William Lincoln Blatter

Brief Life History of William Lincoln

When William Lincoln Blatter was born on 19 August 1883, in Round Prairie, McDonough, Illinois, United States, his father, Johann Rudolph Blatter, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Weber, was 41. He married Olga Vollenweider on 27 January 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 April 1962, in Chinook, Blaine, Montana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Kuper Memorial Cemetery, Chinook, Blaine, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Lincoln Blatter
1883–1962
Olga Vollenweider
1893–1976
Marriage: 27 January 1914
William Wilford Blatter
1915–1961
Levi Preston Blatter
1916–1984
Bethene Blatter
1918–1991
Eva Blatter
1921–2020
Calvin Sidney Blatter
1923–2021
Melvin Richard Blatter
1925–1945
David Lincoln Blatter
1926–2002
Blatter
1928–1928
Blatter
1928–1928
Kenneth Bish Blatter
1930–2000
Kay Milton Blatter
1934–2015

Sources (46)

  • William L Blatter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1971
  • William L. Blatter, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1891

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER James Thomas Barrett BIRTH 30 Oct 1823 Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA DEATH 30 Nov 1891 (aged 68) Chinook, Blaine County, Montana, USA BURIAL Kuper Memorial Cemetery Chinook, Blaine County, Montana, USA MEMORIAL ID 142130057 · View Source

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ernst, Erwin, Ewald, Fritz, Lothar.

South German and Swiss German:

topographic name for someone who lived on a plateau, from Middle High German plate, blate ‘flat surface, plateau’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.

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

Story Highlight

My Life Story------ (part 1)- Our time in Ammon Idaho by Levi Preston Blatter-

At the urging of my family and in compliance with the wishes of the church, i shall attempt to record a few incidences from my life which might be of interest to my family and perhaps others. My Fath …

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