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1785 - 1867 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. | John WALKER was born 15 Aug 1785, Locust Grove, King and Queen Co. VA; died 27 Feb 1867, Chatham Hill, King and Queen Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 2DF7A5333E6644268E5B1294B8EAB8E5D85E
Notes:
Walker Family Bible
John Walker born August 15th 1785
In old Virginia: slavery, farming, and society in the journal of John Walker By Claudia L. Bushman, John Walker
John was a solitary, serious, careful man who married when he was 44 years old, and was devoted to the Methodist church. His journal reflects the change from the planter society to a farmer society. Unlike his father, John accepted modest civil assignments.
He abandoned gentility and the social life of fox hunting and balls. He was an industrious farmer who saw tobacco being replaced by a wide variety of marketable crops. John grew wheat and corn and worked steadily to improve farming methods.
His diary covered 43 years and covers the changes that were happening as the last generation before the Civil War. His life was different from that of his father and grandfather. John planted wheat, not tobacco; he didn't belong to the Anglican (Church of England) but in 1818 joined a small Methodist congregation at Shepherd's Chapel;and he was a hard-working farmer, not a gentleman. He was often at odds with his family and old friends.
He spurned politics and civic involvement, accepting only positions as overseer of the poor and overseer of the roads. The latter he resigned in disgust at having to deal with rich neighbors who unduly influenced the courts. He never joined the county militia.
His education was lackluster for his spelling, grammar, and punctuation were utilitarian. He mentions attending only the school operated by Richard Hill, most likely at nearby Hillsborough. These were temporary schools, always in a flux from having several different schoolmasters, with several of the planters funding the schools fr their children. His father had the money for college, but John, nor any other of his brothers, were prepared to further education. Other King and Queen families, such as the Fauntleroys and Henleys, sent their sons to William and Mary.
John attended music and dancing parties in Aylett when he has a teenager, he didn't like the "wanton interaction" between genders and would "stop his ears to prevent hearing the musick" So with John becoming a strict Methodist, such gentry pastimes of dancing were considered even more unsuitable. He wrote "A dancing party in the Sight of God was no better than a Whoring party" and dancers were "entirely under the direction of the devil." While Frances Hill, his grandmother, danced to the harpsichord, did reels to a fiddle, and sang songs, John would consider her actions a sin.
John married Margaret Watkins SHEPHERD. Margaret was born 16 Oct 1804; died 03 Mar 1886, Locust Grove, King and Queen Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Watson WALKER was born 10 Sep 1834, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 06 Oct 1900, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA.
- 3. Mary Alice WALKER
- 4. Melville WALKER was born 15 Apr 1846, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 06 Dec 1904, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA.
- 5. Sarah WALKER
- 6. Elizabeth Temple WALKER
- 7. Susannah WALKER
- 8. Coke WALKER
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Generation: 2
2. | Watson WALKER (1.John1) was born 10 Sep 1834, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 06 Oct 1900, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: FFA77AE47F6744F7AC2AD6719894B734592E
Notes:
MILITARY SERVICE
Company E, 5th Virginia Cavalry, Payne's Battalion, Fitz. Lee's Division, Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
The 5th Cavalry Regiment was organized in June, 1862, using the 2nd Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. The men were from Petersburg and Fairfax, Gloucester, King and Queen, Mathews, Randolph, and James City counties.
Enlisted on 7 June 1861 at King & Queen Court House, VA as a Private, he mustered into "E" Co. VA 5th Cavalry.
On all rolls July 1861 through Nov. 1863.
POW on rolls through April 1864.
Paroled 26 April 1865 Richmond, VA.
Buried:
Grave location, biography, tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSiman=1&GScid=2185105&GRid=15305868&
Watson married Lucy Waring TEMPLE. Lucy (daughter of Arthur TEMPLE and Jane RICHARDS) was born 17 Dec 1838, Harewood, King & Queen Co. VA; died 09 Dec 1919, Richmond, VA; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Lucy Latane WALKER was born 08 Feb 1863, King and Queen Co. VA; died 29 May 1890, Suffolk, VA; was buried , Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA.
- 10. Bettie WALKER was born ca 1865, King and Queen Co. VA.
- 11. Margaret Melville (Maggie) WALKER was born 26 Oct 1867, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 28 Dec 1930, Dallas, TX.
- 12. Janey Temple WALKER was born 03 Sep 1871, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 27 May 1953, Dallas, TX; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA.
- 13. Harry Waring WALKER was born 08 Feb 1873, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 31 Jan 1959; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA.
- 14. Watson WALKER, Jr. was born 14 Aug 1874, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 21 Oct 1929, Diboll, Angelina Co. TX; was buried , Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina Co. TX.
- 15. Alice Temple WALKER
- 16. John WALKER
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4. | Melville WALKER (1.John1) was born 15 Apr 1846, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 06 Dec 1904, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 20389A7E25C340B6BCDBCC1FFA19EDAE7E18
Notes:
He was from Locust Grove, and was her cousin.
CIVIL WAR SERVICE
Company E, 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment, CSA
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSfn=melville&GSiman=1&GScid=50668&GRid=59283515&
Melville married Virginia Thomas HENLEY. Virginia (daughter of Joseph Temple HENLEY and Elizabeth Todd (Betsy) WALKER) was born 20 Aug 1846, Hillsborough, King & Queen Co. VA; died 25 Mar 1928, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Margaret Elizabeth WALKER was born 09 Nov 1871, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; died 06 Jan 1960, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA.
- 18. John Henley WALKER was born 27 Sep 1875, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; died 26 Dec 1969, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA.
- 19. Alice Landon WALKER was born 03 Dec 1876, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; died 14 Jul 1963, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA.
- 20. Lucy Watson WALKER
- 21. Beulah WALKER
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Generation: 3
9. | Lucy Latane WALKER (2.Watson2, 1.John1) was born 08 Feb 1863, King and Queen Co. VA; died 29 May 1890, Suffolk, VA; was buried , Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA. Other Events:
- _UID: A9D9B3B4AFBA4FEDA9006707ACF561711869
Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84430612
Lucy married John Edwin PHILLIPS 16 Dec 1886, King and Queen Co. VA. John was born 16 Sep 1856, Isle Of Wight Co., VA; died 13 May 1919, Suffolk Co. VA; was buried , Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA. [Group Sheet]
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10. | Bettie WALKER (2.Watson2, 1.John1) was born ca 1865, King and Queen Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: FD47EC72392043D989EC7E60CB59309553B2
Bettie married Augustus SIZER 04 Sep 1901, King and Queen Co. VA. Augustus was born 12 Feb 1834, Millwood, King William Co. VA; died 16 May 1912, Millwood, King William Co. VA; was buried , Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Beulahville, King William Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Margaret Melville (Maggie) WALKER (2.Watson2, 1.John1) was born 26 Oct 1867, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 28 Dec 1930, Dallas, TX. Other Events:
- _UID: 38FAAD189DE94E9C8C87D76D110E55F92B08
Notes:
unmarried
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12. | Janey Temple WALKER (2.Watson2, 1.John1) was born 03 Sep 1871, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 27 May 1953, Dallas, TX; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 7C19A35BD9854E2A889964222CE545B51B38
Notes:
Unmarried
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSiman=1&GScid=2185105&GRid=98682711&
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13. | Harry Waring WALKER (2.Watson2, 1.John1) was born 08 Feb 1873, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 31 Jan 1959; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. Other Events:
- _UID: 8241199691244FE79C2E272DC367616B71D3
Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSiman=1&GScid=2185105&GRid=98682313&
Harry married Ellen T. RICHARDSON 06 Sep 1906, West Point, VA. Ellen was born 06 Aug 1879, Tunstall, New Kent Co. VA; died 09 Feb 1963; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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14. | Watson WALKER, Jr. (2.Watson2, 1.John1) was born 14 Aug 1874, Chatham Hill, King & Queen Co. VA; died 21 Oct 1929, Diboll, Angelina Co. TX; was buried , Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina Co. TX. Other Events:
- _UID: 1A864A8D46E74A1BBECDCB2DFF2B984593DB
Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSfn=watson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScnty=2522&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=127306147&df=all&
Watson married Mary Kyle Effinger. Mary was born 1882, Lexington, VA; died 1965, Angelina Co. TX; was buried , Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina Co. TX. [Group Sheet]
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17. | Margaret Elizabeth WALKER (4.Melville2, 1.John1) was born 09 Nov 1871, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; died 06 Jan 1960, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSfn=margaret&GSiman=1&GScid=50668&GRid=59283630&
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18. | John Henley WALKER (4.Melville2, 1.John1) was born 27 Sep 1875, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; died 26 Dec 1969, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSfn=john&GSiman=1&GScid=50668&GRid=93519231&
John married Ida Virginia Fretwell. Ida was born 19 Nov 1883, Augusta Co. VA; died 11 Mar 1967, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Virginia Henley WALKER
- 28. John Henley WALKER, Jr. was born 29 Mar 1913, Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD; died 01 Dec 1975, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA.
- 29. William Melville WALKER was born 30 Nov 1914, Richmond, Henrico Co. VA; died 29 Apr 2011, Bethesda, MD.
- 30. Harriet Brown WALKER
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19. | Alice Landon WALKER (4.Melville2, 1.John1) was born 03 Dec 1876, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; died 14 Jul 1963, Richmond, VA; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lovett&GSiman=1&GScid=50668&GRid=59283424&
Alice married Edward S. Lovett. Edward was born 14 Dec 1881, Charleston, Kanawha Co. WV; died 11 Apr 1915; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond VA. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
28. | John Henley WALKER, Jr. (18.John3, 4.Melville2, 1.John1) was born 29 Mar 1913, Baltimore, Baltimore Co. MD; died 01 Dec 1975, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. Notes:
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=walker&GSiman=1&GScid=2185105&GRid=98457279&
John married Letitia Gregory Jones. Letitia was born 27 Sep 1917, Norfolk, VA; died 19 Mar 2001, Locust Grove, King & Queen Co. VA; was buried , St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Essex Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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