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Name |
Nelson Walker [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
Aft 1850 |
Person ID |
I1560 |
Full |
Last Modified |
8 Feb 2009 |
Family |
Elizabeth West, d. Aft 1850 |
Married |
1808 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3] |
- Nelson WALKER is said to have divorced Elizabeth WALKER. He loaded all of her belongings into a wagon, drove her to Dickson County, got out of the wagon and paid someone to drive her into town, deserting her and her children with no means of support. He was a drunk, and abusive. [2]
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Divorced |
17 Jun 1840 |
Children |
| 1. Delilah Walker, b. Abt 1812, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Henry Walker, b. Between 1815 and 1822, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Elizabeth Jane Walker, b. Between 1818 and 1820, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Cynthy A. Walker, b. Abt 1826, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. John V. Walker, b. Abt 1826, d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 6. Palitha N. Walker, b. Abt 1830, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. Martha T. Walker, b. Abt 1831, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. Brunetta J. Walker, b. Abt 1832, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
8 Feb 2009 |
Family ID |
F622 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S188] Walker, Nelson - Walker List posting (1998), (Walker mailing list archives (http://www.usroots.com/~sueowens/walker/), posting by Jim and Lou James (loujim@satx.net), 15 Dec 1998).
- [S186] Walker, Nelson (of Dickson Co TN) - email Maurine Atkins (2000), (Maurine Atkins [email for private use] to Janis Walker Gilmore, e-mail, 22 March 2000; regarding Nelson Walker of Dickson County, Tennessee.).
- [S187] Marjorie Hood Fisher, comp, Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914 (Easley, SC : Southern Historical Press, 1986), entry for Elizabeth Walker, divorce petition, p. 386 (Dickson County, Tennessee, 1839); citing Dickson County Circuit Court Minutes, Book A, p. 112. (Reliability: 3).
Walker, Elizabeth - Divorce petition was made 2 May 1839 from Nelson Walker. They were married in 1808 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. About 1826 he became a drunkard and abused Elizabeth. About 1837 he deserted her and lived in adultry [sic] with Rebecca Boland. He now lives in Smith County, Tennessee. The divorce was granted 17 June 1840.
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