In 1896, Herman Hallwachs married in Indiana, Sarah Meyers, who was born January 21, 1868 in Will County, Illinois. The Hallwachs family came from' Indiana in 1907 and settled in Hawksnest Township, Wells County. After Mr. Hallwachs died in April 1945, Mrs. Hallwachs moved into Carrington.
They were the parents of six children: Leslie, Charles, William, Morgan, Nina and Carrie.
Mrs. Hallwachs died on March 13, 1963. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 68B