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Donation Land Claim #2127, Polk Co; Wellington B. Walker, born 1824, Wythe co, Va; Arrived Oregon Sept 1848; Settled Claim 15 June 1852; married Catharine 20 Sept 1849, Marion co, Oregon. Aff: A.J. Doak, John Phillip, Claiborne C. Walker, John N. Swift
1850 OR CENSUS – Wellington B. Walker (25y, b Virginia, occupation farmer) enumerated with Catharine (20y, b Illinois)
1860 OR CENSUS – W.B. Walker (36y, b Virginia, occupation farmer) enumerated with Catharine (31y, b Illinois), L.J. [Josephine] (7y, b Oregon), C.M. [Claiborne] (5y, b Oregon), Fanny (1y, b Oregon) and S.M. Purvine (19y, b Illinois, occupation farmer)
1870 OR CENSUS – W.B. Walker (46y, b Virginia, occupation cattle dealer) enumerated with Catherine (40y, b Illinois), Joseph (17y, b Oregon), Montgomery (14y, b Oregon), Fannie (12y, b Oregon), Jennie (9y, b Oregon) and Fiske (5y, b Oregon)
1880 WA CENSUS – Wellington Walker (54y, b Missouri, occupation stock raiser) enumerated with wife Catharine (51y, b Illinois), 4 children, all born in Oregon, Clayborn (26y, occupation stock raiser), Hannie (21y), Virginia B. (19y) and Fiske (14y) and 2 brothers [of Catherine], Nelson Purvine (45y, b Illinois) and Charles Purvine (35y, b Illinois)
1900 WA CENSUS – Wellington B. Walker (b Mar 1827, Virginia, married 51y, occupation farmer) enumerated with wife Catheren (b May 1829, Illinois, mother of 7 children, 5 living at time of census), son Fisk M. (b Nov 1865, Oregon, married 8y, occupation farmer), his wife Dora N. (b Dec 1865, Washington, mother of 3 children) and their 3 children, Routh T. (b Nov 1893, Washington), Mary M. (b Dec 1897, Washington) and Clayburn J. (b Sept 1899, Washington); also with family was brother-in-law [brother of Catherine] Nelson Purvine (b Mar 1835, Illinois, widowed, occupation teamster)
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