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  A History of Northern Michigan and its People. Vol. II
  Perry Francis Powers, Lewis Publishing Co., - 1912

        [784-785]

        JOHN J. WALKER, the present postmaster of Levering, has been identified
      with the business growth of that town since 1890, and his own interests
      have extended with the progress of this place from the pioneer conditions
      which existed in that year.
         MR. WALKER was born in Bruce county, Ontario, May 30, 1864, a son of
      BENJAMIN and ANN (DOBSON) WALKER, both natives of Ireland. His father died
      at the age of eighty-nine, and his mother at the age of sixty-five. JOHN
      J. is the fourth of their eight children, six of whom are living. The
      father emigrated to Canada and was engaged in farming there until 1871,
      was a resident of North Carolina until 1877, and in that year moved to
      Harbor Springs, Michigan, and later to the vicinity of Carp Lake, in Emmet
      county, where he spent the rest of his life on a farm. He was a Democrat
      in politics.
         JOHN J. WALKER received his schooling in the state of North Carolina.
      and in 1879 came to Levering with his parents, he first engaged in the
      merchandise and sawmill business with his brother BENJAMIN in 1890, the
      firm of WALKER Bros. being for many years one of the most successful in
      this part of the state. In 1909 JOHN J. WALKER succeeded to control of the
      business, and he carried on a large trade in dry goods, clothing,
      groceries, etc. In 1908 he organized the Levering Telephone Company, and
      is its secretary-treasurer, manager, and owner of ninetyfive percent of
      the stock.
         For a number of years MR. WALKER has assumed various public responsi-
      bilities in his community. In 1903 he was appointed postmaster, and by
      reappointment in 1907 still holds the office. For eight years he was
      supervisor of Carp Lake township, and of McKinley township three years. He
      has been a school director fourteen or fifteen years, and has also served
      on the board of review, as justice of the peace and highway commissioner.
      He is one of the influential Republicans of northern Michigan. His
      fraternal affiliation is with Durand Lodge No. 344, Ancient Free and
      Accepted Masons, and with Lodge No. 190, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
         December 7, 1893, JOHN J. WALKER married MISS SUSIE LUESING, and they
      have two children, RALPH D. and CHARLES B. MRS. WALKER was born in
      Ontario, a daughter of ANDREW and SOPHIA (PAMPERINE) LUESING, both natives
      of Germany. Her mother is still living. There were five children in their
      family. MR. LUESING, who was a carriage maker by trade, was one of the
      early settlers of Emmet county, having located near Levering in 1878. He
      held township offices, and in politics was a Republican.

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