Friedrich and Katharina Walters
Friedrich Walter was born in Russia on March 10, 1861, the son of Friedrich and Katharina Walter. According to his death certificate, his mother was born in Stahl am Tarlyk, Russia, and his father was born in Brunnental. Given that the daughter colony of Brunnental was not founded until 1855, the senior Friedrich Walter was likely born in one of the Volga German mother colonies and later moved to Brunnental.
Friedrich married Katharina Matthisen in 1885. She was born in 1869, possibly in Stahl am Tarlyk, where Matthisen families are known to have lived, and Friedrich's mother was born.
Friedrich and Katharina had one child in Russia, Christina, born in December 1885.
Friedrich, Katharina, and Christina immigrated to the United States in 1888, arriving by steamship in New York harbor. A son, Friedrich (Fred), was born in New York on July 29, 1888. It appears that the family traveled directly to Oregon.
Six children were born in Oregon: John (born December 9, 1889 - died January 20, 1971); Peter (born November 7, 1891); George Conrad (born April 5, 1893 - died November 24, 1965); Henry (born March 1895); Elizabeth (born June 14, 1897 - died October 19, 1962); William (born 1905).
In 1900, Friedrich (now Fred) and Katharina (now Kate) were farming in rural Washington County, Oregon.
In 1910, the Walter family continued to reside in rural Washington County with seven of their children, and Fred is noted in the census as the owner of a dairy farm. At some point after 1910, the spelling of the family name was changed from Walter to Walters.
Fred Jr. married Amelia Dick, the daughter of Volga German pioneers Heinrich and Elisabeth Dick from the colony of Norka, who lived near West Union.
Fred Walters died in Hillsboro on February 17, 1919, and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.
In 1920, Kate was living with her son William at 140 near Orenco and Helvetia Road. Kate's son Henry and his family are living next door.
Peter married Elizabeth Yeager, and they founded the Rotary Bread Bakery in 1923.
Kate Walters died in 1943 and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.
Friedrich married Katharina Matthisen in 1885. She was born in 1869, possibly in Stahl am Tarlyk, where Matthisen families are known to have lived, and Friedrich's mother was born.
Friedrich and Katharina had one child in Russia, Christina, born in December 1885.
Friedrich, Katharina, and Christina immigrated to the United States in 1888, arriving by steamship in New York harbor. A son, Friedrich (Fred), was born in New York on July 29, 1888. It appears that the family traveled directly to Oregon.
Six children were born in Oregon: John (born December 9, 1889 - died January 20, 1971); Peter (born November 7, 1891); George Conrad (born April 5, 1893 - died November 24, 1965); Henry (born March 1895); Elizabeth (born June 14, 1897 - died October 19, 1962); William (born 1905).
In 1900, Friedrich (now Fred) and Katharina (now Kate) were farming in rural Washington County, Oregon.
In 1910, the Walter family continued to reside in rural Washington County with seven of their children, and Fred is noted in the census as the owner of a dairy farm. At some point after 1910, the spelling of the family name was changed from Walter to Walters.
Fred Jr. married Amelia Dick, the daughter of Volga German pioneers Heinrich and Elisabeth Dick from the colony of Norka, who lived near West Union.
Fred Walters died in Hillsboro on February 17, 1919, and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.
In 1920, Kate was living with her son William at 140 near Orenco and Helvetia Road. Kate's son Henry and his family are living next door.
Peter married Elizabeth Yeager, and they founded the Rotary Bread Bakery in 1923.
Kate Walters died in 1943 and was buried at the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery.
Sources
Passenger lists; 1891 Albina City Directory; Portland City Directories; 1900, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Censuses - Ancestry.com
Find-A-Grave.com
Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery website (accessed Nov. 7, 2018).
Find-A-Grave.com
Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery website (accessed Nov. 7, 2018).
Last updated October 25, 2023