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Margaret Melissa Frain Walker

Birth	:	15 Oct 1842 Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Oct 1908 Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, England
Coordinate	:	51.5377790, -0.9017520
Description	:	Tipton Advertiser Nov. 1908 pg 3 Margaret Malisa Walker Margaret Malisa Walker, daughter of George and Mary Frain, was born in Iowa township, Cedar county, state of Iowa, October 15, 1842, where her parents settled in 1839, and erected a grist mill on what is now known as Pedee Creek. She was the youngest of seven children, three brothers and four sisters, Levi, Peter and John, Rachel, Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret all of who preceeded her to the better land, except her sister Mary, who resides in Macedonia, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Andrew H. Walker December 26, 1872. Mr.... Read More	Tipton Advertiser Nov. 1908 pg 3 Margaret Malisa Walker Margaret Malisa Walker, daughter of George and Mary Frain, was born in Iowa township, Cedar county, state of Iowa, October 15, 1842, where her parents settled in 1839, and erected a grist mill on what is now known as Pedee Creek. She was the youngest of seven children, three brothers and four sisters, Levi, Peter and John, Rachel, Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret all of who preceeded her to the better land, except her sister Mary, who resides in Macedonia, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Andrew H. Walker December 26, 1872. Mr. Walker had given the earlier part of his life to the service of his country being Lieutenant of Company D. and Captain of Company F. of the Eleventh Regiment of Iowa Infantry, he also served as a soldier in the Mexican war. To this union was born three children, George F. A., residing at Portland, Oregon, Mary Rebecca who died in infancy and Lulu May Walker residing at Marshalltown, Iowa, and holds the position of postmistress at the soldier's home at that city. Her husband Andrew H. Walker died July 12th, 1881 while the children were quite small. Mrs. Walker was a consistent member of the M.E. Church at Rochester, Iowa from the morning time of her life, she was also a member of the Womens Relief Corps. and a member of the Rebekah Lodge at Marshalltown. She resided in Cedar county nearly sixty years and the greater portion of the time at the village of Rochester holding the position of postmistress at the village for about ten years and also a member of the school board of the independent school district of that village for fourteen years during the most of that time she acted as secretary of the board. She in company with her daughter Lulu May moved to Marshalltown, June 26, 1903, and resided there until her decease, October 28, 1908. Short services were held at their cottage in Marshalltown at eight o'clock Friday morning the 30th conducted by Rev. M.N. Smith. J.W. Anderson, E.C. Jackson, Wm. Manley, J.J. Reedy and J.A. Traver all members of the Eleventh Iowa Infantry acted as pall bearers at that city. They left Marshalltown on the nine-twenty train arriving at Tipton about two o'clock in the afternoon of the 30th, from here the body was conveyed to her old home at the village of Rochester. The funeral was held in the church at Rochester at eleven o'clock the morning of the 31st conducted by Rev. Chas. Basham. The pall bearers being Fred Finefield, W.F. Horn, J.B. Anderson, D.D. Doty, Edward Cary, and Clinton Wood. She was laid to rest in the Rochester cemetery near the village she so dearly loved for her nativity. Henry Smith, a nephew of the deceased of Ames, Iowa attended the funeral. In account of distance and health of family her son George F.A. was not in attendance. [Thanks to Jacie for contributing this obituary]. Note: in this obituary it stated that Andrew Walker died on July 12, 1881... but in his obituary, the date was given as July 23, 1881.]

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Margaret Melissa Frain Walker's memorial is located at: St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, England.
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Margaret Melissa Frain Walker death on 28 Oct 1908 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 51.5377790
Longitude: -0.9017520

Family Members:

Parent

George Frain

(1795 - 1890)

Mary Painter Frain

(1798 - 1883)

Spouse

Capt Andrew Harmon “Andy” Walker

(1829 - 1881)

Siblings

Rachel Frain Goldbeck

(1820 - 1899)

Children

Mary Rebecca Walker

(1875 - 1877)

Lulu Mae Walker Hellyer

(1878 - 1932)

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Coordinate: 51.5377790, -0.9017520

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