Historic Hood River

Miss Alta Walter

4-13-2021

We have a couple of nice portraits of “Miss Alta Walter.” Can anyone fill us in on her story?

Charlott

13th April 2021 @ 07:28 AM

She was born in Klondike, Oregon on 10 April 1899. Klondike was just outside Wasco, Sherman County. Her parents were John Andrew Walter and Fanny M. Hildebrand. The Hildebrand family were a large farming family in that area. In fact there are still family members living right there between Wasco and Klondike.

Her parents farmed here in Hood River out in the Barrett area. She married Wallace Leon May not early in life, but sometime after she was 30 years old. and they had two sons, William M. and John Andrew.
L.E.

13th April 2021 @ 08:12 AM

At some point in time, but at the same time, the Hood River area had a Wallace C May and a Wallace L May.
A good example of how easily research can go the wrong direction.
Thanks Charlott for your info.
Jeffrey W Bryant

13th April 2021 @ 04:57 PM

Also see History of Hood River County, 1852 – 1982, pages 381 & 382.
cg

13th April 2021 @ 09:19 PM

Thanks for your reference, Jeffrey. The entry you mention is written by the brother of Alta Walter, J.A. (Andy) Walter, Jr. He and Alta and another brother grew up on Orchard Road attending East Barrett School until it closed in 1918 and then went to West Barrett School. He states that Alta married W. L. May of The Dalles He also mentions that the first airplane he ever saw landed on Belmont, "west of 13th or 14th Street and Bolinger’s." Probably several people reading this remember Bolinger’s.