Settler of township lots: Lots 3, 4 & 5, Conc. 4, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 101 acre Lot 5, Conc. 4 east of Kushog Lake including Northern Lights Dr.

Land acquisition: 1922 to William Howard Walker. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 13, 23, & 31).

Other land:

• Lot 4, Conc. 3, Stanhope: 1920 from Alexander McConnell for $1,500.  Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 16). Note this lot does not exist in the Haliburton GIS - it would be in the middle of Kushog Lake.
• Lot 1, Conc. 13, Minden: 1881 from James H Hewitt. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 188).
• Lot 3, Conc. 12, Minden: 1894 from William Gainer for $283. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 6).

Dates of residency: 

• 1867 Birth of Brother Thomas Walker (1867–1937) Anson, Ontario
• 1893 Minden Township Directory: W J  Walker, Minden 
• 1911 Marriage Elizabeth Davies (1864–) Haliburton

Interesting facts:

When Buck's hotel was rebuilt following its fire [1890 Minden's main street] William John Walker was one of the carpenters. Source: In Quest of Yesterday by Nila Reynolds. Published by The Provisional County of Haliburton, Minden, Ontario 1973 pg. 229

First landowner: 1874 Joseph Pritchard

Succeeding landowner: 1922 William Howard Walker

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• William John Walker, b. 9 Jan 1867, Ontario
  Parents:
  • William Walker, b. Abt 1832, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 11 Jun 1911, Minden (Age ~ 79 years)
  • Rebecca Coulter,  b. Abt 1846, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 27 Mar 1899, Minden (Age ~ 53 years)
• 1. Elizabeth Davies, 1864-
• 2, Sarah Newell, b. Abt 1855, d. 16 Apr 1907, Anson (Age ~ 52 years)
• Children:
  1. William Howard Walker, b. 10 Oct 1895, Minden, d. 1965  (Age 69 years)
  2. Louise Kathleen Walker, b. Abt 1899, Ontario