James Smith Walters (1846 - 1900)

Born 22 Aug 1846 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Ann (Dow) Walters — married 28 Dec 1867 in London, England

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1900 at age 54 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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James was the son of Edward and Sarah Smith Walters, born in Leek Stafforshire, England.^[1] He married Harriet Anne Dow in Dec 1867^[2]He was a Medical doctor by profession, having studied at Guy's Hospital, London, prior to emigrating to the United States with his wife and two children in 1872. He settled in the East End of Pittsburgh, and was a highly respected physician. He and his wife separated in 1897, and there was some sort of contention as she sued him for money, and he publicly printed that since she left him, he would not be giving her funds. ^[3][4] He was interred in Allegheny Cemetery.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptisms in the Parish of Leek in the County of Stafford in the Year 1844 Pg. 245.
2. ↑ Parish Records for St. John Zachary Church , SS Anne & Agnes Parish, London county, England.
3. ↑ Obituary Dr. J.S. Walters: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, Friday, Nov. 9, 1900
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZWM-BBX : 8 December 2014), James S. Walters, 08 Nov 1900; citing v 101 p 497, Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh; FHL microfilm 505,868.
5. ↑ The Pittsburgh Press, 10 Nov 1900, pg 2.