Family Group Sheet
NameWalter E. Easterling
BirthFeb 1819, Virginia
FatherWilliam E. Easterling (~1796-)
MotherSusannah Elam (1796-)
Other spousesSusanna Elam
Marriage13 Nov 1858, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Children
Birthabt Sep 1859, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Walter E. Easterling
I am keeping track of this family mainly to avoid confusing them with the family of Walter C. Easterling and Eliza Jane Downing.
Census
In 1900 he was listed in Morgan Co. with his son William as Walter E. Easterling, father, 81, b. Feb 1819, widowed, b. Va Va Va.
Notes for Walter E. & Elizabeth (Family)
Morgan County marriage records list W. E. Easterling and Elizabeth Prater on 13 Nov 1858, by R. C. Day, witnesses Edmond E. and W. Reed. (Her maiden name of Ratliff is from the birth record of her daughter Sarah A. Prater.)
Census
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, lists as family #228:
Easterling, Walter, 41, farmer, VA; Elizabeth, 31, Ky; Jeremiah, 17; <illegible, male>, 9; Mary, 7; Margarett, 6; Prater, Catherine, 12; Nancy, 10; Sarrah, 8; William T., 6; Easterling, Emily F., 10/12. All children born in Ky.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty, enumerated 23 Aug, lists on p. 37 as family #236/237 :
Easterling, Walter E., 51, farmer, b. Va; Elizabeth, 42, b. Ky; Raney (m), 21, b. Ky; Emily, 11, b. Ky; Harmon, Cyntha, 64, b. Ky, domestic servant.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 34 as family #292:
Easterling, Walter, 62, farmer; Elizabeth, 51, wife; Emley, 20, dau.
The birthplace columns are blank.
In the 1900 census Walter is listed as age 81 with the family of his son William.
Easterling, Walter, 41, farmer, VA; Elizabeth, 31, Ky; Jeremiah, 17; <illegible, male>, 9; Mary, 7; Margarett, 6; Prater, Catherine, 12; Nancy, 10; Sarrah, 8; William T., 6; Easterling, Emily F., 10/12. All children born in Ky.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty, enumerated 23 Aug, lists on p. 37 as family #236/237 :
Easterling, Walter E., 51, farmer, b. Va; Elizabeth, 42, b. Ky; Raney (m), 21, b. Ky; Emily, 11, b. Ky; Harmon, Cyntha, 64, b. Ky, domestic servant.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 34 as family #292:
Easterling, Walter, 62, farmer; Elizabeth, 51, wife; Emley, 20, dau.
The birthplace columns are blank.
In the 1900 census Walter is listed as age 81 with the family of his son William.
