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Kruchten, Nick P.

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St. Cloud State University The Repository at St. Cloud State WPA Biographic Summaries University Archives 10-7-1936 Walker, George J. (1865 - ) Nick P. Kruchten Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wpabio Recommended Citation Kruchten, Nick P., "Walker, George J. (1865 - )" (1936). WPA Biographic Summaries. 1362. https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/wpabio/1362 This Interview is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at The Repository at St. Cloud State. It has been accepted for inclusion in WPA Biographic Summaries by an authorized administrator of The Repository at St. Cloud State. For more information, please contact tdsteman@stcloudstate.edu. AL~_B, qEORGE J. Fi e o .lJ.::J.:f:Oe Geor e J . a ker a bo rn Febr a ry 5 , 18 5 in Horic on , · 1sc _sin , son of Johns. n , Lydia al e r , both parent s were natives of ew Yor .. tate . eor e J. Jal er rec e ive his e r1y educ at i on in t gra e school o f Horicon , 1iscons in, an r ft er completin th eight gra _.e , he atten e ni t so ool ""'or few ~er ~, and · ork ing at if·erent od jo s uri g t e day . After c omple~ing school Geor e J. ralrer sterte t o or or t e ri wauke e Railroa ompany where he s e ~ oyeo fo r overt elve ye rs , eavin the , ilw U.Kee R il,- ay h e st rte t wo r f o r t e Soo Line, ere he as e nnl oyer · or ten year ~ • .. Aft er wor ing for t e Soo Li e i r ad ten e rs George J • . alker .eci e t o go in us iness for i L-welf , o he went t o ort Da.kota where he operat e true n ~ transfe r 11ne. Aft e r nine years int i s u i ss in ~ rt Da ota, eorge J ., preferril!g railroad ork , ca e t int Cloud , i nnes ta, ere e starte to or for e Grea t orthern Rai ay Co pany. r • . a ker e ployed b tis co mpany fort enty-four ye rs n etire A:ril , 1936. Georae J. · l ke r states t ton arc 18 , 1936 e ? C J. - et fifty- s i ~ ye~r s of railro dina , t i ti e he r an ~- r ,i __ or t irt - eight e-r , an never as i c Lr ~ed or e ate_ t e co mpanie rul es . r vio1 e i ,')n of Gea r e J. , l l er ma rri e in ~i nr eapolis , i n- qota Decembe Sl, 18 9 t o Clara A. Lincol , a ...) ter f Dur a. in_e B. an R .. y Li coln. The f ther , Durlaine B. Li coln, was a iative of Ver ont t e lo . e r a nativ of ic igan, the __ ... a,.a ily came to · i nneapolis in 1 80 . Du.rl ine B. Li ... coln i ed i 189 an . Ruby Lincoln ie _ in ... 9 7, bot _ parents a re burie in La~e Cemetery , inneaool i s , i nnesota. To George an . r a A. (Li nc ln) lker were b0 rn ou c L .. _re 1:-Del a , rs . J ohn Babtie of iou .. ·Falls , Sou.th Dakot ; arjory of Saint innesota; Fe ne of Lo s rs . Fre Denchfie , of Jorthin- ton , inne ot a . J ohn s. alker ied in July, 1865 an wa urie~ in Horicon , co s in. L y i al er died in 191 e burie ~ in Pasa en , C lifornia. George J. an Clara • (Lincoln) al er .re 11 vin in their family home t 239 24th venue orth, a int l Inte vie Date: October 7 , 1 36 By: . • P. ~uc ten Pubic tin Grante FROM THE RECORDS II THE STEARNS COtJllTY COURT HOUSE FOR THE GEORGE J 1 WALKER BIOG~Y IO LEGAL RECORDS I:I THE STEARNS OOUITY COURT BOUSI 

Walker, George J. (1865 - )

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Walker, George J. (1865 - )

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