You are welcome Velma. There is "this" William S. Walker who was a son of
William Walker & Jane nee' Burton. William S. Walker & wife Louisa nee'
Leffler had a son William S. Walker Jr who married Nancy Malissa Robertson
and they removed to the State of Washington in the early 1900s and are
buried out here.
Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington)
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Velma Walker <indylynnkid(a)yahoo.com>wrote:
I'm not related to William Walker, but I very much enjoyed
reading your
post of his obituary. Thanks for sharing it.
Velma Walker
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From: Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen <waughtel33(a)gmail.com>
To: in-south-central(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Washington County: William S. Walker Died
Randi Richardson posted in partial, the obituary of William S. Walker
earlier today. I am a 3rd great granddaughter and have the full copy and
copy/paste here, as follows:
¥ His obit states his name as William Sanders Walker (where before we
thought the S was for possibly Samuel).
Salem Democrat
December 9, 1898
Salem, Washington County, Indiana
WILLIAM SANDERS WALKER
Pioneer Gone
Death of
William S. Walker,
Who Lived a Century
In This County.
________________
Wonderful Changes
of a Hundred Years.
[The Salem Democrat, December 9, 1898] -
About the time America was mourning the death of its most illustrious
citizen, George Washington, and when Napoleon Bonaparte was first consul of
France, there was born in this county William S. Walker, who died at his
home, near Chestnut Hill last week, lacking but a few months of being 100
years old. At his birth the entire population of this vast country was much
less that 6,000,000. John Adams, the second president of the U. S. was at
the head of our national affairs and was preparing for war with France. The
seat of our general government was at Philadelphia. Only twenty years
before his birth the present site of the city of Louisville contained but
13 families. The constitution of the U. S. was but 10 years old and there
were but sixteen stars represented on our flag. The whole territory,
embracing nearly 1,500,000 square miles and extending from the gulf to the
Pacific Ocean belonged to Foreign powers. Every foot of Indiana soil was
the property of France and her residents were subjects of Napoleon
Bonaparte.
One hundred years ago! What changes have taken place in that time. Then but
few white men had touched their feet on the soil of Washington County. One
of the tribes of the Algonquins roamed at will over Washington County,
which was covered with vast woods and plains abounding with game of every
description. Their heaven was a happy hunting ground rich in game, and
abounding in fruitful fields and sparkling waters, where the warrior,
"after life's fitful fever," spent eternity in the enchanting chase. Now,
on every hand we see the lovely farms, the pleasant abodes, the shops, the
churches and hundred of evidences of civilization and progress. All these
changes were witnessed by the pioneer, William Walker, and he had a large
fund of stories about the Indians, and he delighted in chatting with his
friends of the days when the red-skins roamed over this section. Deer were
plentiful and he was a sure shot. He was a member of the M. E. Church and
took a great interest in religious affairs. He was laid away in Conway's
graveyard followed to his last resting place by the entire neighborhood.
¥ The Republican Leader
South Boston, Washington County, Indiana
December 9, 1898
WILLIAM SANDERS WALKER
Another old pioneer gone. William Sanders Walker died at his home of old
age, November 29, 1898. He was born in Virginia January 14, 1804 to William
and Jane (Burton) Walker. He moved at an early age with his widowed mother,
a brother and 2 sisters to an uncle in Kentucky. He was married at the age
of 18 to Miss Louisa Leffler and at age 22 removed to Indiana. He was a
faithful member of the Methodist church for 50 years. He was confined to
his bed for a long time, but never complained, always greeting his friends
and neighbors with a smile and saying that he did not suffer any. The
funeral services were conducted by the Rev. W. S. Applegate, after which
his remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near by.
¥ He & Louisa (who passed away in 1892) were the parents of 11 children.
Surviving are Mary Jane (Benjamin) Brim, Thomas Burton Walker (Julia),
Nancy E. Walker, Sarah A. (Benjamin) Smith, James H. Walker (Phoebe),
Elizabeth B. (James) Williams, William S Walker Jr (Malissa), Martha (W.
Randolph) Meadors, Lucinda B. (Richard) Elrod, Benjamin F. (Nancy) Walker.
A son Andrew died during the Civil War.
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Randi Richardson <GFTL(a)bluemarble.net
>wrote:
>
>
> Salem (IN) Democrat, December 9, 1898, p. 1. NOTE: Due to a malfunction
> of
> the reader/printer, part of this obit was omitted.
>
>
>
> WONDER CHANGES OF A HUNDRED YEARS
>
>
>
> About the time America was mourning the death of its most illustrious
> citizen, George Washington, and when Napoleon Bonaparte was first consul
of
> France, there was born in this county William S. Walker who died at his
> home
> near Chestnut Hill last week lacking but a few months of being 100 years
> old.
>
>
>
> He was a member of the M. E. Church and took a great interest in
religious
> affairs. He was laid away in Conway's Graveyard (and) followed to his
last
> resting place by the entire neighborhood.
>
>
>
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