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ANDREW WALT, a well-known farmer of Lower Pottsgrove township, was born March 8, 1840, in Perkiomen township, Montgomery county. His parents removed to Limerick township when he was two weeks old. He is the son of Henry S. and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Walt.

Henry S. Walt (father) was for many years a resident of Limerick township, Montgomery county, where he was a farmer. He was a Republican, and a member of the Lutheran church. He married Elizabeth Stauffer, who died some years before his death. They are both buried in Limerick township churchyard. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walt had ten children, all of whom are living. They are: 1. Henrietta, married Josiah Evans, and resides in Limerick township; her husband died and left three children, he was a farmer. 2. Elizabeth, married Augustus Kale, of Pottstown, who died two years ago, he was also a farmer, they had three children who are still living. 3. Matthew, married Catharine Stetles, and resides in Limerick township, where he is a farmer, they have one child. 4. Annie J., married Jerie Krause, of Pottstown, where they reside, he is retired, they have three children. 5. Henry, married, and resides in Illinois, where he is retired from business; he went West thirty-five years ago; he was a school teacher and also kept a general store and dealt in coal, they have three children. 6. Sarah, unmarried, and resides with her sister, Mrs. Annie Krause, in Pottstown. 7. Matilda, married Dr. B. F. Desmond, and lives in Limerick township, where he is a practicing physician, they have five children. 8. Warren, married Ella Custard, and has five children, they are farmers in Chester county. 9. Abraham, married Carrie Rambo, and has no children, he was a farmer, and served in the army during the Civil war, he is now retired. 10. Andrew.

Andrew Walt, the youngest son of Henry S. Walt, having gone to school until he was sixteen years of age, and having acquired a common school education, began to learn the trade of harness maker. He followed this occupation for three years, when he left it and has ever since been engaged in farming. In 1861 he removed to his present home, which since that time he has almost entirely rebuilt, the house as well as many other buildings being his work. He also owns some very valuable chestnut land in Chester county, Pennsylvania.

January 25, 1861, Andrew Walt married Harriett Brook, daughter of John and Maria (Christman) Brook, who resided in Sanatoga, and from whom Mr. Walt purchased his farm. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walt had five children, of whom one died very young. The rest are: 1. Harry, married Marietta Shaeffer (deceased) who left one child. He married (second wife) Sarah Hartenstine, of Lower Pottsgrove township. He is a molder and resides at Sanatoga. By his second marriage he has one child. 2. John, unmarried, and resides in Colorado, where he is a farmer. He has lived in Colorado about ten years. 3. Irwin, married Catherine Gumerick, of Pottsgrove township, and lives on his father’s farm, doing the farming. He has no children. 4. Warren, unmarried, and lives in Pheonixville, where he is superintendent of an iron works.

Mrs. Harriett (Brook) Walt died about ten years ago, and is buried in Limerick township. Andrew Walt married (second wife) Mary, daughter of Enith and Mary (Markley) Schwenk (deceased). Mr. Schwenk was a farmer, but is now living retired in Skippack township. By his second marriage Mr. Walt had one daughter, Sallie, unmarried, who resides with her parents.

Mr. Walt is a Republican and a member of the Lutheran church. He is treasurer of the Sanatoga Creamery Company, and is actively interested in many other business enterprises of his community.