James Reaves Walkup (1836 - 1885)

Born 10 Aug 1836 in Marion County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Maddock) Walkup — married 19 Jun 1858 (to 2 May 1884) in Mason County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1885 at age 49 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA

Biography

James Walkup served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company F, 13th West Virginia Infantry

James was born in 1836. James Walkup received an invalid pension for his service in the US Civil War with Company F, 13 West Virginia Infantry.^[1][2]

He passed away in 1885. He was buried in Section 10 - Lot 28 - Space 2 of Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA.^[3]

Controversy in Emporia

One of the biggest stories in Emporia, Kansas was that of acting Mayor J.R. Walkup and his new bride, Minnie Wallace.

A little over a month after being married to his new bride, who was just 17 years old, J.R. Walkup died suddenly. During an autopsy and chemical analyst test, the liver and stomach of J.R. Walkup tested positive for arsenic. The new bride was accused, arrested, and tried for his supposed murder. However, during the trial, J.R. Walkup's physician came to testify that Walkup admitted to him during a visit that he had been using an arsenic mix to help with internal pains that he had been having. Then later came to visit when other symptoms appeared and asked if it could be caused by the arsenic.

Minnie Wallace Walkup was acquitted of the murder charges after a 40 hour jury deliberation. It was also announced that she married John Martin, son of Judge John Martin of Topeka, on October 24, 1885.

Vitals

Birth:

Date: August 10, 1836

Place: Marion County, Indiana

Death:

Date: August 22, 1885

Place: Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas

Family

Father: Samuel Walkup Esq

Mother: Margaret Smith

Siblings:

1. Daniel Hall Walkup

Spouse: Annie M Lee

Children:

1. William Byers Walkup

Marriage

First Marriage:

Spouse: Annie M Lee

Date: March 6, 1856

Place: Manchester, Adams County, Ohio

Second Marriage:

Spouse: Hannah Maddock

Date: June 19, 1858

Place: Mason County, Virginia

Third Marriage:

Spouse: Minnie Estelle Wallace

Date: July 22, 1885

Place: Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWY9-PTR : accessed 1 December 2015), James R Walkup, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of West Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Thirteenth Infantry, A-W, NARA microfilm publication M508 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 210.
2. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-12G1 : accessed 1 December 2015), James R Walkup, 1865.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91986087 for James Reaves Martin

1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJR-Q2V : accessed 1 December 2015), James R Walkup, Kansas, United States; citing p. 7, family 55, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,937.
2. Find A Grave: Memorial #91986087 (accessed 3 December 2015), James Reaves Walkup, 1885; Burial, Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States of America, Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery
3. Minnie Wallace Walkup
4. A Kansas Mayor Dead
5. "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-12G1 : accessed 3 December 2015), James R Walkup, 1865.
6. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWB5-5C5 : accessed 3 December 2015), James R. Walkup Or Walkeep and Minnie M. H. Wallace, 22 Jul 1885; citing Covington, Kentucky, reference reg1882-87 p136-137; FHL microfilm 1,943,299.