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William R Walker

Born 16 Jun 1826 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Son of Turner Walker and Elizabeth Ann (Harrold) Walker

Brother of Jesse Walker, Elijah Jackson Walker and Francis Marion Walker

Husband of Mary (Beshears) Walker — married about 1849 in WIlkes, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Martha (Keys) Walker — married about 1860 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Father of Martha Caroline (Walker) Watson, James Calvin Walker, Mary Catherine (Walker) Shoemaker, Francis Selena (Walker) Simmons, Jane Elizabeth (Walker) Watson, Willborn Walker, William George Walker, Sarah Carmilla Walker, Julia Ann Walker, Henry Harrison Walker, Adolphus Walker, Monroe O Walker and Melvin Green Walker

Died about 1891 at about age 64 in North Carolina, USA

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Biography

When William R Walker was born on June 16, 1826, in Wilkes, North Carolina, his father, Turner, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 17.
His first wife was Mary Beshears before 1950 and they had six children. He then married Martha Keys after 1860 and they had seven children.
He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War, as a Private in the 53rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry. He died in about 1891 in North Carolina at the age of 74.

Sources

1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M432_649; Page: 378A; Image: 262
1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Upper Division, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M653_918; Page: 165; Image: 328; Family History Library Film: 803918
1870 United States Federal Census. Detail

Year: 1870; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1165; Page: 291A; Image: 585; Family History Library Film: 552664

1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Family History Film: 1254987; Page: 111A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: 0227
1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 19, Brevard, Florida; Roll: 166; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1240166
American Civil War Soldiers. Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 24 Mar 1863
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976. Frankie Selena Simmons
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976. Mary C Shomaker
North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976. Henry Harrison Walker
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Film Number: M230 roll 40
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Enlisted in Company K, North Carolina 53rd Infantry Regiment on 24 Mar 1863.Mustered out on 23 May 1863.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: