Paul J. Walk, Walk, born in 1871 in Farmington, Wis., came to Neillsville in 1886 at the age of fifteen, working 7 years for the B. Dangers store, on the corner of 7th and Hewett, (now location of Strangfeld's Auto Body Repair).

He started his own business in 1894, a dealer in .staple and fancy groceries, flour, provisions, crockery and queens ware. Eight months later, he admitted his brother, Carl, to partnership and soon afterward took into the business their brother John and Rudolph. The firm of Walk Bros. was dissolved by mutual consent in 1905 with Paul again being sole proprietor.

On September 20, 1905 disastrous fire caused heavy loss to the business. Walk refurbished the store, replaced merchandise and re-opened the store f business on Dec.. 9, 1905.

Marriage Records

BioM: Rundfleisch/Rindfleish, Maria Freiederike (1896)

Groom: Paul Johannes Walk
Event Date 20 Aug 1896
Event Place , Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States
Gender Male
Father's Name Carl Walk
Mother's Name Maria Herbel
Bride: Maria Freiederike Rundfleisch
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Father's Name William Rundfleisch
Spouse's Mother's Name Christina Brunn

Wisconsin Births and Christenings

Name Alma Lucile Walk
Gender Female
Birth Date 28 Jul 1907
Birthplace Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin
Race White
Father's Name Paul J. Walk
Father's Birthplace Farmington, Wis
Mother's Name Marie F. Rindfleish
Mother's Birthplace Germany