WALCH, Nicolas

1839 - 1899  (59 years)

• Name	WALCH, Nicolas  [1]
  Born	15 Dec 1839	Bigelbach, , Diekirch, Luxembourg   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	DHGW-R1H
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/DHGW-R1H
  Buried	1899	Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Died	14 Apr 1899	Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I57172	Banat
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	WALCH, Nicolaus,   b. 15 Oct 1808, Bigelbach, , Diekirch, Luxembourg ,   d. 23 Jul 1888, Bigelbach, , Diekirch, Luxembourg  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	BURG, Anna Catharina,   b. 16 Mar 1805, Bigelbach, , Diekirch, Luxembourg ,   d. 27 Dec 1850, Bigelbach, , Diekirch, Luxembourg  (Age 45 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1832	Reisdorf, , Diekirch, Luxembourg
  Family ID	F21598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KEMP, Clara,   b. 14 Dec 1845, New Riegel, Seneca, Ohio, United States ,   d. 6 Nov 1923, Winona County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1866	Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States
  Children	1. WALCH, Nicholas John,   b. 2 Feb 1867, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1951, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. WALCH, Henry A.,   b. 25 Feb 1867, Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1936, Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States  (Age 69 years)   3. WALCH,   b. 28 Nov 1870, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. WALCH, Roman M.,   b. 29 Oct 1872, Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1930, Altura, Winona, Minnesota, USA  (Age 57 years)   5. WALCH, Josephine,   b. 19 Feb 1873, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1874, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA  (Age 1 years)   6. WALCH, Lewis,   b. 25 Jan 1875, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1875, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA  (Age 0 years)   7. WALCH, John J,   b. 13 Jul 1876, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1955, Minnesota, USA  (Age 79 years)   8. WALCH, Francis Franklin,   b. 6 Nov 1878, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1965, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States  (Age 86 years) + 9. WALCH, Laura J.,   b. 8 Aug 1881,   d. 7 Aug 1966, Austin, Mower, Minnesota, USA  (Age 84 years)   10. WALCH, Aloysius Alphonse,   b. 2 Aug 1883, Mount VernonTownship, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 5 Feb 1957, Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States  (Age 73 years)   11. WALCH, Anna Kate,   b. 11 Dec 1885, Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1972, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States  (Age 86 years)   12. WALCH, Celia,   b. 24 Nov 1888, Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1965, Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States  (Age 76 years)   13. WALCH, Arthur Peter,   b. 11 Jun 1896, Winona County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1988, Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F22653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 15 Dec 1839 - Bigelbach, , Diekirch, Luxembourg Married - 25 Jun 1866 - Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Buried - 1899 - Oak Ridge, Winona, Minnesota, USA Died - 14 Apr 1899 - Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Nicholas Walch, now deceased, was born in Luxembourg, Germany, December 23, 1839, son of Nicholas Walch and Margaret (Burg) Walch. He came to America at the age of seventeen and joined his brother Nicholas at Detroit, Michigan. After assisting his brother at gardening five years, he moved to Dubuque, Iowa, where he engaged in the livery business some six years. In 1866 he came to Winona county and purchased a farm in Mt Vernon township. Here he built a house, cleared land and carried on general farming until his death, April 14, 1899. He was a man of political power and personal influence in the community in which he lived for many years. From 1893 to 1897 he was county commissioner from his district. He also served on the school and town board. Nicholas Walch was married June 25, 1866 to Clara Kemp, who was born December 14, 1845, daughter of Henry and Clara (Krell) Kemp, natives of Belgium, who came to America in 1844, settling in Ohio and living there until 1858, when they came to Houston county, Minnesota, and engaged in the hotel business. Mr. and Mrs. Walch had nine children: Henry and Nicholas (twins), Roman, John, Francis. Laura, Aloysius A., Katherine and Cecilia. Henry born February 24, married Louisa Kramer and has one child. Nicholas, born February 24, 1867, married Lena Erpelding, and they have six children. Roman, born November 29, 1872, married Katherine Speltz, and they have four children. John, born July 13, 1877, married Leona Steichen. Francis, born November 6, 1879, is in the automobile business in Rollingstone. He married Susan Myers, and they have two children. Laura was born June 18, 1881, and married Arthur Speltz. Aloysius A. was born August 2, 1883, and married Olga Schuh. Katherine born December 11, 1885, married Edwin Schell, and they have one child. Cecelia was born November 24, 1888. She lives with her mother. In 1905 Mrs. Walch moved to the city of Winona where she still resides. History of Winona County, Minnesota Vol 2, 1913 Pages 825-826

  
  

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  [S105] FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://new.familysearch.org)), accessed 28 Jul 2021), entry for Nicholas Walch, person ID DHGW-R1H. (Reliability: 3).