Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John S. Walker and Angeline G. Van Kirk




Husband John S. Walker 1

           Born: 30 Sep 1829 - Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1874 - Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Walker (1798-1876) 1 2
         Mother: Nancy Speer (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 1850 1



Wife Angeline G. Van Kirk 1 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Elizabeth, Allegheny Co, PA
         Buried: 


         Father: William K. Van Kirk (1799-1881) 1 2 4
         Mother: Matilda Walker (1805-1874) 1 2




Children
1 M Albert J. Walker 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Adopted




General Notes: Husband - John S. Walker


He was born in the Mansion House, of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. He was reared there, and educated in the public schools. He was a merchant there until 1857, when he removed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and engaged in the boot and shoe business, remaining there until his death. He was treasurer of Hennepin county, Minnesota, two terms.
He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, I. O. O. F. and K. of P., and his funeral was conducted by these societies. After his death his widow and son returned to Pennsylvania, where they then resided.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 403.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 638.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 639.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 189.


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