John Walker (1789 - 1862)

Born 24 Dec 1789 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Husband of Elizabeth Morehead (Davis) Walker — married 12 Jul 1821 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1862 at age 72 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

John Walker was born in Northumberland, England.

Name

Name: John /Walker/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

:John Walker was brn in Berwick-on-Tweed Northumberland, England, on the 24th December 1789^[7]

Title

Title: Maj.^[8]

Occupation

Occupation: Planter

Date: 1850

Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, US^[9]

Occupation: Farmer

Date: 1860

Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, US^[10]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1850

Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, US^[11]

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, US^[12]

Note

Note: #N2706

Marriage

Husband: John Walker

Wife: Elizabeth Morehead Davis

Marriage:

Date: 12 JUL 1821

Place: Cumberland County, North Carolina, US^[13]

Death

Maj John Walker died in Wilmington, North Carolina on the 18th February 1862

The inscription on his gravestone reads - Nephew of Col. John Walker of the American Army in the Revolutionary War.^[14][15]

Burial

Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA^[14][16]

Research notes

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2376
2. ↑ Source: #S2282 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Walker
3. ↑ Source: #S2247 Page: Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0540270 and 0546446-0546454. Data: Text: Record for John Walker
4. ↑ Source: #S2240 Page: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: M432_638; Page: 437B; Image: . Data: Text: Record for John Walker
5. ↑ Source: #S2250 Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 811; Image: 313. Data: Text: Record for Jno Walker
6. ↑ Source: #S2243 Data: Text: Record for Margaret Anderson Cowan
7. ↑ Source: #S2036
8. ↑ Source: #S2376
9. ↑ Source: #S2240 Page: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: M432_638; Page: 437B; Image: . Data: Text: Record for John Walker
10. ↑ Source: #S2250 Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 811; Image: 313. Data: Text: Record for Jno Walker
11. ↑ Source: #S2240 Page: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: M432_638; Page: 437B; Image: . Data: Text: Record for John Walker
12. ↑ Source: #S2250 Page: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: 811; Image: 313. Data: Text: Record for Jno Walker
13. ↑ Source: #S2247 Page: Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL # 0540270 and 0546446-0546454. Data: Text: Record for John Walker
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #6627126
15. ↑ Source: #S824
16. ↑ Source: #S2376

• Source: S2036 Author: Written by Abbi, CivilWarRose@@earthlink.net Title: Findagrave.com - Maj John Walker Repository: #R2028 NOTESource Medium: Internet
• Repository: R2028 Name: HR-2790-FGR Address: www.findagrave.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S2240 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R2227 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
• Repository: R2227 Name: HR-1005-BGR Address: www.ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S2243 Author: Ancestry.com Title: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007; Repository: #R2227
• Source: S2247 Author: Ancestry.com Title: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007; Repository: #R2227
• Source: S2250 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R2227 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860
• Source: S2282 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R2227
• Source: S2376 Author: Various Title: Web Site, www.findagrave.com Repository: #R2446
• Repository: R2446 Name: HR-3610-HAR Address: www.findagrave.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S824 Author: Kate Stirk, stirkk@@juno.com Title: Family Tree, Stirk-London Families Repository: #R821 NOTESource Medium: Internet

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  FamilySearch Record: M4B6-CX7 (accessed 10 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PMH-H8N Image number 00549
  John Walker (58) in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. Born in England.
• 1850 Census: "US Census 1850"
  FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 10 January 2023)
  John Walker (58) in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. Born in England.

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