Joseph Walker

Joseph Walker
Born	September 18, 1819(1819-09-18) Hudson, Summit County, Ohio
Died	August 10, 1893 (aged 73)
Resting place	Walker Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Iowa
Spouse	Jane Powelson (m. 1850) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Jane Powelson to Joseph Walker" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Joseph_Walker)
Children	Mary Jane Walker (1849-1929) Frances A. E. Walker (1851-1858) Henry Allen Walker (1853-1914) Joseph Walker Jr. (1858-1934) Callie A. Walker (1862-1926) Emma Walker (1865-1940) Minnie Belle Walker (1867-1868)
Parents	James Walker Mary Sarah ("Betsey") Burnett
Relatives	Samuel Walker (brother) James Walker, Jr. (brother)

Biography

Joseph Walker, a farmer and stock-raiser of Pleasant Valley township, post-office, Iowa City; was born September 19, 1819, in Portage County, Ohio; came to Iowa and settled on Buck Creek, in Pleasant Valley Township, September 1, 1837, and took up first claim on Bear Creek, the farm upon which he now resides, of 320 acres. His brothers Samuel and James, took up claims near him, and lived upon them for eight or ten years. He was married June 25, 1850, to Miss Jane Powelson, of Washington County, Iowa. They have five children: Mary, Henry A., Joseph L., Callie, Emma. He is a member of the Universalist Church at Iowa City, and a republican in politics, and voted against the prohibitory amendment; has held several township offices, trustee and school director. He is a stockholder in the Johnson County Savings Bank, and one of its directors. He is one of the Johnson County farmers who have made a success in life, and accumulated a sufficient amount of worldly goods to live comfortably.

Joseph, On Clothes

The first weaving of cloth done in [Pleasant Valley] township is credited to Miss Mary Stover. [...] But the fact is, the women of the pioneer time all wove cloth and made clothing of it for themselves and children, and men-folks. Joseph Walker says "clothing was hard to get, and we men made buckskin breeches for ourselves, sewing them up with whang leather."

Another Biography

Joseph Walker (1819-1893) was also one of the first farmers to feed livestock in Johnson County and “took an honorable part in local affairs,” according to a history book published in 1912. “At the time the fort was constructed for the Indians in Tama County, he and Governor Kirkwood helped to make it,” the author wrote. “He was an extensive stocks man, and loved to be among his herds.” His gravestone, in a family plot under an ancient pine tree near 560th street, says: “Amiable and beloved father, farewell. Truly thy work shall live after thee.”.

Historical Records

• Joseph appears in the 1850 Iowa Census Index, in Johnson Co.
• Josesph, his wife Jane Powelson, and their first three children appear in the 1851 Johnson County, Iowa Census
• Joseph appears in the 1854 Iowa Census in Pleasant Valley, Johnson County. There are 4 males and 3 females living in the household (1 voter; 2 in the militia). The males are probably Joseph, son Henry Allen Walker (1853-1914), and two unknowns. The females are probably wife Jane Powelson and daughters Mary Jane Walker (1849-1929) and Frances A. E. Walker (1851-1858). Son Henry is too young (1 or 2 years old) to be in the militia, so one of the other unknowns must be an adult.

Photos

|