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Note: May 7, 1887 News Miner The family of Mr. Walker, who was killed recently in the Idahoan Mine, arrived this morning from Illinois and went to Bullion where they probably will remain.
Copy of Birth Certificate in posession of Carol Downard. Great Grand Daughter
Copy of Death Certificate in possession of Carol Downard. Census Records from San Bruno Archives: U.S. 1850 Illinois, Jo Davies Co., Vinegar Hills U.S. 1860 Wisconsin " " U.S. 1870 Wisconsin " " U.S. 1880 Illinois, Jo Davies, Galena U.S. 1900 Idaho, Blaine, Hailey Hailey Times News
NOBLE WOMAN ENTERS INTO HER REWARD Mrs. Mary Walker, one of the most beloved women of this section passes away at advanced age. Life filled with good deeds and precious memories.
Shortly after daylight Thursday morning, February 9, Mrs. Mary Walker died at her home in Hailey, where she lived surrounded by a number of her
loved ones and death was not unexpected as it has been known for several
days that the end was near.
Mary Gavin was born in Manchester, England, July 11, 1842. At the age of eight years with her parents she came to the United States and the family
settled near Vinegar Hills, Illinois, where she grew to womanhood, and when
almost 18 years of age, was married to Thomas W. Walker of East Galena, IL.
Here the young couple set up their home, each doing their share in making
the home a haven of rest and comfort and peace for the other. Here the
children were born until ten had come to bless the union. These children
were early taught to honor and respect their parents and to give full and
implicit obedience to both father and mother.
In 1882, Thomas W. Walker came to Hailey, having been drawn here by the accounts of the great gold and silver mines. He engaged actively in mining
and while working on the Idahoan at Bullion was instantly killed
April 9, 1887 by the premature explosion of a blast.
The news of the death of Mr. Walker was a crushing blow to the wife and children who were at that time packing their household effect in East
Galena to move to Hailey to make their future home. The news did not deter
the wife from the plan laid out for her by the husband and in May 1887, Mrs.
Walker and children came to Hailey where they have since resided. During
these years, Mrs. Walker has been active and alert in business matters and in
overseeing the home and rearing and directing the welfare of the children.
She always manifested a keen interest in all that concerned them and their
joys were her joys and their sorrows were her personal griefs. With this
close comradship through the years it is not surprising that the children
rise up to call her blessed and say of her now that she is gone, "There is
nothing to say except that she was the best mother that ever lived."
Mrs. Walker was ill last year for some time but rallied and for some months had been quite comfortable until two months ago when she suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis, and since that time she has failed rapidly and
the end came peacefully as she slept Thursday morning, February 9.
Mrs. Walker is survived by one son, Thomas W. Walker, of the North Star Mine, and eight daughters: Mrs. George Erwin of Nampa,
Mrs. Margaret Sutherland, Mrs. Sam Brooks, Mrs. Fred Nitschke, all of Hailey,
Mrs. Leo Cramer of Salt Lake City, Mrs. George Brooks and Mrs. T.E.
Kittsmiller of Hailey. Two years ago the first death in the family
occured, when a daughter, Mrs. Ella Boyd, was claimed by death and on
March 28, 1921, a son, William walker, died in Hailey. Mrs. Walker is
also survived by one sister, Mrs. Sarah Gray of Chicago, and one
brother, Simon Gavin of Eureka, utah. She is also survived by twenty six
grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Since her last illness, Mrs. Walker has been deprived of the ability to converse with her loved ones and was unable to see them. Tenderly
she was nursed and cared for and the sweet spirit is gone and her presence
will be sadly missed. But it is not night where she is gone and there is
no pain there and, as much as she was loved, her loved ones would not call
her back to suffer here and grope in darkness.
She was a devout member of the Catholic church and the funeral will be held from that church on Saturday, February 11, at 2 o'clock.
A life has not been lived in vain when it leaves behind the priceless legacy of love and unselfish service that Mrs. Walker has left.
When a life like that of Mrs. Mary Walker passes out, it is not the family alone that mourns but it is the entire community where she has
lived so long and so weel that grieves.
To her, death was but the release from suffering here to enter into rest over there. This paper and the many friends extend sympathy to the family
but it also congratulates them on having such a mother and such a grandmother
to love and to honor and respect.
May 7, 1887
The family of Mr. Walker who was killed recently in the Idahoan Mine arrived this morning from Illinois and went to bullion where they
probably will remain.
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