William Theodore Walters (Bill) was born March 28, 1913 in Panhandle, Texas[1]. He was the son of Maurice Walters and Bessie Hemphill. He Married Gwen Painter August 30, 1935[2] and they had 3 children together. He passed away April 22, 2000 in Portland, Oregon[3]. Bill was 87 years old.
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↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLM3-FPX : 9 March 2018), William Theodore Walters, 28 Mar 1913; citing Panhandle, Carson, Texas, United States, certificate 7103, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,139,385.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF65-3KP : accessed 3 August 2019), William Walters in household of Willis R Hemphill, Freedom, Republic, Kansas, United States; citing ED 108, sheet 2B, line 65, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 547; FHL microfilm 1,820,547.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X777-3CC : accessed 3 August 2019), William Walters in household of Maurice Walters, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 7A, line 23, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 718; FHL microfilm 2,340,453.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR27-X65 : 26 July 2019), William T Walters in household of Louise Ross, Manhattan Township, Riley, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81-18, sheet 61A, line 2, family 294, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1256.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR2-VSGX : accessed 3 August 2019), Mr William Theodore Walters, Portland, Oregon, United States, 07 Apr 2000; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Oregonian, The, born-digital text.
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