Elizabeth Ann Walther

Notes:

1860 BIRTH: MO,Cole Co-Liberty Twp: Elizabeth Ann Walther born 30 May 1860, the daughter of Albrecht Walther and Maria Ana Goser -1860 Cole Co MO census and Evangelical Church records Jeff City Mo - 1860

1860 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co-Lib Twp #783: Eliz Walter age 2 months born Missouri, daughter of Albert and Mary Walter

1870 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co: Elizabeth Walter age 10 born Missouri, daughter of Albert and Mary Walter

1880 CENSUS: MO,Cole-Liberty Twp: Anc.com Img 13, pg 17, 16 June, Dw155/155:
WALTHER, Mary A 47/Wurtemburg (Wurt,Wurt) Wid-keeping house; George W
son 26/MO (Bav,Wurt) Single farmer; Elizabeth-dau 20/MO Single
at home; Lillie-dau 12/MO-at home.

1897 MARRIAGE: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Elizabeth Ann Walther md Joseph George Peninger on May 4, 1897, at the home of Conrad Wagner on Ashley Street at 8:00 pm. No children.


1920 DEATH of husband: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Joseph George Peninger died 3 Mar 1920.

1920 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Elizabeth Ann Walther Peninger died 1 June 1920 at home on Stewart Street; buried Riverview Cemetery, headstone: Elizabeth A Peninger bn 3 [30? Ck] May 1830-1 June 1920

Elizabeth married Joseph George Peninger 4 May 1897, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States. Joseph (son of William Peninger and Elizabeth Rinker) was born 28 Jun 1852, Missouri, United States; died 3 Mar 1920, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States; was buried Mar 1920, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1822 BIRTH: GY,Bavaria,Muenchberg,Wulmersreuth: Albert Walther born 30 Aug 1822
Will of father, Walther, Jan 1866. Known as Albert-US.
Evang-Luth Parish bapt rcd pg 93-4 Weissdorf/Oberfranken, Bavaria, GY. Godparents: Albrecht Koehler only son of Andreas Koehler, farmer in Voelkenreuth.
BIRTH,IMMIGRATION: Karl Walther Gy 1995 research in archive rcds Bamberg Gy: Bn 2;30 am

RELIGEON: Evangelical Lutheran

1844 CITIZENSHIP: October 10,1844, five years after being in U.S. and 1 year Missouri.
(3 years before he was 21 and 2 years after) Showed Albrecht Walther. Wit: Charles R. Moller, Mos B Cordell.

1848 MARRIAGE: MO,Cole Co: Cole Co marriage records show Albert Walthers married Catherine Proebstel in 1848.
IGI M514811/1810, shows Albert Walthers to Catharine Probstel, 28 Sep 1948, Cole, MO.
Robert P. Wagner's notes from trip to Jeff City say Albert was married before and that his wife died on Oregon Trail.

1850 CENSUS:MO, Cole Co #550-534:
WALTERS, Albert 27/GY; Catherine 24/GY; John A 1/12 MO

1856 MARRIAGE #2: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Albert Walters to Mary Goser 2 September 1856
IGI M514811/1152: Albert Walters to Mary Gosen 2 Sep 1856, Cole MO

1860 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co-Lib Twp #783:
WALTER, Albert 37/Gy; Mary 25/Gy; Geo 6/MO; Theresa 2/MO; Eliz 2/12 MO

1861-1865 MILITARY: MO,Cole Co Roster of Soldiers 1861-1865: "Allbert Wathers H.G.(home guard)"

1868 GOV: "WEEKLY TRIBUNE", Oct 18 & Nov 4, 1868: Democratic candidate for representative of Cole County, but defeated by McKernan 816 to 788. "He is a practical, honest farmer and businessman, and thorough representative of German agriculture and industrial interests of Cole
County. He is opposed to Negro sufferages and high taxes."

1868 LAND: MO, Cole Co, 8 Aug 1868: Bought two pieces of land, Book V pg594-5:
So end Lot 348, 101 x 94 and south end Lot 349, ..x94, also survey 11, Lot 129 fronting 29 x 198 on Main Street for $296.00 from Wells, Covington, Parsons.
NW 1/4 Sec 8/Twp 42/R 11 (40 acres more or less) $30 from same people.

1870 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co:
WALTER, Albert 47/Bav; Mary 37/Wurtenburg; George 17/MO; Theresa 12/MO;
Elizabeth 10/MO; Lillie 2/MO.

1879 DEATH: MO,Cole Co-East Jefferson City: Albert Walther died 15 April 1879; buried in Walther Cemetery on property behind father's house on Algoa Road [2009, called Calbackna Road]

NOTES: Geo W, a son, had a furniture store and was an undertaker with partner Frank Wymore, 106 High St. Death date, Albert & Mary from notes also. Says Marie Anna after Mary Ann.
Notes: Paul Henry Wagner to son Bob: Albert had previous wife; Geo was 1/2 brother to Theresia. He was son of first wife who died on Oregon trail (eastern Oregon) when they went to Portland. Mar 1991 notes: Made a land claim in what
is now part west Portland [not found yet]
ALBERT'S HOUSE ON ALGOA: Don Walther 3/1991 - highway to St. Louis went in front of Albert's house, then Thomas Walther's house on ridge of hill. Railroad went across Ewing's property down where tracks are now, to Ewing Station at end of Algoa Road turn (Reformatory now is). Jim Knaebel owns a home west of old Albert Walther home. (after cross Moreau going east, take first road on left and go up hill - Albert's house east of Knaebel's) Knaebel has the will of Thomas Walther in his abstract. [also has a copy of what house looked like early on] Jim lived in house about 15 years while building current home. (Robert P. Wagner has photograph of house with family in front)

Albrecht married Maria Anna Goser 2 Sep 1856, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States. Maria was born 20 Apr 1833, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 16 May 1892, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States; was buried May 1892, East Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri,USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1833-35 BIRTH: GERMANY: 1860 Cole Co Missouri census: 25/GY. 1870 & 80 censuses: 37/Wurtenburg, 47/Wurtemburg. Birth:1833-35 [ck out].

1856 MARRIAGE: MO,Cole Co-Jefferson City: Cole Co Missouri Marriage Records Bk B, p 114, 1856.

1860 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co-Liberty Twp Dw 783:
WALTER, Albert 37/Gy; Mary 25/Gy; Geo 6/MO; Theresa 2/MO; Eliz 2/12 MO

1870 CENSUS: MO, Cole Co:
WALTER, Albert 47/Bav; Mary 37/Wurtenburg; George 17/MO; Theresa 12/MO;
Elizabeth 10/MO; Lillie 2/MO

1880 CENSUS: MO,Cole-Liberty Twp: Anc.com Img 13, pg 17, 16 June, Dw155/155:
WALTHER, Mary A 47/Wurtemburg (Wurt,Wurt) Wid-keeping house; George W
son 26/MO (Bav,Wurt) Single farmer; Elizabeth-dau 20/MO Single
at home; Lillie-dau 12/MO-at home.

1892 DEATH,BURIAL: Tombstone in Walther Cem-Algoa Rd [2009-called Calbackna Rd] 8 miles east of Jeff City M0, 1892.

Check out 1860, 1870, 1900 CENSUS: Liberty Twp, Cole Co, MO - Gosers, family?

NOTES: She may have committed suicide along Moreau River. She was a sleep walker, not sure how met death...by accident or intent? Didn't find her for several days. Note written on a napkin in the hand of Robert P Wagner: "Granties mother sleep walked when she was older. She walked down to the Moreau and took off her clothes and fell in the river. They didn't find her for several days... This was Mary Ann Walther nee Goser."
Albert had a previous wife, who died in Portland? George son of #1.
Paul Henry Wagner to Bob: Mary Ann must have been a pretty good old gal. Albert and wife used to wrestle and he would throw her down - his mother really got on him for it.
NAME: Probably Goeser in German, could be Gosser. SLC library info.

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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.

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

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]

Notes:

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.