Aloysius Thomas Waltz was born in Allegheny Furnace, Blair County, Pa., on Nov. 3, 1867, the son of Jacob Michael Waltz and Angela Mary Wagner.  Per the Catholic Vital Records of Central PA,  he was baptized on Nov. 7, 1867 at St. Augustine Church. His godparents were Jacob and Jane Wagner, his maternal grandparents. The priest was  E. J. Burns.

Aloysius lived with his family in Chest Springs until 1871, when his family moved to Iowa.  His parents were encouraged to move to Iowa by his maternal grandparents.  At one point, they had acquired a total of 200 acres of land in Iowa County.  

On Oct. 8, 1895, Aloysius married Martha Ann Hinshaw  in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.  Martha was born in Linton, Greene County, Indiana,  on Nov. 27, 1873, the daughter of Aaron M. Hinshaw and Emily Beard.

Aloysius and Martha had four children:

The Aloysius T. Waltz Family

Back row:  Martha, Emma Louise

Front:  Clarence Augustus, Harriet Mildred and Aloysius T.

Aloysius died on Feb. 28, 1945 in Glendale, Ca.  Martha died on May 2, 1962 in Santa Monica, Ca.