Benjamin
Franklin
"Ben"
Walker
Born in Union, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Wesley Walker
and Lucinda (Campbell) Walker
Brother of
William Henry Cathey [half], Harvey Cathey [half], George Thomas Cathey [half], Sarah J (Cathey) Sharp [half], Sterling Walker, Robert Taylor Walker, Mary Jane (Walker) Hooper, James Thomas Walker, Margaret Francis (Walker) Gray, George Washington Walker, Amanda Ann (Walker) Shelby, Lucinda Clementine (Walker) Cole, Elijah Walker, John Sylvester Walker, Louisa Josephine Walker, Alexander Monroe Walker and Laura (Walker) Bryant
Husband of
Margaret Jane (McBee) Walker
— married
11 Mar 1880 in Union, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Union, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2015
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1858. He was the son of John Walker and Lucinda Campbell. He passed away in 1916.
Benjamin Walker was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T2-65S : 12 December 2017), Benjamin Walker in entry for John Walker, 1860.
- United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDM-G9N : 29 May 2021), Benjamin Walker in entry for John Walker, 1870.
- United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPG-YPV : 3 February 2021), Benjiman S Walker in entry for Elija Walker, 1920.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~3.12%
Mark Boyd
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AJ3614937 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A970195 [compare], yourDNAportal MARddc69d99, Ancestry member maboyd43
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Emily (Cole) Ledford :
23andMe, GEDmatch JL1906768 [compare]
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~3.12%
Tim Gray :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A320308 [compare], Ancestry member TimGray43
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~1.56%
Ryan Boyd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HQ8392361 [compare], Ancestry member rabusarmy
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~0.78%
Ken Parman :
23andMe, GEDmatch EM2489155 [compare], yourDNAportal KEN190391fb
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TE9236760 [compare], Ancestry member kenacepi
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WR4868004 [compare], FTDNA kit #B38842
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch BX709925C1 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QZ3557916 [compare]
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Living DNA, GEDmatch MH8100244 [compare]
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~0.78%
Claude Heath :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Russ Parman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A568833 [compare], Ancestry member parmruss
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T867623 [compare], FTDNA kit #B260627
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~0.78%
Bob Parman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T097078 [compare], FTDNA kit #B260631
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