Johannes (Hans) Stalter

Other Events and Attributes:

• EARL: Y
• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 63
• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Residence: 1742, Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR

Notes:

“The exact home of the Stalter family in Switzerland is not known. Ernst Muller, in his Geschichte der Bernischen Taufer, mentions a Barbe Stalter, who came with two children to the Palatinate in 1672, together with other refugees, leaving seven children behind.

"The name Stalter/Stalder is probably derived from one of the countless towns named Stalden which can be found in nearly every Swiss canton. The first Stalters in the vicinity of Zweibrücken appeared in 1742 on the Gersbergerhof, where at that time a leaseholder Christian Stalter lived with his son. In addition another leaseholder, Hans Stalter, with two sons and four daughters, and a day-laborer, Hans Stalter, with two daughters, are mentioned.

"It appears that Hans Stalter, married to Elisabeth Weiss, had two sons by the names of Johannes Stalter and Heinrich Stalter, who became the progenitors of two branches of the Stalter family. One branch still exists today (the descendants of Johannes), but the other has largely died out (the descendants of Heinrich), at least in the area around Zweibrücken. To be sure emigration contributed to this, as well as the fact that in one generation the children of several families remained unmarried. Was there perhaps a hereditary illness which caused responsible people to decide not to marry?"
It is believed/known that the descendants of Heinrich either did not have children, and/or those that did, immigrated to America.” , ,,

Birth:
Gersbergerhof, GR

Residence:
Leaseholder on the Gersbergerhof

Family/Spouse: Elisabeth Weiss. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Johannes Stalter was born on 25 Dec 1712 in Contwig, Zweibrücken, GR; died on 4 Apr 1806 in Contwig, Zweibrücken, GR.
2. Heinrich Stalter was born in 1725 in Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 23 Feb 1800 in Sarralbe, Moselle, FR.
3. Barbara Stalter was born in 1763.