Biographical Sketch of Samuel W. Walton, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Samuel W. Walton, merchant and lumber dealer and shipper, and post-
master of Diggins, Mo., is a native of the State, born in Cooper county
November 25, 1846, and is a son of William P. Walton, who was born in
Virginia, and who, about 1838, located in Cooper county, Mo., where he
met and married Louisa J. Turley.  The latter was also born in Missouri
and is a daughter of Samuel Turley, who was one of the early Kentucky
settlers of Missouri.  Mr. Walton was engaged in farming in Cooper 
County for a number of years, and about 1868 moved to Henry county,
where he died about 1873.  His wife survives him, and resides in 
Eureka, Kansas, with one of her sons.  Samuel W. Walton was reared and
educated in his native county, and after becoming grown engaged in the
mercantile business in La Mine, Mo., where he sold goods and was post-
master for five years.  In March, 1882, he moved to Webster county and 
settled on his present place of residence, which was before the Kansas
City, Springfield & Memphis Railroad was established.  He erected him a
store-house, and was appointed postmaster of Stella, but at the end of 
one year resigned, and the office was discontinued.  The post office of
Diggins was established in June, 1886, and he was appointed and still
serves as postmaster.  He built his present business house in 1887, and
is carrying on a thriving general mercantile business.  He also sells 
and ships lumber, and handles on an average, 1,000 car loads per year.
January 1, 1866, he wedded Miss Laura Tyler, who was born and reared in
Cooper county, and died May 4, 1880, being a daughter of William Tyler,
who was one of the early settlers of Missouri from Virginia.  She
became the mother of six children: Daisy D., wife of James R. Kibler;
Charles B., who is married, and in business with his father; Hattie T.,
William P., Mollie E. and Jesse B.  On Christmas Day, 1883, Mr. Walton
married Miss Clara E. Layton, a native of Webster county, and a daugh-
ter of T. G. Layton.  They have two children: James E. and Freeman.  
Mr. Walton is a member of the Baptist Church.

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