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==Walker family==
* James Walker '''+1956''' (b. 1878 New Cumnock, Scot. - d. 1956 Ind., PA), son of Mungo Walker (1855-1939 New Cumnock, Scot.) & Mary Archer Walker-Black (b. 1858 Dalmellington, Ayr, Scot. - d. 1908 New Cumnock, Scot.). Lived in the Homer City area since 1922.
** Henrietta S. Walker Bruno (b. 1922 Lucerne Mines, Ind., PA - d. 2011 Homer City, Ind., PA). Husband: Sando Richard Bruno (1923-2006 Homer City, PA), son of Anthony Bruno (b. 1895 San Pier Niceto, Italy - d. 1974 Ind., PA) & Rosetta Bruno (b. 1900 Canoe, Ind., PA - d. 1992 Homer City, PA).
** Thomas Black "Tam" Walker (1924-1965 Lucerne Mines, PA). Wife: Jessie Lou Clawson Walker (b. 1929 Black Lick Village, Burrell, Ind., PA), daughter of Harry Thomas Clawson (b. 1904 Salem, Westmoreland, PA - d. 1948 Ashtabula, OH) & Gertrude Alice Milliken Clawson-Gilchrist (b. 1908 Ind, PA - d. 1973 Brooklyn, Kings, CA). WWII Navy vet., employed by the PA Dept of Highways.
** John Walker '''+1947-1969+''' (b. 1927 Lucerne Mines1903 Philadelphia, PA - d. 1989 Ind.1991 Longport, PANJ). Wife: Emily Carruthers Walker '''+1947-1969+''' (b. 1906 [[Northern Ireland]] - d. 1998 [[Longport Gospel Hall Home, NJ|Longport]], NJ), daughter of George Carruthers (b. 1866 Lisnaskea, Fermanagh Co., N.I.) & Esther "Essie" Coulter Carruthers (b. 1880 Mulafad, Fermanagh, N.I.). George & Essie Carruthers were Episcopalian thru 1911.*** TIG 1991-6-11: "John Walker, 87, Longport, N.J., formerly of Indiana, died Fri. June 7, 1991, at Gospel Hall Home, Longport. The son of William John and Jennie Walker, he was born Dec. 28, 1903, in Philadelphia. Having resided in Cheltenham for more than 20 years, Mr. Walker later moved to Indiana County and served in the ministry. He was a graduate of Philadelphia College of the Bible, formerly Bible Institute of Pennsylvania and Reformed Episcopal Seminary. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Walker was employed at [https://www.stausaonline.com/ McCreary Tire and Rubber Co.] (now Specialty Tires of America), Indiana, for more than 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Emily Carruthers Walker; one sister Mabeil Walker Wheatley, Greenville, NC; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services were held Mon. June 10, at Gospel Hall Home." *** TIG 1998-4-7: "Emily Walker, 91, formerly of Indiana, died Sunday, April 5, 1998, in Longport, [[New Jersey|NJ]]. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the [[Longport Gospel Hall Home, NJ|Gospel Hall Home]] in Longport. Interment will be in the Laurel Memorial Park in Pomona, NJ. Funeral arrangements are being conducted by the Jeffries & Keates Funeral Home in Northfield, NJ."
*** 1950 handyman @ Eil Mfg. Co. 1950-1956+ lived @ Houk Hotel, 936 Phila. St. As per the [https://www.nga.gov/collection/provenance-info.9237.html#biography National Gallery of Art], the Houk Hotel was founded by John Houk, and for the hotel he purchased "an 1885 genre picture of a flax scutching bee" from "naive painter" Linton Park (1826-1906), which is now with the NGA.