John Thomas Walter was a son of John Thomas Walter, Jr. and Mary Ann Rowzie. He was born in 1823 in Linden, Virginia. In 1847 he married Margaret Abigail Haines. They had fifteen children. Before 1880, John opened "Warrenton House" in Warrenton, Virginia. He died on 30 September 1901 in Linden, Virginia and was interred in the cemetery there.
Source: S913 - 1850 U. S. Federal Census. Household of John T. Walter, enumerated 14 September 1850. Series M432, Roll 945, page 102 (250B), line 30. Frederick County, Virginia. Repository: #R2
Source: S663 - 1860 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Jno. T. Walter, enumerated 19 June 1860. Series M653, Roll 1381, sheet 26 (970), line 11. Warren County, Virginia - Post Office Front Royal. Repository: #R2
1860 Slave Schedule, John Walter employed one 20 year old female slave belonging to Jno. Hughs. Repository: #R2
Source: S912 - 1870 United States Federal Census. Household of John T. Walter, enumerated 6 August 1870, Warren County, Virginia - 2nd Township; Series M593, Roll 1680, sheet 2 (426), line 21. Repository: #R2
Jon. T. Walter opened Warrenton House, The True Index, Warrenton, Virginia, before 1880, 2080-9080. Repository: #R8
Source: S916 1880 United States Federal Census, Household of John T. Walter, enumerated 24 June 1880, Fauquier County, Virginia - Warrenton; Series T9, Roll 1365, ED 44, sheet 5 (152), line 41. Repository: #R2
Source: S1332 1900 United States Federal Census. Household of John T. Walter, enumerated 25 June 1900. Warren County, Virginia - Front Royal District; Series T623, Roll 1730, ED 85, sheet 21A (61A), line 9. Repository: #R2
Grave stone - Linden Church Hill Cemetery, Linden, Virginia - JOHN T. / WALTER / 1823 - 1901
Florence Skinner Miller and Louise Keyser Cockey, History of the Descendants of Charles Keyser and Henry Miller (n.p.: n.pub., 1983)
Repository: R2 - National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia.
Repository: R8 - Samuels Public Library Address: 538 Villa Avenue, Front Royal, Virginia 22630 Phone Number: (540) 635-3153
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