Bedford County PA Archives Biographies.....Walter, Samuel
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SAMUEL WALTER, a highly esteemed citizen of Bedford 
Township, Bedford County, Pa., has been a resident of this 
county since the day of his birth, March 10, 1820.  He is a 
son of the late Jacob and Mary (Dibert) Walter and a brother 
of Daniel Walter, in whose sketch, on another page of this 
volume, further parental and ancestral history may be found.
  Samuel Walter obtained the rudiments of his education in 
the subscription schools of his day, and was afterward a 
pupil in one of the first public schools organized in this 
section of the State.  He was subsequently employed as a 
teacher during one winter term, but from that time until the 
present has devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits.  
For many years he was engaged in general farming and 
stock-raising, meeting with good success in each branch of 
industry.  As a stock breeder and raiser he has done much to 
improve the grade of cattle kept in this locality, having 
been the first to introduce the Alderneys into the 
neighborhood.  His neat and well-improved farm, with its 
substantial and conveniently arranged buildings, bears 
unmistakable evidence of the wise judgment that has been 
used in bringing it to its present state of cultivation, and 
is a credit to his intelligence, progressive spirit, and 
good management.  Politically, he is a strong advocate of 
the principles of the Democratic party, and during his 
younger days he served several terms as School Director of 
Bedford township.
  More than half a century ago, on the 1st of November, 
1846, Mr. Walter married Mary Reichard, who was born in 
Bedford township, Pa., December 7, 1821, a daughter of 
George and Elizabeth (Imler) Reichard, both of whom were of 
pioneer ancestry.  Mr. and Mrs. Walter have reared six 
children, namely: Lavanda, wife of O. G. McCoy; Caroline, 
wife of David Hershberger; Elizabeth, wife of Charles 
Vicroy; Annie, wife of Wayne Zimmers; Lottie, deceased; and 
Nettie.  Among the oldest and most valued members of the 
Reformed church of Bedford are Mr. Walter and his estimable 
wife, who united with it many years ago.  This venerable 
couple, by their long-continued cheerful industry and habits 
of thrift, have acquired a competency that enables them to 
pass their declining days in comfort and plenty.


Source: Bedford Biographical Review, 1899, Bedford Co., Pa