George Walter Family

George Walter was born in Germany on September 8, 1828. His wife, Caroline Lehman, was born on November 19, 1834, probably in Sandusky County, Ohio. They were married on October 27, 1851, in Sandusky, and most of their children were born there.

The children were: Caroline, born January 25, 1853, married Peter Swin; Emma, born 1856, married George Swin; Mikel, born June 20, 1858, died January 23, 1880; Mary, born July 14, 1860, married John Crosser; George, born September, 1862, married Emma A.; Peter, born July 28, 1868, married Mary K. Gebers; John, born March, 1866, married Harriet; and Cecelia, born 1872, married William Strohl.

Caroline and Peter Swin's history is also in this volume.

Emma Walter married George Swin and their children were: Mary, born 1876, married William Jaekle; William, born 1877, married Anna M.; Rosie, born 1879, married a Teeple; Callie, born 1881, married Lloyd W. Bettikofer; and Albert married Cora A.

Mary Walter, born July 14, 1860, married on July 10, 1877, John Crosser and had sons, William and George Crosser. She died on July 7, 1892.

George Walter married Emma A. and they had Lillie A., Gertrude and John Walter.

Peter Walter married Mary K. Gebers on June 2, 1894. Their children were Peter Frederick, born May 18, 1895; Michael, born May 15, 1896; and Frederick William, born January 2, 1898.

John Walter, a blacksmith by trade, married Harriet and had Mary C., born 1891, and Madge I., born July, 1897.

Cecelia Walter married William Strohl, a blacksmith by trade, and had Peter F., born 1894, Charlette A., born 1895, Helen E., born 1897, Esther C., born 1898, and Lauretta, born 1900.

George Walter brought his family to Henry County in 1867 and settled near Napoleon. He eventually built a home between the canal and the Maumee River.

George and Caroline owned several pieces of property. George died on September 16, 1895, leaving a will. Caroline died on January 25, 1897. Her will, in part, stated that George is to have the pasture lot between the canal and the river; but Peter may use it for two head of meat cattle, and they must keep up the fences.

A member of the family, Fred W. Walter, lives in the home that his grand parents built.

Not much is known about this family. One fact is that the spelling of Walter appears as "Walther" on a marriage license. One wonders if the name was Americanized, or whether this was an error in the county clerk's spelling of the name.

Submitted by Helen Hunt Read