James B. Walker

1844 - 1910  (65 years)

• Name	James B. Walker  [1]
  Birth	16 Jun 1844	Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1852	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  FamilySearch ID	KNJV-QC8
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNJV-QC8
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	144292675
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144292675
  Immigration	1866  [3]
  Residence	1870	Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1875	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1880	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1885	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1885	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1895	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1900	ED 30 Alexandria Township Alexandria vllage, Douglas, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  _UID	92AF693118554CE099EF54F4F3069D03DD63
  Death	3 Feb 1910	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	James Walker was born in Ontario, Canada, June 16, 1844, and died at Alexandria, Minn., February 3, 1910. Mr. Walker's early years were spent in Canada, where he learned the blacksmith trade in his father's shop. He worked at this trade and in the pineries until he was about twenty-two years of age, when he came west, arriving in Douglas county early in the summer of 1866. Soon after coming to Alexandria Mr. Walker filed on a homestead in section 35, Alexandria township. On August 4, 1869, Mr. Walker was married to Miss Margaret Smith. In the early seventies Mr. Walter moved to Alexandria and for a time operated his brother, robert Walker's blacksmith shop. About 1875 he opened a confectionery store in a small building on the site now occupied by the Sheldon Clothing house. In 1877 Mr. Walker, in company with James Purdon, opened a general store in the fram building afterwards known as "Ward's Store." The partnership was soon after dissolved and Mr. Walker continued at the old stand, conducting the first exclusive grocery store in this city. In May, 1880, N. P. Ward became a partner and the business was continued under the firm name of Walker & Ward, when Mr. Walker retired from the firm. In March, 1905, Mrs. Walker died, leaving her husband with seven grown children. In 1897 Mr. Walker erected a building on the east side of Main street, which he occupied as a business house until about a year ago when he closed our and leased the building. Since that time Mr. Walker has been out of business. On April 17, 1907 Mr. Walker was married the second time to Miss Lloyda Pottsmith, who with one small child survives him. Seven children by the first marriage survive Mr. Walker. They are Daniel G. Walker, St. Paul; Mrs. Mary Millard, Minneapolis; James Walker, Alexandria; Sarah Walker, Lakota, N.D.; Minnie Walker, Cando, N.D.; Harvey Walker, Alexandria; Maggie Walker, Alexandria; and Ms. M. Gerberich, Alexandria. The funeral occurred Saturday and was under the auspices of the local Odd Fellows lodge. (Alexandria Post News, 10 Feb. 1910)
  Burial	Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I58415	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Daniel Walker,   b. 7 Dec 1813, Bonhill, Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom d. 17 Apr 1881, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Sarah Baird,   b. 31 Dec 1819, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 5 Nov 1879, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1838	Glasgow (Barony), Glasgow City, Scotland
  Family ID	F1540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Smith,   b. 11 Oct 1846, Canada d. 26 Mar 1904, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1869	Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
  Children	+ 1. Daniel George Walker,   b. 1870, Minnesota, United States d. 24 Dec 1944, Oroville, Butte County, California, United States (Age 74 years)   2. Annie M. Walker,   b. Abt 1873   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. James J. Walker,   b. Dec 1873, Minnesota, United States d. 10 Feb 1933, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States (Age ~ 59 years) + 4. Mary Walker,   b. Jun 1876, Minnesota, United States d. 26 Dec 1929, Osakis, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age ~ 53 years)   5. Sarah E. Walker,   b. May 1878, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States d. 15 Nov 1946 (Age ~ 68 years)   6. Minnie Cora Walker,   b. 11 Jul 1880, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States d. 5 Mar 1914, Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States (Age 33 years)   7. Margaret Walker,   b. Jul 1882, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Harvey Hill Walker,   b. 22 Oct 1884, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States d. 8 Nov 1963, Cold Springs, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States (Age 79 years) + 9. Clara Isabelle Walker,   b. 16 Dec 1886, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States d. 27 Feb 1981, Fortuna, Humboldt County, California, United States (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F20711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Marriage	1907	Minnesota, United States   [4]
  Family ID	F20734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jun 1844 - Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1852 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 4 Aug 1869 - Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1870 - Minnesota, United States Residence - 1875 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1880 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1885 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1885 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1895 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Marriage - 1907 - Minnesota, United States Death - 3 Feb 1910 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Canada, Alberta, Marriages Index, 1898-1942, ((ancestry.ca)), accessed 9 Jul 2023), entry for Sarah Baird, person ID KP4H-CQW. (Reliability: 3). [S976] Dobson, Book: Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857, Vol 2, (N.p.: Genealogical Publishing Company, n.d.), Year: 1851; Census Place: Lanark, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11732; Page: 31; Line: 15 (Reliability: 3). [S55] Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Canada, Alberta, Marriages Index, 1898-1942, ((ancestry.ca)), accessed 22 Jul 2023), entry for James Walker, person ID KNJV-QC8. (Reliability: 3). [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Jul 2023), entry for James Walker, person ID KNJV-QC8. (Reliability: 3).