In a message dated 12/17/2003 9:11:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, tallygators@earthlink.net writes: Gottlieb WALKER (1828 Wuertenberg, Germany, 1871 Alexandria) and wife Annie SMITH (about 1829 Prussia, 1904 Alexandria), had five children: Julia, Alphonse Lombard, Heida "Ida", William and Gottlieb. Julia was born 5/2/1855 and died 9/30/1960 at age 105 - she never married. She is buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery in Pineville. I don't know anything about this family but does anyone know anything in general about Germans coming to this area?