David Alter (1812 - 1891)

Born 29 Dec 1812 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Maria (Mumma) Alter — married 27 Dec 1849 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Died 31 Jul 1891 at age 78 in Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

David Alter lived in Appalachia, in Maryland.

Interment

● Interred at Funkstown Cemetery, Funkstown, Washington County, MD. ^[1]

Marriage Records

● Marriage license for Alder, David, to Mumaw, Ann Maria, 27 Dec 1849, Frederick County, MD. ^[2]

● Data base, "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655 - 1850." Marriage of David Alder, male, and Ann Maria Mumaw, female, 27 Dec 1849, Frederick County. (Accessed 29 Mar 2023. No image available.) ^[3]

Census Data

● U.S. 1880 Census (David Alter). Residence, Funkstown District, Washington County, MD. Age 67, married born MD, father born MD, mother born MD. Occupation, Farmer. Head of household with wife Ann M. (54) and daughter Susan V. Alter (30), Sophia Watts (40), Harvey Wolf (14), and Gertrude Wolf (12). (Enumerated 14 Jun 1880. Accessed 28 Mar 2023.) ^[4]

● U.S. 1870 Census (David Alter). Residence, Funkstown District No. 10, Washington County, MD, Post office Funkstown. Age 57, born MD. Occupation, Farmer. Value of real estate, $12,320. Value of personal estate, $3,500. Head of household with Ann M. (43) and Susan V. Alter (20), Sophia Watts (32), Florence Butler (15), Lewis Frazier (13), and Laura Carey (9). (Enumerated 18 Jul 1870. Accessed 28 Mar 2023.) ^[5]

● U.S. 1860 Census (David Alter). Residence, Funkstown District, Washington County, MD, Post office Chewsville. Age 47, born MD. Occupation, Farmer. Value of real estate, $9,360. Value of personal estate, $2,600. Head of household with Ann (33) and Susan Alter (9). (Enumerated 16 Jul 1860. Accessed 28 Mar 2023.) ^[6]

● U.S. 1850 Census (David Alter). Residence, District No. 1, Washington County, MD. Age 38, born MD. Occupation, Farmer. In household of Cath Alter (56), with Amelia (27), and Ann M. Alter (23), Sam'l Mumma (27), Ams C. Elizabeth Mumma (1), Sophia Watts (14), and Henry Dunmore (17). (Enumerated 21 Aug 1850. Accessed 28 Mar 2023.) ^[7]

Birth and Christening Record

● Data base, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650 - 1995" (David Alter). Sex, male. Birth, 29 Dec 1812, Hagerstown, Maryland. Christening, 31 Jan 1813, St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. Father, George Alter. Mother, Kath. (Accessed 29 Mar 2023. Image available but not indexed.) ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #83120711. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83120711/david-alter: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for David Alter (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83120711, citing Funkstown Cemetery, Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715).
2. ↑ Myers, Margaret E., "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County 1841 - 1865," pp. 3, 169, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD. 1988, 1997, reprinted 2000. (Accessed 29 Mar 2023. Online Family Search source removed.)
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. Accessed on ancestry.com, 29 March 2023.
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4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7M-GGQ : 14 January 2022), David Alter, Funkstown, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3P-B34 : 29 May 2021), David Alter, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M69X-587 : 18 February 2021), David Alter, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4L-4JL : 22 December 2020), David Alter in household of Cath Alter, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HY21-153Z : 12 February 2020), David Alter, 1813.

• "Mumma, Moomaw, Mumaw, & Muma Database" "The Mumma-Moomaw-Mumaw-Muma-Mumaugh-Momma Surname Page", Mumma Database subsection, online at <https://www.mumma.org/cgi-bin/igmget.cgi/n=mumma?I00185>, accessed 22 Mar 2023.