James K Walker (1852 - 1930)

Born 24 Jun 1852 in New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Tinto Early — married 8 Dec 1877 in Jewell County, Kansas, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1930 at age 78 in Lake Preston, Kingsbury county, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Walker Name Study.

James K Walker was born on 24 Jun 1852 in New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States, son of Frederick Dwight Walker (1814–1888) and Sarah Sally Lum (1816–1877). ^[1]

James (25) married Mary Tinto Early (17) (born on 2 Aug 1860 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland; daughter of Alexander Early and Mary Potter) on 8 Dec 1877 in Jewell County, Kansas, USA. ^[2] Their children were:

• Sarah L (Walker) Nickerson (1879–1965)
• Ralph Ernest Walker (1882–1957)
• Ray Sylvester Walker (1886-1963)
• Elva May (Walker) Strub (1893-1970)
• Iva Janet (Walker) Boyd (1896-1991)

James died on 22 Dec 1930 in Lake Preston, Kingsbury county, South Dakota, United States, aged about 78. He was buried in Lake Preston Cemetery, Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. ^[1]

Research Notes

The 1880 census has James and Mary at his father's place in Grant, Jewell County, Kansas, with the 1 year old Sarah. This entry was right next door to that of Mary's Father Alexander Early. In 1900 Jas K and Mary are still in Grant, Jewell County, Kansas, 4 children are with them they have been married 22 years and have 5 children all living. they are near her sister Elizabeth and H V Basart 1910 finds the family in Lake Preston Ward 3, Kingsbury, South Dakota, with them are Ray, Elva and Iva, and Sarah L Nickerson and her two children Ren E and Earle L, James is a grocery store clerk. Ralph E Walker is married and living near by at Lake Preston Ward 1, Kingsbury, South Dakota

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86215062/james_k-walker: accessed February 19, 2024), memorial page for James K. Walker (24 Jun 1852–22 Dec 1930), Find A Grave: Memorial #86215062, citing Lake Preston Cemetery, Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by sburnsville (contributor 48444739).
2. ↑ "Kansas, Church Records, 1826-1992", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR5-7BZ5 : Sat Nov 18 01:50:12 UTC 2023), Entry for James K Walker and Mary Early, 8 Dec 1877.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LB55-F28 details for James K Walker.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWM5-GS2 : Tue Oct 03 17:36:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederick D Walker and Sarah Walker, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQVH-6M9 : Thu Oct 05 12:56:46 UTC 2023), Entry for James K Walker and Mary T Walker, 1930.
• 1860 Federal Census, Ancestry. com
• Marriage and above census records