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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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NATHAN B. WALDEN, a well-known old settler of Ohio Township, was born January 22, 1813, in Henderson County, Ky. He is the third in a family of ten children born to Nathan and Sarah (Lambert) Walden, who are natives of Virginia, from whence they removed to the Blue Grass State at an early day. Our subject was reared to years of maturity in his native county, receiving but a limited education. In 1828 he visited a half-sister in Indiana and in the fall of 1838 came to Warrick County to reside permanently. The year following he entered eighty acres of land and shortly thereafter made an addition of eighty acres. October 11, 1836, Maria Hines became his wife and the following named of the three children born to them are yet living: Sarah (Mrs. William Matthews) and Amanda (Mrs. William Donaldson). The mother dying September 8, 1843, Mr. Walden married Martha J. (Le Masters) Martin December 8, 1845, and the following of their seven children are now living: Ruth A. (Mrs. Wesley Duncan), Eli L. (who married Lucy Duncan), Jordan L. (wedded Elizabeth Summers), Martha J. (Mrs. James Purdue) and Eva. Mrs. Walden is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Walden is a Republican—formerly a Whig—and belongs to the Baptist Church.

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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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