Today, November 4th, is the anniversary of Izannah Walker applying for a patent for her dolls. She had been making dolls a long while, and we don't know why she took so long to apply for a patent. But it's interesting that she did, and in her own name, too!
Below is an 1850 census record which shows an Izannah Walker living in the home of Ezra Walker, a boat maker. Is this our Izannah? Or was the name a popular one in the Walker line?
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