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Obituary of Lafayette WalkerPrivate Lafayette Walker 29, of company "C" 81 st Indiana Infantry Volunteers. was killed 15 Jun 1864 a shirmish at Pine Knob near Marietta, Georgia Pvt. Walker susrainted a fatal gunshot wound and died on the field of battle Interment was made at the Mariette National Cemetery. Pvt. Walker enlisted 20 Dec 1863 and was muster into Federal Service at Camp Morton Indianapolis on 6 Jan 1864. He was assigned to Company "C" 81 st. Regiment Indiana Volunteers, Second Brigade, First Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland. He received inmdoctrination in the field at Ooltewah, Tennessee, During General Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, he was at Tunnel Hill, rocky Face Ridge Buzzard's Roost Gap, Resaca, and Kingston. Pvt. Walker was suvived by hisz wife Delilah J. (Tipton) Walker, a son John Wesley, and daughter Sarah, Eliza Jane, and Laura Ellen, mother Mrs. Rachel Holcomb, formerly Mrs William (Keath) Walker, Camanche, Iowa, borthers Walker, also a Pvt. in Co."C" 81 st. Regmt Ind. Vols., Samuel, Indianapolis, Joseph Hayes, Georgetown, Andrew J. Pvt. Co. "C" 23rd Rgmt. Ind. Vols., and Sister Mrs Lydia Ann Lingard, Camche, Iowa, Mrs Sarah A. cozine, Shawee County, Kansas and Mrs. Mary J. Mahon, Sutter County, California
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According to Jane's petition for a widows pension, Lafayette Walker and Jane Tipton were married in her father's home by Thomas Green, a Methodist Preacher on Jun 10, 1855.--- Delilah and her children moved to Schuyler County, Illinois in1863/1864. She filed for a widows pension in July 1864, amounting to$8 for her and $2 for each child. Only John, Eliza, and Laura were claimed as children of Lafayette. In Oct 1868, Delilah married John Grissom and lost the pension. However her attorney, John Bagby was named guardian of John, Eliza, and Laura in April 1869, and the pension was reinstated. Mr. Bagby received the reinstated pensionfunds and presumably forwarded them to Delilah. Delilah filed for divorce from John Grissom in 1870 and was living apart in RushvilleTownship during the 1870 census. For the census, she listed her nameas Laura Walker 33, John W. 14, Eliza J. 11, Laura E. 9, Mary L. 4,Clara B. 1, her father William Tipton 62, all living at dwelling 223.Living nearby in dwellings 221, 224, and 233, were the her mother and brothers, Rebecca Tipton, Henry Tipton, and John Tipton, respectively.Various pension declarations by Delilah's father, mother, and brothers confirm the relationships. Clara B. is presumed to be the daughter of John Grissom and Delilah. According to the divorce petition, Johnleft Delilah on 10 Dec 1868 to unknown places. The father of Mary L.is unknown, but may be a daughter of John Grissom. John W. Walker's obituary indicates that he had a half-sister Clara and a half-brotherFrank Wyand. -- After her divorce, Delilah married George Wyand.During the 1880 census for Schuyler County, the Wyand household consisted of George 34; his wife Dellila 44; his sons, Elmer 7 andFranklin 3; and his step-daughters Laura 17, Mary 13, and Clara B.10." (Rushville Times, April 17, 1917) "Mrs. George Wyand, aged 80 years,fell and fractured her hip." (Obituary, Rushville Times, July 6, 1922) "Dies In Eighty-SixthYear. Mrs. Jane Wyand, wife of George Wyand, died Friday night at her home near this city, aged eighty-six years. Mrs. Wyand had been an invalid for the past six years, during which time she was confined to her bed. --- Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mrs. Eliza Booker of Canton, John Walker of Rushville,Mrs. Lizzie Witchell of Vermont, Mrs. Laura Aten of Ray, Mrs. ClaraLee of St. Louis, and Frank Wyand, who resides with his parents. Oneson, J. Elmer Wyand, preceded his mother in death a year ago. ---Funeral Services, conducted by Rev. Frank Ashcraft, were held from the late home on Saturday, at 4 o'clock, interment was in Sugar Grove cemetery."
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According to Jane's petition for a widows pension, Lafayette Walker and Jane Tipton were married in her father's home by Thomas Green, a Methodist Preacher on Jun 10, 1855.--- Delilah and her children moved to Schuyler County, Illinois in1863/1864. She filed for a widows pension in July 1864, amounting to$8 for her and $2 for each child. Only John, Eliza, and Laura were claimed as children of Lafayette. In Oct 1868, Delilah married John Grissom and lost the pension. However her attorney, John Bagby was named guardian of John, Eliza, and Laura in April 1869, and the pension was reinstated. Mr. Bagby received the reinstated pensionfunds and presumably forwarded them to Delilah. Delilah filed for divorce from John Grissom in 1870 and was living apart in RushvilleTownship during the 1870 census. For the census, she listed her nameas Laura Walker 33, John W. 14, Eliza J. 11, Laura E. 9, Mary L. 4,Clara B. 1, her father William Tipton 62, all living at dwelling 223.Living nearby in dwellings 221, 224, and 233, were the her mother and brothers, Rebecca Tipton, Henry Tipton, and John Tipton, respectively.Various pension declarations by Delilah's father, mother, and brothers confirm the relationships. Clara B. is presumed to be the daughter of John Grissom and Delilah. According to the divorce petition, Johnleft Delilah on 10 Dec 1868 to unknown places. The father of Mary L.is unknown, but may be a daughter of John Grissom. John W. Walker's obituary indicates that he had a half-sister Clara and a half-brotherFrank Wyand. -- After her divorce, Delilah married George Wyand.During the 1880 census for Schuyler County, the Wyand household consisted of George 34; his wife Dellila 44; his sons, Elmer 7 andFranklin 3; and his step-daughters Laura 17, Mary 13, and Clara B.10." (Rushville Times, April 17, 1917) "Mrs. George Wyand, aged 80 years,fell and fractured her hip." (Obituary, Rushville Times, July 6, 1922) "Dies In Eighty-SixthYear. Mrs. Jane Wyand, wife of George Wyand, died Friday night at her home near this city, aged eighty-six years. Mrs. Wyand had been an invalid for the past six years, during which time she was confined to her bed. --- Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mrs. Eliza Booker of Canton, John Walker of Rushville,Mrs. Lizzie Witchell of Vermont, Mrs. Laura Aten of Ray, Mrs. ClaraLee of St. Louis, and Frank Wyand, who resides with his parents. Oneson, J. Elmer Wyand, preceded his mother in death a year ago. ---Funeral Services, conducted by Rev. Frank Ashcraft, were held from the late home on Saturday, at 4 o'clock, interment was in Sugar Grove cemetery."
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According to Jane's petition for a widows pension, Lafayette Walker and Jane Tipton were married in her father's home by Thomas Green, a Methodist Preacher on Jun 10, 1855.--- Delilah and her children moved to Schuyler County, Illinois in1863/1864. She filed for a widows pension in July 1864, amounting to$8 for her and $2 for each child. Only John, Eliza, and Laura were claimed as children of Lafayette. In Oct 1868, Delilah married John Grissom and lost the pension. However her attorney, John Bagby was named guardian of John, Eliza, and Laura in April 1869, and the pension was reinstated. Mr. Bagby received the reinstated pensionfunds and presumably forwarded them to Delilah. Delilah filed for divorce from John Grissom in 1870 and was living apart in RushvilleTownship during the 1870 census. For the census, she listed her nameas Laura Walker 33, John W. 14, Eliza J. 11, Laura E. 9, Mary L. 4,Clara B. 1, her father William Tipton 62, all living at dwelling 223.Living nearby in dwellings 221, 224, and 233, were the her mother and brothers, Rebecca Tipton, Henry Tipton, and John Tipton, respectively.Various pension declarations by Delilah's father, mother, and brothers confirm the relationships. Clara B. is presumed to be the daughter of John Grissom and Delilah. According to the divorce petition, Johnleft Delilah on 10 Dec 1868 to unknown places. The father of Mary L.is unknown, but may be a daughter of John Grissom. John W. Walker's obituary indicates that he had a half-sister Clara and a half-brotherFrank Wyand. -- After her divorce, Delilah married George Wyand.During the 1880 census for Schuyler County, the Wyand household consisted of George 34; his wife Dellila 44; his sons, Elmer 7 andFranklin 3; and his step-daughters Laura 17, Mary 13, and Clara B.10." (Rushville Times, April 17, 1917) "Mrs. George Wyand, aged 80 years,fell and fractured her hip." (Obituary, Rushville Times, July 6, 1922) "Dies In Eighty-SixthYear. Mrs. Jane Wyand, wife of George Wyand, died Friday night at her home near this city, aged eighty-six years. Mrs. Wyand had been an invalid for the past six years, during which time she was confined to her bed. --- Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mrs. Eliza Booker of Canton, John Walker of Rushville,Mrs. Lizzie Witchell of Vermont, Mrs. Laura Aten of Ray, Mrs. ClaraLee of St. Louis, and Frank Wyand, who resides with his parents. Oneson, J. Elmer Wyand, preceded his mother in death a year ago. ---Funeral Services, conducted by Rev. Frank Ashcraft, were held from the late home on Saturday, at 4 o'clock, interment was in Sugar Grove cemetery."
(Prairie Farmer's Directory of Brown and Schuyler Counties Illinois 1918) Walker, John W.; wife Joanna Chapman; Children, Nora, *Harry, *William, *Floyd, *John E., *Oscar L., *Maro, *Bessie, *Ella; Address, Rushville Route 3; Location of farm, Bainbridge Township, Section 16, 20 acres, year became resident of Schuyler County, 1863; Mutual Telephone, Rushville
(Death Certificate, Cass County, IL) John Wesley Walker Died: Dec 21 1946, Vallery Nursing Home, Beardstown, IL. Born: Apr 17 1855, Georgetown, IN. Age: 91 yr, 8 mo, 4 days. Widow, wife Joanna. Father: Lafayette Walker, birthplace unknown. Mother: Jane Tipton, birthplace unknown. Cause of Death: Myocardial Degeneration, Arteriosclerosis, Bronchial Asthma. Informant: Nora Austin. Burial: Sugar Grove North Cemetery. (Note: Tombstone birth year of 1855 as stated in obit & death certificate, contrary to other sources reported as 1856.
(Obituary, Rushville Times, Dec 26, 1946) John W. Walker, Aged 91, Died at Beardstown "Funeral services for John Wesley Walker, 91, who passed away Saturday in the Valley Nursing home in Beardstown, were held Tuesday afternoon from the Voohees Memorial home in Rushville. Rev. H. S. Crede officiated at the services, and burial was in the Sugar Grove North cemetery. John Wesley Walker, son of Lafayette and Jane Tipton Walker, was born in Georgetown, Indiana, April 17, 1855. He came to Illinois with his parents when eight years old, and spent the greater part of his life in Schuyler count. On August 5, 1877, he was united in marriage to Joann Jane Chapman, and to this union were born 13 children. His wife and eight children preceded him in death. The surviving children are: John of Beardstown, Floyd of Galesburg, Bessie Wells Hansen of Waukegan, Ella Fell of Rockford, and Nora Austin of Rushville. He is also survived by two sisters, Lizzie Mitchell and Laura Aten of Vermont, one half-sister; Mrs Clara Lee of St. Louis, Mo.; and one half-brother, Frank Wyand of Rushville. There are 24 grand-children, 16 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren."
(Notes, C.H. Neff) "John W. Walker was born in Indiana and moved to Schuyler County, Illinois in 1864 after the death of his father in the Civil War. During the 1880 census, John was married and living in Rushville Township with his wife Joanna, and 10 month old son Harry."
(Death Certificate) Joanna died in an automobile accident. Her death certificate states the cause of death was "Crushing injuries accidentally sustained when she was crushed under an automobile in which she was riding and was driven by her daughter at about 12:30 P. M. June 16, 1926."
(Obituary, Rushville Times, June 23, 1926)
"FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY FOR AUTO VICTIMS ---- Funeral Services for Mrs. Walker Who Was Killed In Auto Accident Last Wednesday, Held Saturday From Christian Church. ------ Funeral services for Mrs. John Walker, who with her granddaughter, Eloise Willoughby, of Springfield, was killed in an auto accident last Wednesday afternoon, were held last from the Christian church in this city, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by Rev. Fred Wilson. Interment was made in the Sugar Grove North Cemetery. The services for the granddaughter, Eloise Willoughby, were held Friday in Springfield, after which the remains were taken for interment to Rockford, Ill. Brief account of this fatal accident was given in last week's TIMES, being received over the telephone just at time of going to press. No details could be obtained at that time as member of Mrs. Walker's family had not even learned of the accident, and the story of the sad accident is here given: What had promised to be a delightful visit with a daughter in Springfield ended in crushing sorrow on Wednesday of last week, when Mrs. Joanna Walker and her granddaughter, Eloise Willoughby, two and one-half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Willoughby, were killed when the automobile in which they were riding turned over near the subway on the Beardstown Springfield hard road, two miles west of Springfield, pinning them beneath the wreckage. Mrs. Walker is believed to have died instantly, and the little girl, after calling in vain for "Mamma to take her out", died before help arrived. The car was driven by the child's mother, Mrs. Ella Willoughby, a daughter of Mrs. Walker, who had been here the past week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Walker. Mrs. Willoughby was driving a Buick sedan, and accompanied by her little daughter, her son Clarence, and her mother, she left the Walker home about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. Overtaken by a severe electrical storm, blinded by the rain, and annoyed by the constant crash of thunder and brilliant flashes of lighting, Mrs. Willoughby became nervous and near the top of the hill which descends to the subway, the rear wheels of the car left the pavement. This caused the car to skid, turning around several times. The next thing Mrs. Willoughby can recall there was a crash, and the car turned turtle in a deep ditch. Mrs. Willoughby and son managed to crawl out, but her small daughter and her mother were pinned in by the car. Mrs. Willoughby made frantic efforts to extricate her loved ones from the wreckage, but could do nothing. No help came along for some time, the first to appear being a traveling salesman from Indianapolis. He was unable to lift the machine from the bodies and he hastened to a filling station for aid. Frank Fleck, who resides near the scene of the accident, then noticed the wrecked car and summoned aid. When the auto was removed, the bodies of the unfortunate victims were placed on a truck belonging to Fleck and hurried to St. Johns Hospital at Springfield, where life was found to be extinct. The bodies were removed to a Springfield undertaking parlor, where an inquest was conducted on Thursday afternoon, the verdict being the deaths of Mrs. Joanna Walker and Eloise Willoughby was accidental. Funeral services for Eloise Willoughby was held in Springfield on Friday afternoon, after which her remains were taken to Rockford, Ill. The remains of Mrs. Walker were brought to Rushville, Friday and on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, impressive funeral services were held from the Christian church, Rev. Fred Wilson, assisted by Rev. H. W. Talley, officiating. Interment was made in the Sugar Grove (North) Cemetery. Joanna Jane Chapman, daughter of Jacob and Jane DeCamp Chapman, was born in Browning Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, May 4, 1860. Departed this life near Springfield, Ill., June 16, 1926, at the age of 66 years, 1 month, and 12 days. She met instant death when the car in which she was riding with her daughter and two grandchildren was wrecked on the wet pavement during a severe electrical storm. When she was two years of age her parents moved to Oakland Township near Ray, Ill., and in that vicinity she grew to young womanhood. She was one of a family of thirteen children. On August 5, 1877, she was united in marriage to John Walker, and for nearly forty-nine years this couple have shared life's joys and sorrows together. Thirteen children were born to them, three dying in infancy, and one daughter, Bertha May, wife of Oliver Swisher, died in December 1906, leaving two daughters, Gladys and Ruby. One son, William, died in February 1920, leaving six children. The children left with the devoted husband to mourn her departure are : H. L. of Bloomington, Floyd A. of Galesburg, John E. of Chicago, Oscar of Ray, Maro of Rushville, Bessie, wife of Clarence Wells of Littleton, Ella, wife of Harry Willoughby of Rockford, and Nora, wife of Olen Akers, residing at home. There are twenty-three grandchildren, some of whom have made their home with the grandparents and received the same loving care as their own, and four great grandchildren. Also three brothers; John Chapman of Vermont, Chester of Rushville, and Charles of Plymouth. And a host of relatives and friends, who will miss this woman who was always ready to greet them with a cheery smile and extend to them a hearty welcome to her home. She was blessed with a genial disposition and was able to rise above the petty cares of every day life and look upon the bright side of everything. She mad her peace with God many years ago and was associated with the Baptist Church at Christian Neck, where she loved to go and her help was always welcomed in the singing service. Of late years she has been a sufferer and was not permitted to attend church, but has told her family many times she was prepared to go when the Master called. --- Card of Thanks --- The husband and children desire to thank the friends and neighbors who rendered them kindly service and sympathy during their