Bedford County PA Archives Biographies.....Walter, Daniel
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DANIEL WALTER, a venerable citizen of Bedford township, Pa., 
has for many years been prosperously engaged in agricultural 
pursuits on his fine and well-improved homestead.  He was 
born March 4, 1822, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  His 
father, Jacob Walter, Sr., was a son of Joseph Walter, one 
of the very early settlers of this section of the State.
  Jacob Walter, Sr., was a lifelong resident of Bedford 
County.  In his early manhood he followed the carpenter's 
trade, but later on he settled down as a farmer in Bedford 
township, where he spent the closing years of his life.  He 
was a man of sterling principles and an active member of the 
Reformed church.  His wife, whose maiden name was Mary 
Dibert, bore him six children, all of whom reside in Bedford 
township.  They are: Samuel; Daniel, the special subject of 
this brief sketch; Mary A., wife of Frederick Zimmers; Anna 
M., wife of William Phillips; Jacob; and Walter.
  Daniel Walter received a limited education in the 
subscription schools of Bedford township, and on the 
parental homestead obtained such a thorough knowledge of the 
various branches of agriculture as led him to adopt farming 
as an occupation.  Energetic, persevering, and an excellent 
manager, he has fully earned the large measure of success 
that has crowned his efforts.  His farm, with its fine 
improvements, including a commodious residence and excellent 
farm buildings, is one of the most desirable pieces of 
property in this locality.  He is a valued member of the 
Reformed church, and in politics is a Democrat.
  Mr. Walter married Mary A. Sills, who is a daughter of 
Abraham Sills, a prosperous farmer of Bedford township.  Her 
paternal grandfather, George Sills, was one of the original 
settlers of this township, having taken up the land now 
owned and occupied by Mr. Walter in Colonial days, while it 
was yet in its primitive wildness.  Though he and his family 
had to endure all the privations and hardships that beset 
the pioneer, they toiled uncomplainingly, and wrested a 
comfortable home from the wilderness.  Mr. and Mrs. Walter 
have but one child living, a son named Frank.  Their only 
daughter, Sarah J., died when five years old.


Source: Bedford Biographical Review, 1899, Bedford Co., Pa