The biographical encyclopœdia of Ohio of the nineteenth century:

BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPJEDIA.
ever known. Mr. Burgoyne has now attained the mature
age of seventy-four years, and is still acti e in business pursuits. He is of rare social traits, affable in all his intercourse with his fellow-citizens, and living in the enjoyment
of that profound esteem which his public and private services have secured. The law is the chosen profession of
his family, for, in addition to himself, his son, John Burgoyne, Jr., and his eldest grandson, Charles L. Burgoyne,
are prominent members of the Hamilton county bar.
AAIKE, ANTHONY, late Statesman, was born
September I3th, 1783, in Norfolk, Virginia, and
w l f ras the eldest son of William and Mary (Calvert)
Walke of that city. He is the fourth in descent
thi rfrom the founder of the American branch of the
family, who, emigrating from the island of Barbadoes, landed in Virginia, and in I692 married Mary
Lawson, of Princess Anne county in that colony. From
their son Anthony-who was married April 4th, I725, to
Anna, daughter of Captain William Armistead, of Eastmost
river, Gloucester county, Virginia-was descended Colonel
Anthony Walke. I-e was a man of wealth and unbounded
liberality, who by his large contributions to the church is
most favorably noticed by Bishop Meade in his "History
o f the Church in Virginia." He not only donated lands,
but erected a church edifice about twelve miles from Norfolkl, and which is yet standing. Colonel Walke was twice
married. Hlis first wife was Jane, daughter of William
Randolph, of Turkey Island, James River, and the issue
were two sons, Anthony and Thomas, the former the celebrated "Parson Walke," and both were'members of the
Convention of 1788, which met to adopt the Federal Constitution, and both voted in its favor, as also of the Bill of
Rights. His second wife was Mary Isham, a daughter of
Colonel Edward Moseley, whose family was one of the
oldest and most respected in eastern Virginia. By this
union were born to him three sons, William, John, and
Edward H.; the two latter died young. The eldest of
these three, William, was the father of the Anthony Walke
whose sketch is now about to be given, and who also died
in the prime of life. He was a young man of great worth
and promise. After receiving a liberal education he retired
to his farm, called the "Fcerry Plantation," and devoted
himself to agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the
Legislature at the time of his death. He married Mary,
daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Thoroughgood)
Calvert. This latter was the daughter of Adam and Eliza beth (Mason) Thoroughgood; and the last mentioned was
sister of the patriot and statesman George Mason, whose
statue is in Richmond. Colonel Thoroughgood, brother of
Adam, was an officer under General Washington, and was
wounded shortly before Cornwallis' surrender. Thomas
Calvert, United States navy-Mrs. William Walke's brother
ATUM, SAMUEL CANBY, Machi n i st, was born
m in Wilmingtoll, Delaw a re, May s3th, I827.
When he was a me re lad his father and mother
-X John W. and Mary (Canby) Tatum-changed
their resideng ce to a fa rm near the city, where
their son Samuel learned many valuable lessons
in agricultur e. His educ ation wa s comm ienced in the
schoo l s of his native city and completed in Haverford College. On leaving his Ala2 m Mat er he spent one year at his
l oved h o mhe, and then engaged as an apprentice with J.
Mortoni Poole, on the Brandywine, to learn the ironi
machinist business. That he might be thoroughly master
of his trade be remained with Mr. P o ole nearly four long
y ears. In I849 he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there
began for himself the foundry and machinery business,
principally the latter. After ten years of energetic efforts,
which were not crowned with the success he had a right to
anticipate, he relinquished that entire enterprise. Soon
after closing his machine shop he opened his present foundry on the corner of John and Water streets, where he has
been eminently successful. The remarkable prosperity of
his present business, which was organized in I 859, and
from which he has derived his wealth and reputation as a
manufacturer, is due to the systematic manner in which he
learned his trade, the great executive ability which he possesses, his unwavering integrity, and his courtesy to all persons with whom he comes in contact. During the last five
years he has had in his employ from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty men. He is now a Director of the Hall's
Safe & Lock Company, Director of the great manufacturing
establishment of J. A. Fay & Co., Director of the Cincinnati Savings Society, and Treasurer of the Children's
Home, an institution of which the Queen City may be, as
she is, justly proud. In the autumn of I869 he was a
member of the Strangers' Home Committee of the Young
Men's Christian Association. The committee rented and
furnished a building, which was free to all who were without a shelter or a home. Mr. Tatum, with his associates,
of whom William Sumner was one, during the ensuing
winter lodged and fed I5,624 men. None were more
happy to give from their abundance to relieve the necessities of those unfortunate men than Mr. Tatum; nor did the
good work stop there, as large numbers of the men, through
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the efforts of the committee, found remunerative employ-n-ient. The following year-he repeated the good work of
i869-7o, and is now engaged,'though more privately, -in
many works of beneficence to the more unfortunate of his
fellow-nieli. Oii May igth, 1849, Samuel C. Tatum was
married to Eleanor Bardsley, and by her has four children,
three daughters and one son. On May igtb, i874, the ir
silver wedding was celebrated, their numerous'friends participating in the festivities.of the happy occasion.
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