Evening journal., 1908-10-10
Mr.. HUKILL TELLS
THE WALKER FAMILY
Article No. 90.

kers'. originally in Thoroughfare Neck,
Henry and Isaac. sons Of John Walker
Henry had i've sons. Cornelius and
Isaac r. by his first wife and three
by his second wife. Wilson W. Willard
w, and William w, which was very
uncommon occurrence in the way of
names.
Isaac p Walker was a civil engineer
Of no ordinary ability. well known
throughout the county. and did quite a
business In his line and noted for his
correctness, which. together with his
integrity seemed to be the pride and
ambition of his life and ] expect there
mas been as many papers brought to
the recording Office in this county in
his handwriting as any other man from
the rural districts. He was a gentle
man Of plain and unpretending man
ners, and respected by all 'Sho came
in contact with him. He was Jolly and
cheerful always enjoyed a joke and
knew how 70 give or take one. / have
carried the chain for him many a
time and we younger men had to be
always on the lookout for him or he
We enjoyed his company, notwith-
standing he was my senior. He was
not overburdened with pride, so he was
sure that his horse was safe, ana gem
orally kept ont.
One evening we both got off the
train at Blackbird station. He had to
go through Blackbird where I lived
He had his team at the station. had
no team there and walked in He had
a man with him. and I started on while
they were loading up but they soon
passed me. l just thought to myself.
can beat you to Backbird, and ] will,
for that horse could make as much
time In mile as any horse ! ever
saw, so / kept close upbehind them
TIL we came TO a corner where l could
cut across the field, and get ahead of
them. and just before we got to Black
bird l slowed down. so as to let them
come up behind me again. and when
they passed me the second time
heard him say to his friend why I
thought we passed him once and I
don't suppose he ever knew how that
thing was done. He built the old home
at Walkers schoolhouse where he lived
till his death I'm October 1871 He had
one son, Henry. now of Philadelphia,
and three daughters. Mrs Thomas
Jones, Mrs. Peter G. Warner. and Mrs
William G. Deakync. all now Of Thor
ougfare Neck.
Cornelius Walker had two sons and
one daughter, and I think both Of the
sons proved 10 be mechanical engi-
neers. and ran steamers to Europe
Wilson w. Walker. the oldest of the
three half brothers married a daugh-
ter Of William Deakyne and had three
daughters. Mrs Andrew Collins of
Wilmington, Mrs. Enoch Alice Of Mid
dletown. and Miss Mary Walker of
Wilmington. He was a man of fine per
sonality and intelligence, a house car
penter by trade but served through
the rebellion as captain, and died. in
Odessa at the age of about 20.
Willard w, married a Miss Phoebe
Rust, daughter Of old Daddy Rust OF
Odessa. and they made a couple Of
the quietest people you ever saw and
had one daughter. William w mar
ried Miss sallie Webb, a daughter Of
Bose Webb and had six children, three
sons and three daughters. but they all
went off TO Philadelphia and / have
lost the run Of them.
Isaac left big family Tie was a
Methodist and large property holder
of his day and generation, and It was
sal dthat he caught his deaths sick
ness by stopping on his way home
from church on Sunday and pulling his
shoes and stockings off and washing
his feet in the ditch in winter time. I
know l rode on horseback with my
father to the vendue Of his personal
property I'm 1s45. He left seven sons
and two daughters, Henry r. was by
his first wife and the rest by his second
wife. Henry r. was a systematic and
model farmer. and very enterprising,
high and stylish liver, but not a
money eetter He built, and lived in
a fine home in the corner Of the road
leading to Fleming landing. but later
moved into Maryland near Cecilton
and wed and died near Middletown.
He had one son. Joseph r.. or Mid
dletown. one daughter died young and
another daughter, Mrs John Cos
griff Of Smyrna. is now living with
her daughter, Mrs PreGyman at 224
West Fourteenth street Wilmington.
John Walker the oldest son by the
second wife was a fine farmer but nc
a money getter Isaac. George an'
Charles were all farmers. But MART
F. was a money getter and accumu.
lated considerable property and die
on his farm at Armstrong; Corner, e.
1882 Dewitt, the youngest son, / thinl
Is still living in Philadelphia. Thf
oldest daughter married a Joseph Rat
lift, and died young. and the other,
Roda, married Captain John Cooper,
who lived and died I'm Thoroughfare
Neck. John Walker owned a nice
farm In the Neck and was a model
/ farmer. but later left the farm, and
Went 10 Philadelphia in the commits
sion business, where he did well and
died there. He was a nice kind OF a
man everybody seemed to like him
While he lived in the Neck he bought
himself a nice little pair of bay horses
and one of them showed speed. and Mr.
Walker concluded he would take him
to Philadelphia TO the fall races, and
on his way to the grounds from the
. boat. he encountered a horse and cart
which seemed to be impeding Mr.. Wal
ker's progress and pulled out TO go by
but the fellow driving the cart, seemed
TO recollect all at once that il was
county fair time and that they were
all going in the direction of the races
and that it was free country, and
that he had an old racer 10 his cart
and that was his day out and he had