Walter Walker

As printed in 1881

WALTER R. WALKER, stone-mason, Minerva; born on the Battle-ground of Brandywine, Chester Co., Penn., Oct. 12, 1810; son of Jacob and Rachel (Craig) Walker, natives of Pennsylvania. His grand-father was John Walker, native of Ireland. Mr. Walker moved to Ohio in 1833. He located in Paris Tp., Sec. 24, and purchased 60 acres. At 19 years of age, Mr. Walker began the mason's trade in Pennsylvania, farming a limited amount until his trade engaged a great deal of his attention. In 1847 he purchased 53 acres. In 1851 he added 40 acres more. To illustrate the endurance and energy of the subject of this sketch, it may be recorded that he made an overland trip on foot to Philadelphia, Reading and other eastern cities, but in the later days he has enjoyed this route by rail. Mr. Walker has not only improved the neighboring farms with buildings and stonework, but has left a standing monument of his skill, by putting himself up a durable stone residence, the most capacious stone dwelling in southern Stark Co. St. Valentine's day 1838, was appropriately celebrated by the union of Mr. Walter Walker and Miss Evalina Edwards. Of this union there were six children— Anna, Mrs. Thos. Newcomer, of Stark Co.; William, farmer and carpenter, Columbiana Co.; Hiram, farmer and saw-mill, Columbiana Co.; Lewis, running saw-mill in Columbiana Co.; Walter, farmer at home; Evalina, Mrs. John Lucas. Mrs. Evalina Walker died Sept. 23, 1871. Mr. Walker was re-married to Lydia Orr, March 13, 1873, no issue. In politics he was an " old line Whig," and a Republican since the birth of the party.

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.