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Walter S. Decker 1849–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAY 1849

Birth Location: Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA

Death Date: 11 AUG 1919

Death Location: Shelby, Cleveland Co., N.C., USA

Father: John Decker

Mother: Elizabeth Wells

Spouse(s): Maria Carr, Emma Davis

Children(s): William Decker, Eugene Decker, Margaret Decker, Mabel Decker

The story of Walter S. Decker began in 1849 in Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA. Walter S. Decker married Emma F Davis, Maria Isabelle Carr, and had children including Eugene Clark Decker, Mabel Elisabeth Decker, Margaret Isabell Decker, William Robert Decker. Walter S. Decker passed away in 1919 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., N.C., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter S. Decker began in 1849 in Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA.
  • Walter S. Decker married Emma F Davis, Maria Isabelle Carr, and had children including Eugene Clark Decker, Mabel Elisabeth Decker, Margaret Isabell Decker, William Robert Decker.
  • Walter S. Decker passed away in 1919 in Shelby, Cleveland Co., N.C., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Decker
1812–1862
Birth Location: Wantage, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
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Elizabeth Wells
1816–1896
Birth Location: Clinton, Hunterdon Co., N.J., USA
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Spouses(s)

Maria Carr
1855–1886
Birth Location: Unionville, Orange Co., N.Y., USA
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Emma Davis
1840–1907
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

William Decker
1872–1942
Birth Location: Minisink Twp., Orange Co., N.Y., USA
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Eugene Decker
1873–1887
Birth Location: Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., N.J., USA
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Margaret Decker
1876–1878
Birth Location: Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., N.J., USA
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Mabel Decker
1882–1915
Birth Location: Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., N.J., USA
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Walter Decker's Ancestors

Self
Walter Decker
1849–1919
Birth Place: Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
Parents
John S. Decker
1812–1862
Wantage, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
Elizabeth Wells
1816–1896
Clinton, Hunterdon Co., N.J., USA
Grandparents
Stephen Decker
1772–1831
Wantage Twp., Sussex Co., N.J., USA
Elizabeth Middaugh
1789–1859
Wantage, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
FNU Wells
Mary (E.) Manning
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Decker
Ruth MNU
Benjamin Middaugh
1765–1821
Catherine Young
1769–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Middaugh
Elizabeth Cortright
William Young
1741–1819
Miriam Drake
1735–1824

Walter Decker's Descendants

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Walter (S.) Decker (10 MAY 1849–11 AUG 1919) m. Maria (Isabelle) Carr (24 FEB 1855–27 JUL 1886) m. Emma (F.) Davis (ABT 1840–24 FEB 1907)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Decker 1872–1942 m. Eleanor Doris 1876–1902 m. Catherine (A.) Sherry 1871–1934
  2. 2. Eugene (Clark) Decker 1873–1887
  3. 3. Margaret (Isabell) Decker 1876–1878
  4. 4. Mabel (Elisabeth) Decker 1882–1915 m. Thomas (Arthur) Coyne 1881–1923

Walter Decker's Timeline

2 Records

1849
10 MAY 1849
Birth of Walter S. Decker in Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA
1919
11 AUG 1919
Age 70
Death of Walter S. Decker in Shelby, Cleveland Co., N.C., USA
Shelby, Cleveland Co., N.C., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1849
    Event Place: Deckertown, Sussex Co., N.J., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1919
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland Co., N.C., USA
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