Obion County TN Archives Biographies.....Walker, J. R. 1875 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com November 13, 2005, 9:39 pm Author: Will T. Hale J. R. WALKER, one of the leading merchants of Union City, Tennessee, was born in the neighboring state of Arkansas, in 1875, son of George A. and H. C. (Walker) Walker, he being the third in order of birth in their family of eight children. George A. Walker was a prosperous farmer and leading citizen of his community, and it was on the home farm that J. R. Walker was reared. In 1891, at the age of sixteen, he came over into Tennessee and took up his residence in Obion county. Here his time was occupied in agricultural pursuits until 1906, when he turned his attention to the grocery business, with which he was identified in Union City for two years. At the end of that time he moved to New Mexico, where he engaged in the same line of business. Tennessee had its attractions, however, and after several years spent in New Mexico, Mr. Walker returned to Union City and again became connected with the business activities of this place as a grocer. He occupies the old Goodwin Bros.' store, of which he is part owner. This store room is forty by eighty feet, and is well stocked with the best and freshest goods in both the line of groceries and meats. As general manager of the business, Mr. Walker is meeting with that success which is due his energetic well-directed efforts Mr. Walker was married in 1896 to Miss Lulu V. Goodwin, daughter of John L. Goodwin. Additional Comments: From: A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans : the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities by Will T. Hale Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1913 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/obion/bios/walker300nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb