Rev. John Alter II and Mary Ann Chamberlain
Husband Rev. John Alter II [3561]
Born: 1 Jul 1801 - , , Westmoreland, PA 1 2 3 4
Christened:
Died: 15 Oct 1876 - homestead farm, Carpenter, Jasper, IN 2 4 5 6
Buried: 1876 - Old Family Cemetery, Carpenter, Jasper, IN 6
Father: John Alter [3491] (1771-1834)
Mother: Eleanor Sheetz [3492] (1776-1841) 7
Married: 4 Jan 1849 1 3
Other
Spouse: Charity Vanarsdale [3567] (Abt 1795-1835) - 16 Jul 1826 - Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Westmoreland, PA 1 3 8
Other
Spouse: Lucinda J. Black [3568] (Bef 1835-1847) - 23 Sep 1843 - , , Clinton, IA 1 3 5 9More records for this person:
Land Records 10 - Brandywine Creek, Center, Hancock, IN
Land Records 11 12 13 14 - , Center, Hancock, IN
Other references 5 6 15 16
Biography 17
Wife Mary Ann Chamberlain [3569] 2
Born: 18 Mar 1825 - , , , PA 18 19
Christened:
Died: 22 Mar 1889 6 19
Buried: 1889 - Old Family Cemetery, Carpenter, Jasper, IN 6 19More records for this person:
Other references 6
Children
1 M Joseph L. Alter [4490] 6
Born: Jan 1850 - , of Jordan, Jasper, IN 18
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Lewis Simon Alter [3571]
Born: 22 Jun 1851 - , , Jasper, IN 2 19 20
Christened:
Died: 23 Apr 1936 19
Buried: 1936 - Alter Cemetery, Reminton, Jasper, IN 19
Spouse: Sarah Ellen Nash [4497] (1859-1913) Marr: 17 Feb 1879 6 21
Spouse: Cynthia Ann (Musgrove) Price [4498] (1870-1930) Marr: 17 Feb 1916 6
3 F Catherine L. Alter [4491] 6
Born: 1 Aug 1852 - , of, Jasper, IN 19
Christened:
Died: 2 Apr 1856 19
Buried: 1856 - Alter Cemetery, Reminton, Jasper, IN 19
Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 F Margaret L. Alter [4492] 6
Born: 26 Feb 1855 - , of, Jasper, IN 19
Christened:
Died: 15 May 1856 - , , , IN 19
Buried: 1856 - Alter Cemetery, Reminton, Jasper, IN 19
Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Martha D. Alter [4493]
Born: Abt 1857 - , of Jordan, Jasper, IN 20 22
Christened:
Died: Bef 1916 6
Buried:
6 M James Leander Alter [4494] 6
Born: 18 Jun 1859 - , of Jordan, Jasper, IN 19 20 22
Christened:
Died: 4 Sep 1920 - , Little Rock, Pulaski, AR 19
Buried:
7 M Elmer Lacy Alter [4495] 6
Born: 30 Oct 1862 - , of Carpenter, Jasper, IN 19 22
Christened:
Died: 2 Nov 1935 19
Buried: 1935 - Star Cemetery, Star, Ada, ID 19
8 F Mary C. Alter [4496] 6
Born: Abt 1867 - , of Carpenter, Jasper, IN 22
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Sources:
1 B007. "The Family of Alter", Notes and Queries Relating to Pennsylvania, Series 3, V. 1, by Egle, William Henry, editor (Egle: Harrisburg PA, 1895), p. 521-524.
2 B034. History of Warren, Benton, Jasper, Newton, (IN), (FA Baltey: Chicago IL, 1883), p. 542, "Town of Remington and Carpenter Township."
3 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ, p. 363.
4 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1966 - Hally Orval Alter (papers) SAR Membership Number 94292, year 1966. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.
5 M218. "A Small Work, The Story of Methodism's First Ordained Woman, Helenor Alter Davisson," (white paper) by Rev. Christopher M. Shoemaker, copyright 2002.
6 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ.
7 B012. Dictionary of American Biography, First Volumes, by Johnson, Allen, editor, 1964; Supplement Four by Garraty, John and James, Edward, Editors (Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, NY, 1974), p. 230.
8 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1966 - Hally Orval Alter (papers) SAR Membership Number 94292, year 1966. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com, says b Apr 4, 1822.
9 M284. Indiana Marriages, Genealogy Database: Marriages through 1850, (database) published by Indiana State Library on the internet at http://199.8.200.229/db/Marriages_results.asp.
10 A200. "Hancock County, Indiana Deeds" (LDS Film, at the San Jose Public Library, Film #6150), 1837 Jul 1.
11 A069. Tax Duplicates by Township (Hancock County, IN), kept by the Indiana Hancock County Courthouse, Treasurer's Office, 1840.
12 A070. Mortgager/Mortgager Record Indexes, 1840-1850, kept by the Indiana Hancock County Courthouse, Recorders Office, 1837.
13 "A071. Hancock County Tract Book, 1828-1840" (kept by the Indiana Hancock County Courthouse, Recorders Office.), 1837.
14 A200. "Hancock County, Indiana Deeds" (LDS Film, at the San Jose Public Library, Film #6150), 1837.
15 B034. History of Warren, Benton, Jasper, Newton, (IN), (FA Baltey: Chicago IL, 1883), p. 473.
16 M179. "Little Pest or the Lady Preacher," (biographical paper) by Helenor (Alter) Davidson and her sisters and brothers, an unpublished manuscript, 30 pages double spaced. (She began as an autobiography, and 45 years after her death it was finished by an un-named brother and sister. This paper is a detailed account of travel routes the Rowleys and Alters took between Indiana and Pennsylvania, and their lives in Greenfield, IA, 1830s-1840s.)
17 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ, p. 363-364.
18 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.
19 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.
20 C86. United States Federal Census, year 1860.
21 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.
22 C88. United States Federal Census, year 1880.
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