Walter was born on Mar 22, 1889 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. [1] His middle name may be Harvey or Henry. The WWI draft card shows Henry. The orginal record before finding sources showed Harvey as middle name.
Military
WWI Draft Registration[2]This draft registration card shows birth date as Mar 24, 1889 in Gratiot, Wayne, Michigan. No other sources were found to collaborate the different information.
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF7P-FRP : 12 December 2014), Walter Henry Diegel, 03 May 1938; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,133.
Sources
↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ8Y-C4V : 4 December 2014), Walter Diegel, 22 Mar 1889; citing item 2 p 345 rn 11952, Gross Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,321,263.
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6XL-JZ7 : 12 December 2014), Walter Henry Diegel, 1917-1918; citing Tuscola County, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,901.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M91H-8YV : accessed 22 February 2018), Walter Diegel in household of Joseph Diegel, Gratiot township, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 185, sheet 12B, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,754.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLT7-B8B : accessed 22 February 2018), Walter Diegel in household of Joseph Diegel, Dayton, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 109, sheet 9A, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 676; FHL microfilm 1,374,689.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ7X-6SG : accessed 22 February 2018), Walter Diegel in household of Joseph Diegel, Dayton, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; citing ED 175, sheet 7A, line 23, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 798; FHL microfilm 1,820,798.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Walter: