Notes:

In other references, the surname is Robinson

N.N. married Wald, Agnes Gertrude on 3 Nov 1881 in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA. Agnes (daughter of Wald, Rudolph Gustav Adolph and Lietsch, Marie Magdalena) was born on 17 Apr 1860 in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA; died on 18 Nov 1888 in Hanover, Washington, Kansas, USA; was buried after 18 Nov 1888 in Hanover Cemetery, Hanover, Washington, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Witnesses to baptism were Dorothea Boab and Wilhelmine Wald

From the Burlington Standard
Mrs. Agnes G. Robinson, daughter of our fello-townsman, Mr. R. Wald, died at her home in Hanover Kansas, Nov. 18th, 1888, after a brief illness, aged 28 years, 7 months and 1 day leaving four small children, (the youngest only about ten days old), and a sorrowing husband.

Mrs. Robinson was born in Burlington, April 17th, 1860, and passed her childhood days in this village. She was married Nov. 3rd, 1881. Mr. Wald has been most sorely afflicted since leaving Burlington, having lostg six of his family within the past ten years.

He has the earnest sympathy of all his old friends and acquaintances at this place.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer / Boot and Shoe Dealer; Music Teacher
• Departure: 1856, Fredersdorf, Markisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany
• Departure: 19 Jul 1856, Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Ship Harmonia to New York

Notes:

In 1879 he was a member of the school board for Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. In 1880 he was living with his daughter, Minnie, in Hanover, Washington County, Kansas. On Aug 2, 1880 issue of the Milwaukee Sentinel it notes that R. Wald sold property in Burlington at a Sheriff's sales on Saturday Jul 31, 1880 to M. H. Miller of Burlington for $2,471.38. In 1891 he was mayor Hanover, Washington County, Kansas (From the Hanover Centennial 1869 - 1969).

In was noted in various newspaper that on 18 Oct 1877 he was recovering from an accident; on 31 Jul 1880 he was moving to a farm in Kansas. There is an undated clipping that shows the Wald house was on Goose Island in Echo Park.

Burlington Gazette 28 Jun 1859 - New advertiser: R. Wald, Boot Shoe & Leather Store on Pine St
Burlington Gazette 09 Aug 1859 - Mr. WaLD NEGOTIATING WITH MARTN SCHAFTER FOR PURCHASE OF SCHAFER'S SHOP AND ADJACENT GROUNDS ON NORTH SIDE OF White River, with a view of starting a tannery there.
Burlington Gazette 13 Mar 1860 - Business directories of Burlington included the following Boot, Shoe and Leather Stores: R Wald,
Standard 22 Mar 1865 - Heavy rains on march 20 damaged the Wald tannery.
Standard 18 Aug 1870 - Large pile of bricks going up in rear of Printing Office. R. Wald may be building a new block.
Standard 10 Nov 1870 - R. Wald made additions and improvements to his tannery this past season.
Standard 25 May 1871 - Wald started basement on new building; old building leveled and cleared away.
Standard 15 Jun 1871 - Teutonia Hall about enclosed. Mr. Wald's building also progressing.
Standard 09 Nov 1871 - R. Wald situated in his new brick block on pine Street
Standard 02 May 1872 - R. Wald in new building on Pine Street - boot and shoe store.
Standard 24 Oct 1872 - John Kautsky made manager in R. Wald's shoe shop replacing John G. Kayser who died.
Standard 25 Jan 1877 - R. C. Lyman has new grocery store in Stang's Block nest to Wald & Son's Boot & Shoe Store.
Standard 29 May 1877 - R. Wald & Sons dissolved, Rudolph A. and Arnold Wald retiring from firm. Business to continue n name of R. Wald.
Standard 26 Jul 1877 - Alice Wheeler, age 7, died after fall into vat of "bark liquor"
at Wald Tannery.
Standard 31 May 1879 - R. Wald has again opened a shoe shop in his old place on Pine Street
Standard 27 Sep 1879 - Minnie Wald in charge of retail boot and shoe business at her father's store on Pine Street
Standard 08 Nov 1879 - R. Wald gave notice that he had resumed business of manufacturing & repairing boots and shoes.
Standard 19 Jun 1880 - Notice of sheriff's sale of land: lot 4, block 28, lots 4&5, block 10; & lots 1-4, block 9 - Henry Mueller vs. Rudolph Wald & Casper M. Sanger.
Standard 07 Aug 1880 - Wald's store on Pine Street - sold at sheriff' sale last Saturday, was bought by Henry Muller / Miller - he will fix up store.

From theBurlington Standard
Rudolph Wald died at his home in Hanover, Kansas, on Friday, January 8, aged 76 years, 11 months and 30 days. Mr. Wald was born in Fredersdorf, Germany, January 9, 1923, and was married in his native country to Marie Least in 1849. In 1856 he came to America and settled in Burlington, and for many years owned and operated the tannery and a boot and shoe store here. His wife died here i September 1878, and the following years Mr Wald removed to Kansas, where he has since resided. Two sons, Rudolph, of Marysville, Kansas, and O. R., of Indianapolis, survive him, and six children preceded him to the grave. Mr. Wald was a brother of Herman Wald of this city. During his long residence in this city he was a leader in German musical circles and will long be remembered for the active part he took in this work.

William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
WABAUNSEE COUNTY, Part 6
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES (HALL - ZWANZIGER)
R. A. WALD, under-sheriff, is a native of Berlin, Prussia, and was born in 1849, arriving in America with his parents in 1856, and receiving his education in Burlington, Racine Co., Wis., where his father had located, and where he, for many years, carried on an extensive tannery. The subject of this sketch upon attaining manhood's years acted as his father's traveling salesman, and subsequently for a Milwaukee hide and leather house. Owing to the delicate health of his wife, whom Mr. Wald was compelled to move to a milder climate, he, in 1878, located in this county, and turned his attention to insurance, representing the German Fire Insurance Company, of Freeport, Ill.; Connecticut, of Hartford; Home and Star Companies, of New York, and Union, of Philadelphia. Mr. Wald is a constable of the township, and also under-sheriff of the county.

Rudolph married Lietsch, Marie Magdalena in 1849 in Fredersdorf, Markisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany. Marie was born on 13 Sep 1830 in Meyenburg, Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 13 Sep 1878 in Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 15 Sep 1878 in Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Housewife
• Alternate Birth: 15 Jun 1830, Meyenburg, Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany
• Departure: 19 Jul 1856, Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Ship Harmonia to New York

Notes:

Death date is based upon a letter from Oliver R. Wald in which he states that he was eight years old when his mother died. In 1870 a Dora Lietsch age 17 is living in the household as a domestic servant. Also in the same household is William Lietsch age 50 and a carpenter. Finally along with Rudloph’s brother Charles is Dora Wald age 79 (born 1791) and born in Prussia. I suspect she is a sibling of Rudoph’s father.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher, preacher, farmer

Notes:

From the Aug 2, 1886 issue of the Sentential:

E. Wald - Burlington, Wisconsin. Property sold to H. Miller by Sheriff

The Wisconsin newspapers note that his wife died in Missouri in December of 1863. On or about 19 Jul 1877 he was involved in a serious accident in Burlington. His funeral was held at St John's Lutheran Church in Burlington

From the Burlington Standard

Christian Emanuel Frederick Wald, was born Nov. 25th, 1795 in Prussia, Germany, emigrated to America and Burlington until 1859, when he went with his family to Boonville, Missouri. When the late rebellion began, two of his sons Herman and Adolph joined the Union Army. There his wife died in Dec. 1863, after being an invalid for nine years. He then left the state and went back to Wisconsin, and has lived in and around Burlington with his children. Being a school teacher in Prussia for twenty-seven years he could not do otherwise here than teach the children of his family and those of his friends, until sickness compelled him to give it up, and did not complain until the two last days. He would complain of feeling cold, andf or that reason kept close to the stove, and went one hour and one half until death relieved him. He leaves 13 children, of which but three were present at his funeral. He died at the residence of his son, Herman.

In 1870 he was living with his daughter Augusta nee’ Wald Schmidt in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Christian married Wald, Mrs N.N. in UNKNOWN in Germany. N.N. was born in UNKNOWN in Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany; died in DECEASED in Germany; was buried in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]