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Lena Bentley died April 11th and was burried the 14th. 1928

Brady was burried Mar. 1st 1928.

Bernie (?) Holcomb died Oct. 29 very sudden with stoppage of the kidneys.

Bisbee Wheeler died Oct. 20, 1931 chooked to death with [illegible].

Harry Miller died Match 27 - 1931 of cancer.

Got our milking machines Oct 15th 1940. [illegible] day.

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SARAH WINSLOW WALKER
Sarah Winslow Walker was born in the town of Westfield, Dec. 7th, 1830 and died Christmas day 1929 on the farm where she was born, aged 99 years and 18 days.

She was the daughter of Hazelton and Abigail Winslow, early pioneers of this place, who came from Waterville, Oneida county, in 1825 and purchased their farm from the Holland company.

In early life, Mrs. Walker taught in many of the rural schools and 1854 was married to James Walker, son of John R. Walker, who at one time operated the Westfield flour mills. To them one daughter, Ida, was born who died several years ago. For the last sixty years Mrs. Walker made her home in Detroit, Mich., nearly always returning to the old home with her daughter for summer vacation.

In May, 1929, she came to the home of her sister-in-law, Martha Winslow, and passed the last few months of her life there.

Mrs. Walker leaves two grandchildren, Louis E. Beal, of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Arthur Barak, of the same place, also three great grandchildren.

The funeral was held Saturday, Dec, 28th, Rev. Joseph Martin officiating and burial in Holcomb cemetery. 


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