Title: Charles Harris Walker
Dates: ca. 1860s-1910
Collection Number: 2015-P-043
Quantity: 27 images
Abstract: Early images of Pembina homes, churches, school, businesses, bridges, the courthouse and river.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota borrowed the photographs from Charles Walker to make copy negatives and prints in August 1997. The binder containing the collection was labeled M. H. Miller Jeweler.
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Related Collections:
00798 Pembina Museum
MSS 10737 Pembina Museum
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
From the Pembina New Era, Thursday November 5, 2009
Charles Harris Walker, age 89, of Pembina passed away Saturday October 24, 2009 at the VA Hospital, Fargo ND. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pembina Pioneer United Methodist Church, Pembina, ND.
Charles was born May 5, 1920 in Pembina to Gordon and Gladys (Harris) Walker.
In 1941, while attending NDSU he met and married Lorraine Tweeden. He served in the U.S. Army with the 164yj Infantry in the Pacific Campaign, earning the rank of Major. Chuck was the recipient of two silver stars, one with a two oak leaf cluster, a bronze star, American Defense Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal with three bronze stars, and Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze star. After the war he farmed in the Pembina area. He later spent ten years as a bush pilot in Canada. He married Hetty McKelvie (Koch) and has resided in Pembina since 1970. Charles served twelve years as Pembina County Commissioner. His love of life included flying, reading, gardening, and writing and publishing three historically accurate books about the military and pioneering in the Red River Valley.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Hetty; children, Karen Walker, Fargo, Laurie (Tom) Schulz, Crystal, ND, Dawn (Dean Leas) Walker, Boulder City, NV, Shelly (Don) Bjerk, Nucia, CO, John (Cathi Sharp) Walker, Grand Junction CO; sisters-in-law, Paulien (Don) Bainbridge, Atikokan, Ontario, Mabel Koch, Winnipeg, Manitoba; grandchildren: Ryan (Kayla) Schulz, Lakeville MN, Katie Schulz, Plymouth MN, Justin Schulz and fiancée Lindsay Gilleshammer, Crystal ND, Krissy Schulz, Crystal ND, Jesse Bjerk and Stacy Bjerk, Nucia CO, Rett Sharp, Pembroke GA, Rori Higman, Rowan Higman, and Rylor Walker all of Grand Junction CO; great grandson Nathan Gilleshammer, Crystal ND, niece Dona Sue Wilkins of Kansas City MO.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Jack Wilkins, niece Cara Jo, son Gary, and daughter Paula.
Note: In a letter to the State Historical Society in 1998, Mr. Walker said he was the grandson of Dr. C. B. Harris, who raised him to college age. Walker owned his grandfather’s home for which the abstracts dated back to 1870 when there were only three frame houses in Pembina. The house, purchased by C. B. Harris in 1885, had once belonged to Joseph Rolette.
PHOTOGRAPHS INVENTORY
2015-P-043-01 First home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cavileer
2015-P-043-02 – 03 View from Winchester House cupola
2015-P-043-04 Post Office and Residence of Charles Cavileer
2015-P-043-05 Residence of D. Dick
2015-P-043-06 Residence of Dr. C. B. Harris
2015-P-043-07 Residence of L. E. Booker
2015-P-043-08 Residence of G. W. Ryan
2015-P-043-09 Residence of H. R. Vaughn
2015-P-043-10 Residence of W. C. Short
2015-P-043-11 Children sitting on bridge railing with sign: Notice persons driving over this bridge faster than a walk will be fined according to law
2015-P-043-12 Residence of F. A. Wardwell
2015-P-043-13 Residence of J. Kaberhagle
2015-P-043-14 Methodist Episcopal Church
2015-P-043-15 Pioneer Express building, Pembina, N.D.
2015-P-043-16 Catholic Church, Pembina, N.D.
2015-P-043-17 J. G. Webb property
2015-P-043-18 View of the Pembina River
2015-P-043-19 Residence of E. M. Nixon
2015-P-043-20 First National Bank Building
2015-P-043-21 Pembina County Courthouse built in 1881
2015-P-043-22 Bridge over the Pembina River
2015-P-043-23 Store of Shaw and Charlton
2015-P-043-24 Public School, Pembina, N.D.
2015-P-043-25 On the Pembina River
2015-P-043-26 Residence of Judson LaMoure
2015-P-043-27 View from Winchester House cupola
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