Anselle Walker of Freehold, father of John Putman Walker and Mary A. Walker, who died about two months ago, left a will which he had made August 28th, 1896. He gave his son, who is a druggist at Freehold, the soda fountain which was in the drug store, and to his daughter he gave the silverware which had been in the family for several generations and a piano. All the rest of his estate was divided equally between the son and daughter and they were make the executors of the will. The witnesses to the will were A. C. Hartshorne and C. L. Holmes.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Mar 6, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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