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GEORGIA AND GEOEGIANS 3311office, though he has at all times shown a -lively and loyal interest in publicaffairs, especially in his home county, and is aligned as a stalwart advocateof the cause of the democratic party. Both he and his wife are zealous members of the Primitive Baptist Church, and he is serving as clerk of the churchof this denomination in Buena Vista, Mrs. Lowe being also a popular factorin connection with the representative social activities of the community anda gracious chatelaine of one of the attractive and hospitable homes of BuenaVista.On the 28th of November, 1894, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Loweto Miss Lily Blue, who was born and reared in Marion County and who is adaughter of Isaac Peebles Blue and Melissa (Snellgrove) Blue, her father having been a gallant soldier of the Confederacy in the Civil war and having longheld prestige as one of the representative agriculturists and honored citizensof Marion County. Concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs. Lowe briefrecord is given in conclusion of this review: Etta, born November 19,1895, isthe wife of Turner Nelson Williams a farmer and they live two miles fromBuena Vista, Marion County, Georgia. They have one child, Rosa BlueWilliams, bom March 8,1916. Charles Erastus Lowe, who was born September 19, 1897, is now engaged as deputy in the clerk's office with his father;and the other children, who remain at the parental home, are Lyda Lowe bornAugust 11,1900; Claude William Lowe bom July 3,1904; Harriet Lowe bornFebruary 6, 1906;' Lily'Lowe born August 21, 1908.JOHN DAVID WALKER. As eminent American financier, when asked thequestion '' What constitutes a good banker ?'' quickly replied:'' First ability;second integrity; third capital." The first two requisites have been dominating characteristics of John D. Walker from the beginning of his career,and largely through the possession of these he has come to command thelast capital to a degree that makes him one of the most widely known'bankers in the South. His acquaintance with men in the banking world isnational in scope, and his varied experience has given him a thorough insightinto all the details of the business.Mr. Walker is not only president of the First National Bank of Sparta, butis president and financial agent of sixty-five banks located in various partsof the states of Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida, which represent resources of about $5,000,000. He is constantly organizing newbanks. All this and more he has accomplished before reaching his fortyfifthbirthday. Early in his life he adopted as his mottoes: "What's worthdoing is worth doing well" and "Keeping everlastingly at it brings success."With these as his guiding principles he has become not. only one of themasters of finance in Georgia, but also a citizen whose widely distributedactivities and beneficent influences constitute him a leader in many departments of Georgia's affairs.He came into the world with a fortunate environment and with distinguished men and high ideals to stimulate him from the outset of hisindividual career. He was born at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia,January 6, 1871. He was named for his great-uncle, Major John DavidWalker, and another great-uncle was Gen. William H. T. Walker. Hisgrandfather, Hon. Freeman AValker, was the first citizen to hold the officeof mayor of Augusta, and he was also a member of the United States Senate.His father was C. V. Walker, who added to the military laurels of the nameand rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the Confederate army.John D. Walker attended the public schools of Augusta, Georgia, including the Richmond Academy in that city. His business career began at theearly -c " of thirteen as clerk of the Southern Telegraph Company and subsequel? worked as bookkeeper for the Howard-Willett Drug Companyand the., 3. Vail Commission Company at Augusta. In 1890, leaving