Lillie
May (Knight) Walters
(1867-1950)
Lillie May (Knight) Walters was born
on Aug. 27, 1867 in or near Van Wert, Van Wert County, OH, the daughter of Daniel
Harry and Caroline Elizabeth (Llewelyn) Knight.
On March 8, 1889, at the age of 22, Lillie married John Walters (1861-1945) at Scott, Van Wert County. He was a native of Kentucky.
They had three children – Daniel Alexander Walters, Mayme Hawley and Caroline Elizabeth Riley.
The Walterses first lived in Scott, before moving to near Gladwin, Gladwin County, MI. Said a typed manuscript, “They resided on the Sugar River between Gladwin and West Branch and operated a ‘part-time’ hunting and fishing lodge which was popular with a more or less permanent clientele.”
A rare colorized old postcard showing Scott's unpaved Main Street
Little
else is known of the lives of Lillie and John.
At age 83, Lillie died on May 19, 1950 at Gladwin County, MI. Her grave is marked with a metal plaque, as photographed in 1992.
It is not known when John passed away, but they are buried at Butman Twp. Cemetery.
Son Daniel married Delila Bradley, and was
employed by the Conservation Department, a supervisor of the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) and a truck driver for the Roscommon County (MI) Road
Commission and State Highway Department.
Daughter Mayme married Bert Hawley.
Daughter Carrie married Thomas Riley.
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