I was mistaken the biography labels Deborah Cadwallader's brother as a general.  I'll have to take a look see if that is true. Sincerely Norman Kincaide ----- Original Message ---- From: Peter A. Kincaid <7kincaids@primus.ca> To: kincaid@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 3:08:52 PM Subject: [KINCAID] Maxwell Kinkead descendant Came across this biography of interest. HON. MAXWELL K. WALKER, a leading merchant of Mission Creek and also an extensive stock buyer and feeder, is the scion of an excellent family, being the son of William Walker, who was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., and married Miss Maria Kinkead, a native of Blair County, that State. The paternal grandfather, John Walker, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated to America prior to the Revolutionary War, locating in Huntingdon County. Before coming to America he had served as a soldier in the British Army, and engaged in many important battles, among them the siege of Londonderry. In Pennsylvania he occupied himself as an hotel-keeper at Alexandria. He was a great admirer of the principles of Masonry, and one of the first men to organize a lodge of this fraternity in the Keystone State, becoming one of its leading men. He spent the remainder of his life in Huntingdon County, dying in 1816, at the age of eighty years.   On the mother's side of the house Grandfather Maxwell Kinkead, also a native of Ireland, was a descendant of the famous Maxwell family, of County Down, and upon coming to America likewise located in Huntingdon County, settling at Yellow Springs. He did good service in the Continental Army, receiving an officer's commission. He was a man of high character, more than ordinarily intelligent, and occupied many positions of trust and responsibility, finally being chosen to represent his district in the State Legislature. He departed this life in 1842, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife was Miss Deborah Cadwallader, a lady of Welsh descent and of an excellent old Quaker family. Her brothers served in the Revolutionary War, one of them as a General.   William Walker was born in 1804, and on approaching manhood occupied himself largely as a hunter until his marriage. He then engaged in mercantile business at Petersburg and other places in Pennsylvania. He finally removed from Huntingdon to Blair County, thence to Davenport, Iowa, in 1851, purchasing land, in the vicinity of which that city was afterward built up. He became the owner of 360 acres, which under his careful management became quite valuable. Finally, selling out, he removed to Kellogg, and made his home with a daughter there until his death, which took place in 1885, when he was eighty-one years old. The mother survived her husband one year, dying in 18861 at the age of eighty. Mr.. Walker had been an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for many years, and Superintendent of the Sunday-school. He was indeed one of the pillars, ever yielding to it a cheerful and liberal support.   To the parents of our subject there were born eight children, namely: Eliza, who died when about thirty-five years old; Maxwell K., our subject; Catherine; Deborah; David, who died in infancy; Charles, a resident of Decatur County, Kan.; Sally and Howard, both deceased.   The subject of this sketch was born in Blair's Gap, Blair Co., Pa., on the 4th of December, 1841, and received a common-school education. He was a lad ten years of age when his parents removed to Ohio, and recalls the fact that they made the trip mostly by water. He was reared amid the quiet scenes of country life, and was taught at an early age to make himself useful around the homestead. When a youth of twenty years he attended school one term at Vermillion, Ohio, then, returning to Iowa, remained there a time, then repaired to Fulton, Ill., and entered the Western Union College, where he pursued his studies also one year. At the expiration of this time, the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted in the service, in Company D, of the 20th Iowa Infantry, and was under the command of Gen. Schofield, going all through the Missouri campaign. He met the enemy at Prairie Grove, and was in various other skirmishes until the troops concentrated at Vicksburg, and he engaged with his comrades in the siege of the city. In July they proceeded to Yazoo, and were thereafter at Jackson, wintering in Texas. Mr. Walker entered the service as a private, and was mustered out an Orderly Sergeant. He was proffered a Lieutenant's commission, and declined. He received his honorable discharge at the close, and was mustered out of service at Clinton, Iowa, in July, 186.5, nearly three years from the time of his enlistment.   Upon retiring from the army Mr. Walker resumed farming in Iowa for three years. Then, desirous of becoming further advanced in his studies, he returned to Vermillion Institute, taking the classical course of two years. Afterward he taught school near Clarksville, Ark., one year. Later we find him at Pittsburgh in the employ of the Pullman Palace Car Company as a conductor, which post he held for a period of three years. He then engaged in the grocery trade at Davenport one year, when he was caught by the panic of 1874, and withdrew.   Mr. Walker was married in Ashland, Ohio. Jan. 8, 1874, to Miss Elizabeth J. Sloan. This lady was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., and received a good education, being graduated from Vermillion Institute, afterward occuping (sic) herself as a teacher in Ashland County, Ohio, for a number of years.   Mr, Walker in the spring of 1874 came to this State, locating at Beatrice, where he lived for a time, and thence came to Mission Creek. He purchased his stock of general merchandise, in which he rapidly built up a good trade, and that same year was appointed Postmaster, which office he held until December, 1882. In 1882 he purchased 160 acres of land on section 27, an uncultivated tract, from which he has built up a good farm, effecting modern improvements, and from which he now realizes a good income. The farm is especially well watered by a never-failing spring, and is largely devoted to live stock, including cattle and swine. His thoroughbred Short-horns are the admiration of the country around, and among his horses may be found some of the finest animals in this region. In his store Mr. W. carries a $1,000 stock of goods, comprising everything in his line suitable for the village or country household.   After filling many other positions of trust and responsibility, Mr. Walker in 1882 was elected to represent his county in the Legislature by a large majority on the Republican ticket, and was one of the original eight who selected Gen. Manderson for the United States Senate. Socially, he belongs to the A. O. U. W. at Davenport, is a charter member of the G. A. R. at Pawnee City, and in religious matters is identified with the Presbyterian Church at Liberty. In politics, it is hardly necessary to state he is a stanch supporter of Republican principles. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/pbjp/pages/bajp0076.htm Peter A. 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