Wilhelm Hurr Waltz

     Wilhelm Hurr Waltz was born on 17 September 1855 at Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was the son of Wilhelm Waltz and Maria Elizabeth Hurr. Wilhelm Hurr Waltz married, at age 28, Josephine Amelia Randall, age 20, daughter of Orrin Hubbard Randall and Abigail Case, on Thursday, 20 December 1883 at Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.³ Wilhelm Hurr Waltz died on 20 November 1897 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 42 years, 2 months and 3 days.⁴
     He Date of marriage between Josephine and Wilhelm could be 20 Jan 1883.

From 'History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania', by John F. Meginness ed., (1990 edition, prepared by Lycoming County Historical Society; Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1892), pages 835 - 836.

William H. Waltz, architect and builder, was born in Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, September 17, 1855, and is a son of William and Mary Waltz. He was reared in his native township, and received his education in the public schools and at Williamsport Commercial College. At the age of twenty he came to Williamsport, and learned the carpenter's trade. In 1879 he went to Denver, Colorado, working at his trade until April, 1881, and took a trip over the Rockey mountains to the head waters of the Arkansas river. He then went to Pueblo, Colorado, where he was engaged in the building business until November, 1881, when he was taken sick with the mountain fever, and returned to Williamsport. In April, 1882, he formed a partnership with his brother Gottlieb and engaged in contracting and building. Among the prominent buildings of the city that have been erected by Mr. Waltz are the First Presbyterian church, St. Paul's Lutheran church, the Lycoming Rubber Works, and the residence of the late Judge Cummin. The partnership with his brother was dissolved in 1884, and since that date Mr. Waltz has continued alone. Mr. Waltz and his family are members of the Erie Avenue Baptist church, in which he has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees since the organization of the church or for the last five years, and is now Chairman of the Building Committee. Mr. Waltz was assistant superintendent in the erection of the Government building in Williamsport under Harrison's administration. He is a stanch Republician, and is a member of the Knights of Malta. He was Architect and Builder.