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- Guelph City Directory
. 1890 - Walker, Edward, machinist, 301 East Ave. N
. 1889 - Walker, Edward, railroad employee, House xx Oliver off Queen.
. 1910 Jan 22 - St. Clair-Wexofrd Michigan Marriage Register #6601
Edward R Walker, Age 45/1865, Canada, Res. Detroit, Insurance Adjustor, Number of times married: TWO
s/o Margaret Mahler & Edward Walker,
married at Lawton, Michigan to Isabelle B Halstead [Holstead?], 28/ 1882, Lawton, MI., bookkeeper
d/o Spencer Halstead & Julia Whalen.
OBITUARY 1 & 2:
. 1912 - Ed Walker Drops Dead in a Cafe, Well known man about town victim of apoplexy. Was drinking with a women when the end came. A woman left Ed Walker's side at a table in a wine room yesterday afternoon, and Death unannounced stalked in and took her place. Ed R Walker, man about town, bon vivant and raconteur died suddenly from natural causes the coroner concluded. The end came in a dingy wine room at 289 Larned street.
He had money, lots of it and he spent it freely. So freely in fact that the gossips are saying today that Mrs Walker entered strenuous objections that he was gone.
... Three Women, his wife and mother & his companion at the tie of his death are prostrate by his death. At the home, 32 Palmer ave. east, the wife & mother refused to believe that a strange woman was with Walker when he dropped died in then wine room. She is a prominent socially and bears an untarnished reputation. Funeral of Walker will be held from the home Thursday.
Ref: Detroit News.
. 1912 Oct 1 Tues. - Dead In Wine Room, Woman Disappears, Well known Detroit man's body found in place over saloon.
Edward R Walker, 32 Palmer Ave West, well known Detroit insurance adjuster, wealthy clubman & one of the principal figures in a divorce suit a few years ago is dead under strange circumstances, a few minutes after being in the company of a fashionably dressed woman whose identity has not been discovered.
His death took place in a wine room over the saloon of James McCallum, 289 Larned St E, Mr. Walker had driven to the place in his automobile, accompanied by the woman & had order a drink. Ten minutes later when the spoon keeper returned to the room togged the empty glasses he found Walker, alone and dead, his body stretched on the floor.
He was a member of the firm of Craig, Wright, Walker & Arden with offices in the Majestic building.
corner Burgess on arrival made an examination of the body & decided that Walker died of apoplexy & that there was nothing usurious in the cause of death. Detective John Steinhebel, representing the police department in the investigation thereupon discontinued further inquiry.
Walker was divorced by his first wife Minnie Taylor Walker on Jan 19, 1910. She was prominent in Detroit society, a member of the Central Christian church & when the decree was granted, moved to Denver. This has been her residence since. A boy Vernon, now 18 years old, is the result of the union. It is understood that the divorce was mutually agreeable. The records show that there were married in Stanton, Mich. Walker's marriage to his 2nd & last wife took place about 2 months are the divorce was granted. She was formerly a stenographer employed by Frank Smith at the Winton garage.
Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette, published 1912.10.2. - - -
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1864 - 1912 (48 years)