Source: Oswego Palladium Times, 1882
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Mrs. Alvah Walker, mother of Dr. Mary Walker, died at Oswego Sunday night, aged 80. She was a cousin of Robert O. Ingersoll
Source: The Syracuse Standard, April 27, 1887
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Alvah and Vesta Whitcomb Walker came to Oswego in August, 1832, they had four daughter, Vesta, Aurora, Luna and Cyunthia. Alvah built a house and barn on 33 acres of land on the Bunker Hill Road. A fifth daughter, Mary Edwards, was born three months later on Nov. 26. Alvah Walker believed women should have an education and career. Since there was no school in Oswego Town, he built one on his property. The sisters attended school, then Mary went to the Falley Seminary in Fulton, and onto medical school.
Source: Oswego Palladium Times, 1882
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Mrs. Alvah Walker, mother of Dr. Mary Walker, died at Oswego Sunday night, aged 80. She was a cousin of Robert O. Ingersoll
Source: The Syracuse Standard, April 27, 1887
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Alvah and Vesta Whitcomb Walker came to Oswego in August, 1832, they had four daughter, Vesta, Aurora, Luna and Cyunthia. Alvah built a house and barn on 33 acres of land on the Bunker Hill Road. A fifth daughter, Mary Edwards, was born three months later on Nov. 26. Alvah Walker believed women should have an education and career. Since there was no school in Oswego Town, he built one on his property. The sisters attended school, then Mary went to the Falley Seminary in Fulton, and onto medical school.
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Wife of Alvah Walker, mother of Dr. Mary S. Walker, aged 85 years
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