Hugh Wilson Walkinshaw and Charlotte Ralston
Husband Hugh Wilson Walkinshaw 1 2
Born: 27 Jul 1850 - near Saltsburg, Indiana Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: 19 Jun 1920 2 Buried:
Father: Joseph Walkinshaw (1803-1873) 1 3 4 Mother: Margaret B. Daugherty (1809- ) 3 4
Marriage: 4 Nov 1873 5
Wife Charlotte Ralston 3
AKA: Lotta M. Ralston,2 Lottie A. Ralston 5 Born: Christened: Died: 1899 2 Buried:
Father: L. W. Ralston ( - ) 5 Mother:
Children
1 M Lewis Clark Walkinshaw 2 5
Born: 24 Aug 1874 - Saltsburg, Indiana Co, PA 2 5 Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Bess J. Garvin ( - ) 6 Marr: 20 May 1909 6
2 M David R. Walkinshaw 5
Born: 14 Jan 1880 5 Christened: Died: Buried:
3 F Myrtle H. Walkinshaw 5
Born: 23 Jul 1885 5 Christened: Died: Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Hugh Wilson Walkinshaw
He received his education in the common schools and Elder's Ridge academy. He entered upon active life as a clerk for Stewart & Pierce, who were engaged in the mercantile business at Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. He was next employed as a teacher in the common schools for three years, and in June, 1871, was registered as a law student with Hon. Silas M. Clark, later Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. After his admission to the Indiana county bar, June 11, 1873, he was engaged for a short time at Brookville, then removed to Saltsburg in 1874, and was active in the practice of his profession for four years. In February, 1878, he came to Greensburg, opened a law office and continued to practice his profession.
For several years he served as school director, and was a member of the Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum, Free Masons. He was a member of the Baptist church and was also superintendent of the Sabbath school and treasurer of the Baptist church. He was a strong democrat.
1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 173.
2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 146.
3 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 388.
4 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 570.
5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 174.
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George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 147.
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