Jacob Walker

As printed in 1881

JACOB WALKER, farmer; P. O. Minerva. Among the descendants of the old and honorable families of Stark Co. is Jacob Walker, whose father was one of the leading men of the past generation of Stark Co. His grandfather, Jacob Walker, was a native of Ireland, born June 17, 1774, and a man of powerful endurance, making a journey in 1856 to Ohio, at the advanced age of 83, visiting among his grand-children. His father, Eli C. Walker, was born Oct. 2, 1808, in Chester Co., Penn., moved to Ohio in 1840, and located in Paris Tp., where he reared a family of nine children. His mother, Elizabeth (Barbary) Walker was a fit holp-inent for so earnest a husband, and shared in the many hardships of early days. The subject of this sketch was the first of the family born in Ohio, which event transpired Feb. 2, 1843. His father having died Sept. 28, 186?, Jacob remained on the homestead with his mother, and farmer the place until it was sold, in 1865, when Jacob and Joseph purchased it, after which Jacob bought out his brother, making a farm of 100 acres of choice land, and Mr. Walker yet a young man. He united general stock-raising with his farming, in that way utilizing all his own products. Sept. 29, 1864, he was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Miller, of Minerva, and has been best with six children: Frederick C, 16 years; Susannah E., John Charles M., Jacob H., Alonzo Cye, Ira A.; all minors, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are members of the Reformed Church. In politics he has always voted the Republican ticket, casting his first vote for A. Lincoln.

As printed in History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.