1. Gottfried Walter was born on 29 Mar 1837 in Bayern. He died on 25 Mar 1910, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Gottfried Walter married Magdalena (Lena) Homan in 1857 in Pennsylvania. Gottfried Walter and Magdalena Homan had 14 children:
2 i. John Philip Walter 11 Nov 1858 -5 Sept 1911 3 ii. William Walter 25 Aug 1860 - 1924 4 iii. Mary Walter 1862 - Aft. 1913 5 iv. Catherine Walter 4 Jan 1964 - Bef. 1870 6 v. Frederick Walter Jan 1866 - 16 Jun 1945 7 vi. Henry Walter 1868 - 16 Jun 1897 8 vii. Elizabeth Walter 1871 - Aft. 1913 9 viii. Mathias Walter Jan 1873 - Aft. 1913 10 ix. Jacob Homan Walter 19 Nov 1874 - 14 Aug 1945 11 x. Peter Walter 23 Jan 1877 - 24 Aug 1913 12 xi. Susan Magdalena Walter Jul 1879 - Aft. 1913 13 xii. Frances Margaret Walter 29 Aug 1883 - 21 May 1981 14 xiii. Frank Walter 15 May 1885 - Aft. 1913 15 xiv. Gertrude E. Walter Jan 1888 - Aft. 1913