John Samuel Walker (1847 - 1924)

Born 21 Feb 1847 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Jane (Ripley) Walker — married 25 Mar 1873 (to 4 Apr 1910) in Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1924 at age 76 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States

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Biography

John Samuel Walker was born on 21 Feb 1847, in Pugwash, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Canada. John's parents were Duncan Walker and Phebe Mccormic Walker. He died in 1924. ^[1]

1871 John Walker was twenty-three years old and living in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada with his family. ^[2]

1873 John Samuel Walker married Anna Ripley on 25 Mar 1873, in Mount Pleasant, Nova Scotia, Canada. Anna was the daughter of William Ripley and Margaret Dickie Ripley. ^[3]

1881 John was now married to Anna Ripley Walker and the couple had four children. The family resided in Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. His occupation was listed as a Farmer. He and his family were Baptist. ^[4]

1891 John was approximately forty-four and his wife Anna thirty-nine. The family, which now included seven children, resided in Linden, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. John's occupation was a Farmer. ^[5]

1901 John Samuel Walker was about fifty-four years old, and listed as being born 21 Feb 1847 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Anna was about forty-nine years old and took care of her five children. The family resided in Lethbridge (South/Sud), Alberta, The Territories. Johns occupation was listed as a Ship Carpenter. ^[6]

1910 John's wife Anna Ripley Walker passed away on 4 Apr 1910, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ^[7]

1924 John Samuel Walker passed away on 17 Feb 1924, in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington. He was seventy-five at the time of his death. ^[8]

John was laid to rest next to his wife in Mountain View Cemetery, located in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ9H-73J : 10 March 2018), John S. Walker, 17 Feb 1924; citing Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, reference item 2 cn 31, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,022,225.
2. ↑ Year: 1871; Census Place: Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10556; Page: 55; Family No: 183. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1871 Canada Census Index.
3. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2L7-8M4: accessed 20 February 2016), John Samuel Walker and Anna Ripley, 25 Mar 1873; citing Mount Pleasant, Nova Scotia, reference P84 cn28; FHL microfilm 1,298,866.
4. ↑ Year: 1881; Census Place: Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13177; Page: 25; Family No: 103. Ancestry.com and The Church of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Census of Canada (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009
5. ↑ Year: 1891; Census Place: Linden, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6311; Family No: 74. Ancestry.com, 1891 Census of Canada (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations., 2008.
6. ↑ Year: 1901; Census Place: Lethbridge (South/Sud), Alberta, The Territories; Page: 1; Family No., 9. Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2001.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960, Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave, Find A Grave, http://www.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

• "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DH-QRL : Wed Dec 06 01:09:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Duncan Walker and Phoebe Walker, 1871.

• "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVX3-F3W : Wed Jan 10 18:41:30 UTC 2024), Entry for John Walker and Anna Walker, 1881.

• "Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHRN-SCT : Wed Oct 04 07:11:54 UTC 2023), Entry for J F Walker and Anna Walker, 1901.