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Thomas Jones Walker (1820 - 1893)

Thomas Jones "Devlin Tom" Walker
Born in Tuckaleechee Cove, Blount County, Tennesseemap
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Husband of — married 25 Mar 1840 in Blount, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 73 in Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Thomas Walker was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Thomas Walker was born in 1820, son of William C Walker and Elizabeth Culbertson. He married Eliza Jane Myers on 25 March 1840. He was widowed in 1879 and remarried to Eva Roseana Maples in 1880.

He passed away in 1893 and is buried in the Mattox Cemetery, in Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee.[1]


Children
  • John N. Walker
  • William C. Walker
  • Daniel Walker
  • Henry Walker
  • Jane Walker
  • Charles Walker
  • Elizabeth Walker Benson
  • Giles Walker
  • Susanna Walker
  • Peter Walker
  • Thomas Walker
  • Nancy Walker

Year: 1850; Census Place: District 17, Blount, Tennessee[2]

  • Thomas Walker 36/m, farmer, TN
  • Elizah Walker 30/f, TN
  • John Walker 11/m, school, TN
  • Will Walker 9/m, school, TN
  • Henry Walker 5/m, TN
  • Jane Walker 3/f, TN
  • Charles Walker 1/m, TN

Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee[3]

  • Thomas Walker 40/m, farmer, $3000 $2000, TN
  • Jane Walker 37/f,
  • John Walker 18/m, farm hand, TN
  • William Walker 17/m, farm hand, TN
  • Henry Walker 15/m, farm hand, TN
  • Jane Walker 13/f, TN
  • Charles Walker 11/m, TN
  • Daniel Walker 9/m, TN
  • Elizabeth Walker 7/f, TN
  • Giles Walker 5/m, TN
  • Susanah Walker 3/f, TN
  • Peter Walker 1/m, TN

Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee [4]

  • Thomas Walker 50, farmer, $1000 $750, TN
  • Eliza J Walker 47, keeping house, TN
  • Jane Walker 21, no occupation, TN
  • Daniel Walker 18, TN, school
  • Elizabeth Walker 16 , TN, school
  • Jabes Walker 13, TN, school
  • Susan Walker 12, TN, school
  • Peter Walker 10, TN, school
  • Thomas Walker 8, TN
  • Nancy A Walker 6, TN

Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee [5]

  • Thomas Walker 61 Self (Head), md in 1880, farmer, TN/VA/VA
  • Eva R. Walker 50 Wife, md in 1880, TN/TN/TN

Sources

  1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 January 2022), memorial page for Thomas Jones “Devlin Tom” Walker (4 Mar 1820–7 Aug 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #26953246, citing Mattox Cemetery, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Victor E. Everhart, PhD (contributor 47774451) .
  2. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 17, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: M432_871; Page: 131A; Image: 268; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  3. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 329; Family History Library Film: 805270; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  4. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1559; Page: 391A; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
  5. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Page: 381C; Enumeration District: 183; Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

  • Foster-Blevins, A. (n.d.) Blount County, TN biographies: John Myers. USGENWEB. Accessed 16 Jan 2014.
  • Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota.
  • Eighth Census of the United States,1860. DC National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653,
  • Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432
  • Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
  • The Walker Line

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Walker-18684 and Walker-145 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to clearly be duplicates.
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O'Hair-147 Kelly O'Hair
Walker-6969 and Walker-145 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be the same person, although specific days on birth and death differ. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26953246/thomas-jones-walker
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