Solomon Walker, a farmer, is a son of Alexander and Margaret (Cane), Walker, the former a native of Pennsylvania of Irish descent, and the latter a native of Virginia of Scotch descent.  He was born in Delaware County, Ohio, March 14, 1824. and being left an orphan at the tender age of three years, was raised by his eldest sister, who was the wife of Rev. Levi Meredith.  He was raised on a farm, and followed farming until twenty-six years of age.  He began life by farming rented land, and was soon able to purchase a small farm of forty acres, which he has since increased to 106 acres.  He came to Union County in 1851, and has since made it the place of his residence.  He is a dealer in French Norman horses, and is said to be a first-class horseman, but makes a specialty of draft horses.  In 1870, he purchased an interest in two horses imported by the Union County Importing Company. He has sold horses of his own raising as high as $1,000 per head.  He is a successful businessman, charitable in his dealings with the poor, and a liberal supporter of all worthy enterprises.  He is a Democrat in politics, and has often represented his township in the county conventions of his party.  He is a member of the Odd Fellows society, and a charter member of the lodge at Richwood.  On September 17, 1846, he married Elizabeth Winchell, a native of New York, and a daughter of Thomas Winchell, who settled in Delaware County, Ohio, in 1828.  Mr. and Mrs. Walker have never had any children of their own, but they have adopted and raised six children.