James Walker (1818 - 1889)

Born 3 Jun 1818 in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 29 Aug 1889 at age 71 in Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States

Biography

James Walker was an artist who painted historical and military art. His family emigrated to the United States when he was a child and settled in the Albany, New York area. As a youth, he traveled to New Orleans and to Mexico City. He joined General Winfield Scott's forces in Mexico City as an interpreter. In 1848, he returned to New York City. He worked in Washington, DC from 1857 to 1862 and painted "Battle of Chapultepec" there. This painting hangs in the US Capitol. He also completed a number of works commissioned by the US Government. In his later years, he opened a studio in San Francisco and concentrated on Mexican culture of early California.

• Fact: Residence (1880) Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
• Fact: Burial Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States

Sources

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNDS-KLR : 14 January 2022), James Walker in household of Cornelius Beattie, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• Biography: "James Walker (1819-1889) AmericanArtGallery, accessed 23 November 2020; citing defunct website - Williams American Art & Antiques.

• Biography: Walker, James (1819-1889

• Biography: The Walker Painting National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Accessed 2 October 2022.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6JB-JST2 : 9 September 2022), James Walker, ; Burial, New Dorp, Richmond Staten Island, New York, United States of America, Moravian Cemetery; citing record ID 199954681, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #199954681.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 October 2022, 14:25), entry for James Walker (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G783-5B5 ); contributed by various users.