Palus Herman Walter

Brief Life History of Palus Herman

When Palus Herman Walter was born on 17 November 1873, in Homewood, Scott, Mississippi, United States, his father, Otto Carl Moritz Wolter Sr., was 32 and his mother, Malinda Elizabeth Long, was 21. He married Lela Corene Stuart on 10 December 1899, in Scott, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Ward One, Richland, Louisiana, United States in 1940 and Warden, Richland, Louisiana, United States in 1950. He died on 13 May 1953, in Richland, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi, Richland, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Palus Herman Walter
1873–1953
Lela Corene Stuart
1881–1930
Marriage: 10 December 1899
Lola Ethel Walter
1900–1926
W. Miley Walter
1904–1973
Flora Boyd Walter
1906–1992
Julius Hilton Walter
1907–1977
Truman Otto Walter
1909–1981
Myrtle Marie Walter
1911–1983
Edna Walter
1914–
Otis Claiborne Walter
1916–2002
R D Hinton Walter
1918–1987
Willie Ruth Walter
1922–2007
Irma Virginia Walter
1924–1989

Sources (22)

  • P H Walter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • P H Walters, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
  • Paul H Walter, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin), German, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, and Danish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wald ‘rule’ + heri, hari ‘army’. This personal name was introduced into England both in the reign of Edward the Confessor and by the Normans (in the forms Walt(i)er, Waut(i)er). After the Norman Conquest it soon became one of the most popular personal names in Britain. Compare Walther .

Germanized or Americanized form of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Valter and Czech Valtr: from the personal name Valter, Valtr, of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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