Barbary (Dunn) Walker was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Barbara "Barbary" was born November 8, 1833 in Tuckaleechee, Blount County, Tennessee, United States. She was a daughter of William Parman Dunn and Mary Shields.
Barbara married William W. Walker on March 27, 1851 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Barbara and William had the following children:
Barbara passed away on April 19, 1890 in Murray County, Georgia, United States and was laid to rest with her other family members in Georgia, at
Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-GKM : 23 December 2020), Barbary Dunn in household of Will Dunn, Blount County, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZQ1-T5T : 9 March 2021), William Walker and Barbara Dunn, 27 Mar 1851; citing Blount County, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 1465/1466, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,074,040.
"United States Federal Census. 1860"; The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Civil District 15, Blount County, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1241; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805241 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #18958210 (accessed 15 February 2023) Barbray Walker (27) in Civil District 15, Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8N-BWQ : 29 May 2021), Barbra Walker in entry for William Walker, 1870, Civil District 15, Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQG-95D : 15 January 2022), Barbrah Walker in household of William Walker, Civil District 8, Blount County, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93155201/barbary-walker: accessed 14 February 2023), memorial page for Barbary Dunn Walker (8 Nov 1833–19 Apr 1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #93155201, citing Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Crandall, Murray County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Kimmie Kitchens/Courtney Gilstrap and Families (contributor 49958349).
Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery (Murray County, Georgia, USA). Barbary Dunn Walker's headstone. Personally photographed by Paula Franklin, 11 Jan 2004.
See Also
The Walker Line by Becky Higgins (BHiggins @ aol.com)
King/Walker and Connecting Families Who's Who by Ina Walker King
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Barbary 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 Barbary: