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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 Walker|Samuel]] and [[James Walker, Jr.|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 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 Walker|Samuel]] and [[James Walker, Jr.|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.  
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== Joseph, On Clothes<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00iowa#page/754/mode/2up/search/walker</ref> ==
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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."
  
 
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Revision as of 20:07, 8 November 2010

Joseph Walker
Born September 18, 1819(1819-09-18)[1]
Hudson, Summit County, Ohio[2]
Died August 10, 1893 (aged 73)[3]
Resting place Walker Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Iowa[4]
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)[5]
Parents James Walker
Mary Sarah ("Betsey") Burnett[6]
Relatives Samuel Walker (brother)
James Walker, Jr. (brother)

Biography[7]

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[8]

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."

Notes

  1. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/l/William-Walker-OK/GENE9-0011.html
  2. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/l/William-Walker-OK/GENE9-0011.html
  3. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/l/William-Walker-OK/GENE9-0011.html
  4. ↑ http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=131411
  5. ↑ http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00iowa#page/946/mode/2up/search/walker
  6. ↑ http://iagenweb.org/johnson/families/WalkerFamily.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00iowa#page/946/mode/2up/search/walker
  8. ↑ http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00iowa#page/754/mode/2up/search/walker
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