Walt Joslin

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Walt Joslin is a Project Member of the Southern Pioneers Project.

Walter Allen Joslin, son of Guy Allen Joslin and Ruth Lily (Patrick) Joslin, was born 18 Aug 1942 at his grandparent’s house on Columbiaville Road a couple miles east of the village of Columbiaville, Lapeer County, Michigan. He attended Skelton School until his sixth grade. The school was located at the corner of Columbiaville Road and Skelton Road. It was a one room school, eight grades and about 25 students. His family lived on a farm on Columbiaville road somewhat further east of the farm where he was born. Guy Joslin was a farmer and livestock dealer. In 1954 Guy sold the farm in Lapeer County and moved to Lincoln, Alcona County, Michigan. They had purchased a Livestock Auction business there and operated that business until 1975. Shortly after moving to Lincoln, Guy bought a farm in Gustin Township where he and Ruth resided for the remainder of their days. Walter attended Alcona County Schools and graduated from high school in 1960. He worked in Alpena in a furniture store and then a gas station while attending Community College in Alpena. After one semester he decided that he was not ready for college and he enlisted in the Army 31 May 1961. Walter did his basic training at Ft. Lenard Wood , Missouri. After basic he was sent to Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey for training at the Army Signal Core School. After completion of that school he was sent to the Naval Security facility in DC for additional training there he was sent overseas to Frankfurt Germany where he was assigned to Headquarters NSA, Europe where he served as a signal analyst. While he was in DC, Walter was married 3 Feb 1962 in Arlington, Virginia, to Nancy Mae Parker who had been a neighbor in Alcona County, Michigan. Nancy gave birth to Deborah Grace Joslin while he was in Germany. Nancy began divorce proceedings while Walter was still in Germany. Walter and Ella Browning had a daughter , Dixie Leigh Joslin. After he returned stateside he and Nancy decided to attempt reconciliation and they had another child, Rene’ Lynn Joslin. Walter was discharged from the Army 28 May 1965 at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts and returned to Michigan. They later divorced in 1970. Walter was baptized 21 Mar 1970 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan. Walter married on 6 Feb 1971 to Valerie Kay Reames at St. Anne Catholic Church, Harrisville, Alcona County, Michigan. They have two sons, Vincent Allen Joslin, born 29 May 1972, and Phillip Aaron Joslin, born 1 May 1974. After leaving the Army Walter was employed on November 1965 at Pontiac Motors Division, GM. He began as labor machine operator. In 1966 he began a apprenticeship as an electrician. He completed the apprenticeship and worked as an electrician from 1971 to 1977. He then was promoted to supervisor of Electricians and served in that role until 1989. In 1989 Walter was transferred to Flint Michigan where he served as a skilled trades supervisor until retirement from GM/Delco/Delphi in May 2001. During the time of employment with GM Walter completed a degree of Bachelors of Business from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. Walter was active in many community activities i.e. JC’s, Little League baseball, Oxford Parks and Recreation Board, local Republican activities, and as a member of the American Legion Post 108 in Oxford Michigan. In retirement Walter was self employed as an Auctioneer doing local estate and farm auctions until at about the age of 73 he called it quits. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S193

• First-hand information. Entered by Walter Joslin at registration.

• Source: S193 Walter Joslin Note: first hand witness

• Source: S263 Anne Carolyn Treadway THE JOSSELYN FAMILY IN AMERICA, 1635 - 2009, ABRAHAM JOSSELYN and BEATRICE HAMPSON and their Descendants Publication: Family History Publishers, 845 South Main Street, Bountiful, UT 84010 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y