Alvis & Agnes (Spitzel) Wallner

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Agnes (Spitzel) Wallner.

Alvis Aloysius Wallner was born on April 15, 1846, in Burgkirchen, Oberbayern, Germany; he passed away after June 6, 1924, in Germany Alvis's father and mother were Franz Wallner and Ursula Wimmer Alvis was born in 1846, and was born in Burgkirchen, Oberbayern, Germany. He married Agnes Spitzel (or Spiess) which means "little Spear". From 1858 until 1862 Alvis learned the trade of saddle maker in Passau Passau (previously Latin: Batavis or Batavia) is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north. Passau's population is 50,415, of whom about 11,000 are students at the local University of Passau. The university, founded in the late 1970s, is the extension of the Institute for Catholic Studies (Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät) founded in 1622. It is renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and Cultural Studies. In 1868 Alvis was a volunteer in 2nd Yeager Battalion After 21 years he was released at the rank of Sergeant. At this time he became a clerk in the War ministers office, and a year later he was transferred to the position of cashier in the Military Treasury Office. In 1894 he was promoted to the position of "Functioneer" in the Military Treasury Office. In 1900 he was promoted to the position of "Consulate" and transferred to the 3rd Army Corps in Nuremberg. In July 25th, 1910 he was pensioned out due to wounds occurred in the Line-Of Duty (Shell-Shocked, Loss of hearing) When WWI was declared against Russia, France and England, Alvis wrote letters to his son Erhard (who had moved to America to be employed as a jeweler/silversmith) to come back to Germany, going first to France to assist in the war effort; but Erhard refused. He said America was his home now.