Source: Hudson Post 29 Nov. 1901 Walter Pixley died November 22, 1901, age 76. Born February 25, 1824 in Monroe County New York. He married Mary Jane Richards in 1952. She died January 8, 1856. To them were born 2 children, one of whom, A. W. Pixley, who resides at Coldwater, is still living. After the death of his wife, Mr. Pixley went to California and spent the next 13 years in the gold fields. He came back to Michigan and married Sophrona Borroughs, February 2, 1869. To them was born 1 child, Ervin A., who died at the age of 18 months.