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William W. Walker II and Alma R. Snyder |
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1 William W. Walker II of Springwater NY circa 1875. Courtesy of Donna Walker. |
2 Alma R. Snyder of Springwater NY circa 1945. Alma was the wife of William W. Walker II. Courtesy of Donna Walker. |
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3 Alma R. Snyder of Springwater NY circa 1854. Alma was the daughter of Nelson F. Snyder and Polly G. Ingalsbe. Courtesy of Donna Walker. |
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The Family of William W. Walker II and Alma R. Snyder Walker |
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The Parents of William W. Walker II William P. Walker I and Mercy Gates Walker
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The Parents of Alma R. Snyder Nelson F. Snyder and Polly G. Ingalsbe Snyder
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Gates Family Tree
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Ingalsbe Family Tree
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Marriages of William W. Walker II Marriage to Alma R. Snyder in 1875
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Marriages of Alma R. Snyder Marriage to William W. Walker II in 1875
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Lost Engagement Ring Found after 60 Years From the Genesee Country Express, 21 May 1942. Wayland - Mrs. Alma Walker, now almost 89 years old, who lost her engagement ring over 60 years ago, has had it restored to her by her grandson, Erwin Walker II, who found it this week while operating a tractor on the farm which has remained continuously in the Walker family. 
Mrs. Walker was, as she now recalls, working butter and her ring - on the first finger as was then the custom - annoyed her. She handed it to her three-year-old son Erwin I to keep for her. Both forgot the ring temporarily, and later it could not be found. Just this week when her grandson, also named Erwin, was operating the tractor, he saw the gleam of the gold circlet. Evidently the first Erwin had lost it when going into the field where his father was presumably ploughing - and so through the years it had rested in the “good earth.” The ring is unharmed in any way and the inscription “Willie” is as legible as when the young man’s grandfather rode horseback to Dansville to have his name engraved thereon for that is what Alma Snyder, then 16, desired on her ring. They were married Dec. 31, 1875 - and the little lady recalls that New Years was a warm and lovely day. That Erwin Walker I, now deceased, grew to manhood and had several sons, the youngest of whom is his namesake, and who found the ring and restored it to his grandmother, placing it on the first finger as she held it up. But the ring, now a bit too snug, as she fondly looked at it and him, she returned to him because - “Well, I wanted to know now that he has it.”
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The Obituary of William W. Walker II 1858 - 28 January 1900 From the Steuben Courier, January 1900. Wayland - Our community was shocked Sunday evening to learn that William Walker had died on the street on his way home from services in M.E. church. He had not been in robust health for some time, but lately had greatly improved and seemed to be in a fair way to a restoration of his health. He had attended services at the M.E. church and was on his way home on Sullivan street, when a friend walking with him noticed that he was breathing with difficulty. Mr. Walker said he was out of breath and would sit for a moment, and asked this friend to go for a glass of water. Before the friend returned Mr. Walker had died, heart disease causing his death. Mr. Walker had recently moved into the village from Springwater, but his entire life was spent near here, where he was highly esteemed.
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The Obituary of Alma R. Snyder Walker 29 July 1853 - 29 January 1945 No obituary found.
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The Burial of William W. Walker II Ashley Cemetery in Springwater NY
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The Burial of Alma R. Snyder Walker Ashley Cemetery in Springwater NY
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Newspaper articles from FultonHistory.com |