Samuel D. Walton (1809-1881) and Elizabeth Piant (1816-1867)

Samuel D. Walton

Birth: about 1809 in Pennsylvania.^1,2

Marriage: Elizabeth Piant, 26 December 1833 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.³ Married Harriet ?, before 1874.²

Died: 1881.⁴

Elizabeth Piant Parents

Birth: 20 September 1816 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;⁵

Christened: 20 September 1816 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.⁵

Died: ?

Buried: 3 November 1867 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.⁶

Children

1. George G. Walton (christened 30 October 1835 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;⁷ died before 1843).⁸

2. Mary Ann Katherine Walton

3. Louis Walton (born about 1839;⁹ buried 6 August 1844 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).¹⁰

4. Frederick P. Walton (born July 1841 in Missouri;^11,12 christened 5 September 1841 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;¹¹ married Alice Reese, about 1881).¹²

5. Lucinda Walton (born 22 October 1843 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri;¹³ christened 20 October 1844 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;¹⁴ married Francis Marion Purvine; died 7 February 1924 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; buried Leasburg, Crawford, Missouri).¹⁵

6. Peter W. Walton (born 14 January 1848 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri;¹⁶ christened 14 October 1848 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;¹⁷ married Adelle Martha Roberts; died 29 October 1924 in Liberty, Crawford, Missouri;^16,18 buried 31 October 1924 in Leasburg, Crawford, Missouri).^16,18

Notes on Samuel D. Walton

• Was the son of Joseph Walton and Anne ? [maiden name unknown].¹⁹
• The death certificates of Mary Ann Katherine, Lucinda, and Peter all say that Samuel Walton was born in Missouri. This is incorrect. Census records from his lifetime say that he was born in Pennsylvania.
• With his brother Charles, he ran the Walton House and Livery Stables in St. Louis, but their partnership dissolved by 1852. The hotel was large and in the 1850 census it held sixty guests.²⁰ The partnership did not dissolve amicably, because they were in court in St. Louis County in both 1852 and 1854 to settle their disputes.²¹ Samuel also sued the estate of his brother-in-law, James Withinton, over a property dispute in 1845.²² All three cases made it to the Missouri State Supreme Court.
• The hotel that he ran with his brother Charles was also called the Mansion House and was one of the "principal hotels in St. Louis".²³ It was located on the southeast corner of Fourth and Locust in St. Louis.²⁴
• On 12 May 1857, he emancipated his 49-year-old slave, Silas Filer, in St. Louis.²⁵ This is the only record of slave ownership that I can find for Samuel. He is not listed as a slave owner in either the 1850 or 1860 Federal Slave Schedules.
• He was a brick mason in 1860.¹
• He bought 120 acres in Crawford County, Missouri on 1 March 1860 from the federal government.²⁶
• After Elizabeth Piant's death, he married a woman named Harriet and had two children with her, Eddie Walton and Sallie Walton.²

Notes on Elizabeth Piant

• No notes.

Paintings

Below are two paintings of Samuel D. Walton, Elizabeth Piant, Mary Ann Katherine Walton, and Louis Walton. Based on how old the children look, I would guess that the family was painted in about 1841 or 1842 (probably before Frederick P. Walton was born). These are the only pre-1850 depictions of any Creely descendants that I am aware of. The paintings today are in Crawford County, Missouri. Please do not copy them without permission. I can put you in contact with the Creely cousin who sent me the files if you wish to have a copy for yourself. Obviously, Samuel was well-off to have these painted.

Left painting: Samuel D. Walton and Mary Ann Katherine Walton. Right painting: Elizabeth Piant (Walton) and Louis Walton. Click on each painting to enlarge it.

Sources

1. 1860 Federal Census of Meramec, Crawford, Missouri.

2. 1880 Federal Census of Crawford County, Missouri.

3. Register of Old Cathedral parish, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (marriage record 26 December 1833). The exact date is somewhat illegible in the parish record. But in the civil record (available in ancestry.com's Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 collection, clearly states that the two were married on 26 December 1833.

4. Tax records of Crawford County, Missouri and the memory of his great-granddaughter.

5. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 20 September 1816).

6. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 3 November 1867).

7. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 30 October 1835).

8. This death date is based on the paintings of his parents. George G. Walton is not in either painting, which is most likely because he had died by then. However, I have not found a death or burial record to confirm this. I feel confident enough in this assumption of George's death date, though, to list it here on this web site.

10. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 6 August 1844).

11. 1850 Federal Census of District 82, St. Louis, St. Louis, Misssouri.

12. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 5 September 1841).

13. 1900 Federal Census of District 4, Claude, Armstrong, Texas.

14. Missouri Death Certificate #5726

15. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 20 October 1844).

16. I have visited Lucinda's grave in Lick Creek Cemetery in Leasburg, Crawford, Missouri. Contact me at russwarne (at) gmail (dot) com for a photo of her tombstone.

17. Missouri Death Certifiace #28571

18. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 14 October 1848).

19. Tombstone of Dr. P. E. Walton, located at Cross Roads Cemetery in Leasburg, Crawford, Missouri. Contact me at russwarne (at) gmail (dot) com for a photo of his and his wife's tombstone.

20. St. Louis Probate Case #04892

21. 1850 Federal Census of District 82, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.

22. Missouri Judicial Index Database

23. Green's St. Louis Directory (1844), p. xxxiv.

24. Green's St. Louis Directory (1844), p. 120.

25. St. Louis Circuit Court Record Book 26, p. 242. See also this site from the National Park Service.

26. Land patent dated 1 March 1860

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