Wilbur Clarence Walling (1891-1963) was the son of Joseph Walling (1859-1957) and Sophia Winterton (1869-1931). Wilbur married Jennie Terhune Almond (1891-1953) and moved to California from New Jersey.
Wilbur's sister was Mildred Esther Walling (1895-1919). Perhaps after the death of their daughter, Joseph and Sophia decided to move to California to be with their remaining child.
Sophia Winterton's parents were John Winterton (1831-1890) and Sophia Walling (1835-1906). I do not know how Sophia's husband, Joseph Walling, was related. But Sophia's and Joseph's families were living next to each other in the 1880 federal census in Holmdel.
Having an identified picture for Walling and Winterton is very exciting because I have a supposed Winterton Family Album of mostly unidentified people. A potential match caught my eye.
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| Could this be Joseph Walling (born 1859), Wilbur Walling (born 1891), Mildred Walling (born 1895), and Sophia Winterton (born 1869)? |
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| Is this an earlier picture of Joseph Walling (born 1859)? |
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| Is this Joseph Walling (born 1859)? The woman is not his wife because the eyes are too light. |
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| Comparison of the three proposed matches to the identified picture of Joseph Walling. |
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| Comparison of the woman from the older family picture to the identified Sophia Winterton, wife of Joseph Walling. |
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| Is the boy Wilbur Walling? |
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This postcard from Aunt Sophia was among another photo collection given to me.
It was addressed to William Winterton of Keyport and mailed from Pasadena in 1930.
The sender is probably Sophia Winterton, the sister of William's father.
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Daughter of Joseph Walling and Sophia Winterton
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Yesterday I returned to Green Grove Cemetery in Keyport, Monmouth County, New Jersey. One of the Winterton lots was cleaned up. I found the gravestone for Mildred Walling. It had been obscured by a large bush. (There is still a stone face-down.) Mildred's parents and brother are buried in California.
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