Born in Alleghany, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Carson
and Caroline Elizabeth (Wolfe) Carson
Sister of
Nancy Elizabeth Carson, Sarah Green Carson, Eliza Matilda Carson, John Pinnell Carson, Mary (Carson) Helper, James Atlas Carson, William Taylor Carson and Wilsonia Caroline (Carson) Helpler
Wife of
Wade Hampton Walker
— married
26 Aug 1865 in Alleghany,Virginia
Wife of
Richard Clough Eggleston
— married
1882 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States
Mother of
Wilsonia Caroline (Walker) Helmintoller, James Henry Atlas Walker, John William Taylor Walker, Esther Ann Green Walker, Ida May Virginia (Walker) Wickline, George Andrew Jackson Walker, Joseph Alfon Walker and Wade Hampton Walker Jr.
Died
at age 72
in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2015
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Biography
Virginia Catherine Carson was born on April 20, 1841 in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States, daughter of James Carson (~1808–1862) and Caroline Elizabeth Wolfe (1815–1886).[1]
Virginia (24) married Wade Hampton Walker (27) (born on July 21, 1838 in Alleghany, Virginia; son of Henry Walker and Maria Rankin (Shawver) Walker) on August 26, 1865 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[2]
Their children were:
- Wilsonia Caroline Walker (1867–1951)
- James Henry Atlas Walker (1868–1971)
- John William Taylor Walker (1869–1912)
- Esther Ann Green Walker (1871–1880)
- Ida May Virginia Walker (1872–1960)
- George Andrew Jackson Walker (1873–1873)
- Joseph Alfon Walker (1876–1967)
- Wade Hampton Walker (1878–1933)
She lived in Boiling Spring, Alleghany, Virginia, United States in 1870 and 1880,[3][4] and Sweet Springs, Monroe, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and 1910.[5][6]
By 1882, Virginia (40) married Richard Clough Eggleston (56) (born about December 26, 1825 in Virginia; son of Richard Clough Eggleston and Dorothea Luck) in 1882 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.
She died on 20 March 1914, in Boiling Spring, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Walker Cemetery, Potts Creek, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88G-3N5 : Sun Mar 10 20:01:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah G Carson and Eliza Carson, 1850.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRC2-G1S : 29 January 2020), V.c. Carson in entry for W.h. Walker, 1865.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL6-3NV : Tue Mar 05 09:53:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Wade H Walker and Virginia C Walker, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPX-RHK : Tue Apr 02 11:53:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Virginia C Walker and Wilsona M C Walker, 1880.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z3-MLC : Thu Apr 11 21:07:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard C Eggleston and Virginia C Eggleston, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJ9-19V : Fri Mar 08 22:10:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacob P Wickline and Nanay S Wickline, 1910.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68062281
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Virginia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Virginia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Virginia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Virginia:
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~0.39%
Nancy Caton
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~0.39%
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