Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... 
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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Jonas WALKER, farmer; P. O. Du Page; was born in Worcester. Co, Mass., April 5, 
1817; he is the son of James and Sally (BREWER) WALKER; he left home at the age 
of 13 years and engaged at farm labor at $8 per mouth; previous to his majority 
he worked two years in the city of Worcester in a wire-factory; in 1838, he came 
West and located in Greene (now Jersey) Co., IL, where he engaged in farming for 
six years; in the fall of 1844, he came to Lockport, Will Co., and entered the 
employ of Hiram NORTON, hauling flour to Chicago and brining back goods; this he 
followed two years; he then opened up and improved the farm now owned by S. WILSON, 
and remained three years; he also opened up a farm on Sec. 16, Lockport Twp.; he 
lived in Lockport Twp., at various points, till 1855, when he moved to Du Page 
Twp., and bought a quarter-section about one mile sonth of his present residence; 
in March, 1859, he located on his present farm.  May 6, 1840, he was married to 
Pualina H. JUDD, a native of Indiana; nine sons and three daughters have been born 
to them - Henry, James, Charles, Pemelia, George, Clara, Hiram and Harley (twins), 
William, Walter, May and Albert; of these Henry, James and Albert are dead. Owns 
260 acres in Will Co., and eighty acres in Iroquois Co. Has held the office of 
Road Commissioner five years, and also the office of Town Trustee.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.