Sidney Eugene Walter (1908 - 1926)

Born 6 Mar 1908 in Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1926 at age 18 in Sabillasville, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Date of birth from Source ^[1].

Of the eleven siblings shown, Lawrence was a full brother and Nina, Lucille, Helen, and Margaret were full sisters. The other six were half-siblings. Leila and Beulah were daughters of Mary J. McClain and her first husband James Martin Masters. John, Paul, Mary A., and Mary L. were children of Felix M. Walter and his first wife Mary L. Warthen.

Death Records

● Interred at Germantown Bethel Cemetery, Cascade, Frederick County, MD. ^[1]

Text of obituary: ^[2]

"Sidney Eugene Walter, 18 years old, son of Mrs. Mary McClain Walter and the late Felix Walter, of near Highfield, died Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Maryland State sanatorium, near Blue Ridge Summit, of tuberculosis, after an illness of two years. He was a second-year student in the Smithsburg high school when disease compelled him to relinquish his studies. He was a member of the Reformed church at Highfield.

"Besides his mother he is survived by these sisters and brothers: Mrs. Guerney Barton, Pennersville; Mrs. Louis Cunningham, Altoona; Mrs. Abram Kary, Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. Mervin Zimmerman, Hampstead, Md.; Helen and Margaret, at home; Lawrence of Highfield; John Paul and Agnes Walter, in Florida.

"Funeral arrangements will be announced later."

Census Data

[The following two census records both appear to be for the subject of this profile, indicating that Sidney may have been counted twice in the U.S. 1920 Census.]

● U.S. 1920 Census (Sidney E. Walter). Residence, Ringgold, Washington County, MD, Election District 14, Highfield Road. Age 10, single, born MD, father born MD, mother born PA. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, None. In household of parents Phelix (67) and Mary J. Walter (49), with sister Nina E. (16), sister Lucille M. (14), sister Margaret (8), and sister Helen E. (2). (Enumerated 08 Jan 1920. Accessed 14 Jul 2013.) ^[3]

● U.S. 1920 Census (Sydney E. Walter). Residence, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD, District 3, 732 Virginia Avenue. Age 11, single, born MD, father born MD, mother born PA. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Occupation, None. In household of brother-in-law Lewis Cunningham (28) and half-sister Beulah I. Cunningham (27), with lodger John R. Feldman (27). (Enumerated 14 Jan 1920. Accessed 09 Jul 2013.) ^[4]

● U.S. 1910 Census (Sidney Walters). Residence, Washington County, MD, Election District 14. Age 2, single, born MD, father born MD, mother born PA. Occupation, None. In household of parents Felix Walters (56) and Mary Walters (40), with half-brother John Walters (18), half-sister Beulah Masters (17), half-brother Paul Walters (16), half-sister Agnes Walters (15), brother Lawrence Walters (7), sister Nina Walters (6), and sister Lucy Walters (4). (Enumerated 15 Apr 1910. Accessed 09 Jul 2013.) ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #10440911. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/10440911/sidney-eugene-walter : accessed 05 June 2021), memorial page for Sidney Eugene Walter (6 Mar 1908–9 Dec 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10440911, citing Germantown Bethel Cemetery, Cascade, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538).
2. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record Herald, Friday 10 Dec 1926, p. 5. (Online at <http://alexanderhamilton.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?t=30796&i=t&by=1926&bdd=1920&bm=12&bd=10&d=12101926-12101926&fn=record_herald_usa_pennsylvania_waynesboro_19261210_english_5&df=1&dt=10>, accessed 5 Jun 2021.)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M679-3R2 : 1 February 2021), Sidney E Walter in entry for Phelix Walter, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6QB-YZH : 1 February 2021), Sydney E Walter in entry for Lewis Cunningham, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2N7-ZM6 : accessed 5 June 2021), Sidney Walters in household of Felix M Walters, Election District 14, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 137, sheet 2B, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 569; FHL microfilm 1,374,582.