Pierre Walk (1860 - 1920)

Born 12 Dec 1860 in Rain

Ancestors

Husband of Angélique Marie (Fousse) Walk — married 4 Sep 1886 in Paris

Descendants

Died 9 Jul 1920 at age 59 in Wien

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Biography

cf. mainly family sources plus Death Notice, of 10th. July 1920, and short obit./article in Neue Freie Presse of 11th. July 1920:

PIERRE WALK (Lisl's grandfather) was born on 12 December 1860, in Rain, to Leonhard WALK and Francoise WALK [née WEBER].

After 1879, when older than 19, he was an employee of the Orient Railway, rising from the status of simple clerk to head of department and then to general secretary of the company - "Generalsekretärs der Compagnie d'Exploitation des Chemins der fer Orientaux". in Wien.

In 1886,aged about 25, he resided at rue Léon Coignet 7, Paris. In 1910, aged about 49, he resided at Wien IV, Belvederegasse 8.

Pierre died (suicide jump out of window) on 13 July 1920, aged 59, in Wien. He was buried on 13 July 1920 in Wien, Zentralfriedhof: T9/87a-11-6.

The following information is also recorded for Pierre. Religion: Roman Catholic; Marriage on 9 September 1886, aged 25, in Paris.

Notes: • Bavaria (Birth). • cf. Peter WALK's Death Notice of 10th. July 1920 in the Neue Freie Presse plus the short obituary-style article - in the same newspaper, dated 10th. July 1920 - relating to his sudden suicide (Occupation in 1879). • cf. Peter WALK'S Death Notice, of 10th. July 1920, and the short article about him, of 11th. July 1920, in the Neue Freie Presse: Details about Peter WALK's career are given, including the mention of his assiduous and dedicated work and wide experience, above all, that the fact that he was so knowledgeable concerning the whole evolution of the company and of the phase-by-phase negotiations involved, particulary with respect to the current prevalence of rather complicated relations in these issues, was invaluable to his former employers ... and that there were plans for him to transfer back to Paris at the end of the month ... (Death). • cf. article of 11th. July 1920 in the Neue Freie Presse concerning the return to Vienna of former Russian Prisoners Of War, in which mention is made of the ship that his son Leo WALK is on, namely, that "The steamship "Mount Vernon" is held up in Norfolk with engine problems and that the steamship "Andigent" will, therefore, be bringing those returnees back via Hamburg on circa 10th. July" (N.B. as also noted in Leo WALK's own correspondence of the time to his family). ... What a cruel irony that Peter WALK should choose to terminate his life just at this moment ... ... What a sad homecoming, after six years of confinement as POW in Siberia, for his son, Leo WALK ... (Death).

Sources

• WikiTree profile Walk-21 created through the import of past continuous.ged on Oct 10, 2011 by Pip James. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pip and others.