One-year-old Walter was coddled by his family in 1900 on the farm they rented farm in Codorus Township, York County.[2] In addition to his parents Wesley (age 43, tenant farmer) and Mary Stump (41, mother of nine, eight living), the household encompassed his siblings Paul (18, farmhand), Edward (14, farmhand), Ellen (11, servant), Ralph (9, at school) and Robert (2).[2]
By 1910, his parents Wesley (age 53, general farmer) and Mary Stomp [sic] (52, mother of nine, eight living) owned the farm in Codorus Township, where Walter (11) and his brother Robert A. (13, laborer on home farm) also lived.[5]
Private Walter Stump served in the United States Army in World War I Service started: 31 Jan 1918 Unit(s): Company B Corps of Engineers; Company K 34th Infantry Service ended: 23 July 1919
Walter enlisted for military service in Columbus, Ohio, on 31 January 1918 at age 18 years, five months.[6]
He served overseas from 28 September 1918 to 15 July 1919[6] and was honorably discharged on 23 July 1919.[6][7][6]
↑ 1.01.11.21.3Walter's Death: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 062251-064800. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #7310354 (accessed 14 July 2022). Walter Scott Stump death 23 Jul 1946 (age 46) in West York, York, Pennsylvania, USA. Birth: 14 Aug 1899 in York County, Pennsylvania; Father: Kesley Stump; Mother: Mary Messersmith; Spouse: Florence A Stump; Certificate Number: 63706.
↑ 2.02.12.2United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 November 2019), Walter Stump in household of Wesley Stump, Corordus Township, Southern District, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 2B, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,500.
↑ 3.03.13.2United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, database, FamilySearch (26 October 2019), Walter Scott Stump, 23 Jul 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
↑ 4.04.14.2Walter's Burial: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1967 #1077263 (accessed 14 July 2022). Walter Scott Stump burial (died on 23 Jul 1946 at age 46) in Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
↑United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 November 2019), Walter Stomp in household of Wesley Stomp, Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 6A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1433; FHL microfilm 1,375,446.
↑ 6.06.16.26.3Walter's Vet Comp: Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948. World War I Veterans Service and Compensation File, 1934-1948. RG 19, Series 19.91. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60884 #2154806 (accessed 14 July 2022). Name: Walter S Stump; Residence Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1899; Birth Place: Glen Rock, Pennsylvania; Residence Date: 19 Mar 1934; Residence Place: Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania; Military Branch: Army; Military Year: 1917-1918; Military Age: 18; Record Type: Service Card.
↑Walter's Military Comp Application: Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948. World War I Veterans Service and Compensation File, 1934-1948. RG 19, Series 19.91. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60884 #2154808 (accessed 14 July 2022). Name: Walter Scott Stump; Residence Age: 34; Birth Date: 14 Aug 1899; Birth Place: Glen Rock, Pennsylvania; Residence Date: 1 Feb 1934; Residence Place: York, PA., York County; Military Branch: Army; Record Type: Application.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TD-6W5 : accessed 23 November 2019), Walter Stump in household of Wesley Stump, Codorus, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 37, sheet 2A, line 14, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1667; FHL microfilm 1,821,667.
↑ 9.09.1 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHCX-SLP : accessed 23 November 2019), Walter Stump, York, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 10B, line 75, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2167; FHL microfilm 2,341,901.
↑Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, database, FamilySearch (15 February 2020), Florence Winter, 1901.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQW7-2V6 : 28 July 2019), Walter S Stump, Ward 9, York City, York City, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-135, sheet 6B, line 56, family 141, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3645.
↑ 12.012.1United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949, database with images, FamilySearch (15 March 2018), Walter Scott Stump.
↑Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 July 2022), memorial page for Walter Scott Stump (14 Aug 1899–23 Jul 1946), Find A Grave: Memorial #140298347 , citing Mount Rose Cemetery, Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Rick Thoman (contributor 47376135).for Walter Scott Stump.
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