John Walters was born in Devonshire, England.

The evidence

• “JOHN WALTERS, blacksmith and wagon builder, and dealer in aaricujtural implements, Gdgerton ; born in Devonshire, England, April 22, 1849 ; son of William and Sarah (Cudlips) Walters. Married, Dec. 25, 1870, Miss Mary Jane Westlake, of Devonshire, England ; they have three children — Wesley, Elizabeth A. and Mary E.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 847 / book p. 851

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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