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areferencetothisparticularpropertyandthathewaslivingat631Johnson,butitis <br />alsopossiblethatRobertsonlivedinadifferenthouseinthisvicinity. <br />IsaacWalterspurchasedthispropertyfromRobertsonby1922(theyearinwhichthe <br />deedwasrecorded,thoughthedeedcouldhavebeensignedearlier),andtheLouisville <br />directoryfor1926showsIsaacandLelaWalterstobelivinginthisneighborhood.The <br />directoryhasthemlivingintheKimberlyAddition,whichwastheothersubdivision <br />st <br />Addition.ItseemslikelythattheWalters <br />closesttothishousebesidesWšw“­š“x­1 <br />familywaslivingatwhatisnow631Johnsonatthattime(in1926).Directories <br />st <br />consistentlyshowthemaslivinginWšw“­š“x­1AdditionortheKimberlyAddition,and <br />the1930censusrecordsshowthattheywerelivingincloseproximitytothelongtime <br />homeoftheGreenfamilyat700Johnson,whichisahistorichouseacrossthestreet <br />from631Johnson.The1940and1943LouisvilledirectoriesspecificallylisttheWalters <br />familyaslivingon{Wšw“­š“r|whichfurthersuggeststhatthehousewastherebefore <br />the/šÒ“·äx­estimatedyearofconstructionof1945. <br />Basedontheavailableevidence,thebestestimateforwhenthehouseat631Johnson <br />wasconstructedistheperiodof1910to1926.Itispossiblethatotherevidencethat <br />mightshedmorelightontheexactdateofconstructioncaneventuallybelocated. <br />9©Œz;­·hޓ;©­s‘Œ·;©­C’zŒähޓ;©­wz¦ <br />GideonBruceRobertsonacquiredthepropertyinquestionby1903fromGeorgeW. <br />Claybrough.RecordsindicatethatClaybroughpurchasedthisandnearbypropertyfrom <br />theAjaxCoalMiningCo.by1895,notlongaftertheAjaxMineclosedin1892.AUSGS <br />minemapshowsthatthemineshaftfortheAjaxMinewaslocatednotfaraway,at <br />HooverandLois. <br />GideonBruceRobertsonwasanearlysettlerintheLouisvillearea.Hewasborninabout <br />1843inNewYork.The1885statecensusshowshimtohavebeenacarpenterin <br />Louisvillewithawife,Martha,andchildrenLaura,Frank,andWalter.In1920,hewas <br />listedasafarmerandwidower.The1921directorylistshimasbeingan{¦z©z­·r| <br />whichmeansabeekeeper. <br />Asnotedabove,by1922,GideonRobertsonsoldthepropertyat631JohnsontoIsaac <br />Walters.TheWaltersfamilywouldendupowningthispropertyforoverfiftyyears. <br />IsaacWalters(18811967)andLelaViolaEpleyWalters(18951974)bothcamefrom <br />longtimeLouisvillefamilies.L­-x­parents,EnochandEmilyWalters,wereinLouisville <br />by1880.LelaWalterswasthedaughterofClementV.EpleyandEuniceElizabeth <br />{[zééz;|TaylorandthegranddaughterofJosiahandLucindaTaylor,allearlyLouisville <br />settlers. <br />RecordsshowthatIsaacWaltersworkedasaminerand,later,asafarmer.Isaacand <br />[;Œx­daughter,Eva,wasbornin1919andgraduatedfromLouisvilleHighSchoolin <br />