Walter Charles Cantonwine was the son of David "Doc" and Cynthia (Irish) Cantonwine and the grandson of Charles and Mary Magdalena (Scholl) Cantonwine.
Charles, the patriarch of the Cantonwine family, immigrated to America from Prussia in 1806, arriving in Philadelphia, Penn., aboard the ship Orlando. The ship's passenger list shows Chr. Kuntentwine, single man. The name Kuntentwine later evolved to Cantonwine, and Charles appears to be the only surnamed Kuntentwine/ Cantonwine to immigrate to America. Eight or so years after his arrival in Philadelphia, in about 1814, Charles married Mary Magdalena Scholl, daughter of Charles Jacob Scholl, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania.
Walter married Elizabeth "Tressie" Kries, daughter of John and Mary Kries, on April 19, 1889 in Massillon, Cedar Co., Iowa. They had seven children--four sons and three daughters: Leefay Leona (m. Paul Neitzke/Neitzcke), Lloyd Walter, Tressa Viola (m. Glenn Sanders), Howard Conger (m. Gertrude M. Meek), Hugo Charles (m./div. Fern Ellen Craig), Florence Mae (m./div. Virgil Dwight Cheyne), and Irving John (m. Phyllis Valen). Two of their sons were well-known wrestlers--Howard Conger ("Hangman") and Hugo Charles ("Bulldog").
Charles, the patriarch of the Cantonwine family, immigrated to America from Prussia in 1806, arriving in Philadelphia, Penn., aboard the ship Orlando. The ship's passenger list shows Chr. Kuntentwine, single man. The name Kuntentwine later evolved to Cantonwine, and Charles appears to be the only surnamed Kuntentwine/ Cantonwine to immigrate to America. Eight or so years after his arrival in Philadelphia, in about 1814, Charles married Mary Magdalena Scholl, daughter of Charles Jacob Scholl, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania.
Walter married Elizabeth "Tressie" Kries, daughter of John and Mary Kries, on April 19, 1889 in Massillon, Cedar Co., Iowa. They had seven children--four sons and three daughters: Leefay Leona (m. Paul Neitzke/Neitzcke), Lloyd Walter, Tressa Viola (m. Glenn Sanders), Howard Conger (m. Gertrude M. Meek), Hugo Charles (m./div. Fern Ellen Craig), Florence Mae (m./div. Virgil Dwight Cheyne), and Irving John (m. Phyllis Valen). Two of their sons were well-known wrestlers--Howard Conger ("Hangman") and Hugo Charles ("Bulldog").
Walter Charles Cantonwine was the son of David "Doc" and Cynthia (Irish) Cantonwine and the grandson of Charles and Mary Magdalena (Scholl) Cantonwine.
Charles, the patriarch of the Cantonwine family, immigrated to America from Prussia in 1806, arriving in Philadelphia, Penn., aboard the ship Orlando. The ship's passenger list shows Chr. Kuntentwine, single man. The name Kuntentwine later evolved to Cantonwine, and Charles appears to be the only surnamed Kuntentwine/ Cantonwine to immigrate to America. Eight or so years after his arrival in Philadelphia, in about 1814, Charles married Mary Magdalena Scholl, daughter of Charles Jacob Scholl, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania.
Walter married Elizabeth "Tressie" Kries, daughter of John and Mary Kries, on April 19, 1889 in Massillon, Cedar Co., Iowa. They had seven children--four sons and three daughters: Leefay Leona (m. Paul Neitzke/Neitzcke), Lloyd Walter, Tressa Viola (m. Glenn Sanders), Howard Conger (m. Gertrude M. Meek), Hugo Charles (m./div. Fern Ellen Craig), Florence Mae (m./div. Virgil Dwight Cheyne), and Irving John (m. Phyllis Valen). Two of their sons were well-known wrestlers--Howard Conger ("Hangman") and Hugo Charles ("Bulldog").
Charles, the patriarch of the Cantonwine family, immigrated to America from Prussia in 1806, arriving in Philadelphia, Penn., aboard the ship Orlando. The ship's passenger list shows Chr. Kuntentwine, single man. The name Kuntentwine later evolved to Cantonwine, and Charles appears to be the only surnamed Kuntentwine/ Cantonwine to immigrate to America. Eight or so years after his arrival in Philadelphia, in about 1814, Charles married Mary Magdalena Scholl, daughter of Charles Jacob Scholl, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania.
Walter married Elizabeth "Tressie" Kries, daughter of John and Mary Kries, on April 19, 1889 in Massillon, Cedar Co., Iowa. They had seven children--four sons and three daughters: Leefay Leona (m. Paul Neitzke/Neitzcke), Lloyd Walter, Tressa Viola (m. Glenn Sanders), Howard Conger (m. Gertrude M. Meek), Hugo Charles (m./div. Fern Ellen Craig), Florence Mae (m./div. Virgil Dwight Cheyne), and Irving John (m. Phyllis Valen). Two of their sons were well-known wrestlers--Howard Conger ("Hangman") and Hugo Charles ("Bulldog").
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