{"id":1580,"date":"2026-10-31T17:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:01:28","slug":"shared-evidence-walter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1580","title":{"rendered":"Walter and Buchm\u00fcller German research leads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid 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class=\"family-topic-intro\">Philippsburg and \u00d6stringen original-record leads and the qualified connection to the Walter family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"alignwide\" id=\"four-branch-world-map\" aria-label=\"Four family branches on one world map\">\n<style>#four-branch-world-map{background:#f6f0e5;padding:clamp(12px,3vw,28px);color:#253d35}#four-branch-world-map h3{margin:28px 0 10px;font-size:1.35em}#four-branch-world-map .family-region{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #adbdb3}#four-branch-world-map .family-tip{visibility:hidden}#four-branch-world-map .family-pin:hover .family-tip,#four-branch-world-map .family-pin:focus .family-tip{visibility:visible}#four-branch-world-map .family-pin:focus{outline:3px solid #253d35}#four-branch-world-map .family-card{padding:16px;margin:12px 0;background:#fffdf8;border-left:4px solid #a5b3a5;scroll-margin-top:40px}#four-branch-world-map .family-card:target{outline:3px solid 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Rosa\u2019s conflicting birth dates still need resolving. The pins mark town centers, not homes or churches.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/louislatzermemorialpublic.historyarchives.online\/viewer?i=f&amp;d=04181895-05311895&amp;k=walter&amp;m=between&amp;ord=k1&amp;fn=highland_journal_usa_illinois_highland_18950425_english_4&amp;df=1&amp;dt=10&amp;cid=3128\">Cecilia Walter\u2019s obituary, Highland Journal, April 25, 1895, page 4<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"#family-place-philippsburg\">28. Philippsburg<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#family-place-oestringen\">29. \u00d6stringen<\/a><\/p><article class=\"family-card swiss-lead-card\" id=\"family-place-philippsburg\" aria-labelledby=\"walter-title-philippsburg\"><h4 id=\"walter-title-philippsburg\">28. Philippsburg, Germany<\/h4><strong style=\"color:#354d3f\">Bange<\/strong><p><em>German records reviewed; American family link supported by Cecilia\u2019s obituary.<\/em><\/p><p>Anna Rosa Walter was born on June 27, 1842, and baptized on June 29 in the Catholic register duplicate, daughter of Franz Walter and C\u00e4cilia. The clearer 1841 entry for the same parents supports Buchm\u00fcller as C\u00e4cilia\u2019s maiden name. Cecilia\u2019s 1895 obituary names Mrs. Rosa Widmer of Salisbury, Missouri, as her daughter. It says the family lived in Philippsburg until leaving in fall 1853 and reached Highland in spring 1854. Rosa\u2019s conflicting birth dates and the passenger-list age of 10 remain unresolved.<\/p><p class=\"swiss-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.landesarchiv-bw.de\/ofs21\/bild_zoom\/zoom.php?bestand=12390&amp;id=2557469&amp;gewaehlteSeite=04_0001222709_0037_4-1222709-37.jpg&amp;ausgangspunkt=thumbnails\">Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe 390 Nr. 3965, page 386, entry 38, Bild 37<\/a>. This is the contemporary register duplicate, not a modern index.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11\">Family comparison and research notes<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alemannische-seiten.de\/karte\/koordinaten.php?id=8232\">Approximate town-coordinate reference<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1586\">Back to maps<\/a><\/p><\/article><article class=\"family-card swiss-lead-card\" id=\"family-place-oestringen\" aria-labelledby=\"walter-title-oestringen\"><h4 id=\"walter-title-oestringen\">29. \u00d6stringen, Germany<\/h4><strong style=\"color:#354d3f\">Bange<\/strong><p><em>German records reviewed; American family link supported by Cecilia\u2019s obituary.<\/em><\/p><p>The 1811 \u00d6stringen act records Cecilia Buchm\u00fcller born and baptized on January 26, with parents Joseph Buchm\u00fcller and Gertraud n\u00e9e Kimling. A certified extract copied into the Philippsburg register places C\u00e4cilia Buchm\u00fcller\u2019s marriage to Franz Walter at \u00d6stringen on November 22, 1832. Cecilia Walter\u2019s 1895 obituary gives the same January 26, 1811 birth date and \u00d6stringen birthplace, identifies her as n\u00e9e Buchmiller, and names Rosa Widmer as her daughter. These matching details strongly support the connection to the American family.<\/p><p class=\"swiss-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.landesarchiv-bw.de\/ofs21\/bild_zoom\/zoom.php?bestand=12390&amp;id=2555850&amp;gewaehlteSeite=04_0001118873_0027_4-1118873-27.jpg&amp;ausgangspunkt=thumbnails\">GLAK 390 Nr. 683, Bild 27, entry 7<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.landesarchiv-bw.de\/ofs21\/bild_zoom\/zoom.php?bestand=12390&amp;id=2557467&amp;gewaehlteSeite=04_0001222707_0044_4-1222707-44.jpg&amp;ausgangspunkt=thumbnails\">GLAK 390 Nr. 3963, Bild 44, page 11, \u00a713<\/a>, a certified copy of the \u00d6stringen marriage entry (cited there as page 279, no. 13). December 8, 1832 is the copy-certification date, not the wedding date. The original \u00d6stringen marriage book has not been inspected.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11\">Family comparison and research notes<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alemannische-seiten.de\/karte\/koordinaten.php?id=22932\">Approximate town-coordinate reference<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1586\">Back to maps<\/a><\/p><\/article><\/section>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=8\">\u2190 Family branches<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1586\">All family maps<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1587\">Place evidence<\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Family branches \u203a Walter and Buchm\u00fcller German research leads Philippsburg and \u00d6stringen original-record leads and the qualified connection to the Walter family. Walter and Buchm\u00fcller research leads Cecilia Walter\u2019s 1895 obituary connects the German Walter\u2013Buchm\u00fcller family to her daughter Rosa Widmer in Missouri. Rosa\u2019s conflicting birth dates still need resolving. 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