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Anton Walter & Sophia Conrad
Anton Walter was the son of
Mathias Walter and Catherine Schwerel
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was born May 20,1833 in Budesheim, Germany. He married Sophia Conrad
bef. 1862 in Germany. He died April 16, 1914 in Illinois. Sophia Conrad was the daughter of
Peter Conrad and Anna Marie Wendel
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was born July 20, 1835 in Budesheim, Bingen, Germany. She died November 10, 1898 in IL..
Children of Anton Walter and Sophia Conrad
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1. Catherine Walter, b. June 15, 1880
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2. Henry R. Walter, b. October 28, 1876
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Henry R. Walter & Nellie B. Ogan
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3. Frederick Walter, b. abt. 1870
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Frederick Walter & Jessie McFarren
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4. Peter J. Walter, b. October 02, 1864
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Peter J. Walter & Mollie Truckenbrod
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5. Katie Walter, b. June 09, 1879
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6. Elizabeth Louise Walter, b. February 02, 1874
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William H. Knuth & Elizabeth Louise Walter
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7. Anna Mary Walter, b. 1862
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8. Anton James Walter, b. August 21, 1865
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Anton James Walter & Elizabeth L. Spohn
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Anton Walter
Name - Anton Walter
Birth - May 20, 1833 Budesheim, Germany
Death - April 16, 1914 Illinois
Burial - aft. April 16, 1914 Lee County, Illinois, St. Mary's Cemetery: Lot 93
Notes from Fred Lager: (note this contains many errors)
Antone had a brother who migrated to the area of Bureau Co., Illinois.
That brother later settled near the area of St. Cloud, Minnesota. He
enlisted in the Union Army, but was killed in action during the Civil
War. This brother's glowing reports of the area surrounding Bureau County
may have been the initial enducement for Antone and later members of the
Walter family to leave Germany and migrate to the area.
Antone settled in Section 2 of Ohio Township, Bureau County, Illinois in
early 1865. He and his wife were the parents of eleven children.
Eventually, his farm included land that was in Section 1 and 2 of Ohio
Township. The 1870 Census valued Antone's property at 3000 dollars and
his estate at 350 dollars. This may be the A.S. Walter who started the
'Walter Brothers & Co.' general store in the village of Ohio in 1872 with
a brother John. The first freight that was delivered to Ohio was for
these brothers on theMendota-Fulton branch of the C.B. & Q. railroad,
referenced in the "Early History of the Village of Ohio". The Walter
Brothers & Company building was on the corner of Main and Railroad street
in Ohio. At one time, all grain, hog, and cattle checks were paid by
Walter Brothers and Co., until a bank was organized in the community. In
1903, A.S. Walter purchased a large three story home located near the
Catholic Church. In 1906, additional rooms were added to the home and it
eventually became known as the Mercy Home. In the 1950's, it was known as
Doran Apartments.
Sophia Conrad
Name - Sophia Conrad
Birth - July 20, 1835 Budesheim, Germany
Birth - July 20, 1835 Budesheim, Bingen, Germany
Death - November 10, 1898 Illinois
Death - November 10, 1898 IL.
Burial - St. Mary's Cemetery: Lot 93 Lee County, Illinois
Burial - aft. November 10, 1898 Lee Co., IL. - at St. Mary's Cemetery: Lot 93
Census 1870 : June 17, 1870 Ohio Tp., Bureau, IL. - 33 yr old housewife
Census 1880 : 1880 Bureau Co., IL. - 44 yr old housewife
Immigrated - 1866 Germany to United States
Catherine Walter
Name - Catherine Walter
Birth - June 15, 1880 IL.
Death - January 22, 1913 IL.
Burial - aft. January 22, 1913 Lee Co., IL. - at St. Mary's Cemetery: Lot 93
Catherine never married.
Katie Walter
Name - Katie Walter
Birth - died in infancy
Birth - June 09, 1879 IL.
Death - October 06, 1879 IL.
Burial - aft. October 06, 1879 Lee Co., IL. - at St. Mary's Cemetery: Lot 93
Katie died as an infant.
Anna Mary Walter
Name - Anna Mary Walter
Birth - 1862
Birth - 1862 Germany
Death - 1943
Census 1870 : June 17, 1870 Ohio Tp., Bureau, IL. - 7 yr old resident
Census 1880 : 1880 Bureau Co., IL. - 18 yr old daughter
Immigrated - 1866 Germany to United States
Migration : 1905 Rural Ohio Tp. into Ohio, Bureau, IL.
Anna never married. This may be the Anna referenced in the baptismal
records of a "Anna Mary Walter" located in the parish church of
Budesheim. Those records are written in French., believed to be the
language of a visiting priest who ministered to the spirtual wants of a
people who were deprived of their priests due to the political climate of
the area at the time. This information was derived from the History of
Bureau Co., Illinois.
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