Peter Walter and Sarah Major

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Husband Peter Walter ¹

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           Born: 2 Aug 1801 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jul 1883 - Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: Johannes Walter (1772-1862)
         Mother: Mary Magdalena Chrispen (1768-1840)

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       Marriage: 3 Feb 1824 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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Wife Sarah Major ^{2 3}

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           Born: 3 Jul 1805 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Mar 1880 - Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: James Major (1782-1844) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Shorts (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Julia Ann Walter

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           Born: 1825 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1894
         Buried: 

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2 M James Major Walter ^{3 5}

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            AKA: John Walters 4
           Born: 1827 - Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Apr 1894 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Peters Chapel M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Susannah A. Hovis (1830-1918) 3 4

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3 M John C. Walter

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           Born: 1829 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1894
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4 M William Major Walter

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           Born: 1831 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1902
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5 F Nancy M. Walter

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           Born: 1833 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1836 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Phillip Crispen Walter

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           Born: 1835 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jan 1919 - Pleasantville, Oil Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jane Morris (Abt 1836-      )
           Marr: 15 Jan 1857 - Venango Co, PA

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7 F Mary Jane Walter

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           Born: 1837 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1907
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8 M Alexander Porter Walter

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           Born: 1839 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1864
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9 M Eli H. Walter

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           Born: 1841 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1907
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10 M Richard Major Walter

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           Born: 1844 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1921 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Hebron Cemetery, Victory Twp, Venango Co, PA 7

         Spouse: Quitera Adaline Wimer (1851-1915)

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11 M Carlisle M. Walter

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           Born: 1846 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1902
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12 F Sarah H. Walter

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           Born: 1848 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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13 M Peter H. Walter

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           Born: 1849 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1920
         Buried: 

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14 F Elizabeth Walter

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           Born: 1851 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1852 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Peter Walter

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He owned the old Byers farm until after his son James had married, and then removed to Scrubgrass (later a part of Victory) Township, where he remained until his death, at an advanced age.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 968, 985.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1006.

3 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 32.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 985.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 91.

7 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 145.