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Jacob Walter 1835–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 December 1835

Birth Location: Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 21 February 1918

Death Location: Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Walter

Mother: Mary Colwell

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Jacob Walter was born in 1835 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of James Alexander Walter And Mary Polly Colwell. Jacob Walter passed away in 1918 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Walter was born in 1835 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America, the child of James Alexander Walter And Mary Polly Colwell.
  • Jacob Walter passed away in 1918 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Jacob Walter's Ancestors

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Jacob Walter
1835–1918
Birth Place: Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
James Alexander Walter
1805–1896
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Mary ((Polly)) Colwell
1814–1878
, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Walter
1785–1830
Worcestershire, England
Betsy Bowman
1780–1850
Gallia, Ohio, United States
Jacob Colwell
1794–1855
Caldwell's Mtn., Botetourt Co., Virginia
Christena (Colwell 3x’s Great) Grandmother
1793–1864
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Vance
1759–1857
William Vance
1755–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Vance
1730–1810
Catherine Shawnee
1715–1765
John Vance
1731–
Rachel Castle
1740–1755

Jacob Walter's Timeline

2 Records

1835
5 December 1835
Birth of Jacob Walter in Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
1918
21 February 1918
Age 83
Death of Jacob Walter in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 December 1835
    Event Place: Gallia County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1918
    Event Place: Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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