Walker Kistler of Perry County PA

"Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations. Ask your father and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you." The Book of Deuteronomy 32:7

Researching the ancestors, relatives and descendents of Walker and Anna Florence Shope Kistler of Perry County PA. They lived in Alinda, near Elliotsburg, moved to Garrett, Somerset County in 1903 and then to Akron Ohio in 1928.

Walker5 Kistler (John B4, William3, Abraham2, Johannes1)
(1871-1958)

Besides the surname Kistler, also researching in Perry County: Shope, Orris, Gray, Sheaffer, Loy, Fosselmann, Billman/Bielman, Bower/Bauer, Rice, Hartman, Shull and Koser.

Researching in other places: Zang, Purdy, Reeves, McIntosh, Schnorrberger, Goetzmann, Sherwood, Seabrook, Husted, Smith, Knapp, Arnold and Tuffin

Family Photos

• Biography of Walker Kistler Part 2 (65 KB)
  Biography continued
• Biography of Walker Kistler Part 1 (202 KB)
  This article appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal in 1951 on the occasion of "Dad" Kistler's 80th birthday.
• Walker Kistler (13 KB)
  Walker and Florence Kistler
• Walker Kistler obituary (97 KB)
  as it appeared in 1958 in the Akron Beacon Journal.
• The Kistlers (16 KB)
  The children of Walker and Florence Kistler: From Top Right: Lenore, Paul, Sam, Ross, Tom. From Bottom Right: Bud, Eugene, Marguerite, John, Clyde
• Anna Florence Kistler obituary (35 KB)
  as it appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal in July 1969.
• Eugene Kistler (38 KB)
  1912 - 1996
• Kistler house (33 KB)
  Garret PA
• Florence Shope (51 KB)
  Mary Ellen Orris Shope, Thomas Jefferson Shope, Anna Florence Shope. Perry County PA 1899 just before her marriage to Walker Kistler
• Streets of Garret (42 KB)
  Walker and Florence in their car in Garret PA
• Belle Kistler Shumaker (85 KB)
  Aunt Belle Shumaker, sister of Walker Kistler, daughter of John B Kistler. Her great nephew, Barry Kistler is on her lap. Circa 1950, Akron Ohio.
• Garrett High School (47 KB)
  Garret High School Party at Mt Vernon. May 10, 1928. Eugene Kistler third from right.
• Kistler family in front of their house in Garret. (27 KB)
  From left: Lenore Kistler, Jefferson and Mary Ellen Shope (Walker Kistler's inlaws), Sam Kistler, Mary Shope Rickert, Walker and Florence Kistler, Ross Kistler and Paul Kistler
• The grave of John B Kistler and Mary Jane Gray (82 KB)
  The grave of John B Kistler and Mary Jane Gray in Perry County. Standing behind the stone are Walker Kistler and Belle Schumacker.
• Walker Kistler in front of his General Store. (34 KB)
  Taken about 1915 in Garret PA. From left, Walker's sons, Ross, Tom, Bud and Eugene.
• Children of John B and Mary Jane Gray Kistler. (32 KB)
  Charles, Clayton, Belle, Walker, Benjamin and Thomas
• The Kistlers (35 KB)
  Florence Kistler and two of her children, Marguerite and Eugene, in front of the Kistler home in Garret PA.
• Mary Jane Gray Kistler (28 KB)
  Walker Kistler's mother, Mary Jane and unknown relative.

Related Links

• Kistler Family on Rootsweb World Connect Project
• Kistler Family Photo Webpage