Walter Samuel Falk, Jr.

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WALTER S FALK 22 Mar 1914 27 May 2001 (V) 78756 (Austin, Travis, Texas) (none specified) 173-05-5372 Pennsylvania

Walter married Josephine Anne Glennon Pearce on 2 Jun 1944 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. Josephine (daughter of Jefferson Clayton Pearce and Nora Iduma Latimer) was born on 18 Oct 1923 in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi; died on 18 Dec 1994 in San Patricio County, Texas; was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Sheryl Falk emailed that "My grandfather, Walter S. Falk, Jr. married Anne Pearce on June 2, 1944 in Biloxi Mississipi in the Chapel at Kessler Field. Her parents were from Biloxi, Mississippi."

1. Walter Samuel "Terry" Falk, III was born on 20 Sep 1945 in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Jul 2007 in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas.

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Walter Samuel Falk Birth Date: 26 Feb 1880 Birth Place: Monroe Residence: Delaware, Pennsylvania Roll: WW2_2240135 Note regarding the images for the states of PA, MD, WV, and DE. These four states were scanned at the National Archives facility in such a way that the back of one person's draft card appears on the same image as the front of the next individual. The result is that when you click to view the original image, you will see the correct front side of the draft card, but the back of the previous soldier's card. Ancestry is aware of this problem, and is working to correct this issue.
Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007


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Census Information:

1930 Federal Census
Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Upper Darby Twp
Enumerated April 3, 1930
ED 23-161 SD 27 Sheet 3A Stamped 107
Wilde Avenue
1005-54-59
Falk, Walter S. Head $20,000 M W 50 M31 Mich Germany Germany Retired USN
Falk, Anna T. S. Wife F W 45 M 24 Pa Pa Maryland
Falk, Vivian S Dtr F W 17 S Pa Mich Pa
Falk, Walter S Jf Son M W 16 S Pa Mich Pa
Falk, Evelyn H Dtr F W 8 S Ct Mich Pa
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Sneden, James C Father-in-Law M W 80 M 20 Pa Ireland/Freee State Ireland/State
Sheden, Mary E Mother-in-law F W 84 M 24 Maryland Ireland/Free State Virginia

Walter married Anna Thompson Sneden on 26 Aug 1911. Anna (daughter of James Coulter Sneden and Mary Ellen Holloway) was born on 2 Sep 1885 in Pennsylvania; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sheryl Falk sent the following information about her paternal great-grandmother, Anna Shenden Thompson, excerpted from a book Anna wrote about her life:

She writes that her maternal grandmother Hester (Hetty) Lucas (born 1812) was the daughter of Hester Bowen (Boen) and Parker Lucas. She lived with her family in the Eastern part of Virginia at Accomak county. They lived in a fine estate and raised Thoroughbred horses.

Hetty married Lemuel Holloway of Lewes Delaware. They married and lived for quite a time at Ironshire, Maryland. There Mary Ellen Holloway was born Oct. 17, 1845. Mary Ellen grew up and moved to Philadelphia, living with her older sister, Esther Anne Holloway Purnell (or Purcell). Esther's husband accidently shot himself leaving her to rais her children alone.

Anna's father James Coulter Sneden was born in Philadelphia Jan. 18, 1851 at 16th and Pine Street. His parents came to America from Belfast lreland. His father William Sneden started to work as a carpenter but soon began building houses for himself. James Coulter Sneden often spoke of going to Independence Hall when he was 10 years old to see the body of Abraham Lincoln lying in state.

James Coulter and Mary Ellen met at a church social -Pine Street Church (3rd and Pine streets). They were married Oct. 13th, 1881 by the Rev. Adair. My great grandmother, Anna Sneden Thompson was born Sept. 2, 1885. (The baby's name was originally recorded at City Hall as "Ann Jane", however the maternal grandmother did not like that, so they added an "a" to Ann and substituted Sneden for Jane). Grandfather Sneden lived just long enough to see the baby.

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Married:
Sheryl Falk emailed that "Anna S. Thompson married Walter Samuel Falk in a military wedding on Aug. 26?sup?th?/sup?, 1911, one month to the day after they had met. They had three children. Vivian (married Bill Buchanon-Lt. Commander USN, ), Walter, Jr., and Evelyn Holloway (1921). On July 21, 1945, Evelyn married Donald Dickee (USMC, wounded) and they lived in Oklahoma City, on 12-31-1934, Anna's mother passed away. " Sherry later added that Walter was a Naval Officer, and he proposed to Anna on board the USS Olympia in 1911. The Falk family donated photos of the engagment to the Ship's museum during a reception hosted by the Philadelphia Yacht Club.

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A relative of Sheryl Falk, Diane Kramer, indicated that after searching "Emigration Records and German Birth and Baptismal Records" she found their common ancestor, Andreas Falker, from Siefersheim, Hessen, about 48 miles from Darmstadt which is listed as where he was from on all records after his marriage records. She added that Lutheran Church Baptismal Records in Baden, Germany show he was born Feb 9, 1845. This is consistent with Walter Falk (Sr)'s "birthday book" entry of Feb 8 or 9, 1845. This also fits with his marriage to Katherina in a Lutheran church in Monroe.

Diane added that Baptismal records list his parents as Adam Falk and Susanna Mebus Falk who married Nov 4, 1841.Adam's father was named Andreas, so it looks like Andrew was named after his grandfather.Andrew also had a sister Frederika Catharina Falk who was born May 14, 1843, two years before him. Susanna's parents, and therefore Andrew's grandparents, were Joh Lorenz Mebus and Catherina Mebus.

The German Emigration Registry shows Andrew purchased passage (meaning legally registered to emigrate) April 1, 1867 in Mainz, Germany and listed his birth as 1845 and place of origin as Siefersheim. He departed later that same year, but from where exactly or the name of the ship Diane still doesn't have.

In an earlier post to a genealogy message board, Diane indicated that Andrew died ca 1881 in Ohio.

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Household:

1880 Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Andrew FALK Self M Male W 35 HESSE DARMSTADT Butcher HESSE DARMSTADT HESSE DARMSTADT
Catharine FALK Wife M Female W 33 WITTEMBURG Keeping House WITTEMBURG WITTEMBURG
Carrie FALK Dau S Female W 8 MI HESSE DARMSTADT WITTEMBURG
William FALK Son S Male W 6 MI HESSE DARMSTADT WITTEMBURG
Frederick FALK Son S Male W 4 MI HESSE DARMSTADT WITTEMBURG
Otto FALK Son S Male W 2 MI HESSE DARMSTADT WITTEMBURG
Walter FALK Son S Male W 3M MI HESSE DARMSTADT WITTEMBURG
Source Information:
Census Place Monroe, Monroe, Michigan
Family History Library Film 1254596
NA Film Number T9-0596
Page Number 527B

Andreas married Catharine Luft before 1872 in Monroe County, Michigan. Catharine was born in Jan 1847 in W?rttemberg, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Michigan, Monroe County, First Ward, City of Monroe
Enumerated 1 June 1900
SD 2 ED 76 Sheet 5B
Fourth Street
262-108-110
Falk, Catherine Hd W F Jan 1847 53 Wd 6/6 Germany Germany Germany 1851 49
Falk, Otto Son W M Oct 1878 21 S Mich Germany Germany Moulder
Falk, Walter Son W M Feb 1880 20 S Mich Germany Germany Locksmith
Falk, Henrietta Dtr W F Apr 19882 18 S Mich Germany Germany At Home
Luft, William Nephew W M May 1870 30 S Mich Germany Ohio Salesman Clothing

James married Mary Ellen Holloway on 13 Oct 1881. Mary was born on 17 Oct 1845 in Ironshire, Worcester County, Maryland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Possibly married as early as 1871, based on their response to the 1930 census. (Married at ages 20 and 24).