James
Preston
(Preston)
Walker
Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mildred (Whitehead) Jones
— married
27 Dec 1905 in Prince Edward Island, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 30
in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2019
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Biography
Preston was born in 1883 in Prince Edward Island. Preston Walker and Mildred Whitehead married about 1902. On July 12 1906 he was a visitor in the Robert & Isabel Cairns home in Lamerton, Alberta. Preston Walker.[1] By 1911 they lived in Lacombe, Alberta where Preston was a carpenter. [2]
- "James Preston Walker died at his home here on the 6th inst., after a lingering illness extending over a number of years. He was in his thirty-first year. The funeral took place on Sunday to Lacombe cemetery, the service at the Presbyterian church and at the graveside being conducted by Rev. M. White. Deceased leaves a wife and family of small children to mourn the loss of husband and father."
He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906, 17, Strathcona, Alberta; Page: 34; Family No: 275; Ancestry, 2006.
- ↑ 1911 Census of Canada 16 - Lacombe, Red Deer, Alberta; Page: 13; Family No: 122; Ancestry, 2006, citing Library and Archives Canada.
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial 123018637 and citing Lacombe Guardian, August 15, 1913
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