Rebecca (Stowell) Walker (abt. 1829 - 1856)

Born about 1829 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Wife of Mathew Eagleton Walker — married 6 Jan 1849 in Greene, Missouri

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1856 at about age 27 in Cave Spring, Greene, Missouri

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Biography

Rebecca (Stowell) Walker was born in ~1829 in Tennessee. Her parents were John Stowell (1797 - 1882) and Margaret (Armstrong) Stowell (~1802 - 1894).

Her siblings were...

1. Margaret Stowell (~1832 - )
2. Aletha Amelia Stowell (1834 - 1919)
3. John A. Stowell (1836 - 1915)
4. George Stowell (1838 - 1919)
5. Alfred Wilson Stowell (1841 - 1907)
6. Robert P. Stowell (1842 - 1861)
7. Mary Amanda (Stowell) Gray (1845 - 1916)

Rebecca married Mathew Eagleton Walker (1826 - 1911) on January 6, 1849 in Greene, Missouri.

Their children were...

1. Margaret J. (Walker) Cromwell (1850 - 1892)
2. Mary A. (Walker) Eakin (1854 - 1922).

Rebecca died on April 10, 1856 in Cave Spring, Greene aged ~26. She is buried in Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery, Cave Spring, Missouri.

Sources

• Marriage: in Walker Bible in possession of Mrs. A.R. Tiffany, D.A.R. member, 2045 Potter St., Eugene, OR. FHLC film #839732. Typed copy. Gives Rebecca Stowell's parents' names as John and Margaret Stowell.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKD-1483 : 11 July 2016), Rebecca E. Stowell Walker, 1856; Burial, Cave Spring, Greene, Missouri, United States of America, Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery; citing record ID 39567435, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #39567435