James W. Spencer
President, Dixie State Bank
At the first Old Fashioned Day,  1976

 

Rev. & Mrs. George Hoffman	Dan and Blanche Roberts

Walton citizens at the Markland Dam Dedication, October 12, 1963

 

Oscar Lee Johnson	Ollie Ballard, Barber

 

clockwise, from the upper left, Ruth Glacken Glenn, Barbara Sebree, Joyce Sullivan, and Beverly Pruitt.  At the Walton Roller Rink, 1947	Scott Jack, Russell “Curly” Brown, Cliff Afterkirk, at the ballpark in Big Bone

 

Alan H. and Anna Pearl Gaines Mr. Gaines is a former president of Dixie State Bank, and owner of  the Walton Lumber Yard	D. K. Johnson & Louise Rouse

At the post office dedication, March 3, 1963

 

Steve Hale and his sister, in front of their Park Avenue home

            

John M. Baker, Hunky Holder, John B. "Jack" Hughes	Red Robinson, Jimmy Smith, Arnold Wynn, Raymond Wynn, c. 1940. That's the old Dixie State Bank, US Post Office or Dr. Waller's office in the back on the left.	From the left, that's Ernest Webster, Game Warden Edmond Johnson, and an unknown man, with an illegal seine.	Eddie Bill Hankinson, Dyke Vest, Dwight Maddox (back)

   

Walton's Dave Haley and Family. He sent this promo out as part of his campaign for the Democratic primary of August, 1915, for the Boone/Gallatin/Owen 23rd Senatorial District.	Lawrence and Margaret Wilson at Old Fashion Day, From a Facebook post by MaryBeth Rouse Arthur

 

John M. Baker		Sam Howard

 

Faye Brakefield,	Genna Lou Schwab Murray
looking south on Main

 

Butch Linton and Family	Agnes Sleet holding Jenny Parker	Helen Ruth McElroy,  Mabel Maddox, and Mini Moore Mayhew

 

unknown and Spuds Rice	Howe Roberts	Mildred  Cleek Walton Postmistress

    

James Wallace	Roy Stamler
Mr. Stamler and Mr. Wallace were both early publishers of the Walton Advertiser

 

Lucy Demoisey Allphin	Lucille Brakefield	Guy St. Clair	Margie Carpenter, 1947

Cincinnati Enquirer, September 30, 1869

Dr. Francis Bedinger	Billy Wynn	Pop Farris and his wife ran the Farris restaurant and Saloon on Main, just north of what was the old Walton Garage.

 

Carol, Barbara, and Russell Groger, c. 1954 from a Facebook post by Barbara Groger Keller	Christine Oliver Bridges, Lloyd & Rosemary Northcutt Clements, Malcolm Oliver	Harold and Alys Lusby	Elmer & Lucy Breeden

 

Walton's John “Frenchy” DeMoisey played basketball for UK.  His record is at this site.  

 

Mitch Napier, Rusty Marksberry,  and Luther Stephens	Sue Burgess, Sue Mann, Margie Conrad, c. 1930's

Walton’s Steve Cauthen wins horse racing’s Triple Crown on 1978 on Affirmed.
Walton's Steve Cauthen on Affirmed, winning the Derby.  The second place horse is Alydar. May 6, 1978	The Preakness finish, once again Cauthen on Affirmed, once again over Alydar. May 20, 1978	The Belmont finish. That's Cauthen on Affirmed, and in second, the horse that will always be linked with Affirmed, Alydar. June 10, 1978
Steve Cauthen, Age 3, in Walton	Steve Cauthen on Affirmed, winning the Derby	After the Triple Crown win.
Steve Cauthen in the winner's circle at Churchill Downs after winning the Derby		Steve Cauthen at Aqueduct

Bally Ache, with his groom, Bud Bigerstaff		Bally Ache beats Venetian Way, the later Derby winner, in the Stepping Stone, a Derby prep race.	Bally Ache, winning the Preakness
This is Bally Ache, winner of the Preakness on May 21, 1960. His Wikipedia page is here.  Bally Ache was bred in Walton by the Gaines Brothers.

 

L & N Railroad Workers

These are railroad workers believed to be from Walton, probably along Eagle Creek in Gallatin County. If you know for sure, please drop us an email.

 

l to r, Opal “Dude” Simpson, Jimmy Isbell and Elmer Groger
Billie Ruth Hollingsworth, Barbara Sebree, and Louise Dearing
Taken at the old Walton Roller Rink

 

Larry Welsh	Walton School Principal Raymond Bevarly	Dave Welte

 

Baptist minister J. R. Tackett

 

In the mid-1950's, when school integration was a hot topic, the WVHS superintendent, J. O. Ward, (left) resigned. He was replaced by Robert Ison.

 

Malcolm Simpson From a Facebook post by Marybeth Rouse Arthur	Mr. & Mrs. Homer Osborne, a.k.a. Mr. Oz, Harold and Alys Lusby in the background April, 1957	Franklin, John Dudley & Junior Breeden, and Ernestine Webster Deaton July12, 1936

 

	Charles Portwood and Walter “Buster” Isabell at Frank Barth's Garage. from a Facebook post by Mary Ann Ladrigan		Paul Harold Wilson and Wilma Goode, at Fred Jones' Ashland Station from a Facebook post by Timothy Burgess

“Walton, Ky., Feb. 2 - It is believed that there is an organized band of horse thieves in this section.  Friday night a fine horse was taken from Jasper Williams, living near Bank.  Saturday night one week ago one fine horse of Jack Wright's was stolen from the same locality.” from the Richmond, Ky.'s The Climax, February 10, 1897

John L. Vest	Bettie Steele
A few lines of poetry about the Walton Women's Club are here.	John Murphy, born in a Walton log cabin, makes good. His story is here.
“At Walton, Ky., Sam Wright shot and killed Albert Scurvin [sic] because the latter wouldn’t allow him to abuse a negro.” Indiana State Sentinel, June 10, 1891	“Mrs. Mary Miller, seventy-six years old, with her two sons, were found near Columbus [Ind], nearly frozen to death. They report that their homes at Walton, Ky., burned on Wednesday last, and they were trying to make their way on foot to Indianapolis.” Indianapolis News, January 30, 1899

	Below, We have Lee Lee Dixon, Billy Wynn, Wanda Dixon, and Gerald Dixon (kneeling).
Above, We have Jimmy Isbell, who died on a Walton Fire Dept run on December 29, 1947, Billy Wynn James Wayne Smith, Gerald Dixon, Wanda Dixon, an unknown girl, and Dyke Vest.

 

Elsmere's Rosella Porterfield Park is named for a lady you can read more about at this site, and here; (pdf) and her obituary here.

 

Gilbert Duwell

 

Louie & Virginia Schwab Proprietors, Phoenix Hotel	Charles “Chick” Worthington

The Enquirer ran this item on Chick Worthington after the 1956 tornado.

 

Louis “Doc” Webster	Eugene Sizemore	Morgan Campbell	Emerson Young	Kyle Nicholson
S. C. Vallandingham	Rev. R. F. DeMoisey	Russell M.  “Coke” Hall	Russell Groger	Rev. A. K. Johnson
Ed Hankinson	J. O. Ward	Dr. James M. Huey	Paul Simpson	Robert Porter
William D. Scroggin	Bob Stephenson	Gilbert E. Groger	D. L. Lusby	Leon Hall
Jess Thornton	Guy Carlisle	Otis Readnour	Herman Newton	C. O. Carlisle
Bryan Rector	C. C. Pruett	Arthur Linton	Leonard Caldwell	Lawrence Wilson

Jimmy Vest	Bob Brugh	Harold Lusby	Mark Meadows
Andy Jarman	John L. Vest	Walter D. Vest	Franklin Breeden
Vern D. James	Malcolm Simpson	W. L. “Wimp” Steinhauser	Powers Conrad
The above 45 or so passport-type photo's are all from the Walton Advertiser's “Who's Who in the Vicinity,” in the years 1952 through 1954.

 

Jack Rouse, Kenneth Johnson, and Asa Rouse, c. 1942
 

Asa “Buddy” Rouse, Attorney at Law
...and, the person who supplied a bunch of the images you see on our Walton pages.   Thanks, Buddy.