"Bompa" to the Hoster children.

CHILBERG FAMILY: Hilda (spouse of Walter Stahl Hoster)
By Donna Nix

Walter Stahl Hoster worked with his father on the Nester farm and soon had a wife and a farm of his own near Wimbledon. He married Hilda Chilberg in Valley City in 1898. They lived on a farm near Dazey, ND..They farmed until 1905 when they moved to Jamestown, ND, and Walter started work with the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1915 the family moved back to Valley City. He continued with the railroad until he retired in 1942. He died in the Northern Pacific Hospital in St.Paul in 1957.

Hilda and Walter had five children:
Dorothy (Mrs. Adrian Pfusch),
Walter Stahl Hoster, Jr.,
George W. Hoster, II,
Donald Kenneth Hoster II, and
John Gay who died from inflammatory rheumatism at age eleven.

Death info: Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002

3/24/2010 Notes: listed in 1910 US census as being born in Iowa. 30 years old in 1910 census.

Education & Residences:
Graduated from Dixon Military Academy and attended Univ. of Minn for one year. While attending U of Minn, he lived in the home of aunt Mary Stahl (aunt) who was a teacher in the old Jefferson School in Minneapolis (for 20 years) - This was "Dear Aunt Mame" who was Walter's mother's sister whose grandfather loaned George Washington money during the days of the Revolution - Their grandparents emigrated from Holland.

1910 Fed. Census:
Walter S Hoster M 30y Iowa
Hilda Hoster F 29y Wisconsin
DAU Dorothy Hoster F 9y North Dakota
SON John Hoster M 7y North Dakota
SON Walter Hoster M 2y North Dakota

WWI Draft Registration Cards: Walter Stahl Hoster in Barnes, North Dakota b 12 Nov 1877
Steam Shop - Engn
Nearest relative: Hilda Hoster 913-4th St. Valley City Barnes, N Dakota

1920 Fed Census:
Residence: Barnes, North Dakota
SELF Walter S Hoster M 42y New York
WIFE Hilda Hoster F 40y Wisconsin
DAU Dorothy Hoster F 19y North Dakota
SON Walter Hoster M 12y North Dakota
SON George W Hoster M 5y North Dakota
SON Donald K Hoster M 2y6m North Dakota

1925 No. Dakota Census - listed

1930 Federal Census residence: Valley Ward 2, Barnes, ND
Head Walter S Hoster M 52 New York
Wife Hilda Hoster F 50 Wisconsin
Son George W Hoster M 16 North Dakota
Son Donald Hoster M 12 North Dakota

Wimbledon ND (< 1915)
Jamestown ND

Farmed thru 1905 then worked Northern Pacific RR where they lived in Jamestown, ND. In 1915, the family moved back to Valley City, where he continued to work with the Northern Pacific RR until he retired in 1942. He died in the NP hospital in St. Paul, MN, in 1957.

Listed in 1880 census as grandson (age 2) living with Elizabeth Stahl (I'm guessing Elizabeth Bachman's married name) in Lockport, Niagra, NY

Source Information
Year: 1880; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: T9_901;
Family History Film: 1254901; Page: 538C; Enumeration District: 202; Image: 0657.