Walter Edward Lotz

1887 -

• Name	Walter Edward Lotz
  Birth	10 Nov 1887	Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Census	1900 (12 years)	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census, he was recorded as age 12, living in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Census	1910 (22 years)	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was recorded while living with his parents. His occupation was a dental student.
  Age: 22
  Address: 316 Walnut Street
  Married	say 1916 (28 years)  [4, 5]
  Maude Catharine Colvin. She was born 31 December 1888 in Bedford, Pennsylvania and died 16 June 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida. Issue: 1. Walter Edward Lotz (1916-2000) 2. Alice Elizabeth Lotz (1917-1998)
  History	6 Apr 1917 (29 years)	US Enters World War I
  Draft Reg	13 Jun 1917 (29 years)	Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  He registered for the draft
  Age: 29
  	World War I Draft Registration of Walter E. Lotz
  Military	15 Aug 1917 to 10 Jun 1919 (29 years)  [6]
  He joined the Army in World War I, serving overseas from 20 May 1918 to 6 June 1919. He was in the St. Miheil, and the Meuse Argonne campaigns.
  	Walter Edward Lotz' Veteran's Compensation Application
  Census	1920 (32 years)	Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  He was a dentist
  Age: 32
  Address: Hogan Avenue
  History	24 Oct 1929 (41 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (42 years)	Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  He is listed as a dentist.
  Age: 42
  Address: 811 Washington Avenue
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Mary Gertrude Lotz,   b. 10 Sep 1886, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 25 Mar 1962, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years) ▻ John Walker Oakes,  m. 14 Mar 1907   2. Walter Edward Lotz,   b. 10 Nov 1887, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   3. Arthur King Lotz,   b. 23 Jun 1891, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1976, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John J. Lotz,   b. 1780, Germany d. 1820, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Catherine Gardner,   b. 1826, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 29 Jan 1904, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I12737
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward M. Lotz,   b. 5 Mar 1857, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 10 Jan 1945, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Flora Belle Lindsay,   b. 22 Nov 1857, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1 Sep 1946, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Walter Edward Lotz(1887 – ) 2Edward M. Lotz(1857 – 1945) 4George Lotz(1816 – 1899) 8John J. Lotz(1780 – 1820) 16 17 9Catherine Troxell(1804 – ) 18 19 5Catherine Ann Fleck(1828 – 1893) 10David Fleck(1793 – 1870) 20George Fleck(1748 – 1836) 21Molley Weeks(1748 – 1807) 11Mary Ramey(1799 – 1863) 22Francis Ramey(Abt 1745 – Abt 1804) 23Katherine Ginter(1763 – 1841) 3Flora Belle Lindsay(1857 – 1946) 6Robert Garber Lindsay(1828 – 1895) 12Frederick Lindsay(1790 – 1857) 24David Alexander Lindsay(1753 – 1833) 25Mary Shawgessey(1760 – 1835) 13Catherine Stustman(1792 – 1853) 26 27 7Catherine Gardner(1826 – 1904) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Nov 1887 - Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 13 Jun 1917 - Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1381; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1241381. [S33] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). Draft Registration of Walter E. Lotz [s186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Hollidaysburg Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1317; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375330 [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Census Place: Tyrone, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2005; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0074; Image: 951.0; FHL microfilm: 2341739 [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S577] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [s26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyrone Ward 1, Blair, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1540; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 856