Walter was born in Richmond, Ontario, Canada. Walter's father was James Leverton and his mother was Kezia Elvin. His paternal grandparents were James Leverton and Elizabeth Draydon; his. He was the youngest of six children. He had two brothers and three sisters, named John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Sarah and Frances. He died on September 19th, 1961 in Big River, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Walter and Lily were married on June 17th, 1902 in Carlyle, Saskatchewan, Canada. They had two sons and two daughters, named Ada, Jesse, <Unknown> and <Unknown>.
Jesse was born on January 1st, 1906 in Imperial, Saskatchewan, Canada. He died, at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 25 days, on November 26th, 2001 in Big River, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.