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The Family Garden
Notes
Benjamin Franklin HANSON
Benjamin was 33 years old and had been married three times when he married Charlotte Josephine Rogers, 16 years old. All three of his wives had died. The Rogers family, the Huff families, the Hanson families and the Radford families all lived in the same area of PerryCounty, Alabama.
Four of the children of B.F. and Charlotte Josephine Rogers Hanson died with diphtheria:
William Thomas on 20 Oct 1897
Nora Helen on 17 Jan 1899
Bennie on 18 Jan 1899
Stella on 4 Oct 1899
All of these children are buried in the Black Hills Cemetery, northwest of Corsicana. Benjamin is also buried in the Black Hills Cemetery beside his children, Willim Thomas, Nora Helen, Bennie and Stella.
*Source: Personal knowledge of his grandaughter, Edna Lorena Hanson Karnes.
Data from Louise Birchfield, 1996. He died of dysentery.
Documents in my possession for Benjamin Franklin Hanson:
30 Jan 1878 - Abstract of Marriage Record
B. F. Hanson, age 25, and Mary A. McDearman, age 19, White Co, AR
Martin Luther WALKER
1870 Census, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Martin L. Walker, age 25, Occupation: Farm Labor, Value of Real Estate: $600, born in New Hampshire
Lizze M., wife, age 23, Occupation: Keeping House, born in Vermont
Lewis, age 2
Clarence, age 3 months
1880 Cenus, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, p. 303B
Martin L. Walker, age 35, born NH, both parents born NH,
Farmer
Elizabeth, age 33, born NH, both parents born NH,
keep house
Clarence, son, age 10 works on farm
Robert W., son, age 8, born NH
Arthur M., son, age 6, born NH
Amy L., daughter, age 4, born NH
Lucia E., daughter, age 3, born NH
Lizzie E., daughter, age 3, born NH
Walter E., son, age 1, born NH
1900 Cenus, Cornish, Sullivan County, NH
Martin L. Walker, husband, b. Feb., 1845, in NH, age 55, both parents born in NH., Occupation: Farmer, number of years of marriage: 33
Elizabeth M., wife, b. Apr 1847 in Vermont, age 53, father born in NH, mother born in Vermont, occupation: keeping house, number of years of marriage: 33, 12 children born to this mother, 11 living in 1900.
Clarence C., son, b. Feb 1870, age 30, "at college"
Herman L., son, b. Sep 1881, occupation: Farm Labor
Ina J., dau, b. Nov 1884
Marven?, son, b. Oct 1886
Zelia D., dau, Oct 1889
NOTES: All children born in New Hampshire, Father born in New Hampshire, mother born in Vermont. Martin has 2 farms listed as mortgaged in farm schedule 65. All members of the family are listed as being able to read/write and speak English. Research Note: Son Herman was buried in Edson Cemetery, Lowell, Mass. An 1849 description of Cornish, NH: First Settlers. Emigrants from Massachusetts, in 1765. Did the Walkers come from Mass and that is why Herman was buried there?
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nh/sullivan/cornish/cornish1849.txt
1855 description of Cornish:
This town (sic...Cornish) was granted, June 21, 1763, to Rev. Samuel McClintock and 69 others. It was settled in 1765 by emigrants chiefly from Sutton, Massachusetts.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nh/sullivan/cornish/cornish1855.txt
Marven WALKER
This may not be his name. It came from the 1900 Census record of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire. The writing on his name is very difficult to read....this is my best guess. Corrections are welcome!!
Dr. Clarence Clayton WALKER
He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1898.
*Source: Dartmouth Alumni Association
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Dr. Clarence Clayton Walker passed away September 29 in Geneseo, N. Y. Dr. Walker was born in Cornish, N. H. February 15, 1870, one of six brothers and five sisters. He prepared for college at Kimball Union Academy, A. B Dartmouth 1898; George Washington University, M. D. 1901; D. V. S United States College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1906.
Her married Lily B. Bert at Baltimore, M.D. in 1901. In college: class football team 1894, 1895; second team varsity football. He was called affectionately, "Baldy" by his classmates. John Bunyan in his immortal allegory, Pilgrim's Progress, has well-described "Baldy" Walker in his character Faithful. "Baldy" Walker was one of the most beloved men in the class of 1898. F. W. Perkins has just sent to the Secretary the tribute below:
"'Baldy' Walker was most loyal in whatever he undertook, and, while not an easy, general mixer, fellowship meant a lot to him. By extreme intensive faithfulness he made a good end for the Dartmouth football team. He was the same good soldier as a Spanish War Volunteer. I knew 'Baldy' Walker very well. He had a difficult time financially while in college, was always one of those most glad to be there. I know that he liked us all."
*Source: Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, March 1939.
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The following is from the Dartmouth Office of Alumni Records, dated 29 Mar 1924 requesting an update for the next release of the Dartmouth General Catalogue:
The attached clipping is your condensed biographical record as published in the General Catalogue of 1911:
Walker, Clarence Clayton, M. D., George Washington Univ., 1901, D.V.S., U. S. Coll. Vet. Surg., 1906. b. 15 Feb 1870, Cornish, N. H. Prof. Pat. and Histology, U. S. Coll. Vet. Surg., 1902-1908, Veterinary Inspector, Bureau Animal Indus., Dept. Agr. Physician
Present Occupation: Federal Veterinary Inspector
Address: 131 East William St., Bath, N. Y.
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Dartmouth Alumni Association, form entitled "Preliminary War Record of Dartmouth Men"
Name: Clarence C. Walker Class of: 1898
Born: 1870, Feb. 15
Name of father, if living: Martin L. Walker
Address of same: Winder ??, Vermont
Married: Yes, June 1, 1901 in Baltimore, MD
To whom: Lily B. Bert
Exact nature of occupation at outbreak of war: Veterinary Inspector, bureau of Animal Industry, Field work, conserving stock industry
Name of concern with which connected: Department of Agriculture
Brief resume of previous work since graduation: Clerk ___ office, Judicial Clerk Penim? Office & with Bureau of Animal ___ 10 yrs.
What was your previous military or naval experience and rank? Served as a private in the Spanish American War, 1898 for 6 months.
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