July 8, 1882
Death of MR. WILLIAM WALKE, Norfolk's Oldest Citizen -- Some days since we were upon to refer to the severe illness at the Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul of Mr. William Walke, Norfolk's oldest citizen. The painful announcement must now be made of his death, which took place at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at the institution, after a long illness, during which, and almost up to the last, his mental faculties remained undimmed, and which was the result of the natural wasting away incident to extreme old age rather than of disease of any kind. Mr. Walke was born April 30, 1786, on the plantation of Mr. William Walke, his father, which was situated in Princess Anne County, and known as "The Ferry." His father died when the subject of this mention was but eight years of age, and at the time of his death was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. The late Mr. Walke was sent early in life to Litchfield, Conn., to school, and upon entering business life became a clerk in the olf Virginia Bank of this place. During the war of 1812 he was one of the custodians of the funds, books &c., of the bank, carrying them for safety to Richmond by what was then a tedious and almost dangerous journey. It is stated that in speaking to his friends of this trip, he would mention that while traveling with the money, he met hundreds of rough men working on the public roads. The journey to Richmond was made in the carriage of Mr. Thomas Williamson and Mr. Walke returned home on horseback. The deceased was for a long time city collector of Norfolk, and was also agent for the Mutual Assurance Company of Virginia. From his great age and knowledge of events which transpired long before the existence of the several generations succeeding him, Mr. Walke possessed a remarkable store of reminiscences, personal and otherwise, of Norfolk and her people in the days long gone by, which having a memory of great clearness and tenacity, he was always able and willing to impart. It is probable that no man in Norfolk was more intimately acquainted with the history of the city for eighty odd years back than was Mr. Walke. He leaves numerous descendants, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; he leaves a record of integrity and a memory which will always be respected. The funeral will take place at 6 p.m. tomorrow from the residence of Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York street. July 11, 1882-- FUNERAL of MR. WILLIAM WALKE The funeral of Mr. William Walke, the aged citizen of Norfolk, of whose death on Friday last, in his ninety-sixth year, mention has already been made, took place at six o'clock Sunday afternoon from the residence of his grandson, Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York Street. A large number of the relatives and descendants of the deceased, and friends and acquaintances of the family, were in attendance, signifying by their presence the universal respect in which the venerable dead had been held by the people of the city whose growth he had watched for nearly the full measure of a century. The religious services were conducted by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, rector of St. Paul's P. E. Chapel, Berkley and by the Rev. N.A. Okeson, D.D., rector of St. Paul's P.E. Church, this city. The former in the course of a tribute to the worth of the deceased, made several historical allusions to his life, mentioning the facts that he had seen the first President of the United States inaugurated and had been living at the inauguration of the last on and that from a confederation of thirteen original and independent States, he had seen the nation rise to its present proportions. The speaker also dwelt on the high character of Mr. Walke and the unblemished record which he leaves behind him. The discourse was listened to with marked interest throughout. The Hymns "Alseep in Jesus" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul" wer sung and the remains were conveyed to their last resting place in Cedar Grove cemetery, followed by a considerable concourse. The coffin was borne from the house to the hearse and from the latter to the grave on the shoulders of eight colored men. The following gentlemen, friends of the deceased, though with perhaps one exception, all of a younger generation, acted as the pallbearers: Charles Reid, Cincinnatus Newton, George Blow, S. S. Dawes, Richard Dickson, Richard Bagnall, Samuel Marsh, and Jacob Vickery.
Death of MR. WILLIAM WALKE, Norfolk's Oldest Citizen -- Some days since we were upon to refer to the severe illness at the Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul of Mr. William Walke, Norfolk's oldest citizen. The painful announcement must now be made of his death, which took place at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at the institution, after a long illness, during which, and almost up to the last, his mental faculties remained undimmed, and which was the result of the natural wasting away incident to extreme old age rather than of disease of any kind. Mr. Walke was born April 30, 1786, on the plantation of Mr. William Walke, his father, which was situated in Princess Anne County, and known as "The Ferry." His father died when the subject of this mention was but eight years of age, and at the time of his death was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. The late Mr. Walke was sent early in life to Litchfield, Conn., to school, and upon entering business life became a clerk in the olf Virginia Bank of this place. During the war of 1812 he was one of the custodians of the funds, books &c., of the bank, carrying them for safety to Richmond by what was then a tedious and almost dangerous journey. It is stated that in speaking to his friends of this trip, he would mention that while traveling with the money, he met hundreds of rough men working on the public roads. The journey to Richmond was made in the carriage of Mr. Thomas Williamson and Mr. Walke returned home on horseback. The deceased was for a long time city collector of Norfolk, and was also agent for the Mutual Assurance Company of Virginia. From his great age and knowledge of events which transpired long before the existence of the several generations succeeding him, Mr. Walke possessed a remarkable store of reminiscences, personal and otherwise, of Norfolk and her people in the days long gone by, which having a memory of great clearness and tenacity, he was always able and willing to impart. It is probable that no man in Norfolk was more intimately acquainted with the history of the city for eighty odd years back than was Mr. Walke. He leaves numerous descendants, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; he leaves a record of integrity and a memory which will always be respected. The funeral will take place at 6 p.m. tomorrow from the residence of Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York street. July 11, 1882-- FUNERAL of MR. WILLIAM WALKE The funeral of Mr. William Walke, the aged citizen of Norfolk, of whose death on Friday last, in his ninety-sixth year, mention has already been made, took place at six o'clock Sunday afternoon from the residence of his grandson, Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York Street. A large number of the relatives and descendants of the deceased, and friends and acquaintances of the family, were in attendance, signifying by their presence the universal respect in which the venerable dead had been held by the people of the city whose growth he had watched for nearly the full measure of a century. The religious services were conducted by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, rector of St. Paul's P. E. Chapel, Berkley and by the Rev. N.A. Okeson, D.D., rector of St. Paul's P.E. Church, this city. The former in the course of a tribute to the worth of the deceased, made several historical allusions to his life, mentioning the facts that he had seen the first President of the United States inaugurated and had been living at the inauguration of the last on and that from a confederation of thirteen original and independent States, he had seen the nation rise to its present proportions. The speaker also dwelt on the high character of Mr. Walke and the unblemished record which he leaves behind him. The discourse was listened to with marked interest throughout. The Hymns "Alseep in Jesus" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul" wer sung and the remains were conveyed to their last resting place in Cedar Grove cemetery, followed by a considerable concourse. The coffin was borne from the house to the hearse and from the latter to the grave on the shoulders of eight colored men. The following gentlemen, friends of the deceased, though with perhaps one exception, all of a younger generation, acted as the pallbearers: Charles Reid, Cincinnatus Newton, George Blow, S. S. Dawes, Richard Dickson, Richard Bagnall, Samuel Marsh, and Jacob Vickery.
July 8, 1882
Death of MR. WILLIAM WALKE, Norfolk's Oldest Citizen -- Some days since we were upon to refer to the severe illness at the Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul of Mr. William Walke, Norfolk's oldest citizen. The painful announcement must now be made of his death, which took place at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at the institution, after a long illness, during which, and almost up to the last, his mental faculties remained undimmed, and which was the result of the natural wasting away incident to extreme old age rather than of disease of any kind. Mr. Walke was born April 30, 1786, on the plantation of Mr. William Walke, his father, which was situated in Princess Anne County, and known as "The Ferry." His father died when the subject of this mention was but eight years of age, and at the time of his death was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. The late Mr. Walke was sent early in life to Litchfield, Conn., to school, and upon entering business life became a clerk in the olf Virginia Bank of this place. During the war of 1812 he was one of the custodians of the funds, books &c., of the bank, carrying them for safety to Richmond by what was then a tedious and almost dangerous journey. It is stated that in speaking to his friends of this trip, he would mention that while traveling with the money, he met hundreds of rough men working on the public roads. The journey to Richmond was made in the carriage of Mr. Thomas Williamson and Mr. Walke returned home on horseback. The deceased was for a long time city collector of Norfolk, and was also agent for the Mutual Assurance Company of Virginia. From his great age and knowledge of events which transpired long before the existence of the several generations succeeding him, Mr. Walke possessed a remarkable store of reminiscences, personal and otherwise, of Norfolk and her people in the days long gone by, which having a memory of great clearness and tenacity, he was always able and willing to impart. It is probable that no man in Norfolk was more intimately acquainted with the history of the city for eighty odd years back than was Mr. Walke. He leaves numerous descendants, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; he leaves a record of integrity and a memory which will always be respected. The funeral will take place at 6 p.m. tomorrow from the residence of Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York street. July 11, 1882-- FUNERAL of MR. WILLIAM WALKE The funeral of Mr. William Walke, the aged citizen of Norfolk, of whose death on Friday last, in his ninety-sixth year, mention has already been made, took place at six o'clock Sunday afternoon from the residence of his grandson, Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York Street. A large number of the relatives and descendants of the deceased, and friends and acquaintances of the family, were in attendance, signifying by their presence the universal respect in which the venerable dead had been held by the people of the city whose growth he had watched for nearly the full measure of a century. The religious services were conducted by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, rector of St. Paul's P. E. Chapel, Berkley and by the Rev. N.A. Okeson, D.D., rector of St. Paul's P.E. Church, this city. The former in the course of a tribute to the worth of the deceased, made several historical allusions to his life, mentioning the facts that he had seen the first President of the United States inaugurated and had been living at the inauguration of the last on and that from a confederation of thirteen original and independent States, he had seen the nation rise to its present proportions. The speaker also dwelt on the high character of Mr. Walke and the unblemished record which he leaves behind him. The discourse was listened to with marked interest throughout. The Hymns "Alseep in Jesus" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul" wer sung and the remains were conveyed to their last resting place in Cedar Grove cemetery, followed by a considerable concourse. The coffin was borne from the house to the hearse and from the latter to the grave on the shoulders of eight colored men. The following gentlemen, friends of the deceased, though with perhaps one exception, all of a younger generation, acted as the pallbearers: Charles Reid, Cincinnatus Newton, George Blow, S. S. Dawes, Richard Dickson, Richard Bagnall, Samuel Marsh, and Jacob Vickery.
Death of MR. WILLIAM WALKE, Norfolk's Oldest Citizen -- Some days since we were upon to refer to the severe illness at the Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul of Mr. William Walke, Norfolk's oldest citizen. The painful announcement must now be made of his death, which took place at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at the institution, after a long illness, during which, and almost up to the last, his mental faculties remained undimmed, and which was the result of the natural wasting away incident to extreme old age rather than of disease of any kind. Mr. Walke was born April 30, 1786, on the plantation of Mr. William Walke, his father, which was situated in Princess Anne County, and known as "The Ferry." His father died when the subject of this mention was but eight years of age, and at the time of his death was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. The late Mr. Walke was sent early in life to Litchfield, Conn., to school, and upon entering business life became a clerk in the olf Virginia Bank of this place. During the war of 1812 he was one of the custodians of the funds, books &c., of the bank, carrying them for safety to Richmond by what was then a tedious and almost dangerous journey. It is stated that in speaking to his friends of this trip, he would mention that while traveling with the money, he met hundreds of rough men working on the public roads. The journey to Richmond was made in the carriage of Mr. Thomas Williamson and Mr. Walke returned home on horseback. The deceased was for a long time city collector of Norfolk, and was also agent for the Mutual Assurance Company of Virginia. From his great age and knowledge of events which transpired long before the existence of the several generations succeeding him, Mr. Walke possessed a remarkable store of reminiscences, personal and otherwise, of Norfolk and her people in the days long gone by, which having a memory of great clearness and tenacity, he was always able and willing to impart. It is probable that no man in Norfolk was more intimately acquainted with the history of the city for eighty odd years back than was Mr. Walke. He leaves numerous descendants, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren; he leaves a record of integrity and a memory which will always be respected. The funeral will take place at 6 p.m. tomorrow from the residence of Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York street. July 11, 1882-- FUNERAL of MR. WILLIAM WALKE The funeral of Mr. William Walke, the aged citizen of Norfolk, of whose death on Friday last, in his ninety-sixth year, mention has already been made, took place at six o'clock Sunday afternoon from the residence of his grandson, Richard Walke, Esq. No 92 York Street. A large number of the relatives and descendants of the deceased, and friends and acquaintances of the family, were in attendance, signifying by their presence the universal respect in which the venerable dead had been held by the people of the city whose growth he had watched for nearly the full measure of a century. The religious services were conducted by the Rev. Robert Gatewood, rector of St. Paul's P. E. Chapel, Berkley and by the Rev. N.A. Okeson, D.D., rector of St. Paul's P.E. Church, this city. The former in the course of a tribute to the worth of the deceased, made several historical allusions to his life, mentioning the facts that he had seen the first President of the United States inaugurated and had been living at the inauguration of the last on and that from a confederation of thirteen original and independent States, he had seen the nation rise to its present proportions. The speaker also dwelt on the high character of Mr. Walke and the unblemished record which he leaves behind him. The discourse was listened to with marked interest throughout. The Hymns "Alseep in Jesus" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul" wer sung and the remains were conveyed to their last resting place in Cedar Grove cemetery, followed by a considerable concourse. The coffin was borne from the house to the hearse and from the latter to the grave on the shoulders of eight colored men. The following gentlemen, friends of the deceased, though with perhaps one exception, all of a younger generation, acted as the pallbearers: Charles Reid, Cincinnatus Newton, George Blow, S. S. Dawes, Richard Dickson, Richard Bagnall, Samuel Marsh, and Jacob Vickery.
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