Biographical Sketch of John Walkinshaw, Tremont Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** John Walkinshaw, farmer and stock raiser, section 2, post office Garrettsburg, was born April 20, 1837, in Fifeshire County, Scotland. His parents were natives of that country and came to the United States when John was about four years of age. They landed at New York City and came West and located in Washington, Calhoun County, Missouri. His father became one of the leading men of that county; represented his district in the Legislature and held the position of county supervisor some thirteen years. John spent his boyhood days on the farm and there received his education. He has made farming his occupation through life. He came to Buchanan County in the spring of 1863 and settled on his present farm. In the spring of 1865 he commenced freighting from St. Joseph to Denver, which he continued for two years. Then again turned his attention to farming. Mr. Walkinshaw owns eighty acres of land. He was married March 14, 1881, to Miss Mary Rose, a native of Clinton County, Missouri. She was born June 27, 1846, and now belongs to the Baptist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================