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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [411-412]

           HUGH M. WALKER, farmer, section 9, Bloomfield Township, was born
        Jan. 18, 1849, near Dundas, London Co., Ont, and is the son of
        JOSIAH and LYDIA ANN (HITCHCOCK) WALKER. The former lives on a farm
        in Lapeer County.  The latter died Aug. 5, 1865, in Lapeer County,
        and was 36 years of age at the time of her death.
           MR. WALKER was reared on his fathers farm, and remained at home
        until he was 18 years of age, when he engaged as a farm assistant,
        working summers by the month and lumbering in the woods winters.
        His parents removed to Almont, Lapeer County, where he reached
        manhood, and where he obtained an education in the common schools.
        He was qualified to teach, and he followed that vocation for some
        time, teaching three terms in Lapeer County and two terms in Huron
        County.
           He came first to Huron County in December, 1878, in search of a
        location for a permanent abode, the trip resulting in the purchase
        of the farm of 120 acres, of which he has since been the owner and
        occupant. He made the purchase of LANGDON HUBBARD, by whom it had
        been "lumbered over."  He was in a promising condition when the
        fire of 1881 destroyed a new barn, quantities of fencing and a
        large orchard of young fruit-trees. The farm contains 40 acres of
        improved land, with a good frame house.
           MR. WALKER is an adherent of the prohibition element; he has
        served the township five years as Supervisor and three years as
        School Superintendent.
           He was married Aug. 5, 1872, to SUSAN V. WITT. Seven children
        have been born to them, as follows I. FLOYD, Sept. 1, 1873; KITTIE
        E., Dec. 2, 1874; JENNIE V., June 3, 1876; MARY A., April 17, 1878
        MABEL S., Oct. 18, 1879; LYDIA A., April 18, 1881; ROY, Nov. 21,
        1882. The three first named children were born in Oakland Co.,
        Mich. The others were born in Bloomfield Township.
           MRS. WALKER was born June 3, 1854, in Dryden Township, Lapeer
        County, Mich, Her parents were CALVIN and ADELIA (HAINES) WITT. The
        former died when the daughter was eight years old, leaving her
        fully orphaned, her mother having died when she was one year and a
        half old.

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