WALKER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== WALKER, Calvin Edward source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 604 residence: Walker Twp Calvin Edward Walker - The late Calvin Edward Walker was born March 16, 1858, in Walker township, Henry County, the son of Calvin E. and Martha Walker. Calvin E. Walker was born in North Carolina and in the days when men were coming from the southern and eastern States to homestead Missouri land, Mr. Walker located in what is now Walker township, Henry County. The township was named in his honor, as he was the first homesteader that entered land upon the Government's list. His wife, Mrs. Martha Walker, was a native of North Carolina and she was the mother of eight children, who have made their homes in Henry County and have added to the moral and financial welfare of the county. Calvin Edward Walker gained his education upon the old homestead and in the meager schools of his day. While they were not advanced as far as our educational institutions of today, still they learned the three R's and the practical work of the farm to earn a livelihood. Mr. Walker married Emily Moore, August 1, 1880. She was born March 19, 1861, in Walker township, Henry County. Her parents were among the early settlers of the township and are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Walker are the parents of six children, all living in Walker township with the exception of Earl, who is serving in the National Army in Camp Funston, Kansas. They are as follow: Lillie M., deceased; George, whose sketch appears in this volume; Earl, in the service of the United States; Calvin P., twin to Earl, at home; Charles C., Walker township; Addie M., wife of Claude Jenkins, Lucas, Missouri. C. Edward Walker passed away April 20, 1900, and since his demise Mrs. Walker has continued to operate the home farm with the help of her sons, who are filling the places of their respected father and grandfather in Walker township. ==================================================================== WALKER, George W. source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 603 residence: Walker Twp George W. Walker - The descendants of Calvin E. Walker, the first homesteader of Walker township, are scattered all through that township, and George Walker, whose name introduces this review, is a member of this family and a descendant of this hardy pioneer. George Walker was born October 19, 1883, in Walker township, Henry County, the son of Calvin Edward Walker and Emma (Moore) Walker, both of whom are from representative families of Walker township, their birthplace. George Walker was united in marriage with Miss Pearl Steel in 1908, a native of Henry County and a member of one of the pioneer families of this county. She inherited ninety acres of land from her father's estate which she and her husband are now farming. To Mr. and Mrs. Walker have been born four children as follow: Lillie M., May O., Claude and Ralph. Mr. Walker carries on a general farming business and raises wheat and corn and also raises stock. In politics he is a Republican and one of Henry County's progressive and public spirited citizens. He takes a keen interest in local affairs. As a citizen of this county and State he stands ever ready to do his duty. ==================================================================== WALKER, Richard R. - b: 1825 Forsythe Co, NC source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 726 residence: Walker Twp Richard R. Walker was born in Stokes, (now Forsyth) County, North Carolina, March 24, 1825. His parents, David Walker and Mary, nee Bennett, who were both natives of North Carolina, had eight children in their family, of whom Richard was the sixth. Only five of the number are now living and he is the only one in Missouri. In 1855, September 2, he was married in Stokes County, North Carolina, to Miss Melissa Ann Hart, who died just four years afterward, on September 2, 1855. In the September following his marriage he came to Missouri and settled in White Oak Township, Henry County, where he entered a forty acre tract of land, upon which he lived one season. Then he entered forty acres on Grandady Branch. He also preempted a tract on Deepwater, upon which he built a house. In 1860 Mr. Walker returned to North Carolina and remained four years, locating on his present place in the next year. His farm contains eighty acres, all improved. In 1874 he went to Texas, but stayed only two years. He is a carpenter by trade, and much of his time has been employed at work at this calling. At the spring election of 1882 Mr. W. was chosen a justice of the peace. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the M. E. Church. He has one son, James T. ==================================================================== WALKER, Robert W. - b: 1845 Forsythe Co, NC source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 727 residence: Walker Twp Robert W. Walker was born in New Forsythe County, North Carolina, (at that time Stokes County), October 15, 1845, and was the son of Dr. William and Elizabeth B. (VanHoy) Walker, both natives of that state. The former was born in Stokes County, October 19, 1804, and his wife in November, 1809. His grandfather came from Ireland early in the last century. The family of VanHoys are of Holland descent, and the ancestors were probably contemporaries with the Knickerbockers of New York. William and Elizabeth were married October 19, 1828. Dr. Walker early began the practice of medicine, which he continued through life. He came to Missouri and to Henry County in the spring of 1852, in company with several other families, and located on Deepwater, where he entered about 500 acres of land and where he lived until his death which occurred February 12, 1881. On the 10th of the month the doctor was superintending the loading of some saw logs, and one falling upon him he sustained injuries which resulted in his death. He had been one of the county's most highly respected and influential men, and his death was seriously felt by hundreds whose good fortune it had been to know him. He was one of the pioneer physicians here, and his practice extended over a large scope of country. His soul was in the work, and when called upon to render professional services to suffering fellow beings, he never hesitated to comfort the distressed, though often without hope of pecuniary gain. He became a professor of religion when a young man, and was a member of the M. E. Church for upwards of forty years, but since 1865 he had been connected with the Cumberland Presbyterians, and lived a consistent Christian life. None were quicker to respond to charity's call, and to the stranger who approached his door the latch string was always on the outside. His wife, Elizabeth, survived him but a few months, dying on the 12th of the following September. Robert W. is the only son living, one, the second in the family, James H., dying in camp in 1862, at Georgetown, Pettis County, aged about thirty-one years. Four sisters are living: Flavia V., (wife of B. M. Wayne), Luzettie J. (wife of John C. Rice), Florina A., (wife of John R. Greenhalgh), and Candace O., (wife of John Anderson, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri.) Three sisters have died. The eldest of the family, Martha A., died in 1855, at the age of twenty- six, Mary E., in 1852, when eighteen years old, and Verlinda E., also in 1855, at fifteen years of age. Robert Walker was married October 15, 1868, at Knob Noster, to Miss Mary E. Smith, daughter of a pioneer of Johnson County. She died of consumption November 19, 1877, leaving three children: Demarius Otelia, Charles Edward and William Jesse. Two years after this, Mr. Walker was married on November 24, 1879, to Miss Paulina McMillan, who was born in Forsythe County, North Carolina, January 17, 1859. They have one child, living: Lora Leona, and recently buried a little boy, Robert Hamilton, who died November 13, 1882. Mr. Walker received such education as could be gained in the schools of the county, prior to the war, and having access to his father's library, he soon acquired a thirst for reading and became familiar with standard works. He has served the people in the capacity of justice for some time, having been elected and afterwards appointed. Himself, wife, and eldest daughter are connected with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Walker lives on a part of the land which his father entered on his coming to the country. ==================================================================== WALKER, William H. - b: 1855 NC source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 600 residence: Windsor Twp William H. Walker, the popular editor and publisher of the Windsor Review, is the son of Wyatt Walker, Esq., who was born in North Carolina, where he resided until 1856, in that year moving to Pittsylvania County, Virginia. There he remained until 1870, working at his trade of wagon making. In 1870 he settled in Henry County, Missouri, and here still resides, carrying on his former business. He is a member of the M. E. Church, South, and a local minister of that denomination. William H., the youngest of eight children of Wyatt and Pamelia Walker, was born in Yanceyville, North Carolina, March 25, 1855. His mother was a Gilchrist, of North Carolina, a name quite common in that section of the state. William received his education in the common schools of Virginia until sixteen years of age, when he entered a hardware store in Windsor, being employed for two years as clerk. His tastes inclining toward journalism, he entered the office of the Windsor Helmet as an apprentice, and when that paper was moved to Tuscumbia, Miller County, he followed its fortunes and remained in the office altogether about eighteen months. Leaving there he was employed on the various papers in Southwestern Missouri, until 1876, when he returned to Windsor and started the Windsor Review, a family paper devoted to the building up of the material industries of that section of Henry County. With this object in view, he has carefully avoided committing his paper to the support of any political organization. Owing to his ability as a writer and his practical sagacity as a business man, he has succeeded in building up a successful newspaper where older and more experienced journalists have failed. His paper has one of the largest circulation's of any in Southwest Missouri. Though holding aloof from party politics, Mr. Walker is outspoken and decided on all questions of general interest, and gives free expression to his judgment of public men and measures, and proves the independence of his journal. Politically, his personal affiliations are with the Democrats, but in his editorial capacity he knows no party, but advocates such measures and supports such candidates as in his honest judgment will advance the interests of the community at large. Though but a young man he has made an enviable reputation for himself at home, and is becoming favorably known abroad. Mr. Walker married Miss Lelia Smith, October, 15, 1882. She is the daughter of Dr. B. F. Smith and Adaline Smith nee Depp, of Windsor. The latter was a native of Missouri. ==================================================================== 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 the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================