Walter Henry Eckhardt

b. 10 November 1888, d. 8 September 1952
  • Walter Henry Eckhardt was born on 10 November 1888 in Illinois.
  • Anna Neumeister appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 5803 LaSalle Avenue. Other members of the household included Walter Henry Eckhardt, Milton John Eckhardt, Adeline M. Eckhardt and Lillian B. Eckhardt.
  • He was a clerk in a distillery, according to the 1910 census.
  • Walter Henry Eckhardt registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, while living in Chicago at 7136 Vernon Avenue, and employed there as a cashier with Julius ??? at Madison & Market Streets.
  • He served during World War I, according to the 1930 census.
  • John Oliver Young and Adeline M. Eckhardt appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 7136 Vernon Avenue. Other members of the household included Walter Henry Eckhardt, Loraine Elizabeth Young, Anna Neumeister, Milton John Eckhardt and Lillian B. Eckhardt.
  • He was a bookkeeper for a manufacturer, according to the 1920 census.
  • He married Dorothy Branson, daughter of Grace (?), circa 1924.
  • Walter Henry Eckhardt and Dorothy Branson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 7435 Euclid Avenue. Other members of the household included Grace (?)
  • He was an accountant with a loan company, according to the 1930 census.
  • Walter Henry Eckhardt died on 8 September 1952 at age 63 in Los Angeles County, California.
  • Dorothy Branson became a widow at his death.
  • Last Edited: 1 Oct 2007

Family: Dorothy Branson b. 25 October 1894, d. 20 July 1972