Walter D. Arnsberger ^{1 2}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Hebron, WI on 14 July 1870. ¹

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 76, Family 76
Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Walter Annsberger..7..WI
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1875 Wisconsin State Census in Hebron, WI in June 1875. ³

1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line 59
Hebron, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
William S. Armsberger
--Number of White Males: 4 (William, Walter, Edgar, and Fred)
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Palmyra, WI on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 11, Roll 1430, District 175, Dwelling 107, Family 110
Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Walter Arnsburger..Son..17..WI..At Home
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1885 Wisconsin State Census in Palmyra, WI in 20 June 1885. ⁴

1885 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1
Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Name: Wm Armsburger
--Number of White Males: 3 (William, and either two of Walter, Edgar, and Fred)
(Living with parents.)
.

Walter married Dora E. French, daughter of James French and Amelia Lean, on 19 April 1888 in , Jefferson County, WI. (Dora E. French was born about 1868 and died after 19 April 1888.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: Walter D. Armsburger
Bride's Name: Dora E. French
Marriage Date: 19 Apr 1888
Marriage Place: Jefferson, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: William Armsburger
Groom's Mother's Name: Phebe Vandewater
Bride's Father's Name: James French
Bride's Mother's Name: Amelia Lean
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00780-3
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1266949
Reference Number: 1806
Source Citation
"Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRJV-RBR : accessed 07 Sep 2012), William Armsburger in entry for Walter D. Armsburger and Dora E. French, 19 Apr 1888.
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Walter next married Olive E. on an unknown date. (Olive E. was born in 1874 in Wisconsin and died on an unknown date.)

  Marriage Notes:

I'm not sure if the following census records show Walter D. Arnsberger or another relative from the un-related William Arnsberger that was known to live in Wisconsin. The name in the 1940 census is identical and the birth years nearly match identical. In the 1920 census, the W. D. Arnsburger there, gives his father's birth location as Ohio instead of Pennsylvania, but that was a mistake that his sister Alma also made.

If these do represent the correct Walter D. Arnsburger, then it would appear that he may have been divorced from his first wife, Dora, and that he was remarried to Olive. The middle initials of each wife if "E" so that is the only matching information that I have to indicate that they were the same person. The 1920 census also appears to show what were two nieces but does not indicate from whose side of the family they come. I know of no other Andersons directly related to the Arnsbergers and given that they were both born in Minnesota, I suspect that they may be two daughters from Olive's first marriage to someone named Anderson and therefore should have been enumerated as "step daughter" instead of niece.

These records would also show that Walter moved from the family area of Jefferson County westward to the Minnesota border and settled in Crawford County, Wisconsin.

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, Family 225
, Crawford County, Wisconsin
W. D. Arnsburger...Head..57..WI..OH-NY
Olive Arnsburger...Wife..45..WI
Mary Anderson...Niece..21..MN
Partra Anderson...Niece..24..MN
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1940 US Census
Sheet 3A, Family 56, Roll 4467, Ward 7, ED 12-21
Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin
329 North Michigan Street; house owned $4000
Residence in 1935: Same Place
12 Apr 1940
Walter D. Arnsberger...Head..76..WI..12th grade
Olive E. Arnsberger...Wife..66..WI..11th grade
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