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WALKER, C. H.
WALKER, C. H. Windham Co. VT, Jan. 3, 1823-- ). Proprietor of Walker's Dairy and member of the firm of Atherton, Walker & Co., miller. Walker came to Iowa in the spring of 1856 and settled in Dubuque County where he worked in the wood business.
In 1859, he entered in the dairy business and carried on the business over twenty-one years. His dairy farm was located just outside of the city limits. He milked from fifty to one hundred cows. Walker is also engaged in the milling business in the firm of Atherton Walker & Co. located on Iowa Street between Second and Third STREETS.