Biographical Sketch of Leonidas R. Walker, Jefferson County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Leonidas R. Walker, engineer on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, with headquarters at De Soto, was born in Valle Township, Jefferson County, December 6, 1844. His father was William Walker, a native of Tennessee, and one of the pioneers of Jefferson County, Mo.; he married Elizabeth Null, and of the nine children born to them, six are living: Ellen, now Mrs. Goff; Zoe, William H., James N. Caroline, now Mrs. Stewart, and Leonidas R. One son, Franklin, went to Cali- fornia when a youth, where he died. When Leonidas R. Walker was small he was taken by his parents to Arcadia, Mo. He received a common school education, and in 1866 was employed as a brakeman on the rail- road, being promoted to the position of engineer in 1870; he has had charge of his present engine, No. 426, for the past two years. May 9, 1871, he married Carrie Hamilton, daughter of George Hamilton (deceas- ed). Mrs. Walker was born in St. Francois County, Mo. One child has been born to Mr. Walker and wife, named William L. Mr. Walker is a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, a Select Knight of the A. O. U. W., and a member of the Masonic Fraternity. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================