David Showalter b. 30 Dec 1803 Botetourt Co., VA d. 12 Apr 1877 Pulaski Co., VA: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1803 - 1877 (73 years)

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Name	David Showalter
Birth	30 Dec 1803	Botetourt Co., VA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Death	12 Apr 1877	Pulaski Co., VA [2]
Burial	Showalter Cemetery, Hiwassee, Pulaski Co., VA [2]
Person ID	I17091	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

Father	Henry (Heinrich) Showalter, b. 1764, Northampton Co., PA d. 1841, Botetourt Co., VA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Magdelena Halderman, b. 5 May 1771, PA d. 1818, Botetourt Co., VA (Age 46 years)
Family ID	F922	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Sarah Pryor "Sally" Taylor, b. 17 Jan 1803, VA d. 20 Aug 1855, Pulaski Co., VA (Age 52 years)

Marriage 19 Mar 1836 Montgomery Co., VA [3]

Children

	1. Mary A. C. Showalter, b. 1837, Pulaski Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Rev. Josiah Thomas Showalter, b. 24 Jul 1839, Pulaski Co., VA d. 23 Sep 1915, Snowville, Pulaski Co., VA (Age 76 years)
	3. William H. Showalter, b. 28 Feb 1841, Pulaski Co., VA d. 26 Jul 1914, East Radford, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 73 years)
	4. Louisa A. Showalter, b. 29 Apr 1844, Pulaski Co., VA d. 29 Oct 1865, Pulaski Co., VA (Age 21 years)
	5. Matilda Showalter, b. 1847 d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Nathaniel P. Showalter, b. 1849, Pulaski Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F7357 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Nov 2009

Family 2	Amanda J. Simpkins, b. 1817, Montgomery Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	10 Nov 1859	Montgomery Co., VA [4]
Family ID	F7356	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

[S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 5 Feb 2026), Showalter-Simpkins, 1859, Montgomery County; citing FHL Film No. 2048462. (Reliability: 3).
notes age as 55 years (born in 1804, Botetourt Co., VA).
[S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 7 Feb 2026), memorial page for David Showalter (30 Dec 1803–12 Apr 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59714677; citing Showalter Cemetery, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by WKK CROWN ESTATE (contributor 49326523). (Reliability: 3).
memorial includes photo of gravemarker with dates.
[S762] Montgomery Co., VA Marriages 1777-1853, 254 (Reliability: 3).
[S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 5 Feb 2026), Showalter-Simpkins, 1859, Montgomery County; citing FHL Film No. 2048462. (Reliability: 3).