The Staples World, February 9, 1928
Pioneer Passes Away At His Home Here –
J.L. Walker, Resident Since 1879 Was Pioneer Farmer Resident.
J.L. Walker, a pioneer resident of Thomastown, passed away at his home in Staples on Monday, February 6.
The deceased was born in Altona, N.Y., May 21, 1854, and was 73 years, 8 months and 15 days old at the time of his death.
He was united in marriage to Eliza A. Howard in 1877 at West Plattsburg, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Walker came to the Thomastown community and settled on a farm ten miles north of Staples in 1879, being among the first settlers in that community. They made their home in Thomastown until 1913, when Mr. Walker retired from the farm and came to make his home in Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker were the parents of six children, five of whom survive the father. The immediate family and relatives left to mourn his passing are: the wife and three sons, Willis M. Walker of Staples, Wallace W. Walker of Minneapolis, Lloyd H. Walker of Staples, two daughters, Mrs. Martin Paulsen and Mrs. Hans Crocker of Staples, 17 grandchildren, two brothers, M.O. Walker of Minneapolis, and William P. Walker of Plattsburg and a sister, Mrs. E.A. Pringle also of Plattsburg, N.Y., besides a host of friends he had won by his untiring, sacrificial nature. Mr. Walker’s motto always has been “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Mr. Walker has spent an ideal and exemplary life among the people of this community and his friendship has been valued by the many people of the Thomastown and Staples communities where he made his home for so many years. In his passing the community has not only lost a pioneer resident, but one of the builders of the locality in which he made his home.
Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) afternoon, at 0ne o’clock, from the M.E. Church in Staples, being conducted by the pastor of that church, Rev. H.W. Mitchell. Interment is to be made in the Thomastown cemetery, near the old home of the deceased.
Pioneer Passes Away At His Home Here –
J.L. Walker, Resident Since 1879 Was Pioneer Farmer Resident.
J.L. Walker, a pioneer resident of Thomastown, passed away at his home in Staples on Monday, February 6.
The deceased was born in Altona, N.Y., May 21, 1854, and was 73 years, 8 months and 15 days old at the time of his death.
He was united in marriage to Eliza A. Howard in 1877 at West Plattsburg, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Walker came to the Thomastown community and settled on a farm ten miles north of Staples in 1879, being among the first settlers in that community. They made their home in Thomastown until 1913, when Mr. Walker retired from the farm and came to make his home in Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker were the parents of six children, five of whom survive the father. The immediate family and relatives left to mourn his passing are: the wife and three sons, Willis M. Walker of Staples, Wallace W. Walker of Minneapolis, Lloyd H. Walker of Staples, two daughters, Mrs. Martin Paulsen and Mrs. Hans Crocker of Staples, 17 grandchildren, two brothers, M.O. Walker of Minneapolis, and William P. Walker of Plattsburg and a sister, Mrs. E.A. Pringle also of Plattsburg, N.Y., besides a host of friends he had won by his untiring, sacrificial nature. Mr. Walker’s motto always has been “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Mr. Walker has spent an ideal and exemplary life among the people of this community and his friendship has been valued by the many people of the Thomastown and Staples communities where he made his home for so many years. In his passing the community has not only lost a pioneer resident, but one of the builders of the locality in which he made his home.
Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) afternoon, at 0ne o’clock, from the M.E. Church in Staples, being conducted by the pastor of that church, Rev. H.W. Mitchell. Interment is to be made in the Thomastown cemetery, near the old home of the deceased.
The Staples World, February 9, 1928
Pioneer Passes Away At His Home Here –
J.L. Walker, Resident Since 1879 Was Pioneer Farmer Resident.
J.L. Walker, a pioneer resident of Thomastown, passed away at his home in Staples on Monday, February 6.
The deceased was born in Altona, N.Y., May 21, 1854, and was 73 years, 8 months and 15 days old at the time of his death.
He was united in marriage to Eliza A. Howard in 1877 at West Plattsburg, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Walker came to the Thomastown community and settled on a farm ten miles north of Staples in 1879, being among the first settlers in that community. They made their home in Thomastown until 1913, when Mr. Walker retired from the farm and came to make his home in Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker were the parents of six children, five of whom survive the father. The immediate family and relatives left to mourn his passing are: the wife and three sons, Willis M. Walker of Staples, Wallace W. Walker of Minneapolis, Lloyd H. Walker of Staples, two daughters, Mrs. Martin Paulsen and Mrs. Hans Crocker of Staples, 17 grandchildren, two brothers, M.O. Walker of Minneapolis, and William P. Walker of Plattsburg and a sister, Mrs. E.A. Pringle also of Plattsburg, N.Y., besides a host of friends he had won by his untiring, sacrificial nature. Mr. Walker’s motto always has been “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Mr. Walker has spent an ideal and exemplary life among the people of this community and his friendship has been valued by the many people of the Thomastown and Staples communities where he made his home for so many years. In his passing the community has not only lost a pioneer resident, but one of the builders of the locality in which he made his home.
Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) afternoon, at 0ne o’clock, from the M.E. Church in Staples, being conducted by the pastor of that church, Rev. H.W. Mitchell. Interment is to be made in the Thomastown cemetery, near the old home of the deceased.
Pioneer Passes Away At His Home Here –
J.L. Walker, Resident Since 1879 Was Pioneer Farmer Resident.
J.L. Walker, a pioneer resident of Thomastown, passed away at his home in Staples on Monday, February 6.
The deceased was born in Altona, N.Y., May 21, 1854, and was 73 years, 8 months and 15 days old at the time of his death.
He was united in marriage to Eliza A. Howard in 1877 at West Plattsburg, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Walker came to the Thomastown community and settled on a farm ten miles north of Staples in 1879, being among the first settlers in that community. They made their home in Thomastown until 1913, when Mr. Walker retired from the farm and came to make his home in Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker were the parents of six children, five of whom survive the father. The immediate family and relatives left to mourn his passing are: the wife and three sons, Willis M. Walker of Staples, Wallace W. Walker of Minneapolis, Lloyd H. Walker of Staples, two daughters, Mrs. Martin Paulsen and Mrs. Hans Crocker of Staples, 17 grandchildren, two brothers, M.O. Walker of Minneapolis, and William P. Walker of Plattsburg and a sister, Mrs. E.A. Pringle also of Plattsburg, N.Y., besides a host of friends he had won by his untiring, sacrificial nature. Mr. Walker’s motto always has been “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Mr. Walker has spent an ideal and exemplary life among the people of this community and his friendship has been valued by the many people of the Thomastown and Staples communities where he made his home for so many years. In his passing the community has not only lost a pioneer resident, but one of the builders of the locality in which he made his home.
Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) afternoon, at 0ne o’clock, from the M.E. Church in Staples, being conducted by the pastor of that church, Rev. H.W. Mitchell. Interment is to be made in the Thomastown cemetery, near the old home of the deceased.
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