Brief Life History of William John
When William John Walter was born on 9 June 1861, in New York City, New York, United States, his father, Andrew Walters, was 46 and his mother, Anna Maria Breunig, was 34. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Anna Ceila Barthels. He lived in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States for about 15 years and Bogota, Bergen, New Jersey, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 May 1950, at the age of 88.
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- Wilhelm Walter, "United States Census, 1870"
- William J Walter in entry for John A Walter and Laura W Bartholomew, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- William J Walter, "United States 1950 Census"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1879
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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