etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/adeloch_accessible/-- I used this address to find info about the Walters. There's a lot more available than what I am sending you. Henri Walter, b 4 May 1844 in Hagenau; HIS PARENTS married in 1837 in Hagenau: Anna Marie Goor (spelled Goar [many times] and Gooz [in 1 place], b 1817, from Hagenau; and Philippe Pierre Walter, b 1812, from Hagenau; PARENTS of Philippe Pierre Walter were Therese Halten and Joseph Walter. They were not married. Another place it said the parents were Philippe Walter and Elizabeth Sartory who lived in Savonne (check spelling). I do not know, only suspect, that the child was adopted by the brother of the father. At the time,Theresa and Joseph definitely were not married. Go to the site and you can get more info; let me know if you need help. And your descendants were German.