John Alden Walker

1794 - 1878  (84 years)

• Name	John Alden Walker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	1794	, , Pennsylvania, United States   [3, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Relocation	1850	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [3]
  	From Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio
  	The 1856 State census indicates he has in the state for six years.
  Land Sale	23 Dec 1870	Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [9, 10]
  	5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20
  	Title to the 5 acre parcel was conveyed by the heirs of William Benson to John M. Reins using two seperate instruments. The first instrument, dated 12/23/1870, mentions $60 consideration and included the following heirs: Solomon and Catherine Benson Mary [Benson] Leuty and William Leuty Juda [Benson] Walker and John Walker Leah [Benson] Patterson and John Patterson Nancy [Benson] Herd and Elijah Herd Elizabeth [Benson] Hyer and William E. Hyer The second instrument, dated 2/22/1871, mentions $50 consideration and lists the following heirs as grantors: Margaret [Benson] Free and Joseph Free, Marion County, IA Elijah and Nancy Benson, Cass County, MO Sarah A. [Benson] Evans and Charles Evans, MO Rose Ann [Hester, Benson] Miller and George Miller, Makaska County, IA Also signing the second instrument were: William Z. Benson [son of Alfred and Rose Ann Benson] Mary J. Robinson [daughter of Alfred and Rose Ann Benson]
  Family Search ID	LH2J-GK1
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH2J-GK1
  Died	5 Jun 1878	, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1, 4, 5, 11]
  Buried	Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States   [1, 4, 11]
  	Address: Teter Cemetery
  		Judith A (Benson) Walker-John A Walker Grave Marker
  Person ID	I149	Dale's Tree
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	John Alden Walker,   b. 19 Jan 1760, , , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 15 Sep 1827, , Ross, Ohio, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary McCandless,   b. 7 May 1763, , , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 19 Sep 1853, , Ross, Ohio, United States  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1785	, , , Scottland
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith Ann Benson,   b. 1820, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 28 Dec 1874, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 54 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1838	, Ross, Ohio, United States   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. William Walker,   b. Cal 1 Jan 1839, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 29 Sep 1878, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age ~ 39 years) + 2. Mary E. Walker,   b. 15 Apr 1840, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. 18 May 1926, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age 86 years)   3. Samuel Walker,   b. Cal 18 May 1842, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. 19 Dec 1850, , Marion, Iowa, United States  (Age ~ 8 years) + 4. John A. Walker,   b. 1844, , Ross, Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Nancy B. Walker,   b. 1845, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Alfred Walker,   b. 1849,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2013
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 1794 - , , Pennsylvania, United States Married - 27 Mar 1838 - , Ross, Ohio, United States Relocation - From Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio - 1850 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Land Sale - 5 acres out of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of S32, T77, R20 - 23 Dec 1870 - Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States Died - 5 Jun 1878 - , Marion, Iowa, United States Buried - Address: Teter Cemetery - - Teter Cemetery, Union Township, Marion, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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