Lewellyn Thomas Alter^{[1, 2]}

1896 - 1962  (66 years)

• Name	Lewellyn Thomas Alter
  Birth	27 Jan 1896	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 May 1962	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 10]
  Burial	Saint John's Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  Person ID	I556	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Alter, Christman, Dickinson
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas David Alter,   b. 2 Nov 1856, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 May 1918, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Julia Ann Christman,   b. 27 Jul 1857, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Feb 1926, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	14 Oct 1876	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen M Bixler,   b. 17 Sep 1895, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 May 1977, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Circa 1913	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [13]
  Children	1. Thelma Mae Alter,   b. 30 Jul 1914, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Nov 1914, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years) + 2. Thomas Harry Alter,   b. 18 Dec 1915, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Aug 1998, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 82 years) + 3. Llewellyn Charles Alter, Jr,   b. 6 Jun 1920, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Sep 1989, Loma Linda, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 69 years)   4. Wayne C Alter,   b. 12 Feb 1926, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Apr 1926, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Operated carnival side show from age 21. Llewellyn "Lew" Alter was a sideshow operator and tattoo artist from Reading, PA

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-171708164/llewellyn-t-alter-in-1940-united-states-federal-census (Reliability: 4). Llewellyn T Alter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1896 - Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1940 - 41 South Third Street, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Age: 44&lt;br&gt;Residence in 1935: Same House - 41 South Third Street, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Race: White&lt;br&gt;Marital status: Married&lt;br&gt;Wife: Helen M Alter&lt;br&gt;Children: Thomas H Alter, Llewellyn C Alter&lt;br&gt;Census: CountyBerksEnum. District70-19Page8A StatePennsylvaniaRollm-t0627-03678Family157 Date1940-00-00Frame00542Line19 See household members&lt;br&gt;&lt;a id='household'&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Household&lt;br&gt;Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives&lt;br&gt;Head; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-171708164/llewellyn-t-alter-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651"&gt;Llewellyn T Alter&lt;/a&gt;; 44; &lt;br&gt;Wife; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-171708165/helen-m-alter-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651"&gt;Helen M Alter&lt;/a&gt;; 44; &lt;br&gt;Son; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-171708166/thomas-h-alter-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651"&gt;Thomas H Alter&lt;/a&gt;; 24; &lt;br&gt;Son; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10053-171708167/llewellyn-c-alter-in-1940-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651"&gt;Llewellyn C Alter&lt;/a&gt;; 19; [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-297512184/llewellyn-thomas-alter-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Llewellyn Thomas Alter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 27 1896 - Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1910 - Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: May 19 1962 - Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Thomas David Alter</a>, <a>Julia A Alter (born Christman)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Helen M Alter (born Bixler)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Tom Alter</a>, <a>Llewellyn Alter</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Floretta Dickinson (born Alter)</a>, <a>Mary Isabella Runk (born Alter)</a>, <a>GertrudeAlter Alter</a>, <a>Esther Elnora Buckwalter (born Alter)</a>, <a>Stewart David Alter Sr.</a>, <a>Lawrence J Alter</a> [S10] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Reading Ward 11, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1379; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1241379 (Reliability: 0). [S209] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Reading Ward 12, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1315; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1375328 (Reliability: 0). [S3] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 050101-052950 (Reliability: 0). [S30] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Pennsylvania, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563728; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147 (Reliability: 0). [S13] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Berks; Roll: 1852857; Draft Board: 3 (Reliability: 0). [S193] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2000; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 761.0; FHL microfilm: 2341734 (Reliability: 0). [S191] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3678; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 70-19 (Reliability: 0). [S145] Ancestry.com, U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0). [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191992757/llewellyn-thomas-alter. [S5] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 577 (Reliability: 0). [S33] Ancestry.com, Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1885-1929, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) (Reliability: 0).