Shawnee County KS Archives Biographies.....Walker, O. E. 1847 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com September 27, 2006, 12:50 am Author: James L. King (1905) O. E. WALKER. O. E. WALKER, of Mission township, proprietor of "Park View Farm," which consists of 124 acres in section 27, township 11, range 15, is one of the prominent and substantial citizens of this part of the country. Mr. Walker was born in 1847 in Delaware County, New York, and is a son of Aaron Walker. Mr. Walker's father died in Warren County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80 years. Four of his sons live at Warren, viz: S. E., a newspaper man, editor and proprietor of the Warren Times; E., also in business at Warren and E. D., also of Warren, the last named being a half-brother of our subject. In 1880 O. E. Walker came to Kansas mainly in search of health; he brought with him from Jamestown, New York, 350 Shorthorn calves and engaged in a stock business some 15 miles from Topeka. Later he removed to Topeka and engaged extensively in a real estate business, erecting a number of fine buildings in the city, many of which he still owns. Besides "Park View Farm" he owns other tracts of land to the extent of 235 acres and operates 75 acres additional. When the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma was opened, the government, through the Secretary of the Interior, appointed a Board of Township Trustees. The duties of this board, which was in existence two years, was the allotment of town lots in the district thrown open to settlement. The board, which consisted of three members, was constituted as follows: O. E. Walker, chairman; Judge Leach, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, secretary; and I. V. Ladd, of El Reno, Oklahoma. Their labors were of a very important character and could only have been performed by men of judgment, experience and discrimination. Mr. Walker was married in Delaware County, New York, to Loretta S. Whittaker, who is a daughter of John Ogden Whittaker, formerly an extensive lumber operator of Delaware County. Their children did not survive infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are members of the Presbyterian Church. In his political views he is independent. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS EDITED AND COMPILED BY JAMES L. KING TOPEKA, KANSAS "History is Philosophy Teaching by Examples" PUBLISHED BY RICHMOND & ARNOLD, GEORGE RICHMOND; C. R. ARNOLD. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1905. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/shawnee/bios/walker72nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb