Born 11 Jun 1814. Son of Samuel Walker and Nancy Smith Walker. Married Keziah Balfour on 7 March 1834.
Soon after Keziah Balfour and Jabez Walker married, they moved to Adams County, Illinois, at that time a newly developing frontier. Later her mother and brothers and sisters settled in Illinois. After the birth of four daughters and two sons, the Jabez Walker family moved to Schuyler County, Illinois, where two other daughters were born.
Their industry and careful management brought satisfying rewards. The farm became well stocked. The older children were nearing adulthood and the house held stocks of choice linens, bedding and such other commodities as would be needed for the setting up of their new homes. But one day while all were away from home, the house was destroyed by fire, a total loss. With gratitude that there was no loss of life, they set about replacing their losses. But later, cholera swept them clean of a large bunch of fine hogs, ready for market.
Farm land in Illinois was, at that time, commanding high prices, so Grandfather Jabez Walker decided to buy land farther west where cheap land was still to be had. He said he did not want their children to be renters on land belonging to their well-to-do kin folks. Accordingly he bought farms in Davies County, Missouri, between Gallatin and Kidder, and in Linn County, Kansas Territory. By that time Eliza Jane had married William Huff and Mary Elvira had married John Thomas McCrady (McCready). The Jabez Walker family moved to their farm in Linn County, Kansas Territory in 1859. The country was on the verge of Civil War and soon was an actuality. The elder son, Samuel, enlisted in the Union Army.
Those were trying times. 1860 was a year of drought. Our "recessions" of recent times with insurances and relief agencies are mild compared to the utter self reliance and dogged industry exacted of those pioneers whose difficulties were intensified by the worries of a war. Under hard work and other stresses Jabez Walker fell victim to malaria fever, and died in August of 1862.
Soon after Keziah Balfour and Jabez Walker married, they moved to Adams County, Illinois, at that time a newly developing frontier. Later her mother and brothers and sisters settled in Illinois. After the birth of four daughters and two sons, the Jabez Walker family moved to Schuyler County, Illinois, where two other daughters were born.
Their industry and careful management brought satisfying rewards. The farm became well stocked. The older children were nearing adulthood and the house held stocks of choice linens, bedding and such other commodities as would be needed for the setting up of their new homes. But one day while all were away from home, the house was destroyed by fire, a total loss. With gratitude that there was no loss of life, they set about replacing their losses. But later, cholera swept them clean of a large bunch of fine hogs, ready for market.
Farm land in Illinois was, at that time, commanding high prices, so Grandfather Jabez Walker decided to buy land farther west where cheap land was still to be had. He said he did not want their children to be renters on land belonging to their well-to-do kin folks. Accordingly he bought farms in Davies County, Missouri, between Gallatin and Kidder, and in Linn County, Kansas Territory. By that time Eliza Jane had married William Huff and Mary Elvira had married John Thomas McCrady (McCready). The Jabez Walker family moved to their farm in Linn County, Kansas Territory in 1859. The country was on the verge of Civil War and soon was an actuality. The elder son, Samuel, enlisted in the Union Army.
Those were trying times. 1860 was a year of drought. Our "recessions" of recent times with insurances and relief agencies are mild compared to the utter self reliance and dogged industry exacted of those pioneers whose difficulties were intensified by the worries of a war. Under hard work and other stresses Jabez Walker fell victim to malaria fever, and died in August of 1862.
Born 11 Jun 1814. Son of Samuel Walker and Nancy Smith Walker. Married Keziah Balfour on 7 March 1834.
Soon after Keziah Balfour and Jabez Walker married, they moved to Adams County, Illinois, at that time a newly developing frontier. Later her mother and brothers and sisters settled in Illinois. After the birth of four daughters and two sons, the Jabez Walker family moved to Schuyler County, Illinois, where two other daughters were born.
Their industry and careful management brought satisfying rewards. The farm became well stocked. The older children were nearing adulthood and the house held stocks of choice linens, bedding and such other commodities as would be needed for the setting up of their new homes. But one day while all were away from home, the house was destroyed by fire, a total loss. With gratitude that there was no loss of life, they set about replacing their losses. But later, cholera swept them clean of a large bunch of fine hogs, ready for market.
Farm land in Illinois was, at that time, commanding high prices, so Grandfather Jabez Walker decided to buy land farther west where cheap land was still to be had. He said he did not want their children to be renters on land belonging to their well-to-do kin folks. Accordingly he bought farms in Davies County, Missouri, between Gallatin and Kidder, and in Linn County, Kansas Territory. By that time Eliza Jane had married William Huff and Mary Elvira had married John Thomas McCrady (McCready). The Jabez Walker family moved to their farm in Linn County, Kansas Territory in 1859. The country was on the verge of Civil War and soon was an actuality. The elder son, Samuel, enlisted in the Union Army.
Those were trying times. 1860 was a year of drought. Our "recessions" of recent times with insurances and relief agencies are mild compared to the utter self reliance and dogged industry exacted of those pioneers whose difficulties were intensified by the worries of a war. Under hard work and other stresses Jabez Walker fell victim to malaria fever, and died in August of 1862.
Soon after Keziah Balfour and Jabez Walker married, they moved to Adams County, Illinois, at that time a newly developing frontier. Later her mother and brothers and sisters settled in Illinois. After the birth of four daughters and two sons, the Jabez Walker family moved to Schuyler County, Illinois, where two other daughters were born.
Their industry and careful management brought satisfying rewards. The farm became well stocked. The older children were nearing adulthood and the house held stocks of choice linens, bedding and such other commodities as would be needed for the setting up of their new homes. But one day while all were away from home, the house was destroyed by fire, a total loss. With gratitude that there was no loss of life, they set about replacing their losses. But later, cholera swept them clean of a large bunch of fine hogs, ready for market.
Farm land in Illinois was, at that time, commanding high prices, so Grandfather Jabez Walker decided to buy land farther west where cheap land was still to be had. He said he did not want their children to be renters on land belonging to their well-to-do kin folks. Accordingly he bought farms in Davies County, Missouri, between Gallatin and Kidder, and in Linn County, Kansas Territory. By that time Eliza Jane had married William Huff and Mary Elvira had married John Thomas McCrady (McCready). The Jabez Walker family moved to their farm in Linn County, Kansas Territory in 1859. The country was on the verge of Civil War and soon was an actuality. The elder son, Samuel, enlisted in the Union Army.
Those were trying times. 1860 was a year of drought. Our "recessions" of recent times with insurances and relief agencies are mild compared to the utter self reliance and dogged industry exacted of those pioneers whose difficulties were intensified by the worries of a war. Under hard work and other stresses Jabez Walker fell victim to malaria fever, and died in August of 1862.
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