John Wesley Walter and Melinda Hannah Jackson

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Husband John Wesley Walter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Sep 1860 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1940 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Peters Chapel M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: James Major Walter (1827-1894) 1 2
         Mother: Susannah A. Hovis (1830-1918) 2 4

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       Marriage: 29 Dec 1881 2

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Wife Melinda Hannah Jackson ^{2 5}

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           Born: 1863 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1929 2
         Buried:  - Peters Chapel M. E. Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: James Jackson (Abt 1824-Abt 1904) 5
         Mother: Unknown (Abt 1839-Abt 1905)

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Children

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1 F Elva Florence Walter ^{2 5}

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           Born: 17 Dec 1886 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1946 2
         Buried:  - Woodland Cemetery, Grove City, Mercer Co, PA

         Spouse: Benjamin Clarence Eakin (1884-1945) 2 5
           Marr: 1903 - ? Venango Co, PA

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2 F Sarah Alice Walter ⁵

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           Born: 1890 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1980
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: Henry Austin Jones (1884-1942) 5
           Marr: 1909 - Venango Co, PA

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3 M James Boone Walter ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1896
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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4 M Eli McClellan Walter ⁵

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           Born: Abt 1898
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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5 F Audene Walter ⁵

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            AKA: Audean Walters 7
           Born: 2 May 1903 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Oct 1990 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 7
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Wayne E. Atwell (1912-1980) 7
           Marr: 7 Nov 1937 7

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6 F Audella "Della" Walter ⁵

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            AKA: Adella Walters,7 Della Walters
           Born: 2 May 1903 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1975 - ? Grove City, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Robert Wiseman (Abt 1902-      ) 7
           Marr: 1 Jul 1939 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA 8

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General Notes: Husband - John Wesley Walter

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He was reared at the family home, where he continued to live ever since his parents settled there, it having been his home for the last fifty-one years. He received his education in the public schools of the neighborhood. When a young man he went to work in the oil fields, and was so occupied for a period of twenty-five years, building rigs and for several years operating as a drilling contractor, running a couple of "strings" of tools. He sank most of the wells in his neighborhood, the Pone Hill district, but the oil on his own property is operated under lease, fourteen producing wells having been sunk there under three different leases, with an average production, which in this section is about half a barrel daily. Three years ago [1919] Mr. Walter resumed work on the home farm, to whose cultivation he now gives all his time, he and his brothers operating the place in partnership. Their father had fifty acres, to which they have added twenty, and the land is conveniently situated three miles west of Clintonville, on the Harrisville road. John W. Walter has built himself a residence near the old home, at the four corners north of Pone Hill, a very neat and comfortable dwelling, attractively situated. He has done his share as a citizen to keep up desirable conditions in the neighborhood, and is at present serving as road supervisor. Like his father, he is a Prohibitionist in political principle. He has been a valuable worker in the Peter's Chapel M. E. Church, which stands on the farm, having held the office of trustee and served as class leader and Sunday-school superintendent, as well as in other capacities. His wife is also active in all the church enterprises. [CAB, 985]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 985.

2 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 32.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 92.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 986.

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 54.

7 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 34.

8 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #21577.