John Grant Walther

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BIR,DTH,CENSUS: Don Walther Jeff City MO. 1870, 1880 Cole Co, MO. censuses.
Evangelical Church records, Jefferson City, MO.

MG: Cole Co Mg Records Bk 1, p 2: Ernestina Brenner 06 Aug 1881.

1900 CENSUS: Cole Co MO, film #1240850:
Walther, John, Ernestine, Louis, Olivia.

REL: Lutheran.

NOTES: Married by H. W. Lacy, J.P. Farmer. Lived Algoa.

John married Ernestine Brenner 6 Aug 1881, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States. Ernestine was born 11 Nov 1861, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; died 16 Aug 1922, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; was buried 18 Aug 1922, St Johns Parish, Schubert, Cole, Missouri,USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Alvetta Margaretta Caroline Walther was born 14 Aug 1882, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; died 26 Jun 1974, Brazito, Cole, Missouri, United States; was buried Jun 1974, Friedens Evang C, Brazito, Cole, Missouri.
2. Louis Leonhard Walther was born 27 Mar 1887, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; died 27 Jan 1954, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; was buried Jan 1954, St Johns Parish, Schubert, Cole, Missouri,USA.
3. Olivia E G Walther was born 7 Jul 1899, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; died 9 May 1924, Hoberg, Lawrence, Missouri, United States; was buried May 1924, St Johns Parish, Schubert, Cole, Missouri,USA.

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1835 BIRTH: GY,Weissdorf/Oberfranken-Wulmersreuth: George Adam Walther born 30 June 1835
Evangelical-Lutheran Parish bapt rcd pg 201-2, Weissdorf/Oberfranken, Germany. Known as George Adam-US. Godparents: Johann Adam Meichel farmer in Stobersreuth.
BIR,DTH: Karl Walther archive rcds in Bamberg GY: bn 1;30 am. Dd 28 Apr 1901-USA, Age 65y9m18d

1850 CENSUS:MO,Cole Co.-Liberty Twp #550: George Adam Walthers age 14 bn Germany, son of Thomas and Margaretha Walthers

1858 MARRIAGE: MO,Cole Co: IGI M514811/1993,/1981:George Adam md Margaret Hubor or Hober 17 Jun 1858,
SS: 11 Dec 1984 SL. Don Walther: Margaretha Hoefer same date

1860 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co-Liberty Twp #784: George A Walthers age 25, born Germany, son of Thomas and Margaret Walthers

1861 MILITARY: MO,Cole Co: History of Cole Co by Goodspeed: Roster of Soldiers 1861-5 pg 262: George A Walther-Private in Cole Co Home Guards, 19 June 1861. Sec Lieutenant 42 Reg. Enroll MO Mil Company H, 17 Oct 1862.

1870 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co, Liberty Twp, 6 July:
WALTHER, George 35/BAV; Margret 27/MO; John 10/MO; Albert 8/MO; Adam 5/MO
Lizza 3/MO; Louisa 6/12; John 43/BAV; Barbara 25/BAV

1880 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co, Liberty Twp:
WALTHER, George Adam 44/Bav; Margaret 39/MO, John G 20/MO; Allbert B 17/MO;
Adam 15/MO; Lizzie 13/MO; Louisa 11/MO; Thom J 3/MO

1900 CENSUS: MO,Cole Co:
WALTHER, George A; Margaretha; dau Lizzie living with son, Adam H

REL: Evangelical Lutheran.

1901 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Cole Co-Liberty Twp: Cole County Democrat: May 2, 1901; buried in Walther Cemetery on Algoa Road, east of Jefferson City, Mo.

Georg married Margaretha Hoefer 17 Jun 1858, Cole, Missouri, United States. Margaretha was born 12 Dec 1840, Cole, Missouri, United States; died 2 Sep 1927, Liberty Township, Cole, Missouri, United States; was buried 5 Sep 1927, Riverview Cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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1840 BIRTH: MO,Cole Co: Margaretha Hoefer was born 12 December 1840

1850 CENSUS: to get

1858 MARRIAGE: Margaretha Hoefer md George Adam Walther 17 June 1858

1860 CENSUS: to get

1870 CENSUS: MO,Cole Co:
WALTHER, George 35/Bav, Margaret 27/MO, John 10/MO, Albert 8/MO, Adam 5/MO,
Lizzie 3/MO, Louisa 6/12 MO and Johann 43/Bav and Barbara Walther 25/Bav

1880 CENSUS: MO,Cole Co:
WALTHER, George Adam 44/Bav, Margaret 39, John Grant 20, Albert B 17, Adam H. 15,
Lizzie 13, Louisa 11, Thomas J. 3.

1900 CENSUS: MO,Cole Co:
WALTHER, Adam H Walther, George A, Margaretha, dau Lizzie R. Mother, father
and sister living with Adam.

1907 WILL, DEATH of mother: Kathrina Doehla's will dated 10 May 1894: Margaretha is named in her mother's will (Kathrina Doehla) dated 10 May 1894, along with Margaretha's brother, Adam Hoefer and Proof of Will was dated 6 Feb 1907, both in Jefferson City MO. "..and I further devise, bequeath and give to my daughter, Margaretha Walther and my son Adam Hoefer all the real estate of which I may die possessed, or in which I may have any leagal or equitable interest, to be equally divided betweem them, share and share alike, with full power to sell and dispose fo the same in such manner as they may see proper."

1927 DEATH: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Post Tribune, Saturday, Sep 3,1927, pg 1, cl 1, "Burial of Mrs Walther Monday in Riverview"
"The funeral of Mrs. Margaretha Walther will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Wymore-Gordon undertaking parlors. The service at the Evangelical Central Church will be held at 2:30. Burial will be in Riverview.
Mrs. Walther died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Yoergler, near Algoa at the age of 67 years. She was born in this county and resided here all her life. Her husband, George Adam Walther, died in 1900.
She is survived by four sons, John G Walther and Adam H Walther of Algoa, Officer Al. Walther ofthis city, Thomas J. Walther of Los Angeles, and two daughters. Mrs. John Yoergler of Algoa and Mrs Wm C Schmidt of Jefferson
City. Mrs. Walther also leaves one brother, Adam J. Hoefer of this city. Mrs. Walther was well known and her death is regretted by a host of sorrowing relatives and friends."

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1798 BIRTH: GY,Bavaria,Muenchberg-Wulmersreuth: Johann Thomas Walther born 17 June 1798, 11:30pm
BIR,MG: Don Walther of Jefferson City, MO. Childrens' birth records.
Evang-Luth Parish in Weissdorf/Oberfranken, Germany-shows him as father, a farmer from Wulmersreuth, living at Residence #8. Research done by Karl Walther in Germany 1995 shows lived there 1798-1839, which was also his father's home. Godfather: Thomas Seifferth, sole son of farmer Georg Seifferth in Wulmersreuth. Bn 11:30 pm. Weissdorf reg 163-7, 1798, pg151 #30.

RELIGEON: Lutheran, Evangelical.

1818 MARRIAGE: GY,Bavaria-Hallerstein: Johann Thomas Walther md Margaretha Koehler 3 November 1818.
Karl Walther GY 1994: Mg Rcds Hallerstein Parish #6-Johann Thomas Walther beginning farmer & res of
Wulmersreuth, youngest son of passed Johann Walther who was farmer & res also there, md Margaretha Koehler, oldest dau of Andreas Koehler farmer & res of Voelkenreuth on 3 Nov 1818, Hallerstein

1839 IMMIGRATION: Don Walther, Jefferson City, MO: Thomas and family immigrated in 1839, landed in New
Orleans and came up river to east of Jefferson City MO. Another son may have drowned on way to Jeff City. In Evangelical Parish in Weissdorf, says children "immigrated to N America with parents".
Karl Walther, GY 1994 sent copy of "Sales of Farms before emmigration 1839 showing Johann Thomas Walther in Wulmersreuth sold #298 & 1/2 farm #8 to Joseph Goller on 2 Aug 1838 for $1909 US. Also on 2 Nov 1838 he sold #294b & 1/4 farm #16 in Wulmersreuth to Johann Adam Zenkel for $1632 US.
Karl Walther, GY 2001: Immigration paper for families of Johann Thomas Walther of Wulmersreuth, Nicol Doehla of Wulmersreuth, and Albrecht Koehler of Voelkenreuth

1844 CITIZENSHIP: 10 October 1844 after being in US five years, Missouri 1 yr. Wit: Charles R. Moller, Mos B Cordell.

1850 CENSUS:MO,Cole Co.-Liberty Twp #550:
WALTHERS, Thomas 53/GY; Margaretha 50/GY; John Adam 25/GY; George 19/GY;
Elizabeth 16/GY; George Adam 14/GY; Johann 23/GY

1860 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co-Liberty Twp #784:
WALTHERS, Thomas 62/GY; Margaret-wife 62/GY; John 31/GY; Geo A 25/GY;
Margaret 17/GY; John-son 4/12-MO

1866 WILL: 29 Jan 1866 - Disburses property along Algoa Road among sons and wife, including distillery. George Adam Walther, executor, Case #245B, Oct 1868.

1868 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Cole Co-East Jefferson City: Johann Thomas Walther died 27 Aug 1868; buried in Walther Cemetery on hill behind old home on Algoa Road, E Jeff City.

NOTES: Evangelical records show a John C Walther died March 1912 and George W. Walther was appointed executor in 1913. Also a Johann Walther died July 21, 1885 (68 yrs old-born approx 1817). Family?
Don Walther 3/1991: Says that Walther and Wagner were together in business down on dock at Moreau and Missouri River dock. Warehouse built by Walther and Wagner joined him. Commerce down from warehouse, had orchards. John Adam had a house down by Missouri River and floods came. Moved part of log cabin up on hill and built around by Adolph Walther. Thomas built home up on hill, part of which is remaining. The main road to St Louis went in front of home on hill. The railroad tracks went across Ewing property below (where Algoa is now)
by Ewing Station (where reformatory is now).

Johann married Margaretha Koehler 3 Nov 1818, Hallerstein, Bayern, Germany. Margaretha (daughter of Andreas Koehler and Margaretha Popp) was born 17 Nov 1799, Völkenreuth, Bayern, Germany; was christened 18 Nov 1799, Hallerstein, Bayern, Germany; died 3 Aug 1868, East Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri,USA; was buried Aug 1868, East Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri,USA. [Group Sheet]

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BIR,MG,DTH: Donald Walther, Jefferson City MO. Children's birth records.
Evang-Lutheran Parish, Weissdorf/Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany. Shown as Margareth Koehler from Voelkenreuth. Known as Margaret. Research 1995 from Karl Walther of Germany: bn Voelkenreuth, bapt Hallerstein parish, lived in Voelkenreuth 1799-1818, Wulmersreuth 1818-1839. Bn 9:30 pm. Godmother: Margaretha Vates, wife of farmer Johann Vates in Voelkenreuth

REL: Evangelical Lutheran


1850 CENSUS:MO,Cole Co.-Liberty Twp #550: Margaretha Walthers age 50 bn Germany, wife of Thomas Walthers

1860 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co-Liberty Twp #784: Margaret Walthers age 62, bn Germany, wife of Thomas Walthers

BUR: Walther Cem behind old home on Algoa Road, Cole County, MO.

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BIR,MG,DTH,BUR: Karl Walther, Germany 1995 from rcds found in state archives
in Bamberg. 3rd child, single when md, living Ploessen 1744-1816, Wulmers-
reuth 1771-1816. Md 28 Apr 1771 Weissdorf parish. Living at Wulmersreuth #8 at
time of dth. Dd 72y 6m 14 d, a farmer, of phthisis. Funeral with a sermon.

REL: Evangleical Lutheran-Muenchberg

MG: Karl Walther GY 1994: Weissdorf parish register 163-6 pg 223b, 1771, #6:
Johann Walther inhabitant of Wulmersreuth for the future, conjugal oldest
son of Johann Walther, inhabitant of Ploesen and Elisabetha Fuchs conjugal
older dau of Adam Fuchs, who was an inhabitant of Wulmersreuth, now stepdau of
Conrad Ritter in Wulmersreuth, both unmarried, were coupled 21 Apr 1771.

LAND: Karl Walther 1995 "Annotation to Staatsarchiv Bamberg K226/311 "The
Royal Government of Bavaria rcded premises of all the people, which were
owners of property, when Bavaria took over the franconian principalities in
early 1811. Title deed had to be shown. Also John Thomas's father went to
court in 1811 and declared his remise and signed the document. This was the
basis for the new taxtion, higher than before."
List of estate for Johann Walther in Wulmersreuth 21 April 1811 "shows Karl
Walther that Johann Walther was the second biggest land owner in Wulmersreuth.
Bought the farm in 1771 from Johann Doehla. Karl appraised estate abt 40 Hektar
= 100 acres. This was very large for Upper Franconia. Bought for $689 US.
Karl Walther 1995: 1/2 Farm #8 in Wulmersreuth, Summary of documents at the
archive in Bamberg: Id of the heirs at-law 20 Jan 1817. Johann died in 1816 w/o
a will. Johann Thomas, his youngest son, was 18 yrs old when his father died
and being underage, had a guradian, Thomas Seifert. The local-judge identified
the heirs at law, because the statutory inheritance had to go into effect:
1. Elisabetha Walther, widow (says 2nd mg with no named children)
Then the children of the first marriage, the deceased Catharina (Karl says the
judge mixed up the names of the wives. Elisabetha was first)
2. 3 grandsons Johann, Nicolaus & Friedrich Wolfrum, children of dec'd dau
Catharina Walther Wolfrum md to Johann Georg Wolfrum in Wulmersreuth.
3. Grandau Catharina Walther, dau of dec'd Johann Walther in Muenchberg.
4. Grandson Johann Roedel, underage, son of dec'd dau Catharina Walther wife
of Roedel in Hallerstein.
5. Son Johann Walther I in Hallerstein
6. Son Johann Walther II in Hallerstein
7. Md dau Margaretha Schreiner in Nonnenwald
8. Son Johann Adam Walther in Weissdorf
9. Son Johann Thomas Walther, underage, in Wulmersreuth
After this document there was a summary of the assets and liabilities, showing
each child receiving cash property, etc except Johann Thomas rec'd nothing,
with a balance of 539fl 49kr. Then a summary of the calculations of the
portions and distributions of the 1/2 farm #8 in Wulmersreuth were listed:
The widow Elisabetha Walther gave up her portion for the benefit of the
children. She contented herself with the removal-funds of 500fl and natural
produce to be given every year till she died. She also took 24 household
utensils, which were specified. The balance of the 539fl 49kr were divided in 8
equal portions. Johann Thomas was to receive the 1/2 farm #8, cattle and grain,
and to pay the expenses of the funeral, his mother, etc. Signs under the
document and annotations Weissdorf 30 Mar 1818: Elisabetha Walther +++ (she was
illiterate), signed by Simon Schreiner, Johann Georg Wolfrum, Johann Walther,
Adam Walther, Johann Roedel, Johannes Walther, Johann Nicolaus Duerr, Thomas
Seifferth, Thomas Walther.
A court order in Muenchberg 25 Feb 1820 cancelled the guardianship of
Thomas Walther in Wulmersreuth. Thomas Walther made the following statement:
"I have rec'd the property of a value of 1522 fl..which was assigned to me by
treaty of partition 30 Mar 1818 by taking possession of the 1/2 farm with
addition and 125 fl assets completely and I have done the payments in cash for
the most part. I have admin my property by myself since this time & now I don't
lay claim neither to my guardian nor to the guard. court. Because of the guard-
ianship I return becoming thanks to my guardian & to the guard. court & I
declare the both free of all claims & I ask them for lay-off of guardianship."
Signed by J Thomas Walther and Thomas Seiffert

Johann married Elisabetha Fuchs 28 Apr 1771, Weissdorf, Bavaria, Germany. Elisabetha was born 23 Jul 1754, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany; was christened 23 Jul 1754, Weissdorf, , Bavaria, Germany; died 20 Jun 1833, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany; was buried 22 Jun 1833, Weissdorf, , Bavaria, Germany. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH,BUR: Karl Walther, Germany 1995 from rcds found in state archives
in Bamberg. Single when md, older dau of Adam Fuchs, stepdau of Conrad
Ritter. Born 3:00 a.m. Living Wulmersreuth 1754-1833.

REL; Evangleical Lutheran-Weissdorf

NOTES: Died of enfluenza at age of 79y1m3d-Funeral with sermon

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH,BUR: Karl Walther 1994, bapt, mg, & funeral of Andreas Koehler,
the youngest son of farmer Johann Georg Koehler, md to Margaretha Popp the
oldest dau of farmer Johann Adam Popp in Foermitz on 26 Jun 1798, Hallerstein
parish. Dd of stomach-induration at 11 am, age 58y 3m 15d, funeral with lecture

LAND: Karl Walther 1994 - List of estate for Andreas Koehler 21 Apr 1811 in
Voelkenreuth. He inherited his father's 1/2 tithed farm in 1802 by a hand-
shake and 2200 gulden (french curr), also a meadow for 50 gulden. Karl felt it
was worth abt 40 Hektar = 100 acre.

Andreas married Margaretha Popp 26 Jun 1798, Hallerstein, Bayern, Germany. Margaretha was born 7 May 1780, Förmitz, Bayern, Germany; was christened 8 May 1780, Hallerstein, Bayern, Germany; died 10 Dec 1826, Völkenreuth, Bayern, Germany; was buried 12 Dec 1826, Hallerstein, Bayern, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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BIR,MG,DTH,BUR: Karl Walther 1994, bapt, mg, & funeral of Margaretha Popp,
oldest dau of Johann Adam Popp and Anna Margaretha Harbauer. Godmother:
Margaretha Seiler, dau of master tailor Foermitz. Bn 8:30 pm. Md Andreas Koehler
26 Jun 1798 Hallerstein Parish. Dd of stomach disorder at 4 pm at age of 46y
7m 3d, funeral with lecture.