Bedford County PA Archives Biographies.....Walter, Jacob
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JACOB WALTER, a prosperous general farmer of Bedford, 
Bedford County, Pa., was born in this township, November 2, 
1827.  He is a son of the late Jacob, Sr., and Mary (Dibert) 
Walter.  He has two brothers and two sisters now living; 
namely, Samuel, Daniel, Mary A., and Anna M.  On the 
paternal side he is of French descent, and comes of 
excellent pioneer stock, his grandfather, Joseph Walter, 
having been among the earliest settlers of this section of 
the county.  For further ancestral history see sketch of his 
brother Daniel, which appears elsewhere in this volume.
  Jacob Walter spent his early years upon the home farm, 
where he was reared to habits of industry, honesty, and 
thrift.  His education was obtained by diligent improvement 
of the opportunities afforded him in the subscription and 
public schools of his time and by subsequent reading.  
Becoming a farmer from choice, he has engaged in the various 
branches of agriculture with notable success, so managing 
his well-improved farm of one hundred and thirty acres as to 
make it yield bountifully of the crops common to this part 
of the country.  His homestead is located near Cessna.  He 
formerly mined to some extent for iron ore, which was found 
in considerable quantities on the estate.
  On February 13, 1851, Mr. Walter was united in marriage 
with Miss Susanna Sill, who was born in Bedford township, a 
daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Stiffler) Sill.  Her 
grandfather, George Sill, was one of the pioneers of Bedford 
County, having located on the farm now owned by Mr. Daniel 
Walter at an early period, and there made his home until his 
death, at the venerable age of eighty-three years.  Daniel 
Sill, who lived to be seventy-two years old, was a lifelong 
resident of this place, and here reared his children, three 
of whom are yet living, as follows: Jonas Sill, of 
Bloomington, Ill.; John Henry Sill, of Bedford County; and 
Mrs. Walter.  Mr. and Mrs. Walter have nine children living, 
namely: Lloyd S., of Kansas City, Mo.; Mary E., wife of D. 
L. Keyser, of Johnstown, Pa.; Ella J., wife of J. E. Kaston, 
of Portland, Ore.; Urilla C., wife of Jacob Kaar, of 
Princeton, Ill.; Job, of East St. Clair, Pa.; Melinda, wife 
of Daniel Chrisman, of Buda, Ill.; Laura, wife of Albert 
Reininger, of Spring Meadow, Pa.; Georgia E., who lives at 
home; and Virgie E., wife of Ira Park Amick, of 
Philadelphia, Pa.  One daughter, Mrs. Martha A. Miller, has 
passed from earth, and is survived by her daughter, Nettie 
Wray Miller.  Mr. and Mrs. Walter are active members of the 
Evangelical Lutheran church, in which he has served both as 
Elder and as treasurer.


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