Title

Otto Walter and Emma Walter

Creation Date

1902

Description

Walter, Otto and Emma. B/W photo of Otto Walter, his bride, Emma Spiess, and their attendants. Emma Spiess (seated in wicker chair with bouquet), Otto Walter (standing), Steven Spiess (seated), and Mary Walter (standing). The 1885 St. Peter census lists Otto Walter (age 9, born in Minnesota) and Mary Walter (age 8, born in Minnesota) as children of John Walter (age 51, born in Germany) and his wife, Fredericka (age 35, born in Germany). The 1885 St. Peter census also lists Emma Spiess (age 4, born in Minnesota) and Stephen Spiess (age 6, born in Minnesota) as children of Joseph Spiess (age 31, born in Sweden) and his wife, Lena Spiess (age 29, born in Minnesota). Otto Walter married Emma Spiess in Nicollet County on October 6, 1902.