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Born 1830
From History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people (1914)
DAN WALKER.
Dan Walker, who was for a number of years identified with agricultural interests of Buchanan county, was born on the 22d of May, 1830, in New Boston, New Hampshire, a son of Henry and Clarinda (Tubbs) Walker. He received his education in his native state and at the same time gained valuable training in agriculture by assisting his father. After arriving at man's estate he continued to farm in the Granite state until 1869, when he came to Iowa and located upon a farm in Buchanan county which he continued to cultivate for a number of years, proving very successful in that connection.
In Goshen, New Hampshire, on the 8th of June, 1852, Mr. Walker married Miss Lorinda Gordon, a daughter of James and Belinda Gordon. She passed away on the 11th of March, 1913, deeply mourned by all who knew her. To Mr. and Mrs. Walker were born two children: Nellie, who became the wife of James C. Henderson and passed away in 1899 in Waco, Texas; and Edwin Walker, who died in 1874, at the age of seventeen. Mr. Walker has been a lifelong republican and his religious belief is indicated in his membership in the Presbyterian church. His has been a life rich in years and in honor, and to know him is to respect and esteem him.
As printed in History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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