The Lost Dutchman

How are you related to The Lost Dutchman?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Jacob Friederich Waltz

Also Known As: "The Lost Dutchman"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Abstatt, Stuttgart, BW, Germany
Death: October 13, 1891 (80)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Andreas Walz and Eva Rosina Elisabethe Waltz
Husband of Avis Waltz and Sunshine Waltz
Father of Nevada Syrena Lane
Brother of Luisa Jacobina Walz; Carl Friederich Walz; Johann Andreas Friedrich Walz; Christian Friedrich Walz; Christina Luise Walz and 2 others

Managed by: Alex Bickle
Last Updated:

About The Lost Dutchman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Dutchman's_Gold_Mine

https://superstitionmountainmuseum.org/exhibits/jacob-waltz-lost-du...

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6172003/jacob-waltz

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.

view all

The Lost Dutchman's Timeline

1810
November 2, 1810
Abstatt, Stuttgart, BW, Germany
1891
October 13, 1891
Age 80
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
????