seen as Radliff, or Ratcliffe
Name spelled Ratcliff on tombstone.
1900 Howard, IN census:
Silas G Ratcliff.....49.......May 1851.....OH
Emma S Ratcliff.....46.....Aug 1853.....IN........no children
1880 Tipton Co. IN census:
Jacob Kesler.......64 ......OH
Rosalia Kesler......29.....NC
John Kesler......4....IN
Fairview cemetery, Tipton Co. IN:
Jacob Kesler.....died 1885 aged 69y 6mo, 2d
1900 Federal Census Tipton Co., IN, Cicero Twp., page #134 Located in Tipton City. Taken 7 June.
Goodykoontz, Rosa b. Nov 1849 age 50 b. NC. Father b. NC Mother b. NC
Two children born and 1 still living.
In the household-
Vawter, Frank S. b. Apr 1879 age 21 single, b. IN. Father b. NC Mother b. IN. Occ. Clerk
Vawter, Fred b. May 1880 age 20 single, b. IN. Father b. NC Mother b. IN. Occ. Type-setter.
Obituary of Sarah E. Vawter in the Tipton Daily Tribune Mon. 3 Jun 1940 p. 6. States she was aged 83 b. 16 Apr 1857 to Isaac McShane and Mary Jane Long, pioneers of Tipton County, arriving here in 1870. She had six children and d. 2 Jun 1940. Bur. Fairview Cemetery, Tipton, IN. She belonged to the West Street Christian church.
1910 Tipton Co, IN census:
Frank S Vawters....31......IN
Lena B Vawters......26......IN
Alice Vawters.......0.....IN
In 1920 Frank S Vawter, 40 is listed as "roomer" and Alice is living with grandparents.
from findagrave:
Frank S. Vawter was born on April 2, 1879 on a farm three miles south of Tipton, IN. He died on May 17, 1936 at LaPorte, IN.
His obituary appears in the Tipton Daily Tribune on Monday May 18, 1936 on page 6, and states his age as 57 years. Frank died of a stroke. Many years before he had been injured in an automobile accident bringing paralysis to the back and legs which contributed to his death. He was a pharmacist and owned and operated a drug store in Tipton and was appointed postmaster in 1913 until 1922.
1920 Jefferson, KY census:
Fred M Vawter......39........IN....."lodgers" with the Rhoads family
Marie A Vawter......27......IL
Lora E Vawter......6......W VA
1930 Huntington, IN census:
Maude Swem......34......IL.....widow...**** (California death index shows Fred died in 1947, mother's maiden name McShane. )
Ludwick Swem.....14.....IN
Barbara Swem.....3.....IN
Marie A Vawter......37.....IL.....sister.....widow
Lora E Vawter......16.....W VA.....niece
*****Indiana Marriage records, Maude Hawkins married Don Swem.
Also, in the 1900 census, Maude Hawkins, b.Mar 1895 and Marie Hawkins, b July 1892 are (nieces)
living with S. Ratcliff
Charles A. Vawter never married lived with brother, Harry.
He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Row 26, grave 5. He lies next to his parents.
1910 Fayette, IN census:
Edger K Weatherald......72......IN
Elizabeth Weatherald......62......IN
Irene K Weatherald......35......IN.......findagrave lists her birthyear as 1871
Harold H Vawter......27.....IN......."roomer"
1920 Tipton, IN census:
Harold H Vawter......37......IN
Irene K Vawter......41.......IN
1930 Marion, IN census:
Harold Vawter......47......IN
Irene Vawter.........50.......IN
Elizabeth Witherald......83......in.......mother-in-law
From findagrave:
Homer Granville Vawter was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana from 1939 to 1942. He was born in Tipton County, Indiana on May 28, 1894 to the parents of Samuel M. Vawter and Sara M. (McShane) Vawter. His father was born in Stokes County, NC and his mother in Indiana; they settled in Tipton County, Indiana. His parents are buried in Tipton County at Fairview Cemetery.
Homer married Mary Lucille Vawter, who was a 4th cousin. Her parents are James Mavity Vawter and Lura J. (Sanderson) Vawter. His marriage date is unknown but according to the 1920 census they were married living alone, in Newark, New Jersey. In the 1930 census they were living in Jeffersonville, Indiana. They lived with Mary's mother. There is no evidence by the census records that they had any children.
Homer settled in Jeffersonville, where he was the Republican mayor from 1939 to 1942. Homer died on September 29, 1958 in Clark County, Indiana. He is buried with his wife and in-laws at Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
1900 White Co IN census:
Samuel T Vawter.....31.....Jul 1868....IN.....m. 11 years
Elizabeth Vawter....38.....May 1862....OH......5 children....2 living
Goldie M Vawter....7...Sept 1892....IN
Samuel M Vawter....1...Oct 1898....IN
1910 Tippecanoe, IN census:
Samuel T. Vawter........... age 45....IN........... married 22 years
Elizabeth Vawter............... age 51......OH...... 5 children 3 living
Samuel W. Vawter.......... age 11......IN.
Gladys Vawter............... age 9........IN
1940 Tipton, IN census:
Samuel T Vawter......71......IN.....widowed
Indiana Marriages:
Groom - Samuel M Vawter
His parents - Samuel T Vawter and Elizabeth Mcclain
Bride - Ethel M Chance
Her parents - Edward Chance and Lydia Vestal
Date - March 10, 1920 in Hamilton, Indiana
Buried in Fairview cemetery, Tipton Co. IN. Single stone
1920 Benton, IN census:
William Vawter.....48.....IN
Edith Vawter......28.....IN
Robert C Vawter.....7.....IN
Carl B Vawter........4 7/12.....TX
Margaret Vawter.....1 3/12....IN
1930 Huntington, IN census:
Carl Vauter, "lodger" age 14 , b TX is living with Dwight Callaway,
1930 Cass, Royal Center, Indiana census:
Ada A Dunn.....53....Ind.........................(name written as Asa)
Max Dunn.....13...Ind.
ADA DUNN, 74, DIES
Mrs. Ada A. Dunn, 74, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Crystal Peed after a lingering illness.
Born Feb. 12, 1876, in Tipton Ind., she was the daughter of George and Mary Simpson Vawter. Her husband was John Dunn, who died 28 years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Christian Church.
Survivors are the daughter, Mrs. Peed; two sons: George, Sheldon, Iowa; Max, Logansport, two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Cora Schoenfeldt, Mrs. Bell Jones of Frankfort; Samuel Vawter, Tipton; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren.
Final rites will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Baptist-Christian Church, in charge of Reverends Virden Graham and W. G. Zinn. Burial at the local cemetery.
Circuit Court Tipton Co., IN dated Thursday 22 Dec 1887 Term of 1887 shows the petition to adopt filed by Rosalia A. Kessler for Cora E. Vawter. It states that Cora E. Vawter is the orphan child of George W. Vawter her father and his wife Mary E. Vawter that the mother died 12 Apr 1885 and the father died 18 Sep 1887. It said that Cora E. Vawter now is 6 years old having been born 28 Aug 1881 and that she has lived with Rosalia A. Kessler since the death of her mother. The court granted the petition to adopt as heir in law and changed her name to Cora E. Kessler. (Note: this is why there has been difficulty in located any records under the name Vawter)
1900 Washington Co. AR census:
S T Vawter......Jan 1848......52......NC.......married 12 years
Ellen Vawter......Oct 1858......41.....AR.......had 5 children, 4 are living
Johethen Vawter......Sep 1889......10..........AR
Haret Vawter......Nov 1890......9.....AR
Pernie Vawter......Nov 1896......3.....AR
Christena Vawter......Oct 1899.....7 months.....AR
1900 Sumner Co, KS census:
H A Vawter......Nov 1849......50......NC
Sarah Vawter......Oct 1863.....36.....IL
Henrietta Vawter......May 1887......13.....KS
Stella Vawter......Feb 1893......7......KS
Ruby Vawter......July 1895......4.....KS
Amantha Hughes......June 1885......14....KS.....sister-in-law
Albert Hughes......Nov 1887.....12.....KS......brother-in-law
1910 Sumner Co, KS census:
Henry A Vawter.......60.......NC......widowed
Estella Vawter......16......KS
Ruby Vawter.......13......KS
Jewel Vawter......4......KS
1920 McDonough Co. IL census:
H A Vawter.......70.......NC
Jewell Vawter......12......KS
Civil War veteran
1900 Sumner, KS census:
John K Moore......Sep 1835......64......IN
Sarah A Moore.....Feb 1851......49.....NC
Clyde S Moore.......Sep 1879.....20.....KS
William T Moore......Jul 1882.....17.....KS
Harrett Jane Vawter......Jun 1821.....78.....NC......mother-in-law
Illinois Marriage Records:
Groom - Daniel P Munson
Bride - Mary Jane Vawter
Date - Nov 16, 1870
1880 Sumner, KS census:
D P Munson......36.....IL
Mary Munson.......26.....NC
Theodore Munson.....7.....KS
Lulu Munson......5......KS
Gertie Munson......2.....KS
Buried in the Pennington Point cemetery, McDonough Co. ILL.
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