The courthouse of Robeson was erected on land which formerly belonged to John Willis. A lottery was used to dispose of the lots and to establish the town. In 1788, Lumberton was established and is the county seat. Robeson County was named in honor of Colonel Thomas Robeson, a soldier of the Revolution. He was one of the leaders at the battle of Elizabethtown which was fought in September 1781.

William Walters Sr and his family left Dobbs County and came to Robeson County and settled in 1795. Below is the 1790 Census of Robeson with all inhabitants, you can see in 1790 their were No Walters in Robeson County. In 1790 our William was in Dobbs County. He is the first one listed in this census.

WALTERS CEMETARIES & OBITS

Speir Walters Cemetary

Haynes Walters Cemetary

Helen Walters Cemetary

Benjamin C Rhodes Cemetary

Full View of The Thomas F Walters Cemetary

Thomas F Walters Grave & Me

Isham P Walters Grave & my son Rayven Walters

Tince Walters Grave

Joseph Walters Grave

Phillip Walters Grave

John Walters Jr Grave

Everyone has some Skeleton's in their Closet, Even the Walters have stories to Tell If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance." --George Bernard Shaw Click on the banner below to go to the Robeson County Genealogical Society For those interested in obtaining copies of the book "Our Heritage, Robeson County North Carolina 1748-2002", you may obtain copies at the circulation desk at the Robeson County Public Library. For those who would like to order by mail contact Sam West at sam_west@ncsip.duke.edu

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