ELIZABETH
ALLTON
BORN
MAR. 13, 1828
DIED
MAY 19, 1869

WALTER S.
ALLTON
BORN
NOV. 5, 1818
DIED
FEB. 11, 1900

He was first married on August 16, 1841, to Matilda Bresler, who died before July 4, 1850.  Burial location undetermined.

The daughter of Walter and Matilda was:

Walter's second wife was Elizabeth Fancher, who was born March 13, 1828, in Indiana, the daughter of Richard Fancher.  From Encyclopedia Of Genealogy And Biography Of Lake County, Indiana, 1904, Lewis Publishing Company, page 90:

(On the Board of Health document accompanying Edward Alton's marriage license, Elizabeth's maiden name was shown as Fanchier.  In his obituary the name was spelled Francher.  That same spelling appears in Lake County, Indiana, marriage records compiled by the Indiana Works Progress Administration in 1939.)

Walter's elder brother, William, is said to have lived for 11 years in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana; we could guess that it was through this connection that Walter became acquainted with Elizabeth.

Walter and Elizabeth were married on July 4, 1850, in Lake County, perhaps at Crown Point.  The pastor, William Townley, presented them with The Christian Ministers Affectionate Advice to A Married Couple, by Rev. James Bean, A.M. Click on either image for a larger view of the cover and the inscription.

Elizabeth died May 19, 1869, and was buried in Fountain Green Cemetery.

The known children of Walter Allton and Elizabeth Fancher were:

i.	Sarah Matilda Allton, born in 1851, probably in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County, Illinois.  She died in August of 1874 at the age of 22 years, 10 months and 23 days.  Burial at Fountain Green Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois.
ii.	Ida Alton, born about November 1855, probably in Fountain Green Township.  She died after April 17, 1943, probably in Iowa.
iii.	Edward Miles Alton, born in 1868 in Fountain Green Township.  He died April 17, 1943, in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington.  Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton.

On April 12, 1881, Walter married Miss Sidney Parker at LaHarpe, Hancock County, Illinois. Witnesses to the marriage were Homer Vincent (Walter's son-in-law) and Monroe Parker (Sidney's nephew).  Marriage Documents

Sidney Parker was the daughter of Abel Parker and Margaret Gragg.  She was born in Fayette County, Ohio, about August 1826.

Walter died February 11, 1900, and was buried at Fountain Green Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois, beside Elizabeth.

Sidney died in the spring of 1909.  Her burial location has not been determined.

The family surname was originally spelled Allton.  Over the years, some family members adopted the spelling Alton.

Richard Fancher, 51, male, farmer, born PA
Sarah Jane, 19, female, born IN
Maria, 17, female, born IN, attended school within the year
Mary Ellen, 9, female, born IN, attended school within the year
Elisabeth, 22, female, born IN

Walter Alton, 32, male, farmer, born NY
Elizabeth, 22, female, born IN
Elizabeth B, 8, female, born IL

Walter S Alton, 42, male, farmer, value of real estate 1000, value of personal estate 1000,
born IL
Elizabeth, 32, female, born IN
Betsey, 17, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Matilda, 8, female, born IL, attended school within the year
Ida, 5, female, born IL

Alton, Walter, 51, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 1000, value of personal estate 800, born NY, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Metilda, 17, female, white, keeping house, born IL
Ida, 15, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Ada, 1, female, white, born IL [Edward]

Allton, Walter S, white, male, 61, widower, farmer, born NY, father born Connecticut, mother born Vermont
Edward, white, male, 11, son, single, at home, attended school within the census year, born IL, father born NY, mother born IN