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John Samuel Walter 1808 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1808

Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 4 Jul 1884

Death Location: PokeRun Cemetery, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,United States of America

Father: Philip Walter

Mother: Catherine Trout

Spouse(s): Bithynia Stotler

Children(s): Frank Walter, Catherine Walter, Lucinda Walter, John Walter, Benjamin Walter

The story of John Samuel Walter began in 1808 in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. John Samuel Walter married Bithynia "Nancy" Stotler, and had children including Frank Walter, Catherine S. Walter, Lucinda Harriet Walter, John Calvin Walter, Benjamin Franklin Walter. John Samuel Walter passed away in 1884 in PokeRun Cemetery, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Samuel Walter began in 1808 in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • John Samuel Walter married Bithynia "Nancy" Stotler, and had children including Frank Walter, Catherine S. Walter, Lucinda Harriet Walter, John Calvin Walter, Benjamin Franklin Walter.
  • John Samuel Walter passed away in 1884 in PokeRun Cemetery, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Walter
1787 – 1849
Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Catherine Trout
1785 – 1861
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
CT

Spouses(s)

Bithynia Stotler
1813 – 1880
Birth Location: Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
BS

Children(s)

Frank Walter
1834 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
FW
Catherine Walter
1835 – 1857
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
CW
Lucinda Walter
1837 – 1910
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
LW
John Walter
1840 – 1903
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Walter
1846 – 1909
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
BW

John Walter's Ancestors

Self
John Walter
1808 – 1884
Birth Place: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Philip Anthony Walter
1787 – 1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine (Susan) Trout
1785 – 1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Johann (Philip) Walters
1756 – 1807
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Maria (Catherine) Spahr
1764 – 1815
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823
2nd-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

John Walter's Descendants

1.
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John (Samuel) Walter (13 Feb 1808 – 4 Jul 1884) m. Bithynia ("Nancy") Stotler (9 Jun 1813 – 6 Feb 1880)
  1. 1. Frank Walter (1834 – )
  2. 2. Catherine (S.) Walter (20 Oct 1835 – 06 Feb 1857) m. Zachariah Zimmerman (27 Jun 1828 – 15 February 1890)
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Zimmerman (24 June 1856 – 13 November 1927) m. Albert (Jackson) Steele (17 Jan 1856 – 23 Apr 1916)
  3. 3. Lucinda (Harriet) Walter (6 Sep 1837 – 25 Sep 1910)
  4. 4. John (Calvin) Walter (20 Jul 1840 – 19 Aug 1903) m. Lelia (Christina) Oburg (20 March 1859 – 5 November 1935)
    1. 1. Grant (C) Ballou (Oct 1866 – ) m. Rebecca Denn (abt 1874 – 1945)
      1. 1. Miles (Hosea) Ballou (13 Jan 1893 – 19 Jul 1941) m. Cola (R) Roberts (9 Apr 1897 – 10 Jan 1979)
        1. 1. Blanche (L) Ballou (abt 1929 – 1934)
        2. 2. Miles (Eugene) Ballou (9 Nov 1929 – 15 Feb 1934)
  5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Walter (07 Jul 1846 – 22 Oct 1909) m. Margaret (Jane "Maggie") McKalip (Jan 1850 – Apr 1920)
    1. 1. Anna (Ewing) Walter (04 Sep 1875 – 23 Sep 1945) m. Francis (Marion) Hill (18 Jul 1869 – 29 Mar 1951)
      1. 1. Mary (Ruth) Hill (1904 – 11 Nov 1925) m. Mooney (abt 1900 – )
        1. 1. Mary (C.) Mooney (abt 1923 – aft 1940)
    2. 2. Ella (Belle) Walter (19 Jan 1879 – 11 Mar 1937) m. Charles (M) Lovett (17 Oct 1870 – 17 Oct 1951)
      1. 1. Margaret (Eldina) Lovett (8 Nov 1899 – 14 Feb 1923)

John Walter's Timeline

12 Records

1808
13 Feb 1808
Birth of John Samuel Walter in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1808
13 Feb 1808
Birth of John Samuel Walter in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1808
13 Feb 1808
Birth of John Samuel Walter in Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1842
15 Oct 1842
Age 34
John Samuel Walter resided here in Gilpin, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Gilpin, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
John Samuel Walter resided here in Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 72
John Samuel Walter resided here in Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1884
Abt 1884
Age 76
John Samuel Walter resided here in Coborer Borough Easton Northampton, Pennsylvania
Coborer Borough Easton Northampton, Pennsylvania
1884
4 July 1884
Age 76
Death of John Samuel Walter in PokeRun Cemetery, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
PokeRun Cemetery, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1884
4 Jul 1884
Age 76
Death of John Samuel Walter in PokeRun Cemetery, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
PokeRun Cemetery, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1884
04 Jul 1884
Age 76
Death of John Samuel Walter in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1884
4 Jul 1884
Age 76
Death of John Samuel Walter in PokeRun Cemetery, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,United States of America
PokeRun Cemetery, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,United States of America
1884
18 Dec 1884
Age 76
John Samuel Walter - Probate in Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Salem Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 096801-100600
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1204; Page: 409A; Enumeration District: 108
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Gilpin, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 673

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 836; Page: 428a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1204; Page: 409A; Enumeration District: 108

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1884
    Event Place: Coborer Borough Easton Northampton, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Will Books, 1752-1907; With Register's Index, 1752-1966; Author: Northampton County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Northampton, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1884
    Event Place: PokeRun Cemetery, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1884
    Event Place: PokeRun Cemetery, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Will Books, 1752-1907; With Register's Index, 1752-1966; Author: Northampton County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Northampton, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1884
    Event Place: PokeRun Cemetery, Washington Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,United States of America

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poke Run, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1884
    Event Place: Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Will Books, 1752-1907; With Register's Index, 1752-1966; Author: Northampton County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Northampton, Pennsylvania
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