Electa
Ann 'Licty'
(Minard) Walker
(1848- ? )
Electa Ann 'Licty' (Minard) Walker was born in March 1848 in Goshen Twp., Tuscarawas County, OH, the daughter of Solomon and Rebecca (Metzler) Minard. She and her husband were pioneers of Iowa.
As a young girl, Licty moved with her parents and siblings to Knox County, OH.
On May 28, 1868, in Knox County, Licty married Crawford Walker (1847- ? ). The ceremony was performed by Rev. J.H. Hamilton, who also oversaw the weddings of Licty's sisters Margaret and Elizabeth. The Walkers had two daughters, Mamie Walker and Angie Oliver.
Crawford was a farm laborer. Within two years of marriage, the Walkers migrated to Iowa, where they resided in Green Twp., Iowa County. There, their daughter Mamie Rice was born. Later, their daughter Angela Oliver was born in 1877.
At
some point, Licty sent a photographic portrait of Mamie and Angie, posed with Mamie's young daughter, to her brother Albert,
who was residing in Iowa. The photograph is seen at left, and today is in
the collection of Albert's descendants.
In 1900, when the federal census was taken, Electa was listed as widowed, and residing in Kirksville, Benton Twp., Adair County, IA. In her household was daughter Angie, who was a nurse. The census showed that Angie and her husband had resided in Missouri circa 1893, when their daughter 'Olley' Oliver was born.
By 1920, Electa and Angie had moved to Missouri, where they were living in Linn County. At the time, Angie was working as a laborer in a shoe factory.
At some point, Angie resided in Chillicothe, Livingston County, MO.
More will be added to this biography once additional research is done on the Walkers' lives.
Copyright © 2002, 2005 Mark A. Miner