My Genealogy Hound

WILLIAM DEWALT, gardener, post office Chartiers, is a native of Stowe township, and was born in 1857 to Adam and Christina Dewalt, former of whom was reared on his father’s farm in Germany. On coming to this country, in 1848, he (Adam) soon found himself destitute of funds, and was obliged to pawn his trunk in Buffalo, N. Y., to raise funds to bring him to Pittsburgh, where he obtained work on a farm at from five to eight dollars per month. In after years he was succeeding very well, but about 1863 his health failed, and he has never been able to do much work since — in fact none at all the past six years. His wife died in 1882, at the age of fifty-nine years, after twelve or fourteen years’ sickness. Mr. Dewalt is now seventy years of age, and a great sufferer, making his home with his son William. Adam Dewalt married the widow Stipe, a daughter of Jacob Minke, of this county, and became the father of the following-named children: William M., Adam J., Jacob and John. Adam’s brothers and sisters were Catherine, Elizabeth, Margaret, Philomena and Jacob. William Dewalt (our subject) has always kindly remained at home, and cared for his parents. He is one of Stowe township’s most worthy young men, and is the owner of a considerable amount of property at Duffy’s station, in Stowe township.