Lafayette Walker, son of Silas and Mary Walker, was born Jan. 8, 1847; died Dec. 6, 1918, at the home of his niece, Mrs. Flora Yargus, at West Union, where he had made his home since Aug. 4, when he returned from Summertown, Tenn., which place he had made his home for fourteen years.
He was married to Flora Pease, of West Union, in 1874. She died Aug. 6, 1875. Again he married, Dec. 12, 1883, Mrs. Emma Knipe, of Paris. Three children were born to this union, one dying in infancy, one son, Silas, living in Thermopolis, Wyo., and one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Brydon, of Martinsville. He married Mrs. Mary Thopson March 20, 1890. One son blessed this union, Vern, who is in service in France.
He leaves two grandchildren, two sisters--Mrs. Edward Adams of Bethany, Ill., and Mrs. James Alexander, of West Union, who was constantly by his bedside during the past four months. He also leaves an aged aunt, besides other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at Friends' Church, conducted by Rev. Chalky Bailiff, and burial in the Shawler cemetery by the side of his wife.
Source: The Marshall Herald (Marshall, IL), 11 December 1918, p. 1
He was married to Flora Pease, of West Union, in 1874. She died Aug. 6, 1875. Again he married, Dec. 12, 1883, Mrs. Emma Knipe, of Paris. Three children were born to this union, one dying in infancy, one son, Silas, living in Thermopolis, Wyo., and one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Brydon, of Martinsville. He married Mrs. Mary Thopson March 20, 1890. One son blessed this union, Vern, who is in service in France.
He leaves two grandchildren, two sisters--Mrs. Edward Adams of Bethany, Ill., and Mrs. James Alexander, of West Union, who was constantly by his bedside during the past four months. He also leaves an aged aunt, besides other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at Friends' Church, conducted by Rev. Chalky Bailiff, and burial in the Shawler cemetery by the side of his wife.
Source: The Marshall Herald (Marshall, IL), 11 December 1918, p. 1
Lafayette Walker, son of Silas and Mary Walker, was born Jan. 8, 1847; died Dec. 6, 1918, at the home of his niece, Mrs. Flora Yargus, at West Union, where he had made his home since Aug. 4, when he returned from Summertown, Tenn., which place he had made his home for fourteen years.
He was married to Flora Pease, of West Union, in 1874. She died Aug. 6, 1875. Again he married, Dec. 12, 1883, Mrs. Emma Knipe, of Paris. Three children were born to this union, one dying in infancy, one son, Silas, living in Thermopolis, Wyo., and one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Brydon, of Martinsville. He married Mrs. Mary Thopson March 20, 1890. One son blessed this union, Vern, who is in service in France.
He leaves two grandchildren, two sisters--Mrs. Edward Adams of Bethany, Ill., and Mrs. James Alexander, of West Union, who was constantly by his bedside during the past four months. He also leaves an aged aunt, besides other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at Friends' Church, conducted by Rev. Chalky Bailiff, and burial in the Shawler cemetery by the side of his wife.
Source: The Marshall Herald (Marshall, IL), 11 December 1918, p. 1
He was married to Flora Pease, of West Union, in 1874. She died Aug. 6, 1875. Again he married, Dec. 12, 1883, Mrs. Emma Knipe, of Paris. Three children were born to this union, one dying in infancy, one son, Silas, living in Thermopolis, Wyo., and one daughter, Mrs. J. C. Brydon, of Martinsville. He married Mrs. Mary Thopson March 20, 1890. One son blessed this union, Vern, who is in service in France.
He leaves two grandchildren, two sisters--Mrs. Edward Adams of Bethany, Ill., and Mrs. James Alexander, of West Union, who was constantly by his bedside during the past four months. He also leaves an aged aunt, besides other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at Friends' Church, conducted by Rev. Chalky Bailiff, and burial in the Shawler cemetery by the side of his wife.
Source: The Marshall Herald (Marshall, IL), 11 December 1918, p. 1
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