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     John was born in May 1857 at Posen, Poland.¹ He was the son of Wendelin Halter and Fryderyka Wagner. He married Johanna Emilie Plonike, daughter of Gotlieb Plinitke, on 19 June 1879 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.² John died on 14 May 1928 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.³ His body was buried on 17 May 1928 at Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
     John's occupation: Wiremill Foreman.
Biography of John Halter:

John Halter immigrated to the United States in May of 1874. He applied for citizenship to the Court of Common Pleas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio and was issued a certificate of Naturalization on 13 October 1879. He is found in the 1880 Census of Cuyahoga County, with his wife, Anna at 2112 Axtel Street (now E. 78th St.) in Cleveland on 12 June 1880. By 1885 he is shown in the Cleveland City Directory as a laborer living at 13 Third Ave. (now Gertrude Ave.) In 1889 he is listed as a laborer living at 128 Vergennes near Fleet Ave. By 1893 he is listed as a Foreman while still living on Vergennes. He and his family are found in the 1900 U. S. Census of Cuyahoga County living at 55 Third Avenue. His occupation is "Foreman Wire Mill" . The 1910 Census finds him and his family at 6007 Gertrude Ave. His occupation is "Fireman Steel Co."(Third Avenue was changed to Gertrude Ave sometime in the 1910-1920 time period) By 1920 he is found as a retired widower, living with two of his children, Alma and Edmund at 6007 Gertrude Ave. In most of these census records, John indicates he was born in Poland/Russia and that his native tongue was German. The 1880 Census in particular indicates that his mother and father were born in Wurtenburg, Germany, although he indicates he was born in Poland.

     John was born in June 1882 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.¹ He was the son of Jacob Halter and Louise Fischer. He married Emma Konrad, , on 10 May 1905 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.² He married Albertine Scribner, daughter of Henry Scribner and Barbara Scott, on 20 April 1927 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.³ John died on 27 April 1930 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 47.⁴ His body was buried on 30 April 1930 at Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
     John's occupation: Metalworker.

     John was born in June 1889 at Warsaw, Poland.¹ He was the son of Vincent Halter and Antonia Szymankiewicz. John Paul Halter married Anna Caroline Lange, daughter of John Lange and Pauline Strepanski, on 24 May 1911 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.² John died on 7 June 1930 at Ohio.³ His body was buried in June 1930 at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.⁴
     
Biography of John Paul Halter:

John immigrated to Cleveland at age 2, with his mother. Arriving the Port of New York on 27 July 1891 aboard the SS Aller.

     Joseph was born circa 1820 at Posen, Poland. He was the son of Jozef Halter and Antonia (--?--). He married an unknown person . Joseph died circa 1880 at Posen, Poland.

     Joseph was born in October 1865 at Posen, Poland.¹ He was the son of Joseph Halter. He married Wilhelmina Buchholz, daughter of Carl Bucholtz and Archia Arndt, on 4 May 1893 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.² Joseph died in 1924 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.³ His body was buried in 1924 at Lutheran Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.³
     Joseph's occupation: Cabinet Maker.

     Joseph was born in January 1832 at Baden, Germany.¹ He married Doritha Hersh, daughter of William Hersch, circa 1855 at Ohio. Joseph died on 12 January 1910 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.² His body was buried on 15 January 1910 at Harvard Grove Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.

     Joseph was born circa 1853 at Baden, Germany.¹ He was the son of Joseph Halter and Doritha Hersh. He married Odelia Weber, , on 8 June 1876 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.² Joseph died on 25 June 1890 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.³ His body was buried on 27 June 1890 at St. Johns Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.
     Joseph's occupation: Grocer.

     Joseph was born circa 1877 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.¹ He was the son of Joseph L. Halter and Odelia Weber. He married Dorothy Koehr, , on 11 June 1895 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.²

     Jozef was born circa 1795 at Poland. He married Antonia (--?--), , circa 1815 at Poland.¹
     
Biography of Jozef Halter:

Jozef Halter is the father of Wendelin Halter based on Records of the Lutheran Church in Warsaw, Poland which were abstracted by Lidia Zakrzewski in 1978 and submitted as a Marriage Entry for sealing in the LDS Church. The author has accepted those abstracts and has not looked at the original microfilm of those early church records. The children of Wendelin (1819-c1860), (Charles Carl, Christina, Carolina, John and Jacob) immigrated as adults to Cleveland, Ohio about 1874. They all were of the Lutheran faith as were most, if not all, of their descendants in Cleveland. Family tradition indicates that Wendelin was Catholic but when he married his wife, Fryderyka Wagner, he converted to the Lutheran Faith.

      The children of Maurice (1816-c1876) (Apolonia, Wincenty, and Emily) immigrated as adults to Cleveland in 1891 and were known to have lived with their cousins upon arrival in Cleveland. They were of the Roman Catholic faith.

      The children of Joseph Halter (1820-c1880) (Julius, Joseph and Mary) immigrated as adults to Cleveland also, Julius about 1909, Joseph about 1892. Joseph and Julius were of the Roman Catholic faith. Family tradition holds that Joseph and Julius were cousins to Wincenty thus meaning that their fathers were brothers. This is verified by the fact that Katherine WUNSCH Halter (second wife of Maurice and sister of his first wife) died at the home of Julius and the funeral was from Julius's home. Her obituary indicates that Katherine was the Aunt of Julius and Joseph. This confirms that Maurice and Joseph were brothers.

      This genealogy is based on Maurice and Joseph being the brothers of Wendelin, and therefore the sons of Jozef
Halter (1795- ). The basis for this are the personal handwritten notes of my Aunt Victoria, Victoria Felicia
Halter daughter of Wincenty, who wrote "John [this is Victoria's brother, John] help moving the hardware stock to Fleet Av. South side of Cleveland December it was bitter cold. Dad moved the hardware stock and started the Plumbing Business. He had two suites for our family to fit in. One suite was rented to a young couple that was just married. Uncle John Relatives the Germans on Gertrude Ave took our family in about one or two weeks before we had everything in order to start Dads Hardware and Plumbing." This occurred about 1905 and the John Halter living on Gertrude Avenue who Victoria called "Uncle John Relatives the Germans" was the son of Wendelin Halter. This genealogy assumes that this "Uncle John" was indeed related to Wincenty, very likely his first cousin, but would have been called "Uncle" due to his age by Victoria. The above is the basis for showings the family connection that Maurice and Joseph are the brothers of Wendelin and that all are the sons of Jozef. Obviously, more research is required to verify these relationships.

     Julius was born on 30 July 1869 at Warsawskiego, Warsaw, Poland.² He was the son of Joseph Halter. He married Karoline Rocky, daughter of Joseph Rodzcki, on 14 July 1899 at Hermanow, Poland. Julius died on 12 January 1957 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 87.³ His body was buried on 15 January 1957 at Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.⁴