Johannes (Hans) Stalter

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Name Johannes (Hans) Stalter [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth Abt 1690 GR - Gersbergerhof, GR
Gender Male EARL Y Occupation Farmer Reference Number 63 Religion Amish Mennonite Residence 1742 Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, GR - Leaseholder on the Gersbergerhof
Death Aft 1742 GR Person ID I63 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 22 Jul 2022
Mother Barbe Family ID F6944 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elisabeth Weiss Children 1. Johannes Stalter, b. 25 Dec 1712, Contwig, Zweibrücken, GR d. 4 Apr 1806, Contwig, Zweibrücken, GR
(Age 93 years)
2. Heinrich Stalter, b. 1725, Grostenquin, Linstroff, Moselle, Lorraine, FR d. 23 Feb 1800, Sarralbe, Moselle, FR
(Age 75 years)
3. Barbara Stalter, b. 1763 Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Mar 2006
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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.” , ,, [1, 2, 4, 6]
- “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.
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Sources - [S40] Hermann Guth, Amish Mennonites in Germany: Their Congregations, The Estates Where They Lived, Their Families (English edition), (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA).
- [S156] Herman Guth, The Kirschbacher Hof Estate and the Stalters.
- [S1519] Stalter Stories from Z-A.
- [S208] ?, Stalter Genealogie-Johannes and Heinrich, sons of Johannes (b. abt 1690).
- [S1845] Johannes (Hans) Stalter.
- [S633] Mattie Stalter Cender Collection.
- [S40] Hermann Guth, Amish Mennonites in Germany: Their Congregations, The Estates Where They Lived, Their Families (English edition), (Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA).