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David Walters 1789 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1789

Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1855

Death Location: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylania, USA

Father: Johann Walters

Mother: Maria Spahr

Spouse(s): Susannah Sarver

Children(s): Margaret Walters, John Walters, Susannah Walter, Catharine WALTER, Daniel WALTER, David Walter, Jonathan Walters, Salina Walters, Abner Walters, Zerah Walters, Benjamin Walters

In 1789, David Walters entered the world in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johann Philip Walters and Maria Catherine Spahr. In 1830, David Walters resided in Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1835, David Walters resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. David Walters married Susannah "Susanna" Sarver, and had children including Margaret Walters, John Sarver Walters, Susannah "Susan" Walter, Catharine WALTER, Daniel WALTER, David Frederick Walter, Jonathan Walters, Salina Walters, Abner P. Walters, Zerah Hale Coston Walters, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Walters. David Walters passed away in 1855 in Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, David Walters entered the world in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Johann Philip Walters and Maria Catherine Spahr.
  • In 1830, David Walters resided in Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1835, David Walters resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • David Walters married Susannah "Susanna" Sarver, and had children including Margaret Walters, John Sarver Walters, Susannah "Susan" Walter, Catharine WALTER, Daniel WALTER, David Frederick Walter, Jonathan Walters, Salina Walters, Abner P. Walters, Zerah Hale Coston Walters, Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Walters.
  • David Walters passed away in 1855 in Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Sarver
1792 – 1865
Birth Location: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
SS

Children(s)

Margaret Walters
1812 – 1888
Birth Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Walters
1814 – 1891
Birth Location: –
JW
Susannah Walter
1817 – 1890
Birth Location: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
SW
Catharine WALTER
1820 – 1899
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
CW
Daniel WALTER
1820 – 1876
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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David Walter
1823 – 1873
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Walters
1826 – 1880
Birth Location: –
JW
Salina Walters
1827 – 1913
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Abner Walters
1831 – 1920
Birth Location: Clinton, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
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Zerah Walters
1837 – 1862
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Walters
1837 – 1895
Birth Location: Clinton, Bulter, Pennsylvania, USA
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David Walters's Ancestors

Self
David Walters
1789 – 1855
Birth Place: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johann Philip Walters
1756 – 1807
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria (Catherine) Spahr
1764 – 1815
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Philip (Anthony) Walters
1724 – 1788
Dorhan, Schwarzwald, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Elisabetha) Volck
1730 – 1830
Armstrong Twp., Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA
John (George) Spaar
1742 – 1806
Spahr Farm, Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Margaretha) Vanlentine
1738 – 1823
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Walter
1707 – 1751
Barbara Hebdinger
1707 – 1754
Andreas Volck
1678 – 1747
Anna Merckel
1681 – 1762
Hans Spaar
1703 – 1778
Maria Kauffman
1716 – 1776
Johan Mehl
1715 – 1758
Anna Buechtelbau
1720 – 1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walther
1671 – 1719
Anna Doepfer
1680 – 1729
Hans Hebdinger
1675 – 1707
Agathe Andris
1675 – 1707
Johann Volck
1649 – 1709
Anna Helm
1649 – 1678
Ludwig Meckel
1650 – 1725
Anna Faust
1650 – 1726
Hanss Sparn
1671 – 1737
Anna Thumm
1673 – 1752
George Kauffman
1680 – 1742
Anna Buhler
1678 – 1718
Philipp (Mohlen)
1690 – 1780
Anna Theussen
1682 –
Johannes Muehl
1700 – 1762
Analyas Diehl
1702 – 1762

David Walters's Descendants

1.
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David Walters (5 Oct 1789 – 6 Nov 1855) m. Susannah ("Susanna") Sarver (11 Mar 1792 – 6 Nov 1865)
  1. 1. Margaret Walters (19 Apr 1812 – 20 Jan 1888) m. Thomas Douglas (27 Nov 1814 – 28 Oct 1894)
    1. 1. Almira Douglas (06 Dec 1836 – 26 Jul 1878)
    2. 2. Josephine (Gertrude) Douglas (20 Apr 1838 – 06 Jul 1917)
    3. 3. Adaline (Elizabeth) Douglas (16 Jun 1840 – 12 Apr 1909)
    4. 4. Naomi (Augusta) Douglass (04 May 1842 – 27 Sep 1899) m. Edwin (C.) Fairfax (Abt 1832 – 21 Dec 1912)
      1. 1. Thomas (Edwin) Fairfax (abt 1862 – 05 Mar 1892)
      2. 2. Emma Fairfax (abt 1864 – 16 Feb 1873)
      3. 3. Annie (M) Fairfax (21 Jun 1866 – 12 Mar 1923)
      4. 4. George (William) Fairfax (22 Feb 1868 – 17 Jun 1947)
      5. 5. Harry (C.) Fairfax (25 Jul 1870 – 19 Sep 1946)
      6. 6. Nellie (Grant) Fairfax (23 Aug 1872 – 19 Oct 1957)
      7. 7. Mary (Floretta) Fairfax (Jul 1875 – 7 Nov 1936)
      8. 8. Walter (Douglas) Fairfax (17 Mar 1877 – 25 Feb 1956)
      9. 9. Isabella Fairfax (29 Aug 1879 – 21 Nov 1939)
      10. 10. Donald (N) Fairfax (Nov 1886 – 26 Nov 1887)
      11. 11. Edwin (Cary) Fairfax (2 Feb 1892 – 21 Feb 1892)
    5. 5. Emmaline (Amelia) Douglas (11 May 1844 – 31 Oct 1928)
    6. 6. Magdaline (Amanda) Douglas (23 Jul 1846 – 17 Sep 1862)
    7. 7. Thomas Douglas (25 Sep 1848 – 24 Apr 1906)
    8. 8. Walter Douglas (22 Jan 1851 – 10 Dec 1879)
    9. 9. Edward Douglas (15 Feb 1854 – 27 Mar 1857)
  2. 2. John (Sarver) Walters (1814 – 1891)
  3. 3. Susannah ("Susan") Walter (1817 – 22 May 1890)
  4. 4. Catharine WALTER (24 May 1820 – Mar 1899)
  5. 5. Daniel WALTER (24 Aug 1820 – 15 Mar 1876)
  6. 6. David (Frederick) Walter (18 Aug 1823 – 20 May 1873)
  7. 7. Jonathan Walters (1826 – 18 Mar 1880)
  8. 8. Salina Walters (27 Oct 1827 – 19 Dec 1913)
  9. 9. Abner (P.) Walters (1831 – Abt 1920) m. Rebecca Kelley (1831 – 1895)
    1. 1. Vinnia Walters (26 Oct 1851 – 18 Oct 1920)
    2. 2. Coston Walters (5 Dec 1852 – 14 Jan 1937)
    3. 3. George (Franklin) Walters (10 Oct 1857 – 19 Mar 1942)
    4. 4. Julia (Ann) Walters (Abt 1837 – 24 Jun 1891) m. Andrew (J) Balsinger (12 Oct 1861 – 13 Oct 1910)
      1. 1. Cassius (Merrill) Balsinger (21 Aug 1890 – 3 Oct 1973) m. Gladys (M) Moran (16 Jul 1896 – 5 May 1961) m. Edythe (Sophie) Boswell (21 Jan 1891 – 20 Jan 1974)
        1. 1. Myrtle (May) Balsinger (27 Sep 1915 – 5 May 2002)
        2. 2. John (William) Balsinger (25 Aug 1917 – Jan 1963) m. Elisabeth (W) Wallace (13 May 1916 – 2 Jun 2001)
        3. 3. Dorothy (C) Balsinger (6 Jun 1918 – 22 Dec 2003) m. Leo (George) Hruska (18 Jan 1914 – 25 Feb 2004)
      2. 2. Ella (Myrtle) Balsinger (11 May 1894 – 15 Jan 1913)
      3. 3. Edna (Violet) Balsinger (09 Dec 1895 – 31 Mar 1974) m. Charles (F) Kohser (17 Oct 1876 – 21 Mar 1966)
        1. 1. John ("Jack" Charles) Kohser (14 Oct 1917 – 26 Jan 1978) m. Elinora (Florence) Kerr (22 Aug 1921 – 1 Mar 2015)
        2. 2. Harold (Leroy) Kohser (8 Dec 1918 – 12 Mar 2004) m. Elsie (Dorothy) Aldridge (18 Aug 1919 – 4 Jan 1986)
        3. 3. Russel (Norman) Kohser (18 Mar 1920 – 1 Feb 1996)
        4. 4. Betty (Jane) Kohser (25 Feb 1924 – 13 Nov 2010) m. Alton (Ray) Bullard (28 May 1922 – 23 Apr 2000)
        5. 5. Edna (Mae) Kohser (8 Jun 1928 – 16 Nov 2008) m. David ("Bill" William) Flora (abt 1927 – 29 Dec 2004)
        6. 6. Margaret (M) Kohser (15 Dec 1902 – 15 Apr 1967)
        7. 7. Minnie (Amelia) Kohser (6 Jan 1904 – 15 Nov 1980)
        8. 8. Amelia (Elizabeth) Kohser (07 OCT 1906 – 29 Jun 1991)
        9. 9. Carl (George) Kohser (5 Feb 1908 – 7 Feb 2000)
        10. 10. Edwin (J) Kohser (22 May 1909 – 20 Feb 1998)
        11. 11. Marietta (A) Kohser (7 Jun 1911 – 15 Nov 2000)
        12. 12. Wilbur (William) Kohser (12 Nov 1912 – 10 Aug 2005)
        13. 13. Rosella (Katherine Lillian) Kohser (13 Aug 1914 – 18 Sep 2001)
      4. 4. William (A) Balsinger (Feb 1897 – Unknown)
      5. 5. Andrew (James Ethelbert "Bert") Balsinger (7 May 1901 – 3 Dec 1977) m. Edith (Marie) Egan (29 May 1895 – 04 Sep 1983)
        1. 1. Vivian (M) Balsinger (22 Mar 1924 – 2004) m. Paul (J) Sweat (24 Apr 1924 – 23 Dec 1995)
        2. 2. William (A) Balsinger (25 Apr 1926 – 16 Mar 1935)
        3. 3. Richard (P) Balsinger (1 Jun 1928 – 30 Mar 1931)
        4. 4. Vincent (Leon) Balsinger (1 Nov 1929 – 10 Apr 1985) m. Charlene (M) Myers (26 Aug 1933 – 23 Feb 2023)
  10. 10. Zerah (Hale Coston) Walters (1837 – 28 Mar 1862)
  11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin "Frank") Walters (May 1837 – Abt. 1895)

David Walters's Timeline

5 Records

1789
5 Oct 1789
Birth of David Walters in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1830
1830
Age 41
David Walters resided here in Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1835
1835-1850
Age 46
David Walters resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 61
David Walters resided here in Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1855
6 Nov 1855
Age 66
Death of David Walters in Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylania, USA
Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1789
    Event Place: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 123521-126840
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 760; Page: 9b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Pine, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 144; Page: 360; Family History Library Film: 0020618

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1835-1850
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 760; Page: 9b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1855
    Event Place: Buffalo, Butler, Pennsylania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 123521-126840
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ekastown, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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