A HISTORY OF THE WALD FAMILY

 

 

 

 

 

AND ALLIED AND

RELATED FAMILIES

 

 

 

 

 

INCLUDING

A COMPLETE INDEX OF ALL SURNAMES

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 1999

 

Table of Contents

FIRST GENERATION *

……….History of George Emmanuel Wald *

SECOND GENERATION *

……….History of Rudolph Wald *

……….History of Louisa Wald Weber *

……….History of Herman G. Wald *

……….History of Annie Marie Wald Thoma *

THIRD GENERATION *

……….History of Oliver R. Wald *

……….History of William C. Wald *

 

First Generation

  1. HISTORY of George Emmanuel WALD

George Emmanuel1

George Emmanuel WALD was born in 1795 in Prussia, Germany. He was married in Germany to his wife Mary Dora WALD. Mary was born in 1791 in Prussia Germany. They came to the United States in 1855 as their daughter, Annie, was born at sea. A closer inspection of the records would indicate that they left their home in 1854. And that the voyage on which Annie was born was very nearly complete when Annie was born. The family settled down in Clark's Fork Township, Cooper County, Missouri; where the family started farming.

Some time shortly after 1860, George and part of his family moved to Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin. It was there that Mary died on 07 Jan 1962. She is also buried in Burlington. In Burlington, George lived with his son, Herman and was known to be alive in 1880 at the age of 84. He died sometime between 1880 and 1910. It is presumed that he died in Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin.

Children of Emmanuel and Mary WALD

    1. Otto WALD.

ii. Martha WALD was born in Prussia, Germany and immigrated with the rest of the family to the United Sates. Here she married a man by the OBERLE. Martha died circa 1923.
    1. Charles WALD was born in 1819 in Prussia, Germany. Charles evidently moved directly from Prussia to Burlington, Wisconsin with his brother, Rudolph, as there is no record of him ever being in Missouri. In Burlington he lived with his father and later with his brother, Rudolph. He occupation was a shoemaker. Charles died sometime after 1880, presumably in Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin.

2. iv. Rudolph WALD was born in 1823 in Prussia, Germany. It is believed that he died in Kansas sometime in 1899.

3. v. Louisa WALD was born in 1834 in Prussia, Germany.

4. vi. Herman G. WALD was born in 1840 in Prussia, Germany and immigrated with the family to the Clark’s Fork Township in Cooper County, Missouri.

vii. Adolph Gustav WALD was born on 14 Dec 1843 in Prussia, Germany. He also came to the United States with the rest of his parents and siblings and on 27 Dec 1866 married Barbara HIRLINGER. They were married at the German Evangelical Church in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri. Barbara was born in 1847 in Reutlingen, Wirtemburg, Germany, the child of Erhardt HIRLINGER(*) and Maria Ursalla HUTH(*). During the Civil War, Adolph served with the 13th Missouri Calvary on the Union side. He served as a trumpeter and principal musician. Adolph became a dry goods merchant in Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri in partnership with Mr. AEHLE. Adolph and Barbara later moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where Adolph took up the trade of cigar maker. Adolph died in the Old Soldiers Home in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana on 16 Jun 1906. He was buried on 18 Jun 1906 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. Barbara died in Indianapolis on 05 Sep 1919 and was buried in the same city. While no official record exists of Adolph and Barbara having children; there are some indications that they did have children.

viii. Theadore WALD was born in 1849 or 1848 in Prussia, Germany. He became a farm laborer in Boonville Township, Cooper County, Missouri and later owned his own farm. In 1870 he was living on Vine Street between 5th and 6th Streets in Boonville. Nothing else is known of Theadore.

iX. Bertha WALD was born in 1852 in Prussia, Germany. She immigrated to the United States with the rest of the family. Nothing else is known of Bertha.

5. x. Annie Marie WALD (See History of George John THOMA)

 

Second Generation

 

  1. HISTORY of Rudolph WALD

Rudolph Wald2 / George Emmanuel Wald1

Rudolph WALD was born in 1823 in Prussia, Germany. He was married in Germany to his wife, Mary WALD