George Walter

WALTER, MARTIN

Posted By: Dale Walter (email)
Date: 1/23/2005 at 12:10:24

George Walter, a.k.a. Jacob George Walter (Simon, Wilhelm) was born May 27, 1799 in Baltimore County, Maryland , and died March 04, 1884 in Winchester, Iowa . He married Appalonia Martin September 12, 1827 in Randolph County, (West) Virginia , daughter of Henry Martin.

George Walter, also known as Johann Georg Walter on his baptismal certificate, is the son of “Simon and Annamarya Walther.” in Baltimore County, Maryland. He came to the Cove District with the family. George grew up there, married Appalonia Martin, and lived on the Stone Jug Farm in Randolph County, Virginia (now Barbour County, West Virginia.) He first farmed on land sold to him by his father Simon . Simon and Ann Marie Walter sold the Stone Jug Farm to George Walter on June 29, 1837.

George was one of the original trustees of Mt. Morris Methodist Episcopalian Church, which was built in 1839 at a cost of $200. Other trustees included William Walter, Levi Miller, and John Holbert. He served in a number of positions of responsibility in the Mt. Morris Church, including as Sunday School Librarian in 1848.

George and Appalona lived on the Stone Jug Farm until after 1850, when Simon Walter died. He moved to Iowa, probably in the early 1850's, and settled along the Des Moines River probably near the town of Bentonsport, Van Buren County, Iowa. Bentonsport is across the river from Vernon, where his nephew Rawley Walter lived. He later moved to a farm a few mile north near Winchester, Iowa, and is buried in the Winchester Cemetery

Children of George Walter and Appalonia Martin are:

i. Henry Martin2 Walter, born September 11, 1828, Cove District, Randolph (Barbour) County, (West) Virginia ; died October 24, 1855, Vernon, Van Buren County, Iowa; m. Lizzie Leach.

ii. Mary Ann Walter, born October 01, 1831, Virginia; died June 25, 1920; m. FNU Latham.

iii. Barbara Walter, born March 24, 1833, Cove District, Barbour County, (West) Virginia ; died December 06, 1914, Wichita, Kansas; m. Thomas A. Williamson.

iv. Margaret Walter, born September 15, 1835, Cove District, Barbour County, (West) Virginia ; died January 07, 1879, Birmingham, Iowa?; m. Joseph W. Graham.

v. Appalonia Walter, born January 31, 1838, Covetown, (probably Barbour County, (West) Virginia ; died December 14, 1921, Minneapolis, Minnesota ; m. Benjamin Augustus Wright, July 1861, Winchester, Iowa.

vi. Solomon Walter, born September 28, 1843, Cove District, Barbour County, (West) Virginia; died September 20, 1859, Winchester, Iowa.

vii. Isaac N. Walter, born May 05, 1846, Cove District, Barbour County, (West) Virginia; died March 05, 1922, Garden Grove, California.

viii. Virginia Maria Walter, born February 02, 1849, Cove District, Barbour County, (West) Virginia ; died November 21, 1944, Garden Grove, California.

Source: Walter, Dale. The Wilhelm and Simon Walter Family and Allied Families

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