Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Walker, Herbert W. 1854 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

HERBERT W. WALKER. He whose name appears above is one of the men who without
ambition to take a high place in political life, forms the framework and sinew
of the best class of social and productive workers from the fact that his whole
work is characterized as excellent, without troubling himself as to what others
may do or may not do. At the present time holding the office of Justice of the
Peace of Grand Blanc Township, Genesee County, many of the difficulties of the
locality are settled. He of whom we write lives on section 2, he being a native
of the county and having been born on the farm whereon he now lives, February
21, 1854. He is a son of Walter and Julia (Remington) Walker. His paternal
ancestors were English as were also those on the maternal side.

  Walter Walker was reared in the Empire State and there lived until the spring
of 1836, when he emigrated with his family to this county. They came by the way
of the lakes, landing at Detroit and thence proceeding by team to Genesee
County, where they made a settlement on the farm now occupied by our subject.
Riches were not his on coming to the county, and their home was a modest cabin
in the woods, having to cut a road through the bushes and timber in order to get
to the place. They spent several years in their log cabin and lived en the farm
for over half a century and like most pioneers were not unacquainted with the
exigencies of pioneer life. Walter Walker and his wife were the parents of eight
children, seven of whom still live. They are Lydia, wife of R. W. Day; Elihu,
Giles D., Isaac, Juliet, wife of F. W. Fuller, John and Herbert W. Our subject's
father is a stanch Republican in politics and at his decease in November of
1886, was much missed by the community at large, being an enterprising and
public-spirited man. His wife followed him to the better land in 1887.

  Our subject's father was reared in the Quaker faith, to which he remained
faithful during life. Besides his own farm he cleared up ninety acres of land
belonging to others and which was heavily timbered, and he cut by the acre. He
paid for his own farm principally by his earnings in this way, supplementing
this means of livelihood by the products of the place.

  Herbert W. Walker was reared to manhood in this locality, whose growth he has
witnessed until the present time. As a lad he received the advantages offered by
the public schools. On reaching manhood he was married May 5, 1874, to Miss
Delpha Allen, who was born in Grand Blanc Township, May 7, 1853. She was a
daughter of Aden L. and Mary (Sweet) Allen, early settlers of this place, having
come here in 1835. They were natives of New York. Their first home on coming
here was on section 3. The mother died in 1880. To Mrs. Walker's parents were
born seven children, whose names were Irene, Esther, Mrs. Walker, Addie, Marion
L., Archie and Wilbur. Esther is the wife of the Rev. G. A. Atchison, of the
Baptist Church; Addie is the wife of Harry Cook.

  To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Walker have been born  two children, to whom have been
given the names of Walter H. and Harry G. Our subject is now serving his second
term as Justice of the Peace. He is a Republican in politics and he and his wife
are united in their creed as held by the Baptist Church. They are active members
of society. Socially Mr. Walker is identified with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He is the owner of seventy acres of land which is under a good state of
cultivation.

  The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Walker was a soldier in the War of 1812 and
Giles D., brother of our subject, was a soldier in the late Civil War. Mr.
Walker believes in taking advantage of all the improvements of agricultural
work. He is the second man to use a regular hay press in Genesee County, and he
has been following this business for several years in connection with farming,
having begun to press hay in 1871. He has a striking business ability, as his
farm which is in perfect order, evidences. So loyal has lie been thus far to the
interests of the locality that it is assured that the future development of the
county will find in him one of its strongest supporters.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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