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In June 1965, Hugh Conway Browning, held a
long conversation with Mr.
George Walker, born 1888, a son of Thomas
Walker, grandson of Phillip
Walker, great grandson of Robert Walker,
and great-great grandson of
William Walker Sr. Mr. George Walker
related that as a youngster his
grandfather had told him a great number of
items relating to his family
history. Among them being that William
Walker Sr, the first of his family
in this area, came to Hillsborough, Little
River, Orange County, North
Carolina around 1767, from Canada. William
returned to Canada taking with
him all members of his family except his
son, Robert, who on April 18,
1791, married Eleanor Latta, a daughter of
John Latta, Sr. The residence
of Mr. George Walker is located in the
Schley-Caldwell area of Orange
County, north of the present day road
which runs by New Sharon Church and
continues to the intersection of this road
and the Guess Road at Hopkins
Cross Roads. This was the home place of
his great grand father, Robert
Walker. The house was built for Robert by
a man named Hanks about the time
that Phillip Walker, (his grandfather) was
four years of age, which
indicates that the house was built about
1814.
Land Transaction Records
1. In a deed dated November 15, 1784,
Barney Grimes and Mary his wife, conveyed to William Walker 100 acres of land
located on the south branch of Little River, it being part of a 360 acre tract
of land granted to Thomas Perkins by John, Earl of Granville, December 6,
1761. 2. In a deed dated July 3, 1787,
Thomas Riggs conveyed to William Walker 100 acres of land located on the waters
of Little River.
3. In a deed dated April 7, 1788,
Alexander Hunter and Susannah his wife,
conveyed to William Walker 200 acres
located on the south side of the
North Fork of Little River.
4. In a deed dated December 30, 1789,
James Riggs conveyed to William Walker 100 acres of land located on the waters
of Little River.
5. In a deed dated December 14, 1791, John
Mitchell and Elizabeth his
wife, conveyed to William Walker 213 acres
of land located on the waters
of Eno River.
6. In a deed dated August 30, 1793,
William Walker conveyed this tract of
land to Levi Whitehead (Whitted?).
7. In a deed dated November 28, 1793,
William Walker conveyed this tract
of land to William Dunnegan.
8. In a deed dated April 22, 1794, William
Walker conveyed this tract of
land to Robert Walker.
9. In a deed dated April 22, 1794, William
Walker conveyed this tract of
land to Robert Walker.
10. In a deed dated February 17, 1794,
William Walker conveyed this tract
of land to William Roark.
The aforementioned land transactions
indicates that William Walker Sr’s earliest known land purchases in Orange
County were in November 1784. Also,
that he purchased other tracts of land in the years that followed.
This indicates the probability that
William came into Orange County about
1767, his eldest son, Robert, was born in
1767 in North Carolina, and that
William disposed of his real estate
holdings not later the April 1794. It
is also noted that the two April 1794 land
transactions were to his eldest
son Robert. This was about the time
William left Orange County, North
Carolina for his return to Canada.
Around 1794, William Walker Sr., with his
wife Sarah, nine of their children, David and Elizabeth Palmer’s family, and
the widow Margaret McCool’s family came to Grimsby and Clinton Twps, Lincoln
County, Ontario. In his petition for
land dated July 10, 1794, William states he was in the army of Lord Cornwallis
and that he has just arrived with his family, four of which are men able to
bear arms, from North Carolina. He further states he has suffered everything
but death by the American Revolution. He had property in eight hundred acres of
land taken from him and sold by the rebels. William further pledges he
faithfully adhered to the British Government and can procure witnesses of his
loyalty. He requested an allotment of land adequate to his family and asked
that his long travel, nearly one thousand miles be considered.
On July 12, 1796, William states that he
has received for himself and
family, consisting of a wife and nine
children, twelve hundred acres,
Grant No. 139, and praying for additional
lands at the Long Point
Settlement. The land granted to William
Walker Sr. was located in Grimsby
Township Lots 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Con
VII. Later the map of Clinton
Township, shows William Walker Sr. had
also received Lots 19 & 20, Con. B,
F, and I on the shore of Lake Ontario,
where he and his family lived until
his death in 1819. This land was at the
end of “The Thirty Road”, which at
that time was known as “The Harbour”, a
port of call for lakeboats for
many years. William Walker Sr., a Loyalist
from North Carolina, is
credited with having been Clinton Township’s
first settler. He was active
in the social and business life of both
Clinton and Grimsby Townships. In
1804, William was recorded as one of five “Freeholders”
to choose two
representatives of the district to run for
members of the Assembly of
Upper Canada and his name was on the
voters list of 1812, 1816, and on all
subscription lists for the building of the
first church in Grimsby
township.
In 1796, the following of William’s
children were granted their own lots
in Townsend Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario
(Long Point Settlement) with their
families and had cleared over ten acres:
Ralph Walker Lot 8 Con 7, Isaac
Walker Lot 8 Con 8, William Walker,Jr Lot
1 Con 9, and John Walker Lot 2
Con 8.
In the years 1861 through 1890, several of
the children of those named
above moved their families to Kent,
Montcalm, Ionia, and Saginaw Counties,
Michigan.
WILLIAM WALKER Sr. FAMILY: (TO BE KNOWN
HEREAFTER AS WILLIAM SR. 9) 9. William Walker Sr. b.1743 d.1819 Grimsby Twp. 1st
m.1767, Sarah (Unknown) b.1746 d.1806 Grimsby Twp. William 2nd
m.aft.1806, Elizabeth Baldwin b.1762 d.1817 Grimsby Twp.
William was in the army of Lord
Cornwallis. He named his home “Walker Hall”, which still stands on the shore of
Lake Ontario in Clinton Twp. on the original Crown lands granted to him in
1794. His grandson, John S.
Walker built onto the Hall in 1848. The
Hall is now a Teashop and is no
longer owned by the Walker family.
CEMETERY: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Churchyard, Grimsby, Ont. The
inscriptions and dates read:
“Erected to the memory of William Walker
Sr. who departed this life October 22 1819, in the 76th year of his
age.”
“Here lies the body of Sarah Walker,
b.1746, wife of William Walker who
departed this life the 6th day
of April 1806, in the 60th year of her
age.”
“Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Walker,
second wife of William Walker.
Born 1762, she departed this life on June
25, 1817 in the 55 th year of
her age.”
NOTE: The following Will was transcribed
from a photocopy of the old,
original hand-written Will of William
Walker Sr. The photocopy was
somewhat difficult to transcribe and
transcription errors were inevitable,
due to some guesswork in reading it.
In The Name of God Amen, I, William Walker
of the Township of Clinton, County of Lincoln and District of Niagara, Yeoman,
considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and knowing its appointed for
all men once to die, being weak and infirm in body but of (sound?) mind and
memory thanks be to Almighty God - do make ordain and constitute this my Last
Will and Testament in manner and form following - That is to say first I give
and commit my soul unto the hands of almighty God that gave it and my body to
the earth to be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the discretion
of my executors herein after named and as to my worldly estate where with it
hath pleafed (pleased) Almighty God to blef (bless) me with I give Bequeath and
Dispose of in the following manner - That is To Say First I give to my eldest
son Robert Walker, In Orange County State of North Carolina, the sum of One
Hundred Pounds New York Currency if called for within the space of seven years
after my decease.
I give to my son John the like sum of one
hundred pounds of like money.
I give to my son William the sum of one
hundred pounds like money.
I give to my son Ralph Walker the sum of
Four Hundred pounds like money as
above said and I give and bequeath to my
son Thomas one Hundred pounds
like money.
I also give and bequeath to my grandson
Archibal McKool, son of William McKool, the sum of two hundred pounds like
money.
I give and bequeath to my son Phillip the
sum of one hundred pounds like
money all the above said gifts and
bequeaths to be paid in one year after
my decease.
I also give to my daughter Margaret Mckool
one hundred pound like money to
be paid her by my executors in year after
my decease together with my
large cafe (case) of drawers. I Alfo
(also) give to my daughter Sarah
McKool the sum of one hundred pounds like
money and in like manner,
together with my beft (best) bed and
bedding with the curtains thereunto
belonging.
I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy
Henry the sum of five pounds like
money.
I give and bequeath to my granddaughter
Sarah Henry my small cheft (chest) of drawers. I alfo (also) give to my
granddaughter, Elizabeth Walker, daughter of my son Ifaac (Isaac), two hundred
pounds like money as afore said together with my long smoking coat.
I give and bequeath to my granddaughter
Catharina Walker, daughter of my said son Isaac, one hundred pounds like money
to be paid to my said granddaughters as they may severally come of lawful
age.
I give and bequeath to my granddaughter
Sarah Walker, daughter of my said
son Isaac, the sum of twenty pounds like
and to paid in like manner when
she becomes of lawful age.
I also will and order that my dwelling
houfe (house) and lot wherein I now
live with the appurtenances, thereunto
belonging to sold by my executors
with the two years after my deceafe
(decease) and the money arising
therefrom to be disposed of for the
following manner, that is to say, I
give to my two daughters, Margaret and
Sarah McKool, fifty pounds each out
of the last mentioned property of my said
houfe (house) and lot the
remainder to be equally divided among my
three sons to wit, Ralph, Thomas
and Philip and my granddaughter, Elizabeth
Walker, daughter of my said son
Isaac, and I do further will and order
that all the remainder of personal
property not heretofore bequeathed shall
be sold by my executors and the
money arising therefrom to be equally
divided among all the legatees
heretofore named both children and
grandchildren excepting my son Robert
and my grandaughter, Sarah, daughter of
John Henry, and lastly I do by
these presents nominate and appoint my
sons Ralph Walker and Thomas Walker
and my trusty friend Jonathan Woolverton,
Executors of this my Last Will
and Testament and I do hereby revoke all
former Wills or Executors by me
made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto
let my hand and seal this
thirteenth day of April, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and nineteen “1819”...
Signature:
Signed, Sealed, published, and declared by
the above named William Walker
to be his Last Will and Testament in the
presents of us who have here unto
subscribed our names in his presents and
in the presents of each other - -
Note: The word “among” between the
eleventh and twelfth line from the bottom of the second page is underlined
before being signed by:
Alexander McNaught
Ambrose Gillmore
Jonathan Woolverton.
Children are:
8. Robert Walker b.1767 NC d.1826 NC
8. John Walker b.1769 NC d.1857 Norfolk
Co.,Ont.
8. William Walker Jr. b.1770 NC d.1824
Norfolk Co., Ont.
8. Margaret Walker b.1773 NC d.1838
Norfolk Co., Ont.
8. Ralph Walker Sr. b.1775 NC d.1859
Grimsby Twp., Ont.
8. Isaac Walker b.1776 NC d.1812 buried in
Grimsby Twp., Ont.
8. Thomas Walker b.1780 NC d.1845 Grimsby
Twp., Ont.
8. Sarah Walker b.1784 NC
8. Philip Walker b.1785 NC d.1865 Halton
Co., Ont.
8. Ann (Nancy?) Walker b.1787 NC d.1827
Clinton Twp., Ont.
ROBERT WALKER FAMILY: (William Sr. 9)
8. Robert Walker b.1767 NC d.1826 NC
m.1791, Eleanor Latta b.1774 NC d.1836 NC **Eleanor was the daughter of John
Latta Sr. and Suzanna (unknown).
Robert Walker remained in North Carolina
when his father, William Walker
Sr., moved the rest of the family to
Grimsby and Clinton Twps., Lincoln
Co., Ontario, Canada.
Carolina unless otherwise specified.
CEMETERY: Robert Walker Family Cemetery
Location - Off State Road 1003, south
side. Down a dirt road, turn to the right at Norman Walker’s Quail Sign, go
passed two brick houses to the intersection. George Thomas Walker lived in the
old Walker home place to the left, cemetery is to the east of house, surrounded
by a rock wall.
Survey - This cemetery was surveyed on
February 10, 1976.
Graves that are Marked - There were
fifteen marked graves.
Graves that are Unmarked - There were five
unmarked graves.
Of the unmarked graves, two are identified
as being Eleanor and Robert’s
children.
Current Status - Approximately forty feet
by forty feet and surrounded by
rock wall. This is the Walker Cemetery
shown on G. P. Stout’s map of
Orange County.
In the name of God, Amen! I, Robert
Walker, of Orange County, North
Carolina, do make and ordain this
instrument to be my last will and
testament, Viz:
In the first place: I direct my executors
to pay all debts that I may
justly owe at the time of my death.
Second: I give to my wife, Eleanor, during
her life one hundred acres of land lying on the east side of the Black Jack
branch, to be laid out in such a manner as to include the dwelling house, out
houses, orchards, etc.
One negro girl named Cynthia. All the
house and kitchen furniture, two
work horses, two pair of gear, two
ploughs, two hoes, two axes, four head
of milch cows, and all the field hogs.
Third: I direct that the property hereby
devised to my wife for life, be sold by my executors (the land excepted) after
her death and the money arising from such sale to be equally divided amoung my
children living at the time of her death, except my daughter Elizabeth
Petterson (Patterson), whom I expressly exclude from any part thereof. Forth: I give and devise to my sons, John
and William Walker, the land lying on the west side of the Black Jack branch,
to be equally divided between them. But from this devise, so much land to be
taken as will with the land on the south side of the Little River at Riches’
Ford make up twenty acres. These twenty acres, to be made up in the manner
before mentioned, I give and devise to my sons: John, William, Robert, and
Phillip as tenants in common for the erection thereon of a water grist mill for
the use of my said sons jointly and their joint heirs. Fifth: I give and devise to my sons Robert
and Phillip, all the lands on the east side of the Black Jack branch remaining
after taking out the part devised to my wife for her life, to be equally
divided between them. Sixth: I give and
devise to my son George W. Walker, the land and appurtenances devised to my
wife for life, after her death. I direct likewise in case that my said son
should die before his arrival at full age, that the land devised to him should
be equally divided among my other four sons or the survivors of them. Should my
son George arrive of age in his mother’s lifetime, I direct that he have the
use of such part of the plantation as she can conveniently spare him. Should my
wife die before George comes of age, I direct my daughter Sally have the use of
the land devised to George until he comes of age.
Seventh: I give and devise to my daughters
Sally and Peggy Jane (and
Polly) three hundred acres of land on the
waters of Flat river, to be
equally divided between them.
Eighth: I give and devise to my daughter
Sally, one bed and furniture and stand of drawers and the sum of fifty dollars
in money, exclusive of her share of my estate after her mother’s death as
herein above directed. Ninth: I give
and devise to each of my children when of full age (my son John and my daughter
Elizabeth Petterson (Patterson) excepted) one horse, saddle, and bridle of the
value of fifty dollars.
Tenth: I give and devise to my grand
daughter Elizabeth Walker the sum of
fifteen dollars to be paid at the
discretion of my executors on her coming
of age.
Eleventh: I give and devise to my son John
the sum of fifty dollars in
trust for the sole use and separate
benefit of my daughter Elizabeth
Patterson and her children, to be laid out
by him in manner and applied by
him in such a way as he may think best for
her and them. Twelfth: I give
and devise to the Reverend Wm. M. Green,
in trust for the benefit of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in this state,
the sum of twenty five dollars.
Thirteenth: After taking out a year’s
support for my wife and family, I devise that the balance of my personal
property, not herein otherwise disposed of, be sold and the money arising
therefrom be applied to the payments of debts and legacies, and the residue be
equally divided among and between my wife and children, except Elizabeth
Patterson for whom I intend no further provision than that which is intended in
the devise to my son John in trust for her benefit. I appoint my sons John and
William executors of this my last will and testament. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and seal,
this sixth day of February A.D. 1826.
Signature:
Robert X Walker (SEAL)
(X is his mark, not middle initial)
Signed sealed and published in the
presence of:
Wm. B. Jameson
Ezekiel Laws
November 1826 Term of Court, John Walker
was appointed Guardian to Robert,
Phillip, George, Polly and Peggy Walker,
infant orphans of Robert Walker,
deceased, who entered into bond with Wm.
B. Jameson and Wm. Nichols,
securities, in the sum of one thousand
dollars.
Children are:
7. Elizabeth “Jane or Betsey” Walker
(Robert8,William9) b.1794 NC d.1857
Seeleyville, IN m.1816, Thomas Bowen
Patterson b.1787 NC d.1847
Seeleyville, IN.
Elizabeth and Thomas are buried close to
Clay Co, IN.
Children are:
6. James Robert Patterson b.1820 NC d.1865
Greenville, LA. 1st m.1844
Parke Co., IN, Elizabeth Hamilton
b.abt.1824 d.aft.1845. James 2nd
m.abt.1846, Elizabeth Straine b.1826
Montezuma, IN d.1901 Chrisman, IL
Children of James and Elizabeth (Hamilton)
are:
5. John E. Patterson b.1845 d.1877 m.
Sarah M. Taber.
Children of James and Elizabeth (Straine)
are:
5. James William Patterson b.1847 m.
Margaret Ann Shappell
Children are:
4. James Clifford Patterson b.1880
Chrisman, IL d.1957 Ft. Smith, AR. 1st
m.1900, Woodward, OK, Olina (Ollie)
Buckallew b.1884 Stahl, MO d.1913
Woodward, OK James 2nd m.1926
AR, Robbie Inez Dougan b.1905 Crawford Co.,
AR d.1980 Ft. Smith, AR. Children of James
and Olina are:
3. Opal Beulah Patterson b.1901 Dewey Co.,
OK d.1986 Ft. Smith. m.1919,
J.B. Smith b,1897 Standley, OK d.1975 Ft.
Smith.
Children are:
2. All living.
3. Maudie Mae Cecilia Patterson b.1903
Oconto, NB d.1990 Ft. Smith, AR
m.1920, Sidney Thomas Brannon b.1898
Antlers, OK d.1965 Ft. Smith, AR.
Children are:
2. All
living.
3. Mabel
Ida Patterson b.1905 Oconto, NB d.1979 Ft. Smith, AR 1st m.1926,
Ben Sparkman b.1901 Ft. Smith, AR
d.1949 Ft. Smith, AR. Mabel 2nd m.1955
Poteau, OK, Robert Hoth d.1980 Ft.
Smith, AR.
Children are:
2. None.
3. William
Heywood Patterson b.1907 Oconto, NB d.1980 Ft. Smith, AR m.1939, Inodean Chaffin
b.1919 Mansfield, OK Children are:
2. None.
3. Alma/Elmo
Patterson b.March 1909 d.April 1909.
3. Claude
Emory Patterson b.1910 Bridgeport, NB d.1974 Ft. Smith, AR m.1934, Mary Belle
Ruth.
Children are:
2. All living.
3. Helen
Edna Patterson b.1912 Bridgeport, NB d.1975 Santa Monica, CA 1st m.
J.D. Center. Helen 2nd m. Jim Harris.
Children are:
2. All living.
Children of James and Robbie are:
3. James
Clifford Patterson Jr b.1928 Ft. Smith, AR m.1952 Sebastian Co.,
AR, Mary Ann Mowrey b.1926.
Children are:
2. All living.
3. Johnny
Wayne Patterson b.1929 Ft. Smith, AR d.1999 Ft. Smith, AR. m.1951 Little Rock, AR, Beverly Ann Smith
b.1930 (Carroll Smith House).
Children are:
2. All living.
6. Martin Patterson
6. Hardin W. Patterson b.1817 NC d.1843
Seeleyville, IN.
6. Mary Ann Patterson m. John Watkins.
6. Caroline Patterson b.1827 NC d.1859
Seeleyville, IN.
6. Elizabeth A. Patterson b.1835 Vigo Co.,
IN.
6. George W. Patterson b.1836 Vigo Co., IN
d.1863.
6. Jane Patterson m. (unknown) Kilbee.
6. Sarah Patterson m. Reuben Kebler.
6. Margaret E. Patterson b.1830 Edgar Co.,
IL m. William L. Gilbert.
Margaret and William lived in Clay Co.,
IN.
Children are:
5. They
had four sons.
7. John
Walker (Robert8,William9) b.abt.1796 m.1829, Mary Perkins (or Mary
Pauline) Latta b.abt.1812 d.186-
**Mary was the daughter of Joseph
Latta and Sarah Cabe.
John traveled to Grimsby, Ontario
after his grandfather, William Walker
Sr, died in 1819 to collect his
father’s inheritance.
Children are:
6. Martha Walker b.1833
6. Tamesia Walker b.1834
6. Nancy Walker b.1836
6. Mary Walker b.1837
6. Henry Walker b.1840
6. John Walker b.1842
6. Rachael Walker b.1844
6. Robert Joseph Walker b.1846 d.1914 m.
(unknown)
Children are:
5. Houston
J. Walker
6. Charles
Walker b.1848
6. Sarah
Walker b.1849
7. Sarah
“Sally” Walker (Robert8,William9) b.abt.1800
7. William
R. Walker (Robert8,William9) b.1808 d.1881 m.1836, Amelia
“Mollie” Carrington b.1807 d.bef.1881.
** Amelia was the daughter of William
Barney Carrington and Mary Garrard.
CEMETERY: William R. Walker Family
Location - In south central Little River
Township south of Caldwell, about a quarter mile from intersection of Hunt Road
(State Road 1540) and Kiger Road (State Road 1541), Turn first road to left
beyond George Thomas Walker’s house, beyond Marvin Walker’s house in sight of
Dr. Peters from Duke-passed gates, turn left at house, passed pond. Two graves
located behind cabin of Dr. Peters. Walker, Melia (Amelia) (b.1819 - d.1877)
Walker, William R (b.1808 - d.1882)
Comment - There was also a note: ‘Two
graves, John Walker & Sally Walker -
two flat stones, no dates.’
In the name of God Amen, I, William R.
Walker, being of sound mind and
memory do make constitute and ordain this
my last will and testament in
manner and form as follows
1st I will my soul to God who
gave it.
2nd I consign my body to the
dust from whence it came.
3rd It is my will for all of my
burial expenses and funeral charges to be
paid.
4th It is my will for all of my
just debts to be paid.
5th I give and bequeath unto my
son Levi S. Walker one third of my real
estate to include where he has settled.
6th I give and bequeath to my
son William R. Walker Jr. one third of my real estate to include where he has
settled.
7th I give and bequeath to my
daughter Sally W. Carden one third of my real estate to include the settlement
where I now live.
8th It is also my will and
bequest for my three children Levi S. Walker,
William R. Walker and Sally W. Carden to
divide my timberland equal among
themselves.
9th In addition to the above I
bequeath my interest in the mill site on little river to my three children
above named equal. 10th It
is also my will and desire for forty feet square of land to be reserved for a
cemetery to include where my wife is buried for the use of my family relatives
or any other persons that may choose to and ? bequest I strictly desire to be
adhered to by my three children in the division of my real estate any fruit
that may be or fruit trees that may be included in foregoing said forty feet
square of land reserved is to be for the use of my daughter Sally W. Carden or
her heirs or assigns. 11th
It is my desire that neither one of my children shall account to each other for
any property that has been advanced to them by me.
12th It is my desire that my
daughter Sally W. Carden (W considered to
stand for Walker not her middle initial)
shall have the bed bedstead &
furniture that she claims as hers in lieu
of advancement made to my two
sons that they are not to account for.
13th It is also my will and
desire for the residue of my household kitchen furniture crop stock and
provisions that may be on hand at my death shall be divided equal among my
three children.
14th It is also my desire in
conclusion to the foregoing that Wilie P.
Gates have fifteen dollars to be paid by
my executors for his benefit
along to send him to school buying books
etc to said amount of fifteen
dollars
15th I hereby appoint
constitute and empower my two sons Levi S. Walker &
William R. Walker my executors and my
daughter Sally W. Carden my
executrix to pay all my just debts and
settle my estate according to the
foregoing intent and bequests, signed
sealed and executed in the presence
of (listed below)the day and date set
forth.
Signature:
W. R. Walker (seal)
Witnesses:
J W McKee
James A McKee
Robert S. Walker
Children are:
6. Levi S. Walker b.1839
6. William R. Walker Jr. b.1840 d.1924
m.1871, Harriett Vaughn b.1847
d.1944.
Children are:
5. Josephine Walker b.1866 d.1944 m.
Thomas Simpson Walker b.1846 d.1938.
5. Addison Holden Walker b.1884 d.1967
m.1906, Donnie Ester Watkins b.1888
d.1968.
**Donnie was the daughter of Nelson
Watkins and (unknown).
Children are:
4. Vergie Walker b.1907 m. Clet Roberson.
4. John Walker b.1909 d.1932.
4. Blannie Walker b.1910 m. Elwood Cramer.
4. Homerzella Walker b.1912 m. James
Gates.
4. Marvin Walker b.1914 m. Rosabell
(unknown).
4. Frederick Walker b.1916
4. Ruth Walker b.1917 d.1917.
4. Louise Walker b.1918 1st m.
Ronald Evans Louise 2nd m. Clyde Bowden.
4. Pauline “Polly” Walker b.1921 1st
m. Freddy LeClare. Pauline 2nd m.
Ruppert Holloway.
4. Elizabeth “Lib” Walker b.1923 m. Roy
Clark.
4. Willard Walker (twin) b.1925 m. Jimmy
Ferral.
4. William Watkins “Bill” Walker (twin)
b.1925 m.1954, Melba Ethel
Hawkins.
William was a furniture maker.
4. Infant Walker (stillborn) b.1927
d.1927.
4. Ned B. Walker b.1928 m. Evelyn Miller.
4. Allen Walker b.1930 m. Shirley
(unknown).
Allen and Shirley divorced, no date.
4. Adeane Walker b.1932 m. T. R. Watson.
6. Ellen Garrard Walker b.1842 d.1843
6. Sarah (Sally?) Ann Walker b.1845 d.1892
m.1876, John W. Carden.
7. Robert
F. Walker (Robert8,William9) b.1807 d.1870
Robert never married.
7. Phillip
Walker (Robert8,William9) b.1810 d.1895 m.1837, Harriet B.
(Bryon?) Wilson b.1812 d.1889
**Harriet was the daughter of
Samuel Wilson and Elizabeth (Unknown).
Children are:
6. Elizabeth Ellen G. Walker b.1838 d.bef.1892.
6. Robert Samuel Walker b.1840 d.1903.
6. Sarah Ann Walker b.1842
6. Felix S. Walker b.1843 d.1918.
Felix died at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
Co. 73, M.T.D.(Picture On Stone)
American Legion Marker.
6. John Henry Clay Walker b.1843 d.1928 m.
Mary Laws b.1854 d.1941.
6. Thomas Simpson Walker b.1846 d.1938 m.
Josephine Walker b.1866 d.1944.
** Josephine was the daughter of William
R. Walker Jr. and Harriet Vaughn.
There is an American Legion Marker C.S.A.
on Thomas’ grave.
Children are:
5. Phillip Walker b.1895 d.1895
5. George Thomas Walker b.1888 d.1977
OBITUARY: Died Sunday, 3 Jul 1977. The
funeral for George Thomas Walker, 89, who died Sunday, will be held at 2 P.m.
today in Walker’s Funeral Home Chapel by The Rev. Luaton Pettit. Burial will be
in The Walker Family Cemetery. Surviving are two sisters Mrs. J. R. Coleman and
Mrs. R. B.
Tilley, both of Durham; and one brother,
Clyde C. Walker of Rougemont.
Nephews will serve as pallbearers.
5. (Son) Walker b.1902 d.1902
5. Pervis P. Walker b.1904 d.1904
5. (Son) Walker b.1907 d.1907
5. (Daughter) Walker m. J.R. Tilley
5. (Daughter) Walker m. R.B. Coleman
5. Clyde
C. Walker of Rougemont, NC
6. Mary
Jane Walker b.1848
7. George
Washington Walker Sr. (Robert8,William9) b.1811 d.1844 m.1837,
Lucy Ann Dortch b.1815 d.1892
**Lucy was the daughter of Young Dortch
and Nancy Woods. As previously noted in
the Last will and Testament of Robert Walker, probated May 1826, Robert Walker
devised to his wife Eleanor, during her life time, one hundred acres of land
lying on the east side of Black Jack branch, to be laid out in such manner as
stated in the will. Robert gave to his son George the land and appurtenances
devised to his wife Eleanor for life, after her death. George obtained his inheritance
in 1836. At Orange County Court, November 1844 Term, administration of the
estate of George Walker, deceased, was granted to John Y. Dortch, who entered
into bond with John McKerall and Young Dortch, securities, in the sum of two
thousand dollars. At Orange County Court, November 1845 Term, Lucy A.
Walker was appointed guardian to the minor
children of George Walker,
deceased, to wit: William, Mary, Robert,
and George Jr., who entered into
bond with Young Dortch and David Lockhart,
her securities, in the sum of
two thousand dollars.
Children are:
6. Sarah Ellen Walker b.1838 d.1844
6. William S. Walker b.1840 d.1861
William S. Walker enlisted in the
Confederate Army, Sept. 10, 1861,
Company K, 19th Regiment, 2nd
North Carolina Cavalry. He was promoted 4th
sergeant. He died at Camp Washington, NC
from complication resulting from
a case of measles.
6. Mary Walker b.1841 d.1908 m.1869,
Archibald Crabtree ** Archibald was the son of William Crabtree and Cynthia
Latta 6. Robert Young Walker b.1842 d.1914 1st m.1868, Nancy Jane
Cole b.1850 d.1881. Robert 2nd m.1888, Ruth Jackson Miller b.1848
d.1935.
** Nancy was the daughter of James A. Cole
and Jane Latta.
** Ruth Miller is the daughter of John
Miller and Martha M. Jackson.
Robert Y. Walker served in Company K, 19th
Regiment, 2nd North Carolina
Cavalry. He returned from the war on Dec.
17, 1868.
Children of Robert and Nancy are:
5.Lucy Walker b.1871 d.1896
5.Robert Yates Walker b.1872 d.1885
5. Edna Mary Walker b.1874 d.1904
5. Elizabeth Harris Walker b.1876 d.1906
5. Charles Young Walker b.1877 d.1962
5. Tinnie S. Walker b.1879 d.1900
Children of Robert and Ruth are:
5. Miller
Jackson Walker b.1893
6. George
Washington Walker Jr b.1844 d.1924 m.1867, Cynthia Frances
Crabtree b.1846 d.1914.
**Cynthia was the daughter of
William Crabtree and Cynthia Latta.
George W. Walker served in Company
K, 19th Regiment, 2nd North Carolina
Cavalry. He returned from the war
on November 7, 1867.
Children are:
5. Mary Ellen Walker b.1868 NC
d.1965 NC m.1893, Rena Jackson Latta b.1863
d.1931.
**Rena was the son of Thomas Latta
and Elizabeth Crabtree.
Children are:
4. Lacy Latta b.1894 NC
4. Elizabeth Frances Latta b.1895 NC
m.1919 NC, Charles C. Coles
4. Roxie Bell Latta b.1897 NC d.1958 NC
4. William Caleb Latta b.1899 NC d.1958 NC
4. Eugene Washington Latta b.1901 NC
4. Mary Virginia Latta b.1904 NC d.1990 1st
m., Graydon M. Preddy. Mary
2nd m.1927, Alfred B. Wester
4. Ralph
Jones Latta b.1909 NC
5. William
Young Walker b.1871 NC d.1976 m.1899, Ada Lucy Latta b.1879 d.1924 ** Ada was
the daughter of Henry Latta and Artelia Horton.
Children are:
4. Eunice Francis Walker b.1900 NC d.1976
NC m.1919, Pleas Massey Holloway
**Pleas was the brother of Shell Allen
Holloway.
Children are:
3. Spence Massey Holloway b.1921 m.
Elizabeth Burgess.
Children are:
2. Two
sons.
3. William
Howard Holloway b.1926
3. Peggy
Walker Holloway b.1929 m. Eugene Wilson.
Children are:
2. Two
sons, one daughter.
4. Vera
Lucy Walker b.1902 NC m.1919, Shell Allen Holloway.
**Shell was the brother of Pleas
Holloway.
Children are:
3. Lynwood
Shelton Holloway b.1922 m. Alene Elizabeth Crabtree.
**Alene was the daughter of Joseph
Crabtree and Buluah Scott.
Children are:
2. One son, two daughters.
3. Edith
Wadell Holloway b.1923 m. Pete Wrenn.
Children are:
2. One daughter.
3. Bill
Holloway b.1925.
3. Craven
Holloway b.1926 m. Mary Burgess.
Children are:
2. Three children.
3. Lucy
Frances Holloway b.1928
3. Nancy
Marie Holloway b.1930
3. Elry
Holloway b.1932 m. Peggy Salmon.
Children are:
2. One son, one daughter.
3. Alice
Holloway b.1933
3. Wayne
Holloway b.1935 m. Peggy Jean Crabtree.
**Peggy was the daughter of Joseph
Crabtree and Buluah Scott.
Children are:
2. One son , two daughters.
3. Anthony
Holloway b.1937
3. Joyce
Holloway b.1938 m. Howard Trickey.
Children are:
2. One
daughter.
4. Koma
Walker b.1905 NC 1st m., Travis Blalock. Koma 2nd m.,
Dean Jones.
Children of Koma and Travis are:
3. James
Gordon Blalock b.1926 m. Clara (unknown).
Children are:
2. Two sons.
Children of Koma and Dean are:
3. Norfleet
Jones b.1944 m. Sarah (unknown).
Children are;
4. Pearl
Jones Walker b.1907 NC m. William Smith Whitaker.
Children are:
Children are:
2. One
daughter.
Children are:
3. Kenneth
Carl Walker b.1944 m. Marilyn Laws.
Children are:
2. One son, one daughter.
3. Rebecca
Ann Walker b.1950 m.1969, Robert H. Smith.
Children are:
2. Two
daughters.
4. William
Herman Walker b.1916 NC m.1947, Helen Evangeline Pierce b.1917
d.1999.
Children are:
3. Ada
Howell Walker b.1951 Durham, NC m.1972 Durham, Thomas Mahlon
Beakes.
Children are:
2. One daughter.
3. Patrica
Lane Walker b.1955 Durham, NC m.1978 Durham, Rex Trent
Deffenbaugh.
Children are:
2. Two
sons.
4. Max
Latta Walker b.1924 NC m.1950, Bryanoleene or Bryanalene Lunsford.
Children are:
3. Kelly
Arden Walker b.1956 d.1992.
3. Wendy
Young Walker b.1952 m. Lee Nelson.
Children are:
2. Three sons, one daughter.
5. Robert
Y. Walker m. June Berry
5. Cora
Louisa Walker b.1873 NC d.1898 NC m.1892 NC, William Allen Rhew b.1868 d.1944.
Children are:
4. Fannie
Fulton Rhew b.1893 NC d.1986
4. Mary
Effie Rhew b.1896 NC d.1980
4. Cora
Louisa Rhew b.1898 NC d.1898 NC
William Rhew first married Cora
Louisa Walker, after her death in
childbirth, he married her sister
Dora Lee Walker. Rumor had it that Cora
and Dora were twins this has been
proven untrue. Cora’s children were
raised with Dora’s children, who
were their half siblings and first
cousins.
5. John
Wesley Walker b.1875 NC d.1964 NC m.1913 NC, Margaret Frances
Latta b.1892 d.1977.
**Margaret was the daughter of
Henry Latta and Artelia Horton.
Children are:
4. Lois Frances Walker b.1914 NC
m.1941, Charles Lewis Blalock.
Children are:
3. Charles Wesley Blalock b.1952 m.
Brenda Frances Burch.
Children are:
2. One son, one daughter.
4. Grover Warren Walker b.1916 NC
d.1987 NC m.1952, Emma Bailey.
Children are:
3. Yvonne Bailey Walker m.1955,
Richard McDowell.
Children are:
2. One daughter.
5. David
Samuel Walker b.1877 NC d.1966 NC m.1901, Iva Ann Latta b.1877
d.1942.
**Iva was the daughter of Henry
Latta and Artelia Horton.
Children are:
4. Guy Jones Walker b.1902 NC
d.1973 m.1925, Opie Read Umstead.
4. William Clyde Walker Sr b.1904
Durham, NC m.1933, Martha Breeze
Browning.
Children are:
3. Betsy Caine Walker
3. William Clyde Walker Jr b.1940
m. Martha Ann (unknown).
Children are:
2. One
son, one daughter.
3. Wayne
Browning Walker
4. Mary
Frances Walker b.1906 d.2001 NC m.1940, Paul Lockhart Browning.
4. Henry
Samuel Walker b.1910 NC m. Mildred Marie “Billie” Housewright.
Children are:
3. David Sylvester Walker b.1942 m.
(unknown).
Children are:
2. Two
daughters.
3. Michael
Housewright Walker b.1944 m. Susan Carol Ray.
Children are:
2. Two
sons, one daughter.
3. Iva
Ann Walker
4. Harry
Walker b.1912 NC d.1959 NC m.1939, Eleanor Kelly Browning.
Children are:
3. Cynthia
Anne Walker
3. Harriet
Kelly Walker
3. Joanna
Walker
4. Marvin
Ormond Walker b.1915 NC d.1998 m.1940, Mildred Aline Broach.
Children are:
3. Carolyn Joyce Walker b.1941 m.
Fred Braswell.
Children are:
2. One
son, one unknown.
3. Larry
Marvin Walker b.1949 m. Deborah (unknown).
Children are:
2. Two sons, one unknown.
5. Rona
Walker b.1880 NC d.1881 NC.
5. Dora
Lee Walker b.1882 NC d.1968 NC m.1900 NC, William Allen Rhew
b.1868 d.1944.
Note: See Cora Louisa Walker above.
Children are:
4. Minnie Lee Rhew b.1903 NC d.1988
m.1928, Andrew Jackson Cheek.
Children are:
3. Doris Lee Cheek b.1928 m.1949, William
Green Link.
Children are:
2. Three sons.
4. Oma Jones Rhew b.1905 NC d.1957 m.1933,
Charles Jordan James.
4. Eva Breeze Rhew b.1906 NC d.1927
4. George Washington Rhew b.1908 NC d.1917
4. William Allen Rhew b.1911 NC d.1969
4. Cheatham Hester Rhew b.1913 NC m.
Dorothy Johnson 4. David Curtis Rhew b.1915 NC m.1949, Alice Farmer.
4. Lee Holloway Rhew b.1918 NC m.1944,
Betty Bader.
5. George
Cleveland Walker b.1884 NC d.1885 NC.
5. Gaston P. Walker b.1886 d.1948 m.1917,
Myrtle Umstead b.1886 d.1976.
5. Estelle Frances Walker b.1889 NC d.1974
m.1907 David Ernest Latta
b.1884 d.1936.
**David was the son of Henry Latta and
Artelia Horton.
Children are:
4. Ruth
Louisa Latta b.1908 NC d.1999 NC m.1934, Thomas Rupert Pender.
Children are:
3. Nancy Faydene Pender b.1936 m.
(unknown) Watson.
Children are:
2. One
daughter.
3. William
David Pender b.1938 d. (deceased).
3. Robert
Thomas Pender b.1943 m. Linda (unknown).
3. Frances
Susan Pender b.1944 m. Harold Turbyfill.
Children are:
2. One daughter.
7. Margaret
Jane “Peggy” Walker (Robert8,William9) b.abt.1813 m.1837,
William Dickson b.abt.1811.
Children are:
6. Mary
E. Dickson b.1838
6. James
Dickson b.abt.1841
6. Rachel
G. Dickson b.abt.1843
6. Margaret
E. Dickson b.1847
7. Mary
“Polly” Walker (Robert8,William9) b.abt.1815 m.1836, James Montgomery
b.abt.1811.
Children are:
6. Green
Montgomery b.1837
6. Martha
Montgomery b.1840 d.1925
6. Louisa
Ann Montgomery b.1842 d.1879
6. William
Montgomery b.1844
6. Mary
Jane Montgomery b.1846
JOHN WALKER FAMILY: (William Sr. 9)
8. John
Walker b.1769 NC d.1857 Townsend Twp. m.bef.1807, Eleanor Muckle b.1779 Niagara
Twp., NY d.1861 Townsend Twp.
**Eleanor was the daughter of John
Muckle and (unknown). John requested
Lot 2, Con 8 in Townsend Twp. He and Eleanor cleared over ten acres while
awaiting verification of his land petition which was granted in 1799. In 1801,
John Walker sold to Fredrick Sovereen two hundred acres 2/8 To. and in 1806,
John sold Lots 9 & 10, Con 12 in Grimsby Twp. to Robert Nelles. John and
Eleanor were listed on the 1805 (not official) Norfolk census, showing John age
37 and Eleanor age 25 living in Windham, Wentworth Twp., his occupation was
listed as a farmer.
According to court records, John
Walker was convicted in 1815 for profane
swearing, fined five shillings.
Children are:
7. Baldwin
Walker (John8,William9) b.1807 Oakland, Brant Co. d.1874
Townsend Twp. m. Eleanor (unknown) b.1813
d.1880 Townsend Twp.
WILL: --- ? --- instrument witneseth that,
I, Baldwin Walker of the
township of Townsend in the county of
Norfolk and province of Ontario,
Yeoman being of sound mind and memory do
make publish and declare this my
last will and testament in the manner
following to wit. My will is that my
funeral charges and just debts shall be
paid by my executors to be -- ? --
after -- ? --. The residue of my estate
and effects of what kind so ever
which shall not be required for this
payment of my just debts and funeral
charges I devise and dispose of as follows
that is to say:
I give and devise to my sisters Ellen
Walker and Mary Walker the whole of my real and personal estate and effects
during their natural lives and at the decease of my two said sisters it is my
will and desire that this said property shall be sold as soon as convenient
thereafter and the proceeds thereof is equally divided amongst my three
brothers John Walker, Ralph Walker and Isaac Walker and Ellen Smith (daughter
of William Walker).
I hereby appoint John Walker and Isaac
Walker executors of this my last
will and testament hereby revoking all
former wills by me made. In witness
thereof I have hereunto set my hand --?--
affixed my seal this the sixth
day of April --?-- 1874.
Signature:
Baldwin Walker
Children are:
(None found)
7. John
M. Walker (John8,William9) b.1811 d.1881 m.1839, Elizabeth Schuyler b.1819 d.1886.
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH: John M.
Walker died: May 4, 1881 70y 1m 17 d, Farmer- Townsend, Illness: Inflammation
of the Lungs- 3 days. Dr. L.N.
Collver, Alex Duncombe Information
given: Lewis Walker, Villa Nova
Religion: Methodist.
Children are:
6. Lewis
Walker b.1839 d.1923 m.1874 Rockford, Grey Co., Ont, Mary Porter b.1849
Darlington d.1928.
**Mary was the daughter of Thomas
Porter and Mary Baker.
OBITUARY: Early Saturday morning,
March 24, marked the passing of Mr.
Lewis Walker of the village of Villa Nova, one of the pioneer residents
of Norfolk County. Mr. Walker was the son of John M. and Elizabeth Walker and
was born on the old Walker farm about one mile north of the village on Sept.
25, 1839, where he lived for 71 years. In 1910 he took up his residence in
Waterford where he lived for about 10 years and since with his daughter Mrs.
Wanley M. Goble. While he had been somewhat indisposed for several month, was
not confined to the house until about two weeks ago when he fell and broke his
hip. From the day of the accident he showed signs of failing very fast until
his death. The funeral was held from the Goble residence, “Homewood”, to
Greenwood cemetery, on March 25th, services being conducted by the
Rev. S. H. Lamb. A number of floral offerings were silent tributes of love and
esteem in which he was held in the community. Besides his widow and Mrs. Gable
he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fiebig of Stratford, Ontario, and one son,
Archie of Chicago, Ill. The pall bearers were Wanley Goble, Norman Fiebig,
Archie Walker, Archie Goble, Chas. Fiebig, Fred Goble. OBITUARY: It is indeed with regret that we
have to chronicle the death of Mary Porter, wife of the late Lewis Walker, at
the age of 83 years. Her death took place on May 5th after a number
of years of failing health. She was one of Villa Nova’s most highly respected
and esteemed citizens. Mrs. Walker was
one of a retiring nature giving most of her time to her home and family and was
a devoted mother. The hospitality of Mrs. Walker’s home was extended to all in
the most hearty manner which betokened her kindly character. In her early life
she took Christ as her Saviour and became a member of the United church of
Rockford (Methodist) and later after her marriage of Villa Nova Methodist church.
Mrs. Walker was born near Bowmanville in Darlington township and she was the
eldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Porter and at an early age moved
with her parents to Townsend where she spent almost her entire life. A family
of three children, Mrs. Wanley Goble, of Villa Nova, Mrs. N. R. Fiebig, of
Stratford and Mr. A. A. Walker of Vittoria, are left to mourn their loss, also
three sisters, Mrs. J. Kortum, Mrs. J. Dunlop and Mrs. H. McCarter, and three
brothers Mr. J. Porter, Mr. N. Porter and Mr. E. Porter. The funeral was held
from the home of her daughter Mrs. Wanley Goble, Villa Nova, on May 7th
at 2.30 p. m., the service being conducted by Rev. S. H. Lamb, and was largely attended by relatives
and friends. The pallbearers were, Chas. Fiebig, her son Mr. A. A. Walker, two
grandsons Mr. A. J. Goble and Mr.
Kenneth Fiebig, and two sons-in-law Mr. Wanley Goble and Mr. N. R. Fiebig. The floral tributes were
numerous and beautiful. Pillow: the family. Wreaths: Code Cloak Co., of Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. McMillan of Stratford. Sprays: Helen and Kenneth Fiebig, of
Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Dunlop, Villa Nova Baptist church,
Central United Ladies Aid, Stratford,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fiebig and Mrs.
Annie Goble, Mr. and Mrs. William
O’Brian of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Goble and Pauline. Basket: Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Goble, Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Baldwin and Mrs. Margaret
McCarter and a beautiful Easter
lily from Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Cows, of
Brantford.
WALKER - In Stratford, on Saturday
morning, May 5th. 1928, Mary Porter,
wife of the late Lewis Walker, in
her 84th year. Funeral was held on
Monday the 7th inst.,
from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Wanley
Goble, at Villa Nova.
Children are:
5. Elizabeth
Walker b.1882 Townsend Twp. d.1960 Waterford m.1900 Villa
Nova, Martin Wanley Gobles b.1878
Villa Nova d.1946 Villa Nova.
**Martin Wanley was the son of
Jacob Goble and Annie Caroline Woodley.
WEDDING: Mr. Goble was 22 years of age, a bachelor and a farmer.
Elizabeth Walker was 18 and spinster. The witnesses were Herbert Cunningham of
Seaforth and Rebecca McLeren (McLaren) of Villa Nova. Mr. Goble was a Baptist
and Elizabeth was a member of the Methodist church. The officiating minister
was Rev. D. D. Burtch, marriage performed by license.
Date of registration, 26 October
1900.
A PRETTY WEDDING: It is our happy
privilege, this week, to report one of those pleasant events, which
occasionally take place in every community, and which in most cases bring joy
and happiness to the contracting parties. On Wednesday, Oct. 24th,
1900, the home of Mr. Lewis Walker, of Villa Nova was the scene of splendor and
gayety, it being the marriage of his oldest daughter Lizzie to Mr. M. Wanley
Goble. The house was tastefully decorated for the occasion with autumn flowers
whose beauty and variety added an additional charm to the scene. At 2 o’clock
p. m. the bridal party entered, accompanied by the familiar strains of
Mendellshon’s wedding march, played by Miss Bertha McLaren. The bride was
attended by her cousin, Miss Rebecca McLaren and the groom was accompanied by
Mr.
Herbert Cunningham, of Seaforth.
The impressive ceremony of uniting the
two in the bonds of holy matrimony
was performed by Rev. D. D. Burtch. The
bride was habited in a costume of
silver grey, with trimmings of white
satin chiffon lace and pearl
buckles and presented a picture of lovliness
and grace. She carried a bouquet of
white and cream roses. The bridesmaid
was beautifully attired in pale
blue silhouette and trimmings of cream
satin, silk lace and rhinestone
buckles and carried a boquet of pink and
white carnations and smilax. The
popularity of the wedded couple was
evidenced by the many beautiful
costly and useful wedding presents which
they received. The groom’s present
to the bride was a handsome set of
electric seal furs and his present
to the bridesmaid was a beautiful gold
bracelet. After a dinner which
excelled in variety, beauty and excellence,
the happy couple left on the
evening train for Buffalo and other places
east, amidst showers of rice and
accompanied by the best wishes of all for
their future happiness an
prosperity. A message of congratulations was
received from relatives in
California who were not able to be at the
wedding on account of the distance.
NEWS ITEM: Villa Nova Rural Union
means business and is preparing to hold
a community day, June 27th.
Mr. Wanley Goble is the new president and Miss
Cora McCarter Secretary. NEWS ITEM:
New Car: Mr. Wanley Goble’s are
sporting a new Gray Dort car.
NEWS ITEM: Stratford Visit: Mr. and
Mrs. Wanley Goble are spending this week in Stratford with Mr. and Mrs. N. R.
Fiebig. OBITUARY: Waterford - Among the
many floral arrangements at the funeral of Mrs. Wanley Goble, wife of the late
Wanley Goble, at Mott’s Funeral Home, on Sunday at 1 p.m. were those from Villa
Nova Baptist Church, Neighbours, Young Adult Group and Hellyer Bros. There were
a number of Gideon Bibles. Among them
two from the Farmer’s Livestock Auction. Rev. William Leaton was in charge and
interment was in Greenwood Cemetery Waterford. The sympathy of the village is
extended to Archie J. Goble and family, in the death of his mother, Mrs. Wanley
Goble, on Thursday August 25, 1960.
OBITUARY: Following an illness of
several weeks, Wanley M. Goble died at
his home in Villa Nova, on Tuesday,
December 3rd, in his 69 year. A son of
the late Jacob Goble and Annie
Caroline Woodley, he was born in Villa
Nova, on August 13th
1878. He was married in 1900 to Elizabeth Walker, who
services besides one son Archie
Goble of Villa Nova. One brother Fred
Goble of Waterford and three
grandchildren. Mrs. Max Renner and Keith and
Arnold Goble. Mr. Goble was a
ardent member of the Villa Nova Baptist
Church and a highly respected
resident of the Villa Nova District. The
funeral service will be held from
Mott Bro’s Funeral Home, Waterford, on
Friday, December 6th at
2:30 p.m. with interment in Greenwood Cemetery,
Waterford.
Child is:
4. Archie
Jacob Gobles b.1902 Townsend Twp. d.1986 Simcoe, Norfolk Co. m.1923 Villa Nova, Melba Florence Hall
b.1902 Townsend Twp. d.1980 St.
Thomas, Elgin Co.
**Melba was the daughter of Albert Hall
and (unknown).
Archie and Melba owned a coal business.
WEDDING: Gobles-Hall A pretty June wedding
took place in Villa Nova, at the home of the bride’s parents, on Wednesday
afternoon, June 20th at 4 p.m., when Melba Florence, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hall, was married to Archie J. Goble, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wanley Goble. The bride, who entered the drawing room on the arm of her father
to the strains of Lohengrin’s Bridal Chorus, rendered by Miss Roma Wilson of
Wilsonville, looked very pretty in a gown of ivory brocaded canton crepe, with
radium lace and pearl trimmings, the panels being lined with pale yellow
chiffon, and her embroidered veil caught with a wreath of orange blossoms. She
wore the groom’s gift of a rope of pearls, and carried a shower bouquet of
ophelia and sweetheart roses. Mrs. Bruce Wilson, only sister of the bride was
matron of honor and was becomingly attired in a gown of ivory satin and silver
lace, with a bouquet of sunset roses. The groom was supported by Mr. Bruce
Wilson. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. S. H. Lamb, before a bank of roses,
peonies and iris. During the signing of the register, Miss Edith Smith, cousin
of the groom, sang very sweetly “Loves Coronation,” while Mendelsohn’s Wedding
March was played softly during congratulations. A buffet luncheon was served on
the lawn by six girl friends of the bride, the decorations tending to make and
effective woodland scene. Later Mr. and Mrs. Goble left for a motor trip to
Niagara Falls and points east, the bride traveling in a smart sand flat crepe
dress, with small hat to match and a wrap of sand poiret twill.
OBITUARY: Archie Jacob Goble, at Norfolk
General Hospital, Simcoe on
Sunday, May 4, 1986 in his 84th
year, formerly of Villa Nova. Beloved
husband of the late Melba Hall (1980).
Dear father of Keith and Arnold
Goble both of Villa Nova. Also surviving
are 13 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one
son Albert (1939) and one daughter
Mrs. Max (Pauline) Renner (1986). Resting
at Thompson-Mott Funeral Home,
Waterford. Visitation Tuesday 2-4 p.m. and
7-9 p.m. with Funeral service
Wednesday Morning at 11:00 from Villa Nova
Baptist Church with Rev. Adolf
Hahn officiating. Interement Greenwood
Cemetery.
Children are:
4. Albert
Goble d.1939.
4. Pauline
Edith Elizabeth Goble b.1925 d.1986 m. Max Renner.
4. Keith
Goble.
4. Arnold
Goble b.1930 Townsend Twp. d.1987 Simcoe m. Margaret Smith.
OBITUARY: GOBLE - Arnold of R.R. 4
Waterford in his 58th year passed away
on Friday, October 30, 1987 at the
Norfolk General Hospital. Beloved
husband of Margaret Smith. Dear
father of Richard and his wife Christine
R.R. 4 Waterford; Carolyn and her
husband Pete Berkel, R.R. 4 Waterford;
Jeffrey and his wife Jeni, Simcoe;
Douglas and his wife Christine, Calgary, Alberta and John and his wife Wendy,
R.R. 4 Waterford. Predeceased by his
parents Archie and Melba Goble, one sister Pauline Renner and one brother
Albert. Mr. Goble rested at the Thompson-Mott Funeral Home, Waterford. Funeral
service was held Monday November 2 at 11:00 a.m. at Villa Nova Baptist Church,
Rev. Adolph Hahn officiated.
Interment Greenwood Cemetery.
Donations to Villa Nova Baptist Church
renovation fund would be
appreciated.
CEMETERY: Greenwood Cemetery,
Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
Children are:
3. Richard Goble m. Christine (unknown).
3. Caroline Goble m. Pete Berkel.
3. Jeffrey Goble m. Jeni (unknown).
3. Douglas Goble m. Christine (unknown).
3. John Goble m. Wendy (unknown).
5. Lillian M. Walker b.1889 Townsend Twp.
m.1911 Waterford, Townsend Twp.,
Norman R. Fiebig b.abt.1886.
**Norman is the son of Godfrey Fiebig and
(Unknown).
Lillian and Norman resided at
Stratford.
WEDDING: Fiebig-Walker On Wednesday of
last week, at high noon, the
marriage of Mr. Norman R. Fiebig and Miss
Lillie M. Walker was very
quietly solemnized by the Rev. Judson
Truax, at the residence of the
brides parents, St. James Street,
Waterford. The bride and groom were
unattended. The bride was very prettily
gowned in steel gray silk, trimmed
with cream overlace and pale pink roses
and carried a shower bouquet of
palest pink carnations and maiden hair
fern. Among the many beautiful
gifts were a silver tea service from the
groom, a beautiful parlor clock
from the groom’s father and mother, a case
of silver from the bride’s
father and mother and a handsome cut glass
water set from the bride’s
brother and many others to numerous to
mention. The decorations were an
artistic scheme of pink and white, with
the tables tastefully trimmed with
cut flowers and similax. The ceremony was
performed under an arch of cedar
entwined with maple leaves and white
asters. The brides going away gown
was a navy blue serge suit with hat to
match. Amid showers of rice and
confetti Mr. and Mrs. Fiebig left on the
6:05 train for Toronto and
Buffalo for a short honeymoon. Mr. and
Mrs. Fiebig will reside at
Stratford, where a beautiful new home
awaits them.
Children are:
4. Kenneth Fiebig
4. Helen Fiebig
5. Archie Walker b.abt.1884
6. Matilda Walker b.1842
6. Ursula Walker b.1844
6. Elizabeth Walker b.1850
6. Sylvia Walker b.1851 Villa Nova d.1933
Villa Nova m.1871, John Alexander McLaren b.1849 Villa Nova d.1832 Villa
Nova.
**John was the son of John Alexander
McLaren and Jane (unknown).
1891 - Norfolk County, Townsend Township:
McLaren, John Age: 41 Marital status:
married Birthplaces of self: Ontario Father: Scotland Mother: Ireland Religion:
Methodist Occupation: farmer Employed: one person Can read and write
English.
At the time of the census, the following
persons were living with John and
Sylvia. Information is as follows:
McLaren John age 69, Birthplace: Scotland
Religion: Presbyterian Origin:
Scotch Occupation: farmer Marital status:
married.
McLaren, Jane; age, 60; birthplace,
Ontario; religion, Methodist E.;
origin, Irish; marital status, married.
Irish Year of immigration to
Canada, 1803.
McLaren, Ida F.; age, 22; birthplace,
Ontario; religion, Reformed Baptist;
origin, Scotch; marital status, widow.
McLaren, Wright Rebecca; age, 80;
birthplace; Ireland; religion, Church of
England; origin.
ANNIVERSARY: 60th Wedding
Anniversary (1931)- On Saturday afternoon, from
3 to 6 p.m., the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
McLaren, Villa Nova, was the
scene of a very happy gathering of old and
new friends, who graciously
accepted the invitation of the Women’s
Institute, through the columns of
the Waterford Star, Simcoe Reformer and
Brantford Expositor, to attend the
reception held in honor of the bride and
groom of sixty years, who are
held in the highest esteem in the
community. A warm welcome was extended
to all as they entered the open door by
their daughters, Mrs. Wm. Heath of
Bloomsburg, Mrs. Herbert Cunningham of
Delhi, Mrs. Wm. Kerr of Detroit,
and Mrs. Minnie Erwin of Villa Nova. The
guests entered the living room
adorned with beautiful roses, the gifts of
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Penhall,
Port Dover and the Villa Nova Baptist
Church, to offer their
congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. McLaren,
whose faces beamed radiantly with
joy, as they greeted their many friends.
Sitting with them was Mrs.
Darling Smith of Townsend Centre, who attended the wedding in
1871. Miss
Edna McLaren of Chicago, and Mrs. Wilton
Honey of Villa Nova, invited the guests to the dining room, which was
beautifully decorated with mums, gifts of the Women’s Institute and Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Foster of Scotland. The
table was centred with the wedding cake, which was a marvel of beauty, being
iced by the bride, and tall tapering yellow candles in their silver holders.
Mrs. Wm. Galer, Mrs. Wm. Swanton, Mrs. W. W. Smith and Mrs. W. M.
Goble poured tea. The guests, numbering
125, were served by Miss Lulu
Heath and Mrs. Cuttings of Simcoe,
granddaughters. The committee in charge
were Mrs. Wallace Galer, Mrs. Morley Ward,
Mrs. G. Witham and Mrs. James
Burgess.
Mr. McLaren is a son of the late John
McLaren, who came to this once most
thriving village and erected sawmills.
Some of the timbers which grew on
the farm now owned by Mr. J. McLaren,
measured 6 feet at the butt, and
were 100 feet long, and were taken over
the plank roads to Dover, to be
used for ship masts. The late John
McLarens came from hear Edinburgh,
Scotland, to Canada on a sailing vessel,
taking six weeks to make the
journey. His wife was of Irish descent.
A beautiful painting of a scene near the
home of the late John McLaren, near Edinburgh, was painted and presented to Mr.
and Mrs. McLaren, by their granddaughter, Miss Loreen McLaren of London. Mr.
McLaren resides in the home of his birth. Mrs. McLaren is the youngest daughter
of the late John Walker, who with his brother, William Walker, came to this
village when it was a forest, and made a home, which later became the home of
his only son, Lewis. Fine daughters were reared in this home, to the number of
four. John McLaren and Sylvia Walker went to school at Villa Nova, and as years
rolled on, on a beautiful autumn day, they with Augusta Walker, George Lemon,
Ursula Walker and Lewis Walker, wended their way to the Baptist parsonage at
Boston, where Elder Reddick made them one, and they have truly been real
companions. They have been blessed with fine sons and daughters, seven of whom
were present on their 60th anniversary: William of Chicago, of the
Pullman works; Mrs. Minnie Erwin of Villa Nova; Mrs. H. Cunningham of Delhi; Mrs. Wm. Heath of
Bloomsburg; Mrs. Wm. Kerr of Detroit, and Mr. Archie McLaren of London; and
Gordon, at home. Three sons, Herbert, Robert and Ernest, are in Alberta. Many
letters of congratulation were received from Toledo, California and Toronto.
Mr. McLaren who has been an invalid for
some time is well cared for by his loving faithful wife. It is a joy and a
pleasure to meet and converse with this happy couple who are alive to all the
interests of the present day. Mr. and
Mrs. McLaren wish to thank the Women’s Institute and their many friends who
helped to make their sixtieth anniversary a real joy to the bride of 80 years
and groom of 82 years.
OBITUARY: Mr. John Alexander McLaren died
at his home at Villa Nova on Saturday, August 27th, in his 83rd
year, caused by paralysis from which he suffered for several years. He was a
son of John Alexander McLaren and was born on the farm on which he died. he was
a valued member of the Villa Nova United Church, having filled the positions of
S. S. Superintendent, Bible Class Teacher and Church Orchestra leader. he was a
Fenian Raid veteran and for a number of years leader of the Villa Nova Band. He
was held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends. He is survived by
his wife, Sylvia Walker, six sons, William of Chicago, Herbert, Robert and
Ernest all of Alberta, Archie at London and Gordon at home, four daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Erwin, of Villa Nova, Mrs. Herb Cunningham of Delhi, Mrs. Wm. Heath
of Simcoe and Mrs. Wm. Kerr of Detroit. Three children died in infancy. There
are 22 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The funeral service was conducted
by his pastor, Rev. J. L. Guinn, at the
home on Monday afternoon and was largely attended by relatives and friends. The
many floral offerings testified to the esteem in which deceased was held.
Interment was in Greenwood. The pallbearers were: two sons, Gordon and Archie,
two grandsons Wm. Erwin and Harold Cunningham, two sons-in-law, Wm. Kerr and
Wm. Heath. OBITUARY: McLaren - At Villa
Nova on Wednesday, May 24, 1933, Sylvia Walker, widow of the late John A.
McLaren, in her 82nd year. Funeral from her late residence on Friday
the 28th inst., at 2 p.m. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery,
Waterford. Mrs. John A. McLaren died at her home at Villa Nova on Wednesday,
May 24th, after an illness of seven months, in her 82nd
year. Her maiden name was Sylvia Walker and she was born at Villa Nova. She was
married at Boston on Nov. 18th 1871, to John A. McLaren, who died in
August, 1932. To them were born six sons and four daughters, they are: William
of Chicago, Herbert, Robert and Ernest of Alberta, Archie of London, Gordon at
home, Mrs. Minnie Erwin of Villa Nova, Mrs. Herb Cunningham of Delhi, Mrs. Wm
Heath of Simcoe, and Mrs. Wm Kerr of Detroit.
The funeral service was held from the home on Friday afternoon, May 26,
at 2 o’clock. The Rev. J. L. Guinn, M.A., B.D., had charge, the Rev E. J. Whan leading in prayer. Mr. Guinn took as
her subject “The Kings Highway,” the text being found in Isaiah 35: 8. He paid
a splendid tribute to her remarkable life as a homebuilder and as a women of
usefullness in the community. Her great desire was to live long enough to
minister to her husband in his need. This desire of her heart was granted. On
marvelled at her strength and courage. But when her work was done she was ready
to go.
There was no pain, just the worn out machinery
refusing to respond. The
pallbearers were: three sons, William,
Archie and Gordon McLaren, and
three grandsons, Harold Cunningham, and
William and Fred Erwin. The floral
tributes were numerous and beautiful, and
the many who gathered showed the
esteem in which she was held.
Children are:
5. William McLaren b.1872 Townsend Twp. m.
(unknown). BIRTH REGISTRATION: Reported
by his father John A. McLaren a farmer from Townsend. Accoucheur was Dr. A. C.
Duncombe. Registered 27 November 1872.
William and his wife moved to Chicago, IL.
NEWS: Mr. and Mrs. Will McLaren, of
Chicago, arrived on Sunday to pay a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. John McLaren, the
former’s parents. Mr. Wm. McLaren
of Chicago, spent part of last week with
Mr. Gordon McLaren.
Child is:
4. Edna McLaren.
5. Minnie Louisa McLaren b.1874 Townsend
Twp. d.1952 Townsend Twp. m.1887 Townsend Twp., David Erwin Jr b.1863 Townsend
Twp. d.1912 Townsend Twp. **David was
the son of David Erwin and Hannah Woodley.
WEDDING REGISTRATION: David Erwin, a bachelor and farmer age 32. He was
residing in Townsend when married. Minnie was 22 and a spinster. She was
residing in Townsend at the time of the wedding. The witnesses were Henry Allen
and Silvia McLaren, both of Villa Nova. The marriage was conducted by Rev. B.
Deacon by license. The wedding was registered on the 10th of April
1887. Both parties were members of the Methodist Church. OBITUARY: Waterford: After an illness of
several months, Minnie Louise McLaren, widow of David Erwin, passed away
suddenly at her home in Villa Nova on Sunday, November 2nd, age 77
years. A daughter of the late John McLaren and Sylvia Walker McLaren, she was
born at Villa Nova on November 10th, 1874. She attended the Villa
Nova Public School and in 1896 married David Erwin, he predeceased her in 1911.
Mrs. Erwin who was a highly respected resident of Villa Nova, was a faithful
member of Waterford United Church and an honorary life member of the Villa Nova
Women’s Institute. She excelled in the art of making quilts and hooked rugs and
had won many honors for her fine work. Surviving are two sons, William Erwin of
Villa Nova and Fred Erwin of Waterford. Five brothers, Wm McLaren of Chicago,
Archie McLaren of London, Herbert McLaren, Ernest McLaren and Robert McLaren of
Alberta; three sisters (Rebecca) Mrs. Herb Cunningham of Delhi, (Bertha) Mrs.
Wm Heath of Simcoe and (Clara) Mrs. Wm Kerr of Detroit, and three
grandchildren. Mrs. McLaren is resting at Mott Bros’ Funeral Home, Waterford,
where service will be conducted on Tuesday, November 4th. with
interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
OBITUARY: One of Townsends most prominent
farmers in the person of Mr.
David Erwin, died on Saturday, 9 July
1912, after two months illness. Mr.
Erwin lived on the old homestead and had
one of the finest farms and
buildings in the township. while not
active in public affairs he was a
farmer of more than average ability,
industrious and a friend of
everybody. A widow, two boys, four
brothers, George, William, Robert and
Albert and three sisters, Mrs. Wm. Honey,
Mrs. Wm. Somers and Mrs. Aquilla
Birdsell are left to mourn their loss. The
funeral was held from his late
residence on Tuesday afternoon and was
very largely attended. The service
was conducted by his paster, Rev. Judson
Truax, assisted by Rev. James
Wright. Interment took place in Greenwood
cemetery.
Children are:
4. William Erwin.
4. Fred Erwin.
5. Herbert McLaren b.1876 Township Twp.
moved to Alberta, Can.
5. Robert McLaren b.1879 moved to Alberta,
Can.
5. Rebecca M. McLaren b.1881 m. Herb
Cunningham.
Children are:
4. Harold Cunningham
5. Gertrude McLaren b.1882 Townsend Twp.
d.1883 Townsend Twp.
5. Ernest McLaren b.1884 moved to Alberta,
Can.
5. Bertha May McLaren b.1886 m. William
Heath.
Children are:
4. Lulu Heath
5. Gordon McLaren b.1888 Townsend Twp.
d.1948 Townsend Twp. NEWS ITEM: We are
sorry to report that Mr. Gordon McLaren was taken to Simcoe Hospital on Sunday,
24 March 1946. Mr. Gordon McLaren was able to leave the Simcoe hospital on
Saturday, 30 March 1946, and is recuperating at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Will Heath of Simcoe.
OBITUARY: Burial: 1948, Waterford,
Townsend Township, Norfolk County,
Ontario, Canada Cemetery: Greenwood
Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County,
Ontario, Canada.
5. Archie McLaren b.1889 m.1911, Edna
Galer.
**Edna was the daughter of William Galer
and (unknown). MARRIAGE: McLeran -
Galer By Rev. J. Truax, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm
Galer, in Townsend, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1911.
Mr. Archie McLaren to Miss Edna Galer.
Child is:
4. Ruth McLaren
5. Clara McLaren b.1893 Townsend Twp.
d.1893 Townsend Twp.
5. Harry McLaren b.1893 Townsend Twp.
5. Clara McLaren b.1894 m. William Kerr.
7. Martha Walker (John8,William9) b.1809
North Caroline, USA d.1895 Townsend Twp. m.1832 Woodhouse Twp., Abram Messecar
b.1807 d.1884. **Abram was the son of
John Messecar and Elizabeth Slaght.
DEATH REGISTRATION: In her 85th year, a widow. Her birthplace
is listed as North Carolina. She was attended by Dr. A. C. Duncombe. Death
registered 27 April 1895. Her religious denomination is listed as Baptist. OBITUARY: The funeral of the late Mrs. Abram
Messacar, an old and esteemed resident of Townsend, took place on Tuesday
morning last to Greenwood cemetery, being numerously attended by friends of the
family, whose sympathies they have in their bereavement.
CEMETERY: Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford,
Norfolk County for both.
Children are:
6. Eli E. Messecar b.1833 Waterford d.1833
Townsend Twp.
6. Walker Messecar b.1834 d.1923 Waterford
m.1853, Mary Ann Chart b.1837
Holly, NY, USA d.1916 Waterford.
ACCIDENT: Mr. Walker Messecar was so
unfortunate as to fall on Tuesday
morning and broke his hip bone. He was
driving a cow out of the stable and
slipped on the cement floor. He will no
doubt be confined to the house for
some time.
RECUPERATING: We are pleased to state Mr.
Walker Messecar is improving daily and his broken leg is getting stronger. This
is the third time Mr.
Messecar has broken the same leg.
RESIGNATION: Mr. Walker Messecar’s
resignation was accepted at the meeting
of the Public School Board on Saturday
evening. Mr. Messecar has been
unable to attend the meetings for some
months and thought it best to send
in his resignation. He has been a faithful
member of the School Board for
34 years and was probably the best posted
man on the board. The trustees
felt it was like parting with an old
landmark in accepting his
resignation. A clause to this effect was
embodied in the resolution
accepting the resignation.
Mr. Walker Messecar has purchased the D.
R. Foster property situated on Main St., and he and Mrs. Messecar will move to
town soon. NEWS: Mrs. Walker Messecar
is sick with typhoid fever. OBITUARY:
Mrs. Walker Messecar died at her home in this place on Friday, June 9. She bore
an illness of a year with patience and fortitude and passed peacefully away.
Her maiden name was Mary A. Chart and she was born in Holley, N.Y., in 1838.
She married Mr. Walker Messecar 62 years ago and to them were born three sons,
Ernest, of Townsend, Delbert (deceased), and Dr. Fred of New York, and one
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Sutherland, of New York, all of whom, with the husband,
have the sincere sympathy of a wide circle of friends. Mrs. Messecar was of a
quiet, unassuming nature, and her greatest pleasures were in home duties. She
was a member of the Waterford Baptist church. The funeral was held on Monday
afternoon, services being conducted by Rev. E. R. Fitch, B. A., B. D., assisted
by Rev. W. H. Porter, M. A. There were many beautiful floral offerings as
tributes of esteem. Those present from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sutherland of London, Dr. Fred Messecar,
of New York, Mr. James Cutting, of Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm Cutting of Simcoe, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes of Hartford.
INJURY: Mr. Walker Messecar fell off from
a ladder on Monday and received a bad shaking up. Eighty-year-young men should
not climb apple trees. We look for him down for the mail again in a day or
two. STROKE: Mr. Walker Messecar had a
stroke on Saturday morning and is now confined to his bed, and is seriously
ill.
OBITUARY: Mr. Walker Messecar died at his
home on Wednesday afternoon of last week. He was 83 years of age and among the
oldest residents of the district and a descendent of the United Empire
Loyalists, Abram and John Messecar, who came to Townsend in 1871, from Northern
New Jersey. Abram settled on the farm just north of Waterford, and John at
Rockford where he conducted a flower mill. Deceased was the oldest of the
family of eight, all of whom have passed away. Mr. Messecar married Mary Chart
in 1853 and they started farming on the old homestead north of Waterford. To
them were born three children, Ernest Messecar of Townsend, Mrs. J. A.
Sutherland of London, and Dr. F. H. Messecar of New York. For over 25 years he
was assessor and collector for the Township of Townsend and in 1884 he quit
farming and went into the insurance business, having written his last policy
three days before his death. He was a life-long Liberal and always took a great
deal of interest in the political campaigns, especially those of fifty years
ago, when Hon. John Charlton represented North Norfolk in the Federal House. He
was a member of the Waterford Public School Board for a number of years and
Worshipful Master of Wilson Lodge, No. 113, A.
F. & A. M., for seven years from 1887
to 1893. He was a life-long member
of the Waterford Baptist Church. Deceased
was a man of generous impulses
and never forgot the hospitable ways of the
pioneer. He had borne
adversity bravely and enjoyed prosperity
quietly. He had filled the
various relations of life as son, husband,
father, brother, friend and
filled them all well. Who can do more? The
funeral was held from his late
residence on Sunday afternoon, the service
being conducted by his pastor
Rev. J.D. MacLackin. Mr. T.C. Savage sang “In
the Beautiful Land”,
unaccompanied. Beautiful flowers testified
to the esteem in which the
deceased was held. The service at the
grave was conducted by about forty
of his brothers of Wilson Lodge, No. 113,
A. F. & A. M., and was most
impressive. “The silver cord is loosed,
the golden bowl is broken, the
dust has returned to the earth as it was;
the spirit has returned to God
who gave it. The brother who remembered
the Creator in the days of his
youth, ere the evils days came, or the
years drew nigh when he should say
“I have no pleasure in them,” has finished
his course and reached the
heavenly goal in the race of life.”
Children are:
5. Ernest Messecar d.1925 Townsend Twp. m.
(unknown). OBITUARY: Mr. Ernest H.
Messecar died on Sunday morning as a result of a third stroke after two years
illness. He was the son of the late Walker Messecar, and was born on the same
farm on which he died. One son Delbert, on daughter, Ada, and one brother, Dr.
F. H. Messecar of New York survive.
Mr. Messecar had numerous friends in
Waterford and Townsend who will
regret his demise. The funeral was held
from his late residence on Tuesday
afternoon, and the service was conducted
by Rev. F. G. Richard. The
interment took place in Greenwood
Cemetery.
Children are:
4. Delbert Messecar
4. Ada Messecar
5. (Daughter) Messecar m. J.A. Sutherland
of London, Ontario.
5. F.H. Messecar, Dr. of New York.
6. Mary A. Messecar b.1835 m.1860
Scotland, Brant Co., Walter Smith
b.abt.1837.
6. Sarah
Messecar b.1837 Waterford d.1914 Townsend Twp. m.1910, William
Henry Overbolt b.1835 and died
1927.
6. Margaret
Messecar b.1842 d.1909 Townsend Twp.
6. Lewis
Messecar b.abt.1844.
6. Alexander
Messecar b.1846 Waterford Townsend Twp. d.1917 Simcoe,
Norfolk Co. 1st m.,
Margaret (unknown). Alexander 2nd m.1910, Elizabeth
Short b.abt.1845.
CEMETERY: Greenwood Cemetery,
Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario.
6. Levi
Messecar b.1847 Townsend Twp. d.1918 Dunnville, Haldimand Co.
6. Euphemia
Messecar b.1849 Townsend Twp. d.1863 Townsend Twp.
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery,
Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario.
7. Mary
Walker (John8,William9) b.1816
7. Eleanor
Walker (John8,William9) b.1816
7. Ralph
Walker (John8,William9)
7. Edward
Walker (John8,William9) b.1821 d.1891 Townsend Twp. m. Sarah Jane (unknown)
b.1829 Oakville d.1873.
Children are:
6. Robert
Henry Walker b.1850 d.1917 Waterford m.1878, Elizabeth Wilson
b.1858 d.1917 Waterford.
**Elizabeth was the daughter of
Hugh Wilson and Margaret (unknown).
OBITUARY: Waterford Double Bereavement: Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Walker of
this place, have both died within one week from pneumonia. They have both been
residents of Waterford and vicinity all their lives and are well known by a
large circle of friends. The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of all.
Mrs. Walker died on Tuesday, Feb. 13th, and was buried in Greenwood
cemetery on Thursday. Mr. Walker died on Monday, Feb. 19th, and the
funeral was held yesterday, Rev. H. Caldwell conducting both services.
Five sons and one daughter are left
to mourn their loss. They are Randall,
Morris, Roy, Will, Hubert and
Maude.
Children are:
5. Randall
Walker
5. Morris
Clement Walker b.1883 Norfolk Co. d.1944 Lincoln Co. m. Orpha
Ann Shepard b.abt.1887.
**Orpha was the daughter of Isaac
Wellington Shepard and (unknown).
OBITUARY: One of Clinton Township’s highly esteemed residents in the
person of Orpha Ann Shepherd, beloved wife of Morris C. Walker, passed away
suddenly at her home in Clinton Township on Sunday in her 57th
year. She was born in Clinton Township
where she resided all her life. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church and was an active worker in the different organizations of the church
particularly the Ladies Association.
Besides her husband she is survived by one brother Charles Shepherd of
Clinton Township and four sisters, Mrs. Ed. Walters of Winona, Mrs. Roy Walker
of Clinton Township, Mrs. Hugh McMartin of Waterford, Ont., and Mrs. Lucy
Dawson of Highpoint, North Carolina. The funeral will be held this Wednesday
afternoon from her late home with service at 2.00 o’clock. Interment will take place in Mount Osborne
Cemetery, Beamsville. Rev. Geo.
H. Young assisted by Rev. Stuart
Woods will officiate at the services. The
pallbearers will be Messrs. Gordon
Simpson, Blake Davidson, Wm Everett,
Richard Morley, George Zimmerman
and Dan Konkle.
5. Harry
Roy Walker b.1882 Norfolk Co. d.1946 Beamsville m.1908, Harriett Shepard b.1891
d.1982.
**Harriett was the daughter of Isaac
Wellington Shepard and (unknown).
Roy and Harriet were fruit farmers.
A PRETTY WEDDING The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Wellington Shepherd, of Clinton Township, was the scene of a very
pleasing event on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 23rd, when their
fifth daughter Miss Hattie, became the wife of Mr. Roy Walker. The nuptial knot
was firmly tied by the Rev. Dr.
Macintyre, of the Presbyterian church, in the presence of the relatives. Miss Clar Shepherd sister of the bride,
acted as bridesmaid and the groom was ably supported by Mr. Stanley Stirling.
After the marriage was solemnized, and after the happy young couple received
hearty congratulations, the guests adjourned to the dining-room, where a
sumptuous wedding feast received due justice. The usual toasts being proposed
the joyously wedded pair, amidst showers of rice and good wishes, left for the
east, on the evening train, where they intended spending a brief honey-moon before
taking up their permanent residence. May their lives be full of joy and
hopefulness and usefulness. OBITUARY:
Waterford friends heard with regret of the sudden death of Roy Walker at his
home in Beamsville where he was a successful fruit farmer. He spent his boyhood days in Waterford, his
parents being the late Robert Walker and Elizabeth Wilson Walker and was quite
well known here. His wife, the former Harriett Shepherd, Beamsville survives,
as well as three brothers and one sister, Randall and Hugh, Toronto; Morris and
Miss Maude Walker, Beamsville. Internment was in the Osborn Cemetery,
Beamsville. Mr. and Mrs. H. McMartin,
Cecil McMartin, Clarence Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. H.
McMahan and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson
were among those from this district
who attended the funeral.
CEMETERY MARKER: Monument reads; WALKER /
In loving memory of / Roy H
Walker / Sept 27 1882 - June 29 1946 /
husband of / Hatie SHEPHERD / 1891
·
1982 / infant son Reginald /
William M Walker / 1886 - 1923 / At Rest (Note reversal of Roy’s given names)
Children are:
4. Reginald Walker died as an infant.
OBITUARY: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker will
have the sympathy of the
community in the loss of their two-months
old son, Reginald, who died on
Sunday, Aug. 22. Interment took place at
Mount Osborne cemetery on
Tuesday.
5. William
Edward Wilson Walker b.1886 Waterford d.1923 Beamsville.
He was a carpenter in the building
trade.
OBITUARY: Walker - In Clinton
Township, on Sunday, 2nd December, 1923, William E. W. Walker, aged
37 years. Funeral on Sunday at 2 p.m., from the home of his brother, Maurice C.
Walker. Interement at Mount Osborne.
DEATH: Walker, William Edward
Wilson; male, Scotch, 37 years of age. Place
of birth, Waterford; father, Robert
Walker; mother, Elizabeth Wilson. Name
of physician, Dr. J. B. Stallwood
of Beamsville. Name of informant, Mrs.
M. Walker of Beamsville, his
sister-in-law. The undertaker was J. W. Buck
of Beamsville. The physician
attended him from November 19 till December
1. There
was no operation or autopsy. Date of return, December 4, 1923.
Medical Information: Gummata: a
soft rubbery tumor occuring in various
organs or tissues, especially in
the late stages of syphilis.
5. Thomas
Hugh Walker
5. Maude
Walker
6. Josephine
Walker b.abt.1858 Townsend d.1882 Tillsonburg, Oxford Co. m.1882 Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Samuel James
Corbett b.abt.1861 Durham. **Samuel was
the son of John Corbett and Ann (unknown).
MARRIAGE REGISTRATION: Samuel Corbett, age 21, residing in Durham
county, bachelor and farmer. Josephene Walker, residing in Townsend and a
spinster. Witnesses were May R. Dickson and Gertrude Bowman, both of
Tillsonburg. Both were of the Methodist faith. Marriage performed by Rev.
Dickson by license.
6. Georgenna
Walker b.abt.1866 m.1892 Tillsonburg, Oxford Co., Samuel James Corbett
b.abt.1861 Durham.
**Samuel was the son of John
Corbett and Ann (unknown). MARRIAGE
REGISTRATION: Samuel James Corbett, age 29, widower and farmer residing in
Verschoyle, Oxford county. Georgina Walker, age 25, and a spinster residing in
Verschoyle, Oxford county. Witnesses were Mrs. M.
McGregor and Marion Roberts, both
of Tillsonburg. Both parties were of the
Presbyterian faith. Marriage
officiated by Rev. M. McGregor by license.
7. Isaac
Walker (John8,William9) b.1823 m.1848 Talbot Dist., Ursula P.
Nickerson b.1831. Ursula 2nd
m. J. Erwin.
OBITUARY: The death of Mrs. Ursula
Erwin occurred on Monday night at the family residence. Her illness began when
she was seized with pneumonia.
She is survived by a daughter, one
brother and two sisters. The news of
her death will be learned with
genuine regret by the wide circle of
friends who knew her during her
active and useful life.
Children are:
6. Sarah
Catharine Walker b.1849 m.1876, Henry Hull.
**Henry was the son of Henry Hull
and Jane (unknown).
WILLIAM WALKER Jr. FAMILY: (William
Sr. 9)
8. William
Walker Jr. b.1770 NC d.1824 Norfolk Co. m.1798, Margaret McCool b.abt.1770 NC
d.1841 Norfolk Co.
**Margaret was the daughter of
Archibald McCool and Margaret (unknown).
William Jr. requested and received a land grant in 1796 for Lot 1, Con 9
Townsend Twp. William’s brother Ralph had petitioned for Lot 8, Con 7 in 1796.
There was however some dispute of ownership and it was determined that Calven
Cooley was owner. In 1797, the land was prized by Robert Averill who valued it
at nine dollars after William had shown he had done substantial work on the
lot. Calven Cooley agreed to the price and quit all right and title to Lot 8,
Con 7. In 1799, William requested a lease on Lot 2 Con 9 in Townsend Twp. In
1810, his wife Margaret received her own grant as a daughter of the U.E.
Loyalist, Archibald McCool. Her two hundred acres of land were located in
Walsingham. Other land transactions for William and Margaret: 1811 to Benjamin
Collver two hundred acres 1/9 To, 1811 from William McCool one hundred acres
SHf5/9, 1811 from Joseph McCool one hundred acres NHf6/9, 1811 from Joseph
McCool one hundred acres SHf6/9, 1811 to John Barber one hundred acres SHf5/9
and one hundred acres SHf6/9, 1811 from John Barber in all sixty three acres
Pf5&6/9, 1813 from John Singer two hundred acres 15/7 Wo, and 1813 to
Ezekiel Foster two hundred acres 15/7 Wo. In court records: 1806 The King vs
William Walker, Assault and Battery, plead guilty, fined five shillings, 1815
The King vs William Walker, Presented for an Assault, Laid over till next
court, 1816 The King vs William Walker, Assault and Battery, the Prisoner being
arraigned to this indictment pleads guilty, fined 2/6.
BURIALS: From the 1909 Waterford
Star list of burials in the cemetery east
of Greenwood Cemetery:
Mrs. John Walker 1817-1836 ae 19.
William Walker Jr. 1770-1824 ae 54.
Margaret (McCool) Walker (1784?)-1841 ae
57.
Children are:
7. William
Walker Jr. (William8,William9) b.1798 Townsend Twp. d.1854
Townsend Twp. m.abt.1828, Sibyl
(Kennedy/Burtch/Burch?) b.1808 d.1869
Woodhouse Twp.
The house William and Sibyl lived
in at 1387 Regional Road 9, in the town of Villa Nova, Townsend Twp. still exists
into the present day. Some of their children moved to Michigan around
1871.
NOTE: Below are translations of a
pre-printed documents with the pertinent
information hand written in for
Administrator for the estate of William
Walker.
PETITION: County of Norfolk to wit:
To William Salmon, Esquire, Judge of the Surrogate Court of the County of
Norfolk.
The petition of Sibyl Walker of the
township of Townsend in the county of
Norfolk widow of the late William
Walker. Respectfully showeth That
William Walker, late of the
Township of Townsend in the county of Norfolk,
esquire, junior. Deceased died on
or about the sixth day of March in the
said county having left divers
goods and chattels within the town above
the value of five pounds and that
your petitioner is the nearest - of kin
of the said deceased resident
within the said Province. She therefore
prays that letters of
administration ( to be?) issue to your petitioner as
prayed and your petitioner as is
duty bound will ever pray.
Signed:
Sibyl Walker
Juravit 24 March 1854
COUNTY OF NORFOLK- To wit upon reading the
forgoing petition it is ordered
that upon compliance with the provisions
of the statute letters of
administration granted as prayed.
CANADA- Know all Men by these present,
That we, Sibyl Walker, widow of the
late William Walker formerly of the
township of Townsend, esquire
deceased, Thomas William Clark of the
township of Townsend in the county
of Norfolk, esquire and John McLaren of
the same place, merchant are held
and firmly bound unto his excellency
Lieutenant General William Rowen C.B
administrator of the government of the
province of Canada (______) in the
sum of one hundred pounds current money of
the said province, for which
Sum well and truely to be paid unto the said
Lieutenant General William
Rowan, his certain attorney, heirs,
executors, administrators, and
successors in office, we bind ourselves
jointly and severally each to
himself and each for the whole and our and
each of our heirs, executors
and administrators firmly in these
presents. Sealed with our seals and
dated the twenty fourth day of March in
the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and fifty four and in the
(_____) year of Her Majesty’s
Reign. The condition of this obligation is
such, that if the within
bounden Sibyl Walker, of all and singular,
the goods, chattels and credits
of William Walker, deceased do make or
cause to be made, a true and
perfect inventory of all and singular the
goods, chattels, and credits of
the said decease, which have or shall come
into the hands, possession or
knowledge of her, the said Sibyl Walker,
or into the hands and possession
of any other person or persons for her and
the same so made, do exhibit or
cause to be exhibited into the registry
office of the Surrogate Court in
the Town of Simcoe in and for the County
of Norfolk, on or before the
first day of July next ensuing, and the
same goods, chattels and credits
and all other the goods, chattels and
credits of the said deceased at the
time of his death, which at any time after
shall come into the hands or
possession of the said Sibyl Walker or
into the hands and possession of
any other person or persons for her do
well and truely administer
according to law, and further to make or
cause to be made, a true and just
account of her, said administration, at or
before the first day of January
next and all the rest and residue of said
goods, chattels, and credits
which shall be found remaining upon the
said administrator’s account, the
same being first examined and allowed by
the Judge of the Court, for the
time being, shall deliver and pay unto
such person or persons respectively
as the said Judge by his decree or
sentence, conformably to the provisions
in a certain Act of Parliament entitled, “An
Act for the better settling
of Intestate Estates”, and passed in the
twenty second and twenty third
years in the reign of Charles II, and also
in a certain Act passed in the
first year of King James II, contained,
shall limit and appoint, and the
executor or executors therein named do
exhibit and same unto the Court,
making request to have it allowed and
approved accordingly, if the said
Sibyl Walker within bounded, being
thereunto required, do render and
deliver the said Letters of Administration
(approbation of such testament
being first had and made) in the said
court, then this obligation to be
void and have none effect or else to
remain in full force and virtue.
Signed:
Sibyl Walker
Thos. W. Clark
John McLaren
Signed and Sealed in the presence of: John
M. Wilson.
Filed March 1854 In the Surrogate Court of
the County of Norfolk.
Sibyl Walker, widow of the late William
Walker formerly of Townsend,
deceased makes oath and sayth that she
verily believes that William Walker
late of the township of Townsend died
without leaving a will. That she
will pay all debts of the deceased as far
as the goods shall extend and
the law shall bind her. That she will well
and truly administer according
to law and further that she will exhibit
or cause to be exhibited into the
Registry of the Surrogate Court for the
county of Norfolk a just, true and
perfect inventory of all and singular the
goods, chattels and credits of
the said William Walker, deceased, and
that she will make or cause to be
made a true and just account of her said
administration of the personal
estate of the deceased when she shall be
lawfully called upon to do so.
Signature:
Sibyl Walker
Sworn before me at the Town of Simcoe in
the said County of Norfolk, this twenty fourth day of March 1854: John M.
Wilson, reg.
OBITUARY: At Woodhouse at the residence of
her daughter on June 30, Mrs S.
Walker, widow of William Walker of Villa
Nova who died about 15 years ago.
Christian Messenger, Volume 6, September
1868 - July 1870, Simcoe Public
Library.
NOTE: Townsend Twp. refers to Townsend
Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario
unless otherwise specified.
Children are:
6. John
Walker b.1829 Townsend Twp. d.1870 Townsend Twp. m.1851, Lorilda
Smith b.1834 E. Canada d.1904
Mcbride, MI. Lorilda 2nd m.1882 Wade Twp., Ionia Co., MI, Melvin
Huffman b.1858 d.1924 Greenville, MI.
**Melvin was the son of Jacob Huffman and Elizabeth Dean.
CEMETERY: McBride Cemetery, Montcalm Co.,
MI and Forest Home Cemetery
Montcalm County, MI. Huffman, Lorilda
Smith, w/o Melvin, 25 Dec 1834-25
Sep 1904.
Huffman, Melvin 1857-1924 sec 6
Children are:
5. Adeline
b.1853 Townsend Twp. d.1854
5. Sarah
Sybol Walker b.1855 Townsend Twp. m.1875, Joseph Foster.
Children are:
4. Nettie Foster b.1876
4. Ethyl Foster b.1880
4. Wallace Foster b.1882 d.1884
5. William
Baty Walker b.1857 Townsend Twp. d.1932 McBride, MI 1st m.1884
Branch Co., MI, Catherine “Kate” Toner b.1868 d.1923 McBride, MI. William 2nd
m.1924, Etta “Nettie” Williams b.1870 Canada d.1941 Stanton, MI, no issue. Etta
Williams 1st m. Richard Towne of Canada.
**Catherine was the daughter of Patrick
Toner and Mary McGregor from
Ireland to Canada.
William Baty Walker arrived in the US in
1884, having sailed from Windsor,
Canada. He filed a Declaration of Intent
for Naturalization in Branch Co.,
MI on Oct. 30, 1886. On the 1910 Census
for Day Twp., Montcalm Co., MI.,
Mary (McGregor/Toner) Jones, Catherine’s
mother, b.1827 Ireland d.1910
Stanton, MI, lived with them.
CEMETERY: McBride Cemetery, Day Twp.,
Montcalm Co., MI
Walker, Catherine bur rec 4 May 1923 ae 54
yrs
Walker, William bur rec 18 Jun 1932 ae 75
yrs
OBITUARY: Nettie (Williams) Walker, 70,
Dies Here Tuesday. Funeral
services for Mrs. Etta “Nettie” Walker,
70, who died at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Henry Dale in this city Tuesday
forenoon, were held from the
Strouse Funeral Home here Thursday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. W.E. Ragan
officiated. Interment was made at Entrican
cemetery. Mrs. Walker, who had
been ill for a long time, was born in
Canada on 9-3-1871. She married
Richard Towne, who proceeded her in death
and later married William Baty
Walker of Hemmingway Lake in 1924. William
Baty Walker died in 1932. Etta
had no immediate relatives other than four
step-children, nieces, nephews,
cousins and a host of friends.
Children are:
4. Bertha L. Walker b.1885 m.1902 MI,
Charles W. White b.1854 d.1934.
Children are:
3. Illabelle White b.1904
3. Marguarite White b.1905 m. Morrie
Meredith.
3. Louis B. White b.1907 m. Mabel (unknown).
3. Helen J. White b.1908 d.1926.
3. Dale White b.1915
3. Mary
Leola White b.1917
4. Warren
Alton Walker b.1887 Stanton, MI d.1937 Mcbride, MI m.1909,
Lavona (Ruperd) Reed b.1891 d.1934
McBride, MI.
According to family lore, Lavona
was adopted by the Reed family, no
records found.
CEMETERY: McBride Cemetery, Day Twp.,
Montcalm Co., MI
Walker, Lavona bur rec 9 Jun 1930 ae 38
yrs
Walker, Warren bur rec 26 Mar 1937 ae 49
yrs
Children are:
3. Mary Marguerite Walker b.1911 m.
(Unknown) Ryan.
Children are:
2.Three children, all living.
3. William A. Walker b. Stanton, MI.
3. Warren Reed Walker I b.1919 Stanton, MI
d.1987 Cedar Springs, MI m.1944, Wilda Mae Tompkins b.1925 d.2001 Mount
Pleasant, MI.
**Wilda was the daughter of Harry Ray
Tompkins and Hannah Adella Bates.
Children are:
2. Six
children, all living.
3. Rex
Walker b.1920 Stanton, MI. d.1973 m. Eleanore Hamilim b.1921 d.1987.
Children are:
2. Pat Walker
2. Mary Walker m. (unknown) Carpenter.
2. Louise Walker m. (unknown) Campbell.
3. Maxine
Walker b. Stanton, MI. 1st m. Ray Wagner. Maxine 2nd m.
(unknown).
4. Mary
Iva Walker b.1890 d.1957 Stanton, MI 1st m.1907, A. Poumode b.1886 d.1916
Stanton, MI. Mary 2nd m.1917, Jason Abbey b.1889 d.1956 Stanton, MI.
Children of Mary Iva and Jason are:
3. Ruth
Charlotte Abbey b.1918 d.1920.
CEMETERY: McBride Cemetery, Day
Twp., Montcalm Co., MI
Abbey, Ruth Charlotte, burial
recorded d.4 Oct 1920 ae 2 yrs
3. Geraldine
Abbey b.1922 d.1980 m. George Grams.
Children are:
2. Three
children, all living.
3. Donna
Abbey b.1926
4. Marguarite
E. Walker b.1893 d.1918 m.1907, Earl O’Donnell.
Children are:
3. William
D. O’Donnell b.1913 m. Anna Favana.
3. Katherine
E. O’Donnell b.1915 m. (unknown) Fisher.
3. Earl
O’Donnell Jr b.1917
4. William
J. Walker b.1896 Stanton, MI d.1956 Saginaw, MI 1st m.1915, Venna
Essex. William 2nd m. Elaine Surian.
William, after selling the family farm on
Hemingway Lake, was a barber in
Saginaw, MI. In the obit for William J.
Walker in the Stanton newspaper
for his death in Saginaw, MI, there was no
mention of his wives so it is
assumed they died before him.
Children are:
3. Arnold J. Walker b.1916 d.1916
CEMETERY: McBride Cemetery, Day Twp.,
Montcalm Co., MI
Walker, Arnold J. burial recorded 15 Aug
1916
5. Maryann
Walker b.1860 Townsend Twp. d.1882 m.1879, Melvin Huffman b.1858 d.1924
Greenville, MI.
**Melvin was the son of Jacob Huffman and
Elizabeth Dean.
Children are:
4. William Huffman b.1880 d.1882
5. Ellen A.J. “Nell” Walker b.1862
Townsend Twp. d.1943 McBride, MI m.1880
Wade Twp., Ionia Co., MI, Franklin Pierce
Boyer b.1853 d.1938 McBride, MI.
**Franklin was the son of Chauncey or John
Boyer and Susan Witt. CEMETERY: McBride
Cemetery, Day Twp., Montcalm Co., MI Boyer, Franklin Pierce Boyer 1853-1938
burial recorded 22 Feb Boyer, Ellen “Nell” (Walker) 1863-1943 burial recorded
says Ellen, 29 Jul Children are:
4. Erva Boyer b.1881
5. Margaret Adeline Walker b.1865 Townsend
Twp. d.1894 m.1883, Elmore B.
Harrington b.1861 Hillsdale Co., MI d.1910
Day Twp. Elmore 2nd m.aft.1894,
Alvira F. Matice.
**Elmore was the son of John Doty
Harrington and either Ellen Charlotte
Sickler or Martha A. Smith.
CEMETERY: Palmer Cemetery Day Township,
Montcalm County, Michigan
Harrington, Elmore B. 1861-1910
Children are:
4. Honor Luevern Harrington
4. John E. Harrington
4. Mary Harrington d.1893
4. Clara Harrington
4. Don Harrington
4. Leo Harrington
5. John B. Walker b.1867 Townsend Twp.
d.1928 McBride, MI m.1892, Ellen
“Viola” Harrington b.1875 d.1938. Ellen 2nd
m.aft.1928, Frank W. Reynolds
b.1875.
CEMETERY: McBride Cemetery, Day Twp.,
Montcalm Co., MI
Walker, John B. burial recorded with no
dates says age 58 yrs
**Ellen was the daughter of John Doty
Harrington and either Ellen
Charlotte Sickler or Martha A. Smith.
Children are:
4. Clyde Walker b.1893
4. Ella Walker b.1894 m. (unknown)
Muscatle.
4. Grace Walker b.1895 m. (unknown)
Ferguson.
6. Sarah
Walker b.1831 Townsend Twp. m. (unknown) Donnelly.
6. William
H. Walker b.1835 Townsend Twp. d.1892 Trufant, MI m.1874, Rosa
A. Watson b.1854 Canada or England d.1940
Greenville, MI.
**Rosa was the daughter of Thomas Watson
and Alice (unknown) from
Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire, England.
William came to Michigan around 1870 from
Norfolk Co., Ontario. William H.
and Rosa owned a drug store in Trufant,
Montcalm Co., MI. They also owned
property in the town of Greenville, which
they rented out. They are buried
in Washington Park Cemetery in Greenville,
MI. Listed on the 1880 Montcalm
Co., MI with William and his family is
Lottie Newman. On a census for
1894, it lists Rosa’s mother Alice Watson
living with the family. NOTE:
This is a translation of a pre-printed
petition, with the pertinent
information handwritten in the spaces, for
Administrator for the estate of
William H. Walker.
PETITON FOR EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF
WILLIAM H. WALKER- STATE of MICHIGAN, Probate Court of said County, County of
Montcalm. To The Honorable Lucien C.
Palmer, Judge of Probate for said county.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF William H.
Walker, deceased. Your
petitioner would respectfully represent to
the Court, that she is the
widow of said deceased, and is of the age
of 37 years, that the income
which she can realize from her individual
estate will not exceed the sum
of no dollars per year, that she is
entirely dependant upon said Estate
for the support of herself and children.
Your petitioner further
represents the the entire estate of said
decease is of the value of about
twelve hundred dollars, and that he was
owing at the time of his decease
the sum of (handwritten in the space: can’t
tell how many) dollars or
thereabout, as your petitioner is informed
and believes. Your petitioner
further represents that the family of said
deceased consists of your
petitioner and the following persons
dependant upon said estate for
support, whose names, ages and mental and
physical conditions are as
follows:
William T. Walker, a son aged 13.
H. Irving Walker, a son aged 9.
Rosa A. Walker, a daughter aged 8.
Craig Walker, a son aged 6.
Ralph Walker, a son aged 3.
At a session of the Probate Court for said
County of Montcalm, held at the Probate offices, in this City of Stanton on the
14th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety two, present: Lucien C. Palmer,
Judge of Probate. In the matter of the Estate of William H.
Walker, deceased. On the reading and
filing of the petition, duly
verified, of Rosa A. Walker, praying that
she may be appointed
administratrix of said estate. Therefore
it is ordered that Monday, the
14th day of March next, at 10 o’clock
in the forenoon, be assigned for the
hearing of said petition, and that the
heirs at law of said deceased, and
all other persons interested in said estate,
are required to appear at a
session of said Court, then to be holden
in the Probate office, in the
City of Stanton and show cause, if any
there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted; And it
is Further Ordered, that said
petitioner give notice to the persons
interested in said estate, of the
pendancy of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing a copy of
this order to be published in the
Greenville Independant a newspaper
printed and circulated in said County,
three successive weeks previous to
said day of hearing.
Signed: Lucien C. Palmer, Judge of Probate
(seal)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we/I,
Rosa A. Walker as principal,
and as sureties, within the State of
Michigan, are holden and stand firmly
bound and obliged unto Lucien C. Palmer,
Esq., Judge of Probate in and for
the said County of Montcalm in the full
sum of four thousand dollars,
lawful money of the United States of
America, to be paid unto the said
L.C. Palmer, his successors in the said office,
or assigns, to be the true
payment whereof we do bind ourselves, and
each of us, our and each of our
heirs, executors and administrators,
jointly and severally, for the whole
and in the whole, firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals: Dated
the 20th day of February, Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and
ninety two. Whereas, the above bounden
Rosa A. Walker has been appointed
by the Probate Court of said County,
Special Administratrix of the estate
of William H. Walker, late of said County,
deceased: Now the Condition of
this present Obligation is such, That if
the above bounden Rosa A. Walker
shall well and truly perform, observe and
keep the conditions following to
wit:
1st. That she shall make and
return to the Probate Court aforesaid, a true
and perfect inventory of all goods,
chattels, rights, credits and estate
of said decease, which shall come to her
possession of knowledge, or to
the possession of any other person for
her, at such time as the Judge of
Probate may order.
2d. That she shall administer according to
law, all the goods, chattels,
rights, credits and estate of the said
deceased, which shall, at any time,
come to her possession, or to the
possession of any other person for her
and dispose of the same, as shall be
ordered and decreed by said Probate
Court aforesaid.
3d. That she shall render a true account
for all the goods, chattels,
debts and effects of the said deceased
which shall be receeived by -?-
whenever required by the said ----?----
the judge or persons who shall
offered ----?---- to be appointed,
executor of the admimitrator of the
said deceased or to such other authorized
to the ----?---- as said Court
shall direct.
4th. That she shall perform all
orders and decrees of the Probate Court
aforesaid, by the said Rosa A. Walker to
be performed in the premises;
then the before written obligation to be
void and of no effect, or else to
abide and remain in full force and virtue.
Signed:
Rosa A. Walker
Alonzo Smith
Henry Watson
CEMETERY: Forest Home Cemetery and St.
Charles Catholic Cemetery,
Greenville, Montcalm Co., MI
Walker, Dora A. 19 Apr 1892-29 Jan 1985
Walker, Ralph 22 Nov 1888-6 Dec 1965
Walker, Alice 1880-1882 sec 6
Walker, Craig, father, 1885-1928 sec 8
Walker, Doris M. 1904-1971 sec 12
Walker, Ernestine 1882-1960 sec 12
Walker, Mildred Chase 1885- sec 27
Walker, Ralph 1876-1882 sec 6
Walker, Rose A. (Watson), mother,
1854-1940 sec 6
Walker, Sarah Louise 1852-1900 sec 12g
Walker, Viola 1905-1964 sec 31
Walker, William C. 1907-1971 sec 12
Walker, William H., father, 1834-1892 sec
6
Children are:
5. Ralph Walker b.1876 d.1882
5. William T. Walker b.1879
5. Alice Walker b.1880 d.1882
5. Harry Irving Walker b.1883 d.1974
5. Rose A. Walker b.1884
5. Craig Walker (priest?) b.1885 d.1928
5. Ralph Walker b.1889 d.1965 m. Dora A.
(unknown) b.1892 d.1985.
6. Margaret Walker b.1835 Townsend Twp.
m.1853 Talbot Dist., Joseph Edwin
Dean b.1827 NY.
Joseph was a blacksmith.
6. Jane Walker b.1837 Townsend Twp., Ont
d.1905 m.1858 Norfolk Co., Daniel
Woolley b.1832 Townsend d.1909.
**Daniel is the son of Joseph Woolley and
Martha Collver.
Children are:
5. William McFarland Woolley b.1866 Port
Ryerse, Ont d.1947 Lennon, MI m.
(Jane? unknown).
Children are:
4. Lillian Woolley b.1904
4. Harold Woolley b.1910
6. Ruth Walker b.1840 Townsend Centre
d.1865 m.1860 Brant Co., Robert
Secord b.abt.1832 Brant Co. d.1874 Brant
Co. Robert 1st m. Mary C. Dunnet
b.1839 d.1859.
**Robert is the son of Asa Secord and
Jennette Brown.
Robert was a butcher in Brant County.
Children are:
5. George
Secord b.abt.1861
5. William
Secord b.abt.1863
6. Eli
Walker b.1841 Townsend Twp.
Eli is not listed with the family
on the 1861 Townsend Twp. Census.
6. Horace
Walker b.1845 Townsend Twp.
Horace is not listed with the family on
the 1861 Townsend Twp. Census.
According to family lore, he vanished at
Port Arthur, Ontario, no date or
cause given.
6. Cameron
Malcom Walker b.1851 Townsend Twp. d.1902 Greenville, MI m.1876 Greenville, MI,
Theresa Miller b.1858 d.1940 Greenville, MI. Theresa 2nd m.aft.1902,
Melvin Hoffman b.1857 d.1924 Greenville, MI. Cameron is not listed with the
family on the 1861 Townsend Twp. Census. Theresa and Cameron were married in
the Methodist Episcopal church in Greenville, MI.
Listed with Cameron and his family on the
1880 Montcalm Co., MI Census is:
Curtiss Green, William Packard, George
Smith and Jacob Flagg.
CEMETERY: Forest Home Greenville, Montcalm
County, Michigan.
Huffman, Melvin 1857-1924 sec 6
Huffman, Theresa (Walker-Miller) mother,
1858-1940 sec 6
Walker, Malcom C. father, 1851-1902 sec 6
Children are:
5. Lydia
L. Walker b.1881 d.1918 Coral, MI m.abt.1904, Elgin C. Ingles b.1877 d.1970
Coral, MI.
Children are:
3. Madelin T. Walker b.1904 d.1911 Coral,
MI.
3. Ionia
J. Walker b.1912 d.1948 Coral, MI.
5. Claud
Malcom Walker m. (unknown).
Children are:
4. Pearl
Martha Walker
4. Stan
Walker
5. Carrie
R. Walker
5. Grace
M. Walker
5. Floyd
M. Walker
5. Kittie
J. Walker
7. Joseph
Walker (William8,William9) b.1799 Grimsby or Townsend Twp. m.bef.1834, Elizabeth or Jane (unknown)
b.1799 d.1897 Niagara, Ont.
7. Isaac
Walker (William8,William9) b.1800 Townsend Twp. d.1869 Elgin Co. 1st m., Susan (unknown). Isaac 2nd
m., Susan (Marr) Bostwick. Susan Marr 1st m.1831 in Southwold, Henry
E. Bostwick, a cabinetmaker.
**Susan Marr was the daughter of Thomas
Marr and Esther Lemon.
Children of Susan Marr and Henry E.
Bostwick are:
6. Sarah
Bostwick
6. Esther
Bostwick Children of Isaac and 1st Susan (unknown) are:
6. William
Walker b.abt.1840 Children of Isaac and Susan (Marr) Bostwick are:
6. Thomas
Marr Walker b.1842 d.1900 m. Clara or Clarissa T. (unknown) b.abt.1847.
Children are:
5. James
Bruce Walker b.1870 MI
5. Cory
E. Walker b.1872
5. Clara
M. Walker b.1874
5. Katie
S. Walker b.1875
5. Grace
B. Walker b.1880
6. Rebecca
Walker b.1846 d.1922 MI m.1865, John B. Bonser.
Children are:
5. John
Walker Bonser
6. David
Marr Walker b.1848 Canada d.abt.1930 1st m.1872, Alice Boughner d.abt.1900.
David 2nd m.1901, Carrie E. Warren b.abt.1860 MI.
From the Grand Rapids City
Directory: Chief Officers of the Fire
Department, Chief Marshals
1915-1916 David B. Walker, No. 4. Corner Kent
street and Crescent avenue rebuilt
in 1876. Captains: David Walker, Archie
McDougal. Lieutenant: William
Tuffts.
Children are:
5. (Pearl?)
Walker m. Charles Lillie.
5. Lewis
E. Walker b.1883 MI
Lewis lived in Detroit about 1930.
6. Lois
Walker
7. Thomas
Walker (William8,William9) b. Townsend Twp.
7. Robert
Walker (William8,William9) b. Townsend Twp.
7. Ralph
Walker (William8,William9) b.abt.1815 Townsend Twp. d.1875 Ionia Co., MI
m.abt.1843, Celestine (Bazzo or Yerkes) b.1818 Canada d.1875 Ionia Co., MI.
Ralph and Celestine lived on Lot 15 Con 12
in Walsingham Twp. On the 1852
Census for Walsingham Twp., there is an
Archibald (unknown), age
twenty-three, listed with Ralph and
Celestine’s family. His relationship,
if any, is not recorded.
Children are:
6. Francis
Walker b.1844 Canada d.1918 m.1854 Canada, Rebecca Estelle King
b.abt.1857 Canada d.aft.1920 Ionia Co.,
MI.
Children are:
5. Sylvia
Walker b.1880 MI
5. Bessie
Walker b.1888 MI
6. Margaret
Walker b.1845 Canada m. George Rogers b.1846 NY.
Children are:
5. Emma
M. Rogers b.1882 MI m. (unknown) Deeds.
Children are:
4. Verne
Deeds b.1899 MI
6. Arminta
Walker b.1849
6. Mary
Elizabeth Walker b.1850 Norfolk Co., Ont. d.1929 Saranac, Ionia
Co., MI m.1876 Wade Twp., Ionia
Co., MI, Phillip M. Dodds b.1856 d.1920
Ionia Co., MI.
Children are:
5. Edith
B. Dodds b.1877 d.1942 m.1903, Menno C. Weber b.1881.
Children are:
4. Aura G. Weber b.1904 Ionia Co.,
MI d.1976 Kent Co., MI m. Stanley Ayers
b.1899.
Children are:
3. Wayne Ayers b.1929
3. Mona
June Ayers
4. Paul
M. Weber b.1906 m. Lucille (unknown).
Children are:
3. Paula Weber
4. June
Weber b.1908 d.1995 1st m., Clarence Dollaway. June 2nd
m., Eugene
Covey.
Children are:
3. Dolores
Dollaway m. Rex Collins.
5. Ralph
Hugh Dodds b.1880 Sand Lk., MI d.1978 Saranac, MI m. Genevieve
“Viva” Aldrich b.1883 Ionia Co., MI
d.1972.
Children are:
4. Eula
C. Dodds b.1908 d.1966 m. Harold Frost b.1903 MI.
Children are:
3. Roger Frost
3. Sue Frost
4. Helen
M. Dodds b.1914 Ionia Co., MI m. William H. Ross Jr.
6. Lavinna/Lovina
Edith Walker b.1853 Norfolk Co. 1st m.1877 Wade Twp.,
Ionia Co., MI, Charles Henry Storey
b.1857 d.1880. Lavinna/Lovina 2nd
m.1884 Montcalm Co., MI, George M.
Phillips.
Children of Lavinna/Lovina and
Charles are:
5. George Storey
Children of Lavinna/Lovina and George are:
5. Harvey Phillips
5. Arnie Phillips
6. Julia H. Walker b.1855 Canada m. George
H. Webster b.1852 MI.
Children are:
5. Lena M. Webster b.1879 MI
5. Fay H. Webster b.1882 MI m. Ella Lenna
(unknown) b.1885.
Children are:
4. Merle K. Webster b.1906
4. Doris Lucille Webster b.1909
4. Leona Webster b.1912
5. Winnie M. Webster b.1884 MI
5. Frank L. Webster b.1890 MI
6. Elizabeth “Libbie” Walker b.1859 Canada
d.1917 Midland, MI m.1855,
Thomas Zimmerman b.1855 d.1920 Midland,
MI.
Children are:
5. Vernie Zimmerman b.1876 MI
5. J. Pearl Zimmerman b.1876 MI
5. Frank Zimmerman b.1880 MI m. Flossie
(unknown).
Children are:
4. Eila Zimmerman b.1914 MI
4. Norma Zimmerman b.1907 MI
5. Goldie M. Zimmerman b.1895 MI d.1935 m.
George W. Billings. 6. Edward C. Walker
b.1862 Townsend Twp. d.1934 Kent Co., MI m.1890, Harriet “Hattie” May Dodds
b.1871 d.1954 Kent Co., MI.
**Harriet was the daughter of Hugh Dodd
and Margaret McDonald.
Children Are:
5. Ruby Fern Walker b.1891 Ionia Co. MI
d.1916 Kent Co.,MI m. Kenneth
Chase b.1891 Ionia Co., MI d.1918 Kent
Co., MI.
Children are:
4. Audrey Lillian Chase b.1915 1st
m. James Topp. Audrey 2nd m. Richard C.
Dykstra.
6. Agnes “Aggie” E. Walker b.1863 Canada
m.abt.1892, George Stone b.1856.
Children are:
5. Edith F. Stone b.1893 MI
6. William M. Walker b.1871 Kent Co.,MI
d.1910 Kent Co., MI m.1898, Anna
Little b.1876 MI d.1956 MI.
Children are:
5. Gladys Walker b.1900 d.1970 m. Charles
Thorpe.
7. Archibald Walker (William8,William9) b.
Townsend Twp.
7. Mary Walker (William8,William9)
b.abt.1806 Townsend Twp.
7. Sarah Walker (William8,William9) b.
Townsend Twp.
MARGARET WALKER FAMILY:(William SR.9)
8. Margaret Walker b.1773 NC d.1838
Townsend Twp. m.abt.1799, William
McCool b.1766 NC d.1836 Townsend Twp.
Margaret and William received in 1795 a
land grant for Lot 5 Con 9 in
Townsend Twp. William McCool was an
innkeeper in Grimsby in 1830.
Children are:
7. Archibald (Alexander?) McCool
(Margaret8,William9) b.1800 d.1866
Townsend Twp.
7. William McCool (Margaret8,William9)
b.abt.1801
7. Robert McCool (Margaret8,William9)
b.1809 Upper Canada d.1888 Townsend Twp. 1st m.1835 Windham Twp.,
Lovina Messecar b.1812 Upper Canada d.1874 Townsend Twp. Robert 2nd
m.1875 Hamilton, Cedelia Bates b.abt.1824 Montreal, Quebec d.1900 Hamilton.
Cedelia 2nd m. (unknown) Cliff.
**Lovina was the daughter of Matthew
Messecar and Mary Slaght.
**Cedelia was the daughter of William
Bates and Catharine (unknown).
Robert owned and farmed Con 8 Lot 5 &
6.
MARRIAGE RECORD: Robert McCool and Levina
Messecar, both of Townsend, Feb. 1836.
Witnesses: Joseph Mc Cool, Aurila Sterling. Performed by: Rev. Jacob Goble,
Free Communion Baptist Church, Windham.
MARRIAGE: Robert McCool, widower, yeoman
and 60 years of age. Residing and
born in Townsend. Cedelia Bates, s
spinster and 50 years of age. She was
born in Montreal and waa residing in
Hamilton. Witnesses were W.H. Cliff
and H.A. Webber. Officiating Clergy, W.
Johnson, marriage by license.
CEMETERY:Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford,
four sided monument -NE side:
Lovina, wife of Robert McCool died June
18, 1874 aged 62yrs 21 days.
Robert McCool died March 9, 1888 aged
78yrs-2mos-27 days.
NEWS ARTICLE: Broken Leg- The many friends
of Mr. Robert McCool will
regret to learn of the misfortune which
befell him on Saturday morning
last. While out in the yard on the west
side of his house, he
unfortunately slipped and fell, breaking
his left leg between the knee and
hip, and also severely bruising his hip.
Robert was taken into the house
by Thomas McCool and James Leach, who
fortunately happened to be present
at the time, and medical assistance
summoned. The fracture was reduced on
Sunday and the unfortunate man is as
comfortable as it is possible to make
him. It will no doubt be a long time
before he will be able to get around
again, as his age, between 75 and 80, is
against him making a very speedy
recovery. To make matters still worse Mr.
McCool has been totally blind
for several months.
NEWS ARTICLE: Medical: Mr. Robert McCool
is gradually sinking, his
recovery is impossible.
OBITUARY: Owing to the very inclement
state of the weather, the funeral of the late Mr. Robert McCool on Sunday morning
was not as largely attended as it would otherwise have been. Since the injury
he sustained some few weeks ago, he has been gradually sinking until on Friday
last he passed quietly away. A union memorial service was held in the Baptist
Church in which the resident minister took part. The sermon by the Rev. Mr.
Moore was a masterly to infidelity and was listened to with close
attention.
OBITUARY: Cedelia Cliff, widow of Robert
McCool of Waterford died 10 May
1900 at her brothers home at 137 Market St.,
Hamilton.
Children are:
6. John W. McCool b.1860 Canada West
d.1915 Waterford m.1884, Florence
Bell Shaver b.1863 d.1949
Mr. J.W. McCool has purchased Mr. A.B.
Dean’s livery business in the
Waterford.
MARRIAGE RECORD: McCool - Shaver In
Waterford, on November 26th 1884 inst., at the residence of the
bride’s mother, by the Rev. Jas. Goodwin, Mr. John McCool to Miss Belle Shaver,
all of Waterford.
OBITUARY: The Late J.W. McCool- Last
summer while working in his berry
patch, Mr. J. W. McCool of Waterford was
smitten with paralysis which has
since left him practically helpless and
ended in his death on Wednesday
morning at the age of 54 years. The
deceased was born on the old homestead
just south of the village of Waterford and
spent all his life in that
vicinity. His bright, kind disposition
made him a great favorite, and he
will be greatly missed in various
organizations of the Methodist church of
which he was an active member.
He is survived by a sorrowing wife and
four sisters: Mrs. A. M. Little, Vancouver B. C.; Mrs. Elam Chapin, Toronto;
Mrs. F. Bouslaugh and Mrs. A.
M. Tobin, Waterford; and two brothers:
William of Bay City Mich.; and
Thomas, of Fairbanks, Alaska, to whom the
sincere sympathy of the whole
community is extended. Mr. McCool was a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Oliver
Robertson of this town.
FUNERAL: The funeral of the late Mr. John
McCool was held on Friday afternoon at half past two, and was attended by a
very large number of relatives and friends. On account of illness Rev. J. Truax
was unable to be present and the services were conducted by Rev. E. R. Fitch.
In accordance with the wish of the deceased, Mrs. Clyde Green, of Hamilton, and
Mrs. Parker of Woodstock, were present and sang two beautiful solos, Mrs. Green
singing “No Night There” and Mrs. Parker “The Homeland”.
Beautiful flowers in profusion spoke of
the love and high esteem in which
Mr. McCool was held by a large circle of
friends. to whom his passing is a
great loss. Those present from out of town
were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Green,
Mrs. D. J. Horning and Mrs. Croy, of
Hamilton, Mrs. Wallace of Saginaw,
Mr. Wm McCool of Bay City, Mr. and Mrs.
Shaver and Miss Shaver, of
Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. E. Chapin and Dr.
Chapin of Toronto, and Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Robortson, of Simcoe.
CEMETERY MARKER: Greenwood Cemetery, four
sided monument reads- SE side:
John W. McCool / 1860 - 1915 / His wife /
Florence Bell / Shaver / 1863 -
1949.
6. William McCool of Bay City, MI.
6. Thomas McCool of Fairbanks, Alaska.
6. (Daughter) McCool m. A.M. Little of
Vancouver, B.C.
6. (Daughter) McCool m. Elam Chapin of
Toronto.
6. (Daughter) McCool m. F. Bouslaugh of
Waterford.
6. (Daughter) McCool m. A.M. Tobin of
Waterford.
6. Lucy Lovina McCool b.1870 Waterford,
Norfolk Co. m.1886 in Simcoe,
Norfolk Co., John Barclay Moore b.abt.1859
in Brussels, Gray Twp., Huron
Co.
**John was the son of Charles Moore and
Mary Lyman.
Lucy McCool is listed as adopted on the
1871 Ontario Census.
MARRIAGE REGISTRATION: John Moore, age 27,
residing in Waterford, bachelor
and his occupation is listed as agent.
Lucy was residing in Waterford, 17
years of age and a spinster. The witnesses
were Margaret Hooker and Edna
Hooker, both of Simcoe. John belonged to
the Episcopalian faith and Lucy
was a member of the Baptist faith.
Marriage performed by Rev. LeRoy Hooker
by license in Simcoe, Norfolk Co.
RALPH WALKER Sr. FAMILY: (William Sr. 9)
8. Ralph Walker Sr. b.1775 NC d.1859
Grimsby Twp. m.bef.1804, Anna Elizabeth Book b.1776 Germany d.1845 Grimsby
Twp.
**Anna was the daughter of Conrath
(Conrad) Book (Bukh) and Anna Sophia
Zimmerman.
Ralph Walker Sr. received a Crown Grant of
200 acres of land in Grimsby
Twp., Lot 16 Con III, on top of the
escarpment which later was known as
“Fair View” for the magnificent views to
be had up there. Ralph married
Anna Elizabeth Book. Ralph Walker Sr. was
a Captain in the 4th Lincoln
Regiment- Flank Company in the War of
1812, the sword he carried in the
various battles in now in the possession
of his great, great
granddaughter- Mrs. James Mather of Van
Couver. The Ralph Walker Sr. house
still stands in its setting of ancient
trees at the top of Woolverton
Mountain Road. In the late 1820’s Ralph
Walker Sr. acquired land in the
village of Grimsby and built several
houses, one of them termed “Ralph
Walker’s Inn”. This stood on the corner of
Main and Elizabeth streets and
for many years council, political and
other meetings were held there. He
gave land on which the first Presbyterian
church was built and he was
buried in the adjoining churchyard.
CEMETERY: Presbyterian Churchyard,
Grimsby, Ont. The inscription on his
stone reads:
“Ralph Walker, born in North Carolina, 4
March 1775, died in Grimsby 28 May 1859.” His wife Ann Elizabeth, b.1776 d.1845,
was buried in the Book family plot in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
churchyard.
NOTE: Grimsby Twp. refers to Grimsby
Township, Lincoln Co.(was Niagara),
Ontario unless otherwise specified.
Children are:
7. William Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1804
Grimsby Twp. d.1852 m.bef.1832,
Mary Ann Vanduzer b.1811 Ireland.
**Mary Ann was the daughter of John
Vanduzer and (unknown).
Children are:
6. Robert Henry Walker b.1836 d.1907
m.1861, Victoria Catherine Muir
b.1842 d.1923.
** Victoria was the daughter of Douglas
Muir and Eunice Boon.
Children are:
5. Minnie Maude Walker b.abt.1862 m.1885,
Alvin Arthur Merritt b.1840
d.1925.
Minnie and Alvin lived in Hamilton.
Children are:
4. Ernest A. Merritt b.1887 d.1892.
4. Josephine F. Merritt b.1891 d.1897.
5. Louise Isabella Walker b.1863 d.1948
m.1885, James George Stuart.
Children are:
4. Donald Stanly Stuart b.1902 South
Grimsby
4. Joseph Garnet Stuart m. Vera May
(unknown) b.abt.1908 d.2000.
5. Georgina Ann Walker b.1865 d.1940
m.1888, George Forsyth.
5. William Douglas Walker b.1866 d.1918 m.
(unknown).
William was a carpenter and divorced from
his wife.
5. Florence L. Walker b.1868 d.1949 m.
Joseph Rymal.
Florence and Joseph lived in Smithville.
5. Robert J. Walker b.1870 d.1946 m. Rosa
Ellen Forsyth b.1876.
**Rosa was the daughter of Benjamin
Forsyth and Catherine Bingleman.
Robert and Rosa lived in Vancouver.
5. Joseph Henry Walker b.1871 d.1960 1st
m. Isabella (unknown). Joseph 2nd
m.1912, Eunice Ann Olmstead.
Joseph lived in Grimsby.
5. Ruth Cecelia Walker b.1874 d.
Revelstoke, B.C. m. (unknown) McKinnon.
Ruth and her husband lived in Revelstoke,
B.C.
5. John Henry Walker b.1875
5. Bruce Stanley Walker b.1877 d.1944.
5. Leslie Edward Walker b.1881 d.1943.
5. Fredrick Middleton Walker b.1885 d.1945
Grassie m.1913, Charlotte Jane
Duck b.1892 d.1986 Grassie.
Fredrick and Charlotte Walker owned and
operated a small farm and grapery
at Grassie, Ontario, Canada. They also
operated a small mill for the
grinding of grain for animal feed at the
same location. The farm occupied
an area surrounding the hamlet of Grassie
on the south-east corner of Mud
street and the Grassie road with the T. H.
& B. railway along the west and
south edge of the property, occupying lots
16 and 17 ward 3 South Grimsby
township. Picture and story to be found in
“West Lincoln, Our Links With
The Past”.
OBITUARY: Following a two months illness,
Frederick Middleton Walker, passed away at his home in Grassies, Ontario, on
Tuesday, January 2nd, 1945. He was born on the farm where he died 59
years ago, the youngest son of the late Robert and Victoria Muir Walker. He had
farmed there all his life. Left to mourn his passing besides his wife, the
former Lottie Duck are one son, Clifford, two daughters, Audry and Betty, all
at home, also two brothers, Joseph Walker, Grimsby and Robert of Vancouver, and
four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Merritt, Hamilton, Mrs. George Stewart, Grassies,
Mrs. Joseph Rymal, Smithville and Mrs. John McKinnon, Revelstoke, B.C. The
funeral was held on Friday last. Interment in Tweedside Cemetery. OBITUARY: Walker, Charlotte Janet (Lottie) -
At the Brodie Nursing Home, Winona on Thursday, May 8, 1986. Lottie (Duck)
Walker, of Grassie, widow of the late Fredrick M. Walker and dear mother of
Mrs. Fred Wychopen (Audrey) of Bradford, Mrs. Peter Gollwitzer (Betty) of
Grassie and the late Clifford Walker (1984), in her 94th year.
Sister of Fred Duck of RR 1, Grassie, Mrs. Edith Vickers, RR 1, Grimsby and
Dorothy (Mrs. Melvin Southward), St. Catharines. Also surviving are nine
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Predeceased by her grandson, Bill Gollwitzer, in 1976. Resting at the Book
Funeral Home, 195 Griffin Street North, Smithville, for complete Funeral
Saturday, May 10th at 3 p.m. The family will be at the Funeral Home,
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday Interment in Tweedside Cemetery.
Children are:
4. Clifford Walker d.1984.
4. Audrey Elizabeth Walker b.1953 m. Fred
Wychopen.
4. Betty Walker m. Peter Gollwitzer.
Children are:
3. William Gollwitzer d.1976.
5. Shara Walker (adopted) b.1886 d.1937 m.
Ben Davis.
6. John Book Walker b.1835 m.1863, Orpha
Muir b.1841.
** Orpha was the daughter of George Muir
and Susanna Palmer.
John and Orpha built a home known as, Jubilee
Hall, on the brow of the
Niagara Escarpment in Stoney Creek,
Ontario.
Children are:
5. William Wallace Walker b.1864 d.1865.
5. Alice Eliza Walker b.1865 d.1957
m.1887, Hamilton Lee.
Children are:
4. They had seven children.
5. Ida Walker b.1868 d.1931 m.1896, C.E.
Hopkins.
5. George Walter Walker b.1870 d.1874
5. Albert Edgar Walker b.1872 d.1933
m.1905, Annie Choate.
Children are:
4. One daughter.
5. Clara Maude Walker b.1875 d.1937
m.1912, John J. Bowslaugh.
Children are:
4. They had three children.
5. Mabel Marion Walker b.1878 d.1940
m.1901, George Meed.
Children are:
4. They had two children.
5. Ethel Walker b.1880 d.1959 m.1913,
William Aikenhead.
Ethel and William had no children.
5. John Alba Walker b.1882 d.1970 m.1913, Minnie
J. Stewart.
Children are:
4. Donald Stewart Walker b.1914 d.1979.
5. Frank Muir Walker b.1886 d.1956 m.1916,
Agnes Young.
Children are:
4. They had one son.
6. Isaac B. Walker b.1839 m.1868, Agnes
Eliza Muir b.1843.
** Agnes was the daughter of George Muir
and Susanna Palmer.
6. Elizabeth Walker
6. Alice Olive Walker b.1844 d.1917 m.
Thomas Anderson. 6. Adelaide M. Walker
b.1850 d.1914 m.1885, Llewellyn David Evans b.1850 d.1914. Llewellyn 2nd
m.aft.1914, Rosa (unknown).
** Llewellyn was the son of Reese Evans
and Elizabeth Von Hintz.
Children are:
5. Nellie
E. Alice Evans b.1887 d.1918.
7. Ann
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1806 Grimsby Twp. d.1879 m.1845, Byard
McCurdy (Capt.) b.1806 d.1875
**Byard was the son of Archibald McCurdy
and Mary (unknown).
Byard McCurdy also served as a lieutenant
in the 4th Lincoln, serving in
the Rebellion of 1837.
7. Robert
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1806 Grimsby Twp. d.1849 m.1833, Catherine Beam Muir
b.1816 US d.abt.1886.
** Catherine was the daughter of George
Muir and Barbara Douglas.
Children are:
6. Elizabeth Walker b.1836
6. Ralph A. Walker b.1837 m.1861, Maria
Betts b.1841 Eng d.1897.
** Maria was the daughter of John Betts
and Ann (unknown).
Ralph was a fruit grower.
Children are:
5. Isabella Young Walker b.1862.
5. Cecelia Ann Walker b.1871.
5. Aubee MacLarren Walker b.1877 Grimsby.
6. Charlotte Walker b.1838.
6. James Walker b.1843 m. Martha A. May.
Children are:
5. James Rufus Walker b.1871 Grimsby.
5. Andrew Oscar Walker b.1872 Grimsby.
5. Dennis Dorwin Walker b.1874 South
Grimsby. 5. Matilda Amandene Walker
b.1876 South Grimsby d.1953 m.1897 Smithville, Charles Albert Roszel b.1858
South Grimsby d.1935 South Grimsby.
**Charles was the son of Charles Roszel
and Margaret Gould.
In 1920, Eleanor J. Griffin, widow, issued
a Quit Claim (no. 4054 trans.
Oct. 9, 1920) for thirty acres, Conc 8 lot
23, South Grimsby, to Charles
A. Roszel for forty dollars.
CEMETERY: Union Cemetery, Smithville,
Ontario, Canada
Children are:
4. Alta May Augusta Roszel b.1899 South
Grimsby d.1988 South Grimsby.
4. Albert Oscar Roszel b.1903 South
Grimsby d.1955 South Grimsby.
Albert was a millwright.
Burial: 3 November 1955, Smithville,
Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada.
Cause of Death: Brain tumor.
4. Carrie Alaetha Roszel b.1903 South
Grimsby.
5. Melvin Murray Walker b.1878 South
Grimsby.
6. Robert H. Walker b.1843 m.1870,
Margaret Tallman.
Children are:
5. William Wallace Walker b.1870.
5. Letha Belle Walker b.1881.
5. Melvin Walker b.1885 Clinton Twp.
d.1945 Clinton Twp. m. Elsie Cartwright b.abt.1900 and d.1964 St.
Catherines.
Melvin and Elsie lived in Jordan, Ontario
at bottom of the hill. The
original Walker family home of William
Walker Sr. He worked for the
Township of Grimsby. While clearing snow
in 1945 in a snowplow, he got out
and was hit by a passing car. He had both
legs amputated and died from
shock and hemorrhaging.
OBITUARY: The funeral of Melvin Walker, of
Jordan, who was killed in a highway accident Wednesday afternoon, August 8th,
was held last Friday afternoon from the J. W. Buck & Son Funeral Home,
Beamsville and was largely attended by friends and many who had been close to
Mr. Walker during the 20 years he had been employed on highway work. During the
service Mrs. Chas. I. Tallman sang two favourite pieces of the deceased. “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere” and “Sometime
you’ll understand” and Mrs. J.
B. Stallwood presided at the organ. The
services were conducted by
Evangelists C. G. McPhee and O. H. Tallman.
Interment took place in
Queen’s Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Charles
Webster, George Miln, Kenneth Sherwood, of
the highways staff, and Paul
high,Wilfred Richardson and Charles
Tufford.
Children are:
4. Graham Walker.
5. George Walker b.1888.
6. Maria
Walker b.1845 m.1873, William F. Tweedle b.1837.
6. Mary
Jane Walker b.1849 Grimsby Twp. d.1928 Stamford, Ont. m.1873,
Douglas Shavalier b.1849 Grimsby Twp.
d.1933 Stamford, Ont.
7. Margaret
Book Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1808 Grimsby Twp. m.1831, John Durlin Smith
b.1806 d.1896.
**John was the son of John Smith and
Hannah Wilcox.
Margaret and John lived in Halton County.
Children are:
6. Elizabeth Smith b.1832
6. Almira Smith b.1835
6. Amanda Smith b.1837
6. Mariah Smith b.1849
6. John Walker Smith b.1854 m. Keturah
Inglehart.
7. Maria
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1811 Grimsby Twp. d.1897 m.1845,
Alexander Andrew McFarlane b.1800 Ireland
d.1885.
7. George
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1811 Grimsby Twp. d.1812 Grimsby Twp.
7. Isaac
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1813 Grimsby Twp. d.1895 m. Mary Jane
Randall b.1829 d.1910.
**Mary was the daughter of James Randall
and Catherine McCurdy.
Isaac and Mary lived on the original
Walker farm.
Children are:
6. Olivia
Jane Walker b.1847 d.1925 m.1867, Walter Victor Hare b.1836 d.1897.
**Walter was the son of Peter Hare, Jr and
Magdalena Secord.
Walter Hare was a grocer.
Children are:
5. Maude
O. Hare b.1869 m. Dr. Donald Clark
6. Sarah
Augusta Walker b.1850
6. Frank
Walker b.1854 m.1875, Emma Amanda Jane (Jenny) Cline b.1855.
** Emma (Jenny) was the daughter of Cyrus
Cline and Mary Jane Beamer.
Children are:
5. Arthur
Stanley Walker b.1876 m. Florence Perry.
Children are:
4. Maury Walker b. 1902 North Grimsby,
Lincoln Co.
5. (Infant)
Walker b.1877 d.1877
5. Mabel
Walker b.1879 m.1902, Peter Graham b.abt.1873.
Peter Graham was a blacksmith.
6. Stewart
Walker b.1859
6. Henrietta
May Walker b.1861 m.1892, Louis D. Blanchfield who was from
New York, US.
7. Ralph
Walker Jr. (Ralph8,William9) b.abt.1815 Grimsby Twp. d.1904 m.1846, Mariah C.
Pettit b.1826 d.1897 **Mariah was the daughter of Asa Pettit and Electa Glover
or Felecity Green.
Ralph and Mariah Walker lived on Lots 7
& 8, Con. VI, Grimsby Twp.,
Lincoln Co., Ontario. Children are:
6. Amiarantha
Ann Walker b.1851 m.1879, Daniel Hagar.
Daniel Hagar, at the time of the marriage, was a hotel keeper in
Orangeville, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont.
6. (Infant
Son) Walker b.1853 d.1853.
Cemetery Marker reads: Infant son of Ralph
Jr. and Mariah Walker.
7. John
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1818 Grimsby Twp. d.1895 m.1841, Euphemia McGann
b.1821 NY d.1896.
John and Euphemia lived on Lot 17 Con 2
and 3 Grimsby Twp.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
This is the last Will and Testament of me
John Walker of the Township of Grimsby in the County of Lincoln, yeoman, made
this eleventh day of May and one thousand eight hundred and ninety one. I
revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time heretofore
made and declare this only to be and contain my last will and testament.
I direct that all my just debts, funeral
and testamentary expenses be paid
by my executors hereinafter named as soon
as conveniently may be after my
decease.
I will and direct that all my personal
property of every nature and
description save as hereinafter mentioned
shall be sold by my said
executors as soon as possible after my
decease and the proceeds thereof
divided equally between my three daughters
Josephine Withington, Eliza
Jane Woolverton and Fanny Blanche Drummond
share and share alike of after
payment of my debts.
I will and devise all my real estate being
composed of Lot Seventeen in
the third Concession of the said township
of Grimsby containing one
hundred acres and part of Lot Seventeen in
the Second Concession of the
said township one containing nine acres to
my beloved wife Euphemia Walker
for the rest of her natural life.
After the decease of my said wife I will
and devise the westerly half of
said real estate unto my son William H.
Walker, absolutely the Northerly
half of the Easterly half to my son John
H. Walker absolutely and the
Southerly half of said Easterly half to my
son Robert B. Walker
absolutely.
I give and bequeath unto my said daughter
Fanny Blanche my piano.
I give and bequeath unto my said daughter
Eliza Jane the fancy beadsted
now in my house.
And I nominate and appoint my son John
Henry Walker and my son-in-law
Solon Woolveraton to be the sole executors
of this my will. In witness
whereof I have here into set my hand and
seal the day and year first above
written.
Signature:
John Walker
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
This is the last will and testament of me,
Euphemia Walker, of the
township of North Grimsby in the county of
Lincoln widow of the late John
Walker deceased hereby revoking all former
Wills and testamentary papers
that I may have made.
I will desire and bequeath unto my three
daughters Josephine Withington,
Jane E. Woolverton and Blanch Drummond all
the real and personal estate
that I may die possessing or in any way
entitled to. To be equally divided
between them and in the event of either or
any of my said daughters being
dead at the time of my decease then her
child or children shall represent
their parents share and receive it.
Her above desire subject to the payment of
all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses including a suitable
gravestone.
And I appoint my said daughters Josephine
Withington, Jane E. Woolverton
and Blanch Drummond to be the Executrices
of this my will and to see the
same carried into effect.
In witness hereof I have set my hand this
thirteenth day of May one
thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
Signature:
Euphemia Walker
Children are:
6. Josephine
Walker b.1841 m.1867, Ralph Withington of Philadelphia, PA.
6. William
H. Walker b.1843 d.1939 m. Donna (unknown) b.USA.
6. Robert
B. Walker b.1845 m.1873, Hannah D. Burkholder.
Children are:
5. Josaphine
McFarland Walker b.1874
6. John
Henry Walker b.1847 m. Alice E. Carpenter b.1846 d.1927 Grimsby.
**Alice was the daughter of Joseph
Carpenter and Elizabeth Pettit.
Children are:
5. Frederick Solon Carpenter Walker b.1874
5. Henry Lloyd Walker b.1876
5. Sarah Catherine Fedora Walker b.1880
m.abt.1918, Henry Edward
Mountstephen.
**Henry was the son of E. Mountstephen and
M. Lissiman.
6. Elizabeth
Jane Walker b.1850 d.1947 m.1873, Solon Woolverton, Dr b.1845 d.1943.
** Solon was the son of Jonathan
Woolverton and Emaline Bergmann.
Elizabeth and Solon lived in the city of
London, Middlesex Co.
OBITUARIES: Funeral services were held
here today for Elizabeth Jane
Woolverton, wife of the late Dr. Solon
Woolverton, both residents of
Grimsby many years ago. The late Elizabeth
Woolverton passed away at
London on Tuesday in her 98 year, and
interment was in St. Andrew’s
Cemetery, Grimsby.
OBITUARY: Canada’s Oldest Dentist Passes,
Dr. Solon Woolverton, Native Of Grimsby, Dies At His Home In London, at the Age
Of 97 Years. A native of Grimsby, the oldest graduate dentist in Canada, passed
away at his home in London, on Thursday night last at the age of 97 years, in
the person of Dr. Solon Woolverton. Dr Woolverton was the last of five
brothers, a son of the late Jonathon Woolverton, the first man to grow peaches
commercially in Canada. He was the first student to receive a diploma from the
Ontario --(missing words)-- practiced his profession for close onto
three-quarters of a century. He and Mrs. Woolverton, who survives, celebrated
their 70th wedding anniversary last fall, at which time they
received a message of congratulations from their Majesties, The King and Queen.
Deceased was an uncle of Mrs. Hamilton Fleming and Harold C.
Woolverton of North Grimsby. Funeral
services were conducted on Saturday
afternoon last in St. Andrew’s Anglican
church, Rev. J. Allan Ballard,
officiating. Interment taking place in St.
Andrew’s churchyard. Casket
bearers were William and Walker Drummond
of Waterdown, Arthur Smith of
Vineland, R. O. Smith, Harold Woolverton,
and Norman Nelles of Grimsby.
Children are:
5. Maude Woolverton b.1874 d.1878.
5. Edith Woolverton b.1876 d.1878.
5. Euphenia Louise Woolverton b.1882
d.1959.
5. Elizabeth Irene Woolverton b.1883
d.1971.
5. Laura B. Woolverton b.1886 d.1982.
6. Francis (Fanny) Blanche Walker b.1856
m.1889, William A. Drummond.
Fanny and William lived in Flamborough
Twp., Wentworth Co., Ont.
Children are:
5. Walker Drummond
7. Elizabeth
Walker (Ralph8,William9) b.1820 Grimsby Twp. d.1896 m.bef.1844, Andrew Randall
b.1816 Orange Co., NY d.1909 Grimsby Twp.
**Andrew is the son of James Randall and Catherine McCurdy. Andrew Randall was two years old when his
parents moved to Canada. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Ralph Walker. They
purchased and took over the running of her father’s inn, “Mansion House”, in
Grimsby. Many meetings, council, Masonic, agricultural and others were held
under their hospitable roof over a period of many years. “Captain” Randall, as
he was familiarly known in this community, was especially interested in
Military and Masonic affairs. Elizabeth Street in Grimsby, is named for his
wife Elizabeth. She was born 21 Sept., 1820 and died 18 May 1896. Andrew died 14
October, 1909, age 93 years. A. Randall is listed in the Historical atlas of Lincoln
Co., location, Grimsby; Date of settlement, 1844;
Nativity, New York; P.O. Address, Grimsby;
Business, Proprietor Mansion
House.
Children are:
6. Ralph
Walker Randall b.1844 d.1925 m.abt.1865, Elizabeth Book Drake b.1858.
**Elizabeth was the daughter of N. Francis
Drake and Jane Book.
Ralph was a butcher.
Children are:
5. Norman Lorenzo Randall b.1869 d.1951
m.1890, Laura Maude Mitchell.
5. Robert S. Randall b.abt.1873 m. Annie
(unknown).
6. James S. Randall b.1845 m. Nellie Henry
b.1849.
Children are:
5. Eric Claud Randall b.1872
5. Edna Bell Randall b.1874
6. Robert M. Randall b.1847
Robert was a telegraph operator.
6. Eric S. Randall b.1854
6. Andrew B. Randall b.1856 d.1897
Andrew was a fruit grower.
ISAAC WALKER FAMILY: (William Sr. 9)
8. Isaac Walker b.1776 NC d.1812 buried in
Grimsby Twp. m. (unknown).
Isaac requested Lot 8 Con 8 Townsend Twp.
in 1796. However in 1797, Paul
Averill ascertained Lot 8 Con 8 had been
requested by Isaac Petitt as
well. Mr. Averill recognized Isaac Walker
as the first improver and had
the best right to it. The claim of Isaac
Petitt was annulled. Other land
transactions: 1800 Ancaster, 8/8 to (878),
1803 to Job Slaght two hundred
acres 8/8 To. Isaac’s name was on the
voter’s list in 1808 on Lot 36 in
Ancaster Twp. He served as a private with
the 4th Lincoln Regiment in the
War of 1812 and died of disease. It is not
known who Isaac married but in
the list of those to receive pensions were
the orphan children of Isaac
Walker, which would indicate that his wife
died before his pension (20
pounds) was applied for. The children were
left in the custody of William
Walker Sr, his father. Therefore one may
assume that they were brought up
in Grimsby/Clinton Twp.
CEMETERY: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
churchyard, Grimsby, Ont. A simple
sandstone marks his grave, the inscription
reads:
“In Memory of Isaac Walker who departed
this life 4th November, 1812 in
the 37th year of his age.”
Children are:
7. Francis Walker (Isaac8,William9)
b.abt.1800 m.abt.1833, Elizabeth
(unknown).
Children are:
6. Phoebe Catherine Walker b.1834
7. Thomas Walker (Isaac8,William9) b.1802
m. Harriet Moon. Thomas and Harriet are
thought to have lived in Ancaster Twp. on part of Lot 36.
Children are:
6. Thomas Walker
6. Martha Walker
7. William Walker (Isaac8,William9) b.1804
There was a William Walker that settled on
Lot 36 in Ancaster Twp.
7. Israel Walker (Isaac8,William9) b.1806
1st m.1827, Anna Johnson b.1799 d.1851. Israel 2nd
m.abt.1852, Elizabeth Fisher.
**Anna was the daughter of Jeremiah
Johnson and Elizabeth Durham.
Children are:
6. Timothy Walker b.1827 m.1857, Susannah
Dean b.1827.
Children are:
5. John A. Walker b.1858
5. Israel Walker b.1859
6. Jeremiah J. Walker b.1831 m. Sarah J.
(unknown) b.1840.
Jeremiah was a tanner.
Children are:
5. Emerson Walker b.1859
5. Henry Walker b.1860
5. Hannah Walker b.abt.1861
7. Abraham Walker (Isaac8,William9) b.1808
d.1848 m.1834, Catherine
Merrill b.1798 d.1862 Beamsville.
**Catherine was the daughter of Samuel
Merrill and Catherine Beam.
Children are:
6. William S. Walker b.1836 d.1867.
6. Robert J. Walker b.1838 d.1868 m.1863,
Jane Morgan.
7. Jane Ann Walker (Isaac8,William9)
b.1809 d.1896 m. James Patterson b.1807 d.1874.
**James was the son of Archibald Patterson
and (unknown) Comfort.
Jane and James lived in Gainsborough Twp.,
Lot 33, Con VI.
Children are:
6. James Alfred Patterson b.1833 d.1903 m.
Ann Elizabeth Griffin.
**Ann was the daughter of Richard Griffin
and Mahetable (unknown).
James and Ann resided on Lot 1, Con 5 of
Gainsborough, Lincoln Co.
6. Francis Patterson b.1837 d.1908 m.
Sarah E. Durkee b.1843 d.1912
Francis and Sarah are buried in
Smithville.
Children are:
5. Charlotte Patterson b.1869 d.1876.
6. Thomas Walker Patterson.
7. Sarah
B. Walker (Isaac8,William9) b.1811 d.bef.1842 m.1828, Ebenezer
Stinson b.1799 Drum, County Monaghan,
Ireland d.1871 Hamilton, Ont.
Ebenezer Stinson 2nd m.1842,
Sarah Barnes.
**Ebenezer was a son of Thomas Stinson and
Elizabeth Devlin.
Ebenezer Stinson was a merchant. Stinson
Street in Hamilton is named after
him. Ebenezer’s second wife, Sarah Barnes,
was the late Preceptress of the
Upper Canada Academy.
Children are:
6. (son) Stinson.
6. (daughter) Stinson.
THOMAS WALKER FAMILY: (William Sr. 9)
8. Thomas
Walker b.1780 NC d.1845 Grimsby Twp. 1st m.1803, Sipharah
Shevalier/Chevalier b.1787 Dutchess Co.,
NY d.1822 Grimsby Twp. Thomas 2nd m.1830, Elizabeth (Secord) Newkirk
b.1793 d.1841. Elizabeth Secord 1st m. (unknown) Newkirk. **Sipharah was the daughter of John
Shevalier/Chevalier and Amy (unknown) from Nine Partners, Duchess Co., NY. **Elizabeth was the daughter of Josiah
Secord & Sarah Jewell.