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From: "Charles W. Carey" <>
Subject: Re: [INMONROE] John Findley Walker
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 22:20:26
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.1.20010602155446.00bbfe60@bluemarble.net>


At 17:41 6/2/2001 -0500, Randi wrote:
>Bloomington (IN) Weekly Telephone, June 25, 1882, p. 3. NOTE: Obit notes
>that Walker died in 1881, my guess is that he really died in 1882.
>
>DEATH OF THE OLDEST PRINTER IN THE STATE, HAVING WORKED AT THE CASE FOR
>OVER 50 YEARS
>
>Died--In Bloomington, Ind., June 18th, 1881, John Findley Walker, aged 69
>years, 4 months 14 days...

John Finley WALKER was my g-g-grandfather. He did indeed die on June 18,
1881, according to an obituary which appeared in the Bloomington Courier
for June 25, 1881. I have never seen the obituary quoted in Randi's
message. Either it ran on the first anniversary of his death, or else Randi
mis-read the date on the newspaper from which she transcribed it. Anyway, I
thought I'd set the record straight. Thank you, Randi, for finding and
sharing this little gem of an article.

Chuck Carey

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