Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameDaniel Matthias WALTER 23, p G25
Death1924, Oregon518, place only,517, date only Age: 75
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon1929, Plot: 7w
FatherFrederick WALTER (1826-1908)
MotherChristina BAKER (1829-1851)
Individual Notes
• Daniel married a widow, farmed in Oregon. I saw him only once, he never had a child. (Mama didn’t care for Daniel but everyone loved Jane.)36, p 5, line 213
Census
• 1850 Census: Union, Jackson, Iowa. Age 1, b IA.524
• 1856 Iowa Census: Washington Township, Bremer, Iowa. Age 6, b IA. Living with grandparents, Daniel and Mary Walter.1930
• 1860 Census: Waverly, Lafayette Twp, Bremer, Iowa. Age 11, b IA. Living with grandparents, Daniel and Mary Walter.1931, p 1,1932
• 1880 Census: North Brownsville, Linn, Oregon. Name given as “Dan.” Age 31, b IA. Works in woolen mill. Father b OH; mother b PA.1933
• 1900 Census: Price, Linn, Oregon. Age 52, b Jan 1848, IA. Father b KY; mother b IA. Married 23 years. Indexed as Darel M Walters [David M Walters]1928
• 1910 Census: Albany, Linn, Oregon. Age 63, b IA. Sawyer, Chair Factory. Father b OH; mother b IA. Married 31 years.1934
• 1920 Census: Albany, Linn, Oregon. Age 70, b IA. No employment. Father b OH; mother b Germany.1935
Research
• Could not locate any Daniel Walter in 1870 Oregon census indices; WLA FHL, 4 May 1991 & Ancestry.com, 11 Mar 2005.
Spouses
Birth22 Oct 1846, Missouri1936
Death2 Jan 1920, Albany, Linn, Oregon1936 Age: 73
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn, Oregon1936,1929, plot: 7w
NicknameAunt Fannie1937
FatherJohn Terrell GRADY (1817-1883)
MotherMary FOX (~1836->1900)
Individual Notes
• The ladies presented to Mrs. Williams a beautifully worked quilt, the piecing having been done by “Aunt Fannie” (Mrs. D. M.) Walter, wife of the church’s senior elder.1937
Census
• 1850 Census: District 52, Macon County, Missouri. Age 4, b MO.1938
• 1880 Census: North Brownsville, Linn, Oregon. Age 33, b MO. Enumerated as Mary F. Works in woolen mill. Father b KY; mother b VA.1933
• 1900 Census: Price, Linn, Oregon. Age 50 [sic], b Oct 1846, MO. Father b Scotland; mother b KY. Married 23 years. Mother of 3 children, 2 living.1928
• 1910 Census: Albany, Linn, Oregon. Age 63, b MO. Enumerated as Francis M. 2nd marriage; mother of 3 children, 2 living. Father b TN; mother b KY.1934
• 1920 Census: Albany, Linn, Oregon. Age 73, b MO. Father b Scotland; mother b PA. Note: census date is after her death date.1935
Marriage18771939
No Children
Birth25 May 1855, Annapolis, Parke, Indiana1940, approx. age & state,526, age 65, b IN,1941
Death21 Oct 1930, Los Angeles County, California1942, p 2 Age: 75
BurialHargadine Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon1943
ResidenceLong Beach, Los Angeles County, California (1922-1929)1942, p 2
FatherJoshua Harrison BUCKMASTER (1825-1862)
MotherSarah Ann WALTER (1824-1897)
Individual Notes
• 3rd of 6 children; twin with Elmira.1944

• The family remained at Sacramento a number of years since Elmira attended school there before coming to the Klamath country, where they seem to have arrived in 1873, soon after the Modoc War was concluded. They first settled near the site of Hildebrand, on land still known as Buckmaster Flat.1941

• Likely this woman: Postmaster; Bly, Klamath County, Oregon, 20 Jun 1908.1945
Census
• 1860 Census: Adel, Dallas, Iowa. Age 5, b IN.1944
• 1870 Census: San Joaquin, Sacramento, California. Age 15, b IN. Enumerated as Alvira Backmoth.1946
• 1880 Census: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon. Age 25, b IN. Father b OH; mother b IA [sic].1947
Research
• Have not been able to find her as Elvira Connolly in any census; 6 Apr 2013.
Marriage14 Dec 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada1940,526
Marriage Notes
• Elvira’s daughter, Henrietta, from her marriage to William R. Mayfield, was a fairly famous trouper of the early 20th century repertory theater along with her second husband, John Joseph Lawlis. Henrietta’s stage name was Etta Delmas. Etta and John Lawlis worked at the Empress Theater in Vancouver, Canada as well as many other places. This then helps to explain why Daniel and Elvira were married married in Vancouver and why the witness’ of their marriage were listed with addresses of the Empress Theater.1942, p 4

• Their place of residence in 1920 was Albany, Oregon.1940
No Children
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