Walter Brandt (1904 - 1941)

Born 17 Jul 1904 in Gardiner, Ulster, NY, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Evelyn E. Brandenstein — married before 1940 in , , New Jersey, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1941 at age 36 in Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

When Walter Brandt was born on July 17, 1904, in Gardiner, New York, his father, Ludwig Brandt, was 36 and his mother, Johanna Mauff, was 36. Walter was a bit of a ladies man before he married. He had at least one affair and possibly two that resulted in the birth of children out of wed lock. The affair in 1927 resulted in the birth of Helen Thompson. Helen was raised by his half-sister Roselyn Tatnall. It is possible that he had another affair 1933 resulting in the birth of a son that was put up for adoption. He married Evelyn Brandenstein before 1940. By the time of the 1940 US censes they were living separately. He died on January 28, 1941, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, at the age of 36, and was buried in the Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden, New Jersey.

Sources

• 1 Birth - Office of the Town Clerk, Gardner, Ulster, New York. His birth was registered with the name of Louis, but later changed to Walter.

• 2 New York State Census, 1905, Ulster County, New York, page 5, Walter in the household of his father Ludwig Brandt. http://www.ancestry.com, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKMF-VP8

• 3 United States Census 1910, Gardiner, Ulster, NY; ED 119, page 2B, Walter in the household of his father Ludwig Brandt. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M57V-3BX

• 4 New York State Census, 1915, Ulster County, New York, page 4, Walter in the household of his father Ludwig Brandt. http://www.ancestry.com, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9PB-16L

• 5 United States Census 1920, Gardiner, Ulster, NY; ED 149, page 3B, Walter in the household of his father Ludwig Brandt. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVS5-6K3

• 6 New York State Census, 1925, Ulster County, New York, page 3, Walter in the household of his father Ludwig Brandt. http://www.ancestry.com, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSH5-H26

• 7 United States Census 1940, Glenolden Borough, Delaware, NJ; ED 23-77, page 13B, Walter Brandt, married, a roomer in a rooming house rune by Edward Towomey. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQP-38B

• 8 Death - State of Pennsylvania Death Certificate, Walter Brandt, 1941, Certificate No. 182-10-03957. http://www.ancestry.com

• 9 Burial - Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden, New Jersey. Walter Brandt, Find A Grave Memorial No. 101793781, with photo. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101793781