Bio of Jesse Baker Walker - Piatt County, Illinois From the book History of Piatt County, Biographical Sketches pg. 562-563 Mr. Jesse B. Walker (deceased) was born in Kentucky, in 1822. From there he moved to Indiana, and in 1855 moved to Illinois. In 1864 he settled on a farm of 240 acres in Goose Creek township. He put nearly all the improvements on the place, and died there, April 21, 1878. He was one of the early settlers in the vicinity of De Land. He was married December 22, 1841, to Rebecca Saturwhite (Satterwhite), who died August 13, 1855. They had six children, four of whom are living; Elizabeth married J. W. Davis, but died leaving a child, which soon died; Daniel M. married Jane Davis, who died leaving five children; I. D. Walker attended the law school at Bloomington, was married recently, and is now practicing law at Decatur; Ann M. married David Camp, and had three children: Willie, Ada and Eddie; she is now the wife of Mr. Chas. Anderson, and lives on the old home-place which William and I. D. have control of; Wm. I. Walker attended school in Green Castle, Indiana, for about four years, and is now practicing law in Decatur, Illinois. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Paddy Waloven