Ann "Annie" Walker

1846 - 1908  (62 years)

• Name	Ann "Annie" Walker  [1]
  Nickname	Annie
  Birth	30 Jun 1846	Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census-Household Member	1852	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  FamilySearch ID	KLLT-BRG
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KLLT-BRG
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	144715463
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144715463
  Immigration	1868  [3]
  Residence	1870	Orange Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1880	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1895	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Residence	1900	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  _UID	2FFBDD1375434C7883F88CF2E8AFD57F7AF7
  Death	19 Jul 1908	Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	Mrs. Andrew Purdon died at her home Sunday morning, her death being unexpected until within a few hours of the end. To very many of her friends, the announcement was a great surprise, Mrs. Purdon having but recently returned from a trip east in good spirits and apparently enjoying her usual health. Mrs. Andrew Purdon, whose maiden name was Annie Walker, was born in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, June 30, 1846. She came to Minnesota with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Walker, in May 1868, settling in Hudson Twp. About the same period, Mr Andrew Purdon, who had been a neighbor in Canada, settled here. They were married on November 4, 1869. They built a small home in Alexandria, which they enlarged and beautified from time to time. This has been their home until the time of Mrs. Purdon's death. Mrs. Purdon had been in failing health for several years, although able to be about her household duties. She and Mr. Purdon returned Thursday afternoon from a visit with their son, W. D. Purdon, at Cleveland, Ohio. On her return she was feeling considerably improved. She was stricken Friday, however, and gradually sank until relieved by death. During Mrs. Purdon's 40 years of life in Alexandria she surrounded herself with an ever widening circle of friends. Not a woman who loved display but rather a quiet home loving woman, her influence was felt in church work and in the society in which she moved. Her death will be mourned, not alone in her home, but at a large circle of sincere friends. She leaves besides her husband, one son, Wm. D. Purdon of Cleveland, Ohio, and a niece, Mrs. R. T. Barber, who until married a few years ago, made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Purdon, James, Daniel and William Walker, brothers and Mrs. Joseph Gilpin, a sister. The funeral occurred Tuesday from the home, Rev. A. A. Secord of the Congregational Church, of which denomination Mrs. Purdon had for years been a member, officiating. (Alexandria Post News, 23 July 1908)
  Burial	Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I58416	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage
  Last Modified	22 Jul 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	Andrew Purdon,   b. 25 Jun 1846, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Feb 1933, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1869	Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Henry Purdon,   b. 18 Sep 1870, Minnesota, United States d. 18 Jan 1872, Orange Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age 1 year)   2. Ida K. Purdon,   b. Abt Nov 1872, Minnesota, United States d. 30 Dec 1873, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States (Age ~ 1 years) + 3. William Daniel Purdon,   b. 25 Jan 1876, Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States d. 2 Dec 1949, Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F20719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jun 1846 - Hopetown, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1852 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 4 Nov 1869 - Lanark Highlands (Dalhousie), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1870 - Orange Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1880 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1895 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Residence - 1900 - Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Death - 19 Jul 1908 - Douglas County, Minnesota, United States Burial - - 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 Ann "Annie" Walker, person ID KLLT-BRG. (Reliability: 3).