BARTLET Y. WALKER

WALKER, MAXEY

Posted By: Nancee Seifert (email)
Date: 12/28/2009 at 18:37:31

Decatur County Journal
Leon, Iowa
Thursday, March 28, 1912

BARTLET Y. WALKER was born in North Carolina, October 30, 1819. He moved to
Indiana in 1833 then to Illinois in 1841, where he was married to FRANCES
MAXEY, February 20, 1845, then moved to Decatur County, Iowa. To this union
were born six children, the youngest, FRANCES, dying in infancy in 1859. Mr
WALKER then lived within one and one-half miles of Van Wert and in Van Wert
until December, 1909, when he moved with his son, CYRUS, to Weiser, Idaho,
where on March 19, 1912, he died, aged 92 years, 4 months and 20 days.

Truly a devoted father and earnest Christian has departed for a better land.
Traveling life's journey with all its vicissitudes well nigh onto a
century. He has at last reached his eternal home. He leaves five children,
MELVIDA, of Indianola, Iowa; CYRUS, of Weiser, Idaho; HANSFORD, of Brock,
Nebraska, and CRUSO, of St. Joseph, Mo. and CLAFORD, of Van Wert, besides a
host of friends are left to mourn his departure.

Funeral services were held at the M.E. Church, Van Wert, Iowa, conducted by
J.A. Bronson, Pastor. Interment in Green Bay Cemetery.
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