Joseph (Josef) Walter

Was a miner. Worked at the Mother Lode Mine in British Columbia around 1902 (Deadwood Townsite). This was primarily a copper mine, the largest such in Canada. A small amount of Gold mining and refinement was also done there. He also worked at Camp 14, Hammond Lbs Co., Mill City, Oregon. A Joe Wright dropped a slab on his leg at 'new sawmill' on Rodgers Mt. His leg was cut, which started the blood poisoning which killed him. He was 5 feet 10 inches tall with blue eyes and fair complexition. He got his Naturalization papers on 13 Apr 1922. At that time, his wife, Mary, was 43 years of age, dau.Mary 21, Millie 17, Mae was omitted, Vlasta 13, Jerry-Yaromir 12, Stanley, Vleslav 7, Blanche 4, and Vera 2. (This came from Blanche from his papers.) Joseph and Marie moved from Bohemia to Canada in 1904. In 1906 the family moved to Rodgers Mountain east of Scio where the children grew up. !Birth: Birth certificate of his son Yaromir Walter lists his birthdate and birthplace as 12 June 1869 near Prerov, near Lisa, Czechoslovakia. !Naturalization: Cert.No.1481194, Petition Vol.3, Number 174. Dated 13 April 1922. Description: "Age 52 years, height 5 feet 10 inches, color white, complexion Fair, color of eyes Blue, color of Hair Brown, visible distinguishing marks None." Wife: Mary Walter, 43 years, residence in Scio, Linn County, Oregon. Children: Mary Walter, 19 years; Millie Walter, 17; Wlasta Walter, 13 years; Yaromir Walter, 12 years; Witerslav Walter, 7 years; Blanche Walter, 4 years; Vera Walter, 2 years. All reside at Scio, Linn County, Oregon. Signature: Joseph Walter, State of Oregon, County of Linn. "Be it remembered that Joseph Walter then residing at number [blank] Street, City of Scio, Linn County, State of Oregon, who previous to his naturalization was a subject of Czecho-Slovak Republic, having applied to be admitted a citizen of the United States of America persuant to law, and, at a Regular term of the Circuit Court of Oregon for Linn County held at Albany, Oregon, on the 13th day of April, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and Twenty-two, the court having found that the petitioner had resided continuously within the United States for at least five years and in this State for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the filing of his petition, and that said petitioner intends to reside permanently in the United States, had in all respects, complied with the law in relation, therefore, and that he was entitled to be so admitted, it was thereupon ordered by the said court that he be admitted as a citizen of the United States of America... In testimony whereof, the seal of said court is hereunto affixed on the 13th day of April in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and Twenty-two, and of our Independence the one hundred and Forty Sixth. R.M. Russell, Clerk" On a list of dates provided to Ken Walter by Gayleen (Javorsky)(John) Fulgham, she had Josef's birthdate as 12 Jun 1870. Sheets from Vera have had his birthdate as 12 June 1869. The naturalization papers would be consistent with the 1869 birthdate. Other dates from Gayleen's list: 1896: "Mary [sic - married] To Teplice, 15 yrs old" 20 Apr 1902: Marries Marie Anna Cutych, Mary 21 yrs old, Joseph 32 yrs old July 1903: Moves to British Columbia. 30 June 1904: Mary & Marie left Czech. Sept 1906: Wife and daughters to Scio Oregon. ?? : Josef to Scio Sept 1907: Josef leaves again for work in Canada Nov 1907: Josef returns to Scio (for good) 1919: Moved into their new house. !Census (1910): Rodgers Mountain, Linn Co., Oregon, North Scio Precinct, E.D. 186, sheet 4B-5A. Joe Walter, 41 Mary, wife, 29 Mary, wife, 7 Aust. Bohemia Ruzmila, dau, 4 Canada May, dau, 3 Oregon Vlasta, dau, 1 Oregon Frank Cutych, father-in-law, 55 Mary, mother-in-law, 51 Census 1920: Not located.