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Jacob “Lost Dutchman” Waltz

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Jacob “Lost Dutchman” Waltz Famous memorial

Birth
Wurttemberger Hof, Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
25 Oct 1891 (aged 80)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.4443093, Longitude: -112.0912482
Plot
Section XIX
Memorial ID
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Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. By 1864, Waltz was prospecting in Arizona and is reputed to have found a gold deposit near the Superstition mountain, known now as the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine. In 1868, Jacob Waltz was living as a humble farmer on the North bank of the Salt River which runs through Phoenix. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery.
Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany, circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in the 1840s and became a naturalized citizen in 1861. By 1864, Waltz was prospecting in Arizona and is reputed to have found a gold deposit near the Superstition mountain, known now as the legendary Lost Dutchman Mine. In 1868, Jacob Waltz was living as a humble farmer on the North bank of the Salt River which runs through Phoenix. He died on October 13, 1891 and was buried in the Southwest corner of City Cemetery.

Bio by: Jeff M. Sullivan


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  • Originally Created by: Jeff M. Sullivan
  • Added: Feb 11, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6172003/jacob-waltz: accessed ), memorial page for Jacob “Lost Dutchman” Waltz (2 Nov 1810–25 Oct 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6172003, citing City Loosley Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.