Brief Life History of Harry Emmet
When Harry Emmet Walker was born on 20 December 1871, in Remington, Carpenter Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States, his father, Henry Harrison Walker, was 31 and his mother, Helen Maria Reed, was 27. He married Myrtle Blossom Minor on 10 June 1902, in Berlin Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died on 21 June 1937, in Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Harry E Walker, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harry E. Walker, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Hary E Walker in household of Henry H Walker, "United States Census, 1880"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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