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Walker Genealogy Web Pages The following web pages are related to the ancestors of David Walker. My ancestry is interesting as my paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother were both named "Walker". My interest in genealogy began with the curiosity regarding whether my two Walker lines ever co-mingled prior to my parents. I haven't found a link yet. On my father's side, I had heard stories of the family migrating to Texas, and travels between Texas and Missouri via covered wagon. There were stories of ancestors fighting in the Civil War in Texas cavalry units, fighting their way across the South. There was a mystery of an ancestor being orphaned at the age of five when his parents were killed by Cherokee Indians in South Carolina. On my mother's side, there were stories of University-level ministers, circuit-riding preachers, and traveling piano salesmen who crossed paths with famous Comanche chiefs. There were stories that the family was related to Mary Queen of Scots, and stories that because an ancestor was a Mason, his plantation home was saved when Sherman was burning his way across Georgia. Amazingly, I have been able to track down information that verifies some of these family stories, and uncovered a vast number of additional stories to add to these. Stories include vast amounts of wealth gained and lost, interaction with historical figures, and near-tragic events that would have put an end to the family lines before they got to me. Sometimes the family participated in major wars, usually on the losing side, and sometimes they intentionally sat them out. And sometimes, these wars were family matters... For my own interests, I've always been a history buff, so researching the family lines is not as much about my connectedness to the stories, but about the stories themselves. Through sheer coincidence, I ended up living near the homes of my great-great-great-plus-grandfathers, and have walked their lands, pulled their will and estate records from county courthouse files, and read newspaper articles about them that are almost almost two centuries old. I've even seen historical plaques about them, both in the US and in the UK. My web pages will not attempt to create a linkable family tree, as there are several sources for that info. Entries for these families exist in Ancestry.com, Geni.com, Wikitree.com, and FindaGrave.com. With that said, let's get to some stories... In these web pages can be found genealogy references and interesting stories of the following lines starting with grandparent and working backwards in time listing the fathers of each: Paternal: · Grandfather - Malcolm Walker (b. 1913), Monroe Walker (b. 1864), William Turner Walker (b. 1824), James Carmichael Walker (b. 1806), Andrew W. Walker (b. 1778), James Walker (b. 1745, immigrated to U.S.), John Walker (b. 1704), Alexander Walker (b. 1675), Patrick Walker (b. 1648) · Grandmother - Vera Dell Owen (b. 1914), Oliver Rudolphus Owen (b. 1866), James Owen (b. 1820), Thaddeaus C. Owen (b. 1793),James Owen (b. 1750), James Jacob Owen (b. 1730), Issac Owen (b. 1710), Josiah Owen (b. 1675), Josiah Joshua Owen (b. 1651), John Owen (b. 1624, immigrated to U.S.), Richard Owen (b. 1595), Edward Owen (b. 1564), David Lloyd Owen (b. 1525), David Owen (b. 1500), John I Owen (b. 1474), Owen Owen (b. 1427), Cadwallader Owen (b. 1402), Cadwallader Owen (b. 1375), Owen Owen (b. 1350), David Owen (b. 1320) Maternal: · Grandfather - Eugene Lelan Stewart (b. 1904), William Nolan Stewart (b. 1875), James Duncan Stewart (b. 1851), William Nolan Stewart Jr. (b. 1829), William Stewart (b. 1794), James McDougal Stewart (b. 1763), William Stewart (b. 1711, immigrated to U.S.), Alexander Stewart (b. 1676), Patrick Stewart (b. 1635), William Stewart (b. 1600), Patrick Stewart (b. 1550), Alexander Dubh Stewart (b. 1530), Duncan Stewart (b. 1512), John Stewart (b. 1485), William Stewart (b. 1440), James Beg Stewart (b. 1426), James Mor Stewart (b. 1400), Murdock Stewart (b. 1362), Robert Stewart (b. 1340), Robert Stewart (b. 1316), Walter Stewart (b. 1296), James Stewart (b. 1260), Alexander Stewart (b. 1214), Walter Stewart (b. unknown, d. 1246), Alan fitz Walter Stewart (b. 1140), Walter fitz Alan (b. 1106), Alan fitz Flaad (b. 1090) · Grandmother - Linnie Leah Walker (b. 1901), Boling Virgil Walker (b. 1874), Thacker Vivion Walker (b. 1832), Virgil Homer Walker (b. 1792), William "Rich Billy" Walker (b. 1765), George Walker (b. 1737, immigrated to U.S.), George Walker (b. 1695) Link to this family page - Link to artifact page
Notes to researchers: On this site, I'm including "artifact" pages for each family line where I will post references to specific publications and links to research sites. In case it might help, here is a diary of some of my activities that describe how I discovered various pieces of information. Perhaps this will give you some ideas where to look. 1 – From Stewart Family tree info, saw Linnie’s father’s name. Bolling Virgil Walker, and birth/death dates/locations 2 – Simple Google search on name Bolling Walker and birth date came up with Find-a-Grave listing T.V. Walker and Virginia Cox as parents. This info was posted by a person I knew to be one of Linnie's brothers. 3 - Used T.V. and Virginia info to search for Census record that might indicate parents, found a Thacker Walker head of household with Virginia and Bolling in household. The Census record stated that Thacker born in Georgia, and gave an approximate age. 4 – Searched Census Records for “Thacker Walker” in Georgia, noticed a number of hits that had both Thacker Walker and Virgil Walker, and found listing that aligned with general dates/ages, located in Harris County. Bingo! 5 – Searching the internet, I quickly found references that Virgil was son of William “Rich Billy” Walker, so I searched on him. 6 – I found a blog site where in 2002 someone was requesting information on Rich Billy. I contacted requestor to see if they had found anything, and I hit the Jackpot! (Thanks Abby!). Lessons learned - 1) Trace unusual names, and 2) genealogists love to share their info, so even if messages seem to be old, make that contact! - Identification of a Harris County History book in which Walker's are discussed many, many times. - Location of family plantation and cemetery - Newspaper searches - Court records on wills, deeds, and lawsuits - Contact with person who grew up in house - Regional genealogy sections of county library system (Macon and Columbus) - House in Columbus that is a museum - Family papers at Duke and UNC
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