Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameCatherine WALTER 
Birth15 Jun 1829, Ohio [7598]
Death2 Feb 1902 [7598, year only], [8020] Age: 72
BurialWaverly, Bremer, Iowa [8020, p 3]
FatherDaniel WALTER (1794-1874)
MotherMary A. MAYER (1795-1870)
Individual Notes
• Mother of 8 living children. [8029]
Census
• 1850 Census: Hancock County, Ohio. Age 22, b OH. [8021]
• 1856 Iowa Census: Bremer County, Iowa. Age 29, b OH. [8023]
• 1860 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 32, b OH. [8022]
• 1870 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 43, b OH. Husband: Page Newton. [8034]
• 1880 Census: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa. Age 53, b OH. Parents b Germany. [8026]
• 1900 Census: Bradford Township, Chickasaw, Iowa. Age 71, b Jun 1828, OH. Parents b PA. Mother of 8 living children. [8029]
• 1856 Iowa Census: Bremer County, Iowa. Age 29, b OH. [8023]
• 1860 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 32, b OH. [8022]
• 1870 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 43, b OH. Husband: Page Newton. [8034]
• 1880 Census: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa. Age 53, b OH. Parents b Germany. [8026]
• 1900 Census: Bradford Township, Chickasaw, Iowa. Age 71, b Jun 1828, OH. Parents b PA. Mother of 8 living children. [8029]
Spouses
Birth24 Jul 1826, Pennsylvania [8020, year only], [8021, place only], [8024]
Removalabt 1851, Waverly, Bremer, Iowa [8022] Age: 24
Death28 Sep 1861, Lafayette Township, Bremer, Iowa [8020, p 2] Age: 35
Individual Notes
• He was one of the earliest settlers to arrive here in Bremer County and settled on section 26. Besides farming he also operated a boat and shoe shop. Joseph married Catherine Walters who was the daughter of Daniel Walters. The Walters were in America for a long time. It is believed they may have come from Germany. They were wagon builders and built wagons to go on the Ohio wagon train.
On September 25, 1861, Joseph Baker was killed in a farm accident. The newspaper reads “On Monday of this week Mr. J. G. had his arm badly mangled while in the act of oiling the machine. The accident took place in the north part of the county, and the surgeon from Bradford was called.”
Seven children were born to this union. They were Mary, Daniel, Christian, Melinda, Joseph, John Bird, and Lydia. [8024]
On September 25, 1861, Joseph Baker was killed in a farm accident. The newspaper reads “On Monday of this week Mr. J. G. had his arm badly mangled while in the act of oiling the machine. The accident took place in the north part of the county, and the surgeon from Bradford was called.”
Seven children were born to this union. They were Mary, Daniel, Christian, Melinda, Joseph, John Bird, and Lydia. [8024]
Census
• 1850 Census: Hancock County, Ohio. Age 22, b PA. Shoemaker. Cannot read or write. [8021]
• 1856 Iowa Census: Bremer County, Iowa. Age 31, b PA. Farmer. [8023]
• 1860 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 33, b PA. Farmer. $1300; $500. [8022]
• 1856 Iowa Census: Bremer County, Iowa. Age 31, b PA. Farmer. [8023]
• 1860 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 33, b PA. Farmer. $1300; $500. [8022]
Marriage11 Sep 1845, Hancock County, Ohio [8020]
ChildrenMary Ann (1846-1924)
Daniel Mathias (1848-1922)
Christiana J. (1850-1934)
Melinda Catherine (1853-1933)
Joseph Henry (1854-1937)
Burton (1856-1944)
Lydia Elinore (1861-1922)
Birth1821, New York [8020, p 3], [8027]
Death11 Apr 1881, Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa [8027] Age: 60
OccupationFarmer [8027]
Census
• 1870 Census: Waverly, Bremer, Iowa. Age 46, b NY. Farmer. [8034]
• 1880 Census: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa. Age 53, b NY. Father b VT; mother b RI. Disabled. [8026]
• 1880 Census: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa. Age 53, b NY. Father b VT; mother b RI. Disabled. [8026]
Marriage23 Jan 1870, Waverly, Bremer, Iowa [8020, p 3]
ChildrenBertha Isabel (1873-1946)
Birth28 Jun 1819, Edmeston, Otsego, New York [8020, p 3], [3433], [8028]
Death4 Mar 1902, Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa [8028] Age: 82
BurialOak Hill Cemetery, Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa [8028]
Census
• 1900 Census: Bradford Township, Chickasaw, Iowa. Age 80, b Jun 1819, NY. Parents b VT. Farmer. [8029]
Marriage6 Sep 1886, Waverly, Bremer, Iowa [8020, p 3], [3433]
Marriage Notes
• Her name given as Catharine Newton. [3433]