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Mary Ann "Polly" Walters 1794 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1794

Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Mar 1870

Death Location: Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Father: Johann Walters

Mother: Maria Spahr

Spouse(s): Johannes Weaver, Henry Handschy

Children(s): Samuel Weaver, Anna Weaver, John Weaver, Henry Handschy, Frederick Handschy, Mary Handschy, Harriet Handschy, Jacob Handshy, David Handschy, Catherine Porter, John Handschy, Caroline Handshy, Florentina Handschy, Susanna Urban

Mary Ann "Polly" Walters was born in 1794 in Salem, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johann Philip Walters and Maria Catherine Spahr. In 1850, Mary Ann "Polly" Walters resided in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, USA. Mary Ann "Polly" Walters married Johannes "John" Weaver, Henry B Handschy, and had children including Samuel Weaver, Anna Weaver, John Weaver, Henry Handschy, Frederick George Handschy, Mary Ann Handschy, Harriet Handschy, Jacob W Handshy, David Handschy, Catherine Handschy Porter, John Handschy, Caroline V Handshy, Florentina Handschy, Susanna Handschy Urban. Mary Ann "Polly" Walters passed away in 1870 in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann "Polly" Walters was born in 1794 in Salem, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johann Philip Walters and Maria Catherine Spahr.
  • In 1850, Mary Ann "Polly" Walters resided in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.
  • Mary Ann "Polly" Walters married Johannes "John" Weaver, Henry B Handschy, and had children including Samuel Weaver, Anna Weaver, John Weaver, Henry Handschy, Frederick George Handschy, Mary Ann Handschy, Harriet Handschy, Jacob W Handshy, David Handschy, Catherine Handschy Porter, John Handschy, Caroline V Handshy, Florentina Handschy, Susanna Handschy Urban.
  • Mary Ann "Polly" Walters passed away in 1870 in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
JW
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Johannes Weaver
1785 – 1816
Birth Location: Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
JW
Henry Handschy
1783 – 1861
Birth Location: Buus, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
HH

Children(s)

Samuel Weaver
1811 – 1891
Birth Location: Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
SW
Anna Weaver
1813 – 1813
Birth Location: Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
AW
John Weaver
1816 – 1909
Birth Location: Fairfield, Ohio, United States
JW
Henry Handschy
1820 – 1913
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
HH
Frederick Handschy
1821 – 1907
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
FH
Mary Handschy
1823 – 1894
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
MH
Harriet Handschy
1823 – 1894
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
HH
Jacob Handshy
1825 – 1914
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
JH
David Handschy
1826 – 1902
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
DH
Catherine Porter
1830 – 1921
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
CP
John Handschy
1832 – 1833
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
JH
Caroline Handshy
1833 – 1849
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
CH
Florentina Handschy
1836 – 1841
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum Co., Ohio
FH
Susanna Urban
1837 – 1937
Birth Location: Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
SU

Mary Walters's Ancestors

Self
Mary Walters
1794 – 1870
Birth Place: Salem, Westmoreland Co., 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

Mary Walters's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ann "Polly") Walters (10 Mar 1794 – 3 Mar 1870) m. Johannes ("John") Weaver (16 Mar 1785 – 11 Jun 1816) m. Henry (B) Handschy (28 May 1783 – 1 Nov 1861)
  1. 1. Samuel Weaver (7 Feb 1811 – 28 July 1891)
  2. 2. Anna Weaver (1813 – 1813)
  3. 3. John Weaver (15 Oct 1816 – 14 Feb 1909)
  4. 4. Henry Handschy (18 Apr 1820 – 15 Mar 1913) m. Sarah (Lydia) Smith (16 Sep 1819 – 8 Sep 1894)
    1. 1. Frederick Handschy (28 Feb 1843 – 2 Aug 1871)
    2. 2. David (H.) Handschy (16 Mar 1848 – 1 Feb 1855)
    3. 3. Joseph Handschy (13 Jan 1850 – 16 Jan 1850)
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Handschy (11 Jul 1851 – 1 Feb 1923)
    5. 5. Loretta (Catherine) Handschy (24 Aug 1855 – 27 May 1939) m. George (Washington) Sell (27 Aug 1851 – 19 Dec 1934) m. George (Washington) Sell (27 Aug 1851 – 1 Feb 1934)
      1. 1. Mary (Samantha "Mattie") Sell (2 Jun 1892 – 19 Jul 1968)
      2. 2. Jennie Sell (30 Aug 1877 – 16 May 1959) m. John (Franklin) Bothast (7 Oct 1877 – 4 Mar 1940)
        1. 1. Ethel (Mae Bothast) Puckett (8 Apr 1901 – 3 May 1971)
        2. 2. Ralph (H) Bothast (3 Mar 1903 – 16 Apr 1970)
      3. 3. Minnie Sell (1 Apr 1879 – 14 Jul 1973)
      4. 4. Theodore Sell (12 Dec 1882 – 3 Feb 1974)
      5. 5. Sallie Sell (6 Aug 1885 – 21 May 1989)
      6. 6. Virgil Sell (26 Sep 1888 – Dec 1970)
      7. 7. Amanda (Jane) Sell (9 Sep 1858 – 10 Feb 1941)
    6. 6. Amanda (Jane) Handschy (9 Sep 1858 – 8 Feb 1941) m. James (D) Money
  5. 5. Frederick (George) Handschy (7 Nov 1821 – 24 Feb 1907)
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Handschy (11 May 1823 – 3 Mar 1894) m. Joseph Smith
  7. 7. Harriet Handschy (11 May 1823 – 3 Mar 1894)
  8. 8. Jacob (W) Handshy (1825 – 30 Sep 1914)
  9. 9. David Handschy (16 Jun 1826 – 5 Jun 1902)
  10. 10. Catherine (Handschy) Porter (1830 – 24 Aug 1921) m. Robert (N) Porter (Abt 1820 – Abt 1890)
    1. 1. Ida (Mary Viola) Porter (abt 1861 – ) m. James (Lawrence Washington William) Castle (Abt 1845 – 1935)
      1. 1. William ("Willie") Castle (1878 – )
      2. 2. Nellie Castle (1880 – )
      3. 3. Gallena (E "Glennie") Castle (12 Apr 1882 – 24 Jun 1907)
      4. 4. Waite (Cooper) Castle (15 Sep 1883 – 12 Aug 1983)
      5. 5. Rosco ("Ross" Weaver) Castle (7 Sep 1885 or 7 Dec 1885 – 1963)
    2. 2. William Porter (abt 1865 – )
    3. 3. Jennie (M) Porter (abt 1866 – )
  11. 11. John Handschy (1832 – 1833)
  12. 12. Caroline (V) Handshy (abt 1833 – 1849)
  13. 13. Florentina Handschy (1836 – 1841)
  14. 14. Susanna (Handschy) Urban (18 Feb 1837 – 22 Dec 1937) m. Charles Urban (14 Aug 1835 – 25 Mar 1916) m. Charles Urban (14 Aug 1835 – 25 Mar 1916)
    1. 1. Mary (Evaline) Urban (18 Nov 1864 – 24 Jul 1949) m. John (Vanderbert Messer \) Mercer (3 Oct 1866 – 12 Sep 1951)
      1. 1. Clarence (Hillman) Mercer (8 Mar 1901 – 26 Jan 1968) m. Mary (Iris) Hammond (19 Jun 1899 – 7 Sep 1960)
        1. 1. Charlotte (Marie) Mercer (2 Apr 1928 – 2 Nov 1976) m. Robert (Eugene) Winn (16 Jun 1928 – 18 Apr 2008)
    2. 2. Louis Urban (24 Dec 1859 – 27 Dec 1862)
    3. 3. Albert (A) Urban (14 Dec 1860 – 10 Mar 1956)
    4. 4. William (H) Urban (22 Nov 1862 – 14 Jul 1934)
    5. 5. Evaline (Mary) Urban (18 Nov 1864 – 24 Jul 1949)
    6. 6. Adaline Urban (8 Oct 1866 – 14 Sep 1937)
    7. 7. Clara (Isadell) Urban (14 Oct 1868 – 8 Oct 1948)
    8. 8. Etta (Lenore) Urban (21 Nov 1870 – 14 Mar 1952)
    9. 9. George (Acy) Urban (20 Oct 1872 – 11 Aug 1960)
    10. 10. Franklin (Pierce) Urban (18 Oct 1874 – 22 Jun 1919)
    11. 11. Howard (Winfield) Urban (15 Sep 1877 – 1955)
    12. 12. Florence Urban (6 Dec 1880 – 8 Feb 1947)

Mary Walters's Timeline

5 Records

1794
10 Mar 1794
Birth of Mary Ann "Polly" Walters in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1794
10 Mar 1794
Birth of Mary Ann "Polly" Walters in Salem, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Salem, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 56
Mary Ann "Polly" Walters resided here in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
1870
3 Mar 1870
Age 76
Death of Mary Ann "Polly" Walters in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
1870
3 Mar 1870
Age 76
Death of Mary Ann "Polly" Walters in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1794
    Event Place: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1794
    Event Place: Salem, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: Perry, Muskingum, Ohio; Roll: 718; Page: 361b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, 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: Perry, Muskingum, Ohio; Roll: 718; Page: 361b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sonora, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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