Henry B. Showalter b. 29 Jul 1830 Botetourt Co., VA d. 8 Aug 1916 Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1830 - 1916 (86 years)

Name	Henry B. Showalter
Birth	29 Jul 1830	Botetourt Co., VA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1 Jun 1880	Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA [2]
	1880
	Henry V. Haly was 18, a laborer, and had attended school within the year. He and his brother Alonza Haly, age 24, a laborer, were living in the household of their uncle, Henry Showalter, age 49, a carpenter. Also living in the household were Henry's wife, Elizabeth, age 49, keeping house, and their children: Naomi (age 27), Virginia A. (age 23), Ruth (age 20), Daniel (age 18, farmer), Sarah M. (age 14, at home), Amanda E. (age 12, at home), and Arminda (age 5). All household members were born in Virginia with parents born in Virginia. Role: Head of Household
Occupation	Carpenter
Death	8 Aug 1916	Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA [1]
	Cause: valvular disease of heart (fell & broke hip)
Burial	9 Aug 1916	Showalter Cemetery, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA [1]
Person ID	I1881	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	31 Jan 2026

Father	Daniel Showalter, b. 28 Jun 1806, VA d. 7 Jan 1837, Montgomery Co., VA (Age 30 years)
Mother	Sarah R. "Sally" Griffith, b. 1806, Franklin Co., VA d. Between 1860 and 1870, Floyd Co., VA (Age 54 years)
Marriage	19 Apr 1826	Botetourt Co., VA [3]
	Permission was given by Jonathan Griffith of Montgomery County, father of the bride, and by Henry Showalter, Sr., father of the groom, for the couple to be married.
Family ID	F914	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Turpin, b. 25 Dec 1830, VA d. 2 May 1916, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA (Age 85 years)

Children

	1. Naomi Showalter, b. 1853, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Salome Showalter, b. 1854, Floyd Co., VA d. 27 Jun 1872, Floyd Co., VA (Age 18 years)
	3. Virginia Alice Showalter, b. 1857, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Ruth J. Showalter, b. 23 Sep 1859, Floyd Co., VA d. 9 Dec 1943, Willis, Floyd Co., VA (Age 84 years)
	5. Isaac Daniel Showalter, b. 4 Jul 1864, Floyd Co., VA d. 13 Oct 1907 (Age 43 years)
	6. Sarah Melvina Showalter, b. 8 Apr 1866, Floyd Co., VA d. 18 Nov 1917, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA (Age 51 years)
	7. Amanda Elizabeth Showalter, b. Mar 1869, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Florence Showalter, b. Oct 1871, Floyd Co., VA d. 16 Jul 1872, Floyd Co., VA (Age 0 years)
	9. Arminda "Minnie" Showalter, b. 1875, Floyd Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F916 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Nov 2009

[S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 19789 (1916), Henry B. Showalter, accessed 31 Jan 2026. (Reliability: 3).
[S2498] Virginia, Floyd County, FCR: Floyd Co., VA 1880, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T9, roll 1365, Indian Valley, enumeration district (ED) 27, p. 293C, dwelling 14, family 14, Henry V. Haly, accessed 30 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2462] Virginia. Botetourt County., Botetourt Co., VA Marriage Bonds, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/.), permission and marriage bond, Showalter-Griffith, 19 Apr 1826, accessed 27 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).