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John Calvin Walter 1840 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1840

Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1903

Death Location: Lakewood, New York, USA

Father: John Walter

Mother: Bithynia Stotler

Spouse(s): Lelia Oburg

Children(s): Grant Ballou

John Calvin Walter was born in 1840 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Samuel Walter and Bithynia "Nancy" Stotler. In 1850, John Calvin Walter resided in Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1880, John Calvin Walter resided in Ashville, Chautauqua, New York, USA. John Calvin Walter married Lelia Christina Oburg, and had children including Grant C Ballou. John Calvin Walter passed away in 1903 in Lakewood, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • John Calvin Walter was born in 1840 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Samuel Walter and Bithynia "Nancy" Stotler.
  • In 1850, John Calvin Walter resided in Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1880, John Calvin Walter resided in Ashville, Chautauqua, New York, USA.
  • John Calvin Walter married Lelia Christina Oburg, and had children including Grant C Ballou.
  • John Calvin Walter passed away in 1903 in Lakewood, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walter
1808 – 1884
Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Bithynia Stotler
1813 – 1880
Birth Location: Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lelia Oburg
1859 – 1935
Birth Location: New York. USA
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Children(s)

Grant Ballou
1866 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Walter's Ancestors

Self
John Walter
1840 – 1903
Birth Place: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Samuel Walter
1808 – 1884
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Bithynia ("Nancy") Stotler
1813 – 1880
Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Philip (Anthony) Walter
1787 – 1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine (Susan) Trout
1785 – 1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823

John Walter's Descendants

1.
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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)

John Walter's Timeline

7 Records

1840
20 Jul 1840
Birth of John Calvin Walter in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
John Calvin Walter resided here in Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
John Calvin Walter resided here in Ashville, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Ashville, Chautauqua, New York, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 50
John Calvin Walter resided here in Busti, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Busti, Chautauqua, New York, USA
1903
Abt 1903
Age 63
John Calvin Walter resided here in Shermerville, Cook County, Illinois
Shermerville, Cook County, Illinois
1903
19 Aug 1903
Age 63
Death of John Calvin Walter in Lakewood, New York, USA
Lakewood, New York, USA
1903
7 Oct 1903
Age 63
John Calvin Walter - Probate in Cook, Illinois, USA
Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1840
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ashville, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 816; Page: 479B; Enumeration District: 062
    [2] 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: 428b

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 428b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ashville, Chautauqua, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ashville, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 816; Page: 479B; Enumeration District: 062

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Busti, Chautauqua, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1903
    Event Place: Shermerville, Cook County, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Record of Wills, 1879-1928; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Cook County); Probate Place: Cook, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Lakewood, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956, New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1903
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Record of Wills, 1879-1928; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Cook County); Probate Place: Cook, Illinois
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