Seeking information on any Joseph HALTER/HALSUR/HOLTZER/HOLZER - born abt 1803, who was married to an Alphia [Alphina]. Descent is through their daughter Magdalena, who was married 8 Jan 1856 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, to Marcus WALCHER. The 1880 census gives her place of birth as Switzerland, which was the place of birth of her husband. Her marriage license application gives her maiden name as HOLTZER. Her death record [31 Oct 1887 - Independence, Cuyahoga, OH] gives her maiden name as HALSUR. On the 1880 census she is located on page 31 in Independence Twp. On page 30 of the same census is a Joseph HALTER, born Jan 1832 in Baden. It is felt that this Joseph may have been her brother. Toni Richard Turk tturk@sanjuan.net http://trturk.recallwd.com http://www.gj.net/~tturk