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Below is a family biography included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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JAMES W. WALDEN, a prominent citizen of Ohio Township, is a native of Henderson County, Ky., born April 1, 1826, the third in a family of six children born to James and Katherine (McDermitt) Walden, who were natives respectively of Henderson County, Ky., and Montgomery County, Md., the father of Welsh and the mother of Irish descent. In about 1830 these parents moved to Illinois, where James W. was raised, remaining with them and assisting on the farm until twenty years of age. March 9, 1856, his marriage with Hulda A. Welden, who was a native of Kentucky, was solemnized and to their union five children have been born, these two now living: William M., who married Nora Hubbard, and Lucy P., unmarried. Mr. Walden has made farming his occupation through life and has been very successful in this pursuit, now owning 160 acres of well improved land in addition to property in the city of Evansville. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Walden having been a member since fifteen years of age. In politics he is a life-long Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 274 biographies included in The History of Warrick County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. For the complete description, click here: Warrick County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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