Jefferson County IA Archives Biographies.....Walker, Peter 1814 - 1863
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1896)

REV. PETER WALKER was born April 21, 1814, in Ross county, Ohio; moved to
Champaign county, that State, in 1823; began the study of medicine at West
Middlebury about the year 1834; in 1843 moved to Village township, Van Buren
county, Iowa, and engaged in farming and practicing medicine, also acting as a
local preacher; was ordained a Deacon in the Methodist Church at the Iowa Annual
Conference August 12, 1849; graduated at the Keokuk (Iowa) Medical College in
February, 1857. In the fall of 1854 he moved to Libertyville, Jefferson county,
Iowa, where he continued to reside and practice medicine until his death. In
October, 1861, was elected Representative in the Legislature for Jefferson
county for two years. At an extra session in September, 1862, he was
commissioned by Governor Kirkwood as First Assistant Surgeon of the Thirtieth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry; resigned his seat in the Legislature, rejoined his
regiment at Keokuk and was mustered in September 12, 1862; but on account of
sickness he was obliged to resign his commission December 26, 1862, and returned
to his home in Libertyville, where he died January 13, 1863.

   He was married to Sarah G. Stokes March 29, 1838. She was born November 15,
1818, in Logan county, Ohio, and died January 3, 1850. They had six children,
one still living, Moses B. Walker, now a resident of Chicago. On May 23, 1850,
he was married to Christiann Schuyler, who was born November 25, 1830, in
Licking county, Ohio, and died April 6, 1859. They had four children, three of
whom are living, namely: William M., Peter E., and Frances E. On January 6,
1860, he married Mrs. Mary Drake {nee Brewster), who was born January 18, 1818,
in New York.

   Mr. Walker was a prominent  member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow
fraternities; being a Master Mason, Royal Arch Master and Knight Templar, and
once Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Iowa Masons.

   He was a man of very fine personal appearance, over six feet in height and
weighing some 220 pounds, without extra flesh, well built and well formed, and
of commanding appearance. He was an eloquent, forcible and able speaker and
preacher, fearless in his denunciation of wrong and a man of great personal
courage. He was among the founders of the Republican party in this State, and
one of the ablest and most fearless advocates of its principles


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A MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF IOWA

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1896


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