Biographical Sketch of George R. WALTON (1893); Chester County, PA

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Source: "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsyl-
vania, comprising a historical sketch of the county," by Samuel T. Wiley
and edited by Winfield Scott Garner, Gresham Publishing Company, Phila-
delphia, PA, 1893, pp. 800-1.

"GEORGE R. WALTON, a well established business man of Malvern borough and
ex-coroner of Chester county, is a son of James and Jane (Thomas) Walton,
and was born February 14, 1853, in Solebury township, Bucks county, Penn-
sylvania.  He was reared in his native township and in Philadelphia, re-
ceived his education in the common schools of Bucks county and the High
school of the city of Philadelphia, and then, in 1869, became a clerk in
a drug store, where he remained until 1882.  In that year he came to
Malvern and established his present drug store in this village.  Mr. Walton
keeps a full stock of drugs, given careful attention to his business and
has a good trade.

"His ancestors on the paternal side are of English descent.  His grand-
father was a native and life-long resident of Solebury township, Bucks
county.  He followed farming, and reared a family of five children, two
sons and three daughters.  One of the sons, James Walton, the father of
the subject of this sketch, was born in 1811.  He resided in his native
township and was engaged in farming until 1868, in which year he removed
to Philadelphia, where he lived a retired life until his death in 1875,
when he was in the sixty-sixth year of his age.  He was active in the
local affairs of his native township, where he served for several years
as a school director.  He was a member of the Society of Friends, and
married Jane Thomas, by whom he had a family of eight children, five sons
and three daughters, of whom were Jacob, who died in the autumn of 1890;
Jesse, a resident of Philadelphia, who is superintendent of construction
there for the Western Union Telegraph Company; Charles M., of Moore's
station, Delaware county; and Albert, now deceased.

"In politics Mr. Walton is a stanch republican, and has always been active
in support of the cardinal principles of his party.  He was elected justice
of the peace for the borough of Malvern upon its organization in 1890.  On
January 5, 1891, he was appointed coroner of Chester county.  In addition
to his services as a public official he has done considerable work for his
party, having served for three years as a member of the Republican county
and State central committees.

"George R. Walton married Ida J. Curriden, a daughter of William J. Curri-
den, New Jersey.  He has always labored diligently for the welfare of his
borough, and is a member of Camp No. 548, Patriotic Orders Sons of America."