Samuel B. Walker, born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1779 or 1780, bought 1,000 acres in Hamilton Township in 1798 and settled on the land in 1802, along with his sisters Esther and Margaret and their husbands, Isaac and Colen Spence. He married Hannah Spence of Scott County, Kentucky, in 1804, was elected justice of the peace in 1810, served in the War of 1812 under Capt. Simonton, and was a surveyor and an early schoolteacher near the Bethel graveyard. Four of their ten children were living in 1882, and the sons stayed close to the old farm and the Bethel Church: Andrew J. Walker was a deacon there from 1840 to 1881, Thomas D. Walker a deacon for twenty years, and William H. Walker its treasurer. Samuel's grandson Alexander G. Walker was killed at Murfreesboro, and another grandson, I. N. Walker, a son of Andrew J., studied law at Ann Arbor and was elected mayor of Lebanon on April 3, 1882. Every fact below is cited to the 1882 History of Warren County, Ohio.
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Samuel B. Walker and Hannah (Spence) Walkerthe earliest generation in the recordMost recent in our records
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Settled in Hamilton Township in 1802; surveyor and justice of the peace
Farmer near Maineville; son of Samuel B. Walker
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Farmer near Murdock; ruling elder of the Bethel Church
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Teacher, storekeeper at Murdock and notary public
W. H. WALKER, deceased, was born on the old home farm in 1819, and was a son of Samuel B. Walker, a pioneer. He was reared on the farm, and in the district schools he fitted himself to teach. Some years before his death he left the farm, which he had carried on by others, and he opened a store in Murdock. He was a generous, kind-hearted man, and was always very kind to the poor, and his death was universally regretted by all. He was twice married, first to Sarah J. Millspaugh, who bore him three children, viz.: Maria, Margaret E. and Agnes J. Mrs. W. died in 1845. His second marriage was celebrated with Ellen Ward, of Cleremont Co., Ohio. He was a successful man and held some of the township offices, and was a Notary Public. He was a leading member in the Bethel Church, of which he was Treasurer. He died June 2, 1878, leaving at his death 200 acres of land. Mrs. W. was born in Cleremont Co., O., in 1824, and is a member of the Bethel Church.
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Farmer near Murdock; deacon of the Bethel Church
THOMAS D. WALKER, farmer, P. 0., Murdock. The above gentleman is a son of Samuel B. Walker, who was born in Franklin Co., Pa., in 1779 or 1780. Samuel B. was a son of Samuel and Isabelle (Brice) Walker, of the above county. He purchased 1,000 acres of land in this township in 1798, but did not settle on this purchase until 1802. With Samuel B. came his two sisters, Esther and Margaret, who were the respective wives of Isaac and Colen Spence, who also settled in Hamilton Township. The father of our subject was married in 1804 to Hannah Spence, of Scott Co., Ky. after which he settled on his portion of the land that was purchased in 1798, which he cleared up, and it became his home. He was Justice of the Peace for two terms, being first elected in 1810, and served eight or ten months in the War of 1812 under Capt. Simonton. In 1824 he became a member of the Bethel Church, of which he was treasurer for fifteen years before his death. His wife was an active member in the same church from its organization in 1814. Mr. W. was a surveyor of some note. To him were born ten children, four of whom are living, viz.: John S., Samuel, Andrew J. and Thomas D. The deceased are:
Sarah, Isabelle, James, William H., George W. and Margaret J. Mr. Walker died Dec. 6, 1845. She departed this life Feb. 4, 1851. Our subject was reared on the farm, and remained with his parents until of age. March 4, 1854, he was married to Eliza A. Chaney, of Cleremont Co., Ohio. After his marriage he lived eight years on the old home farm, when he came to his present place of residence. He and his wife are members of the Bethel Church, to which he has been connected forty years, and as deacon of the same for twenty years. He owns 117 acres of excellent land, which is nicely improved; in everything Mr. Walker is a representative man.
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Lawyer; mayor of Lebanon
I. N. WALKER, Mayor of Lebanon; was born in Hamilton Townshi Warren County, Ohio, Jan. 29, 1849. He is a son of A. J. Walker, who sketch appears in this volume. He was reared on a farm, and received t] rudiments of his education in the district schools of his township. He then took a two years’ course at the Maineville Academy, and in 1870 enter Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, where he continued until 1871, when the institution closed. He then taught school in Delaware Co., Ind., and Warn County until 1878, when he entered the law department of the Michigan Sta University at Ann Arbor. In 1879, he commenced reading law with W. 1 ferae;
Eltzroth, of Lebanon, and in March, 1880, he was admitted to the bar by t]
Supreme Court of the State. He then formed a law partnership with Miltk Clark, of Lebanon, On April 3, 1882, he was elected Mayor of Lebanon.
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