Johann Walther b. 24 May 1744 Ploesen, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany d. 7 Dec 1816 Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany: My Family Online

1744 - 1816 (72 years)

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Name	Johann Walther
Born	24 May 1744	Ploesen, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Christened	24 May 1744	Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Gender	Male
Died	7 Dec 1816	Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany
Buried	9 Dec 1816	Weissdorf, , Bavaria, Germany
Person ID	I1225	Wagner-Thomas
Last Modified	27 Jan 2013

Father	Johann Walther, b. 18 Sep 1715, Ploesen, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany , d. 10 Apr 1780, Ploesen, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany (Age 64 years)
Mother	Elisabetha Frank, b. 8 Mar 1715, Straas, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany , d. Dec 1766, Ploesen, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany (Age 51 years)
Married	13 Nov 1736	Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany
Family ID	F404	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elisabetha Fuchs, b. 23 Jul 1754, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 20 Jun 1833, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany (Age 78 years)

Married 28 Apr 1771 Weissdorf, Bavaria, Germany

Children

	1. Nikol Walther, b. 27 Jan 1772, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 4 Feb 1782, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany (Age 10 years)
+	2. Catharina Walther, b. 28 Feb 1774, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 4 Oct 1800, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany (Age 26 years)
	3. Margaretha Walther, b. 17 Aug 1776, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. Aft 1816 (Age > 41 years)
	4. Johann Walther, b. 31 Oct 1778, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. Aft 1816 (Age > 39 years)
+	5. Johann Walther, b. 10 Jun 1781, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 18 Jan 1806, Muenchberg, Bavaria, Germany (Age 24 years)
	6. Elisabetha Walther, b. 12 Jun 1783, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 12 Jan 1791, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany (Age 7 years)
+	7. Adam Walther, b. 3 Jul 1785, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 14 Apr 1833, Weissdorf, Bavaria, Germany (Age 47 years)
+	8. Katharina Walther, b. 23 Jan 1788, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. Bef 1816 (Age < 27 years)
	9. Johannes Walther, b. 7 Jan 1790, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 2 Feb 1791, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany (Age 1 years)
	10. Johannes Walther, b. 14 Apr 1792, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Margaretha Catharina Walther, b. 27 Mar 1795, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 19 Apr 1795, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany (Age 0 years)
+	12. Johann Thomas Walther, b. 17 Jun 1798, Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany , d. 27 Aug 1868, East Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri,USA (Age 70 years)

Last Modified 29 Apr 2014

Family ID F132 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Died - 7 Dec 1816 - Wulmersreuth, Bayern, Germany

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Notes

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