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Alonzo Denson Walker

Alonzo Denson Walker[1]

Male 1854 - 1901  (47 years)

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  • Name Alonzo Denson Walker  [2, 3
    Born 6 Mar 1854  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Census 11 Jun 1860  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • 1. Elijah Walker, 57, male, farmer, real estate $600, personal $800, Georgia
      2. Mary Walker, 47, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write
      3. James Walker, 22, male, farmer, personal $400, Tennessee, cannot read or write
      4. Ritha S. Walker, 17, female, Tennessee
      5. Margret M. Walker, 15, female, Tennessee
      6. Geo. R. Walker, 14, male, Tennessee
      7. Calvin M. Walker, 12, male, Tennessee
      8. R.M. Walker, 10, male, Tennessee
      9. Jacob R. Walker, 8, male, Tennessee
      10. L.D. [Alonzo Denson] Walker, 6, male, Tennessee
    Census 16 Jun 1880  2nd Civil District, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • 1. Walker, Mary, white, female, 67, widow, keeping house, cannot read or write, Tennessee, Scotland, [Pennsylvania? Tennessee?]
      2. Tull, Margaret, white, female, 35, daughter, widowed, Tennessee, Georgia, Tennessee
      3. _____, Sarah, white, female, 16, granddaughter, single, Tennessee, Kentucky, Tennessee
      4. Walker, Alonzo, white, male, 26, son, single, farmer, Tennessee, Georgia, Tennessee
    Census 9 Jun 1900  2nd Civil District, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • 1. Walker, Alonzo, head, white, male, March 1864, 46, married 19 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, farm schedule no 67
      2. _____, Martha D., wife, white, female, May 1866, 34, married 19 years, 5 children 5 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
      3. _____, Hardin, son, white, male, July 1887, 12, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, not attending school, can read and write
      4. _____, William, son, white, male, March 1890, 10, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, not attending school, can read, cannot write
      5. _____, Robt J., son, white, male, July 1892, 7, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, not attending school
      6. _____, Seth E., son, white, male, October 1894, 5, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
      7. _____, Girtie M., daughter, white, female, August 1898, 1, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
    Note
    Text from memorial website for Alonzo and wife Martha:
    On November 9, 2003, my parents and I traveled to Sparkman Cemetery in Williamson County, Tennessee to visit the final resting place of my great-great-grandparents, Alonzo Denson Walker and Martha Daley Vineyard Walker. Sad to say, it is in a deplorable condition. It has been ravaged by vandals. Tombstones have been broken and knocked over. It's overgrown with trees and weeds. The retaining wall surrounding the graves of Alonzo and Martha is crumbling and falling down.

    The kind family that lives on the farm next to it are super nice and have always welcomed us when we've visited. They have done some work to it, but it's not their responsibility to keep it maintained. In my opinion, it's the county's responsibility. And, when the county fails, it is left to the descendants.

    One transcriber of Sparkman Cemetery lists the graves of A. D. Walker and M. D. Walker (Alonzo Denson Walker and Martha Daley Vineyard Walker) has being just outside of the cemetery. However, Martha's death certificate says that she's buried in Sparkman Grave Yard.

    There is no marker for Alonzo and Martha. I'm not sure which one is buried in which slot or the orientation of the graves.

    Pictures of the cemetery will be posted SOON!

    My proposal to the descendants of Alonzo and Martha is this: Raise enough money to buy a permanent marker with their full names and dates of birth and death. If you are interested in helping preserve history and honoring your ancestors, please contact me.

    Here is the family of Alonzo and Martha:

    Alonzo Denson Walker
    born March 6, 1854 (or is it 1853?) and died March 18, 1901
    Martha Daley Vineyard (her daughter Emma's delayed TN birth certificate says "Daley")
    born May 4, 1866 and died March 21, 1920

    Children:
    Harden Jefferson Walker
    William Lovell Walker
    Robert Journey Walker
    Seth Ethel Walker
    Gertie Mae Walker
    Emma Beulah Walker born February 01, 1901 *
    *There are some websites that list Emma's year of birth as 1904. Let's put this mystery to rest. Emma was my great-grandmother, and I had the pleasure of knowing her. She was born in 1901 and died in 2000. May she rest in peace.  [9
    Died 18 Mar 1901  Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 9, 10
    Buried Sparkman Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I2945  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2013 

    Father Elijah Walker,   b. 14 Sep 1802, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1872, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" McMillan,   b. 17 Mar 1813, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1835  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 11, 12
    • Esther Pratt states: "The record of Elijah to Polly McMillan was blown from the marriage book, but the original was in a drawer in the courthouse, was saved, and I have a copy."
    Family ID F569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Daley Vineyard,   b. 4 May 1866, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1920, Boston, District 2, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1881  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Children 
    +1. Hardin Jefferson Walker,   b. 3 Jul 1887, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1966, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +2. William Lovell Walker,   b. 18 Mar 1890, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1972, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Robert Journey Walker,   b. 19 Jul 1893, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1972, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Seth Ethel Walker,   b. 27 Oct 1894, Boston, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1984, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +5. Gertie Mae Walker,   b. 5 Aug 1898, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1981, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +6. Emma Beulah Walker,   b. 1 Feb 1901, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 2000  (Age 99 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents

    1860 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle Division, Danielsville, p. 49 (penned), p. 226 (stamped), dwelling 347, family 347, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2007); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247.

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Walker, Della - Documents, (The collected letters and documents of Della Eveline (Walker) Warren Lonnem (now deceased); these documents passed from Della Lonnem to her daughter, Faith (Lonnem) Quick; from Faith to her niece, Jesse Keenon (granddaughter of Della Lonnem); photocopied, 1996, in the possession of Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC); original documents in the possession of Jesse Keenon (Muskogee, Oklahoma), 2007.).
      Indicates a possible move to Arkansas or Texas.

    2. [S99] Esther Pratt (6408 Worchester Drive; Nashville, Tennessee) to Sandra Johnston (Oklahoma), letter, 13 May 1997, regarding the Elijah Walker family of Dickson County, Tennessee. Privately held by Ms. Johnston. The author has lost contact with Ms. Johnston and no longer knows her whereabouts.

    3. [S3640] CS, contributor, "Alonzo Denson Walker," Sparkman Cemetery (Williamson County, Tennessee), memorial no. 64603027, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed 10 July 2013. [No digital image.].

    4. [S924] Walker, Alonzo Denson - birth/death info (website), («i»Memorial to Alonzo Denson Walker and Martha Daley Vineyard«/i» (http://home.earthlink.net/~stephstruby/walker.html : accessed 31 May 2008); one-page website discusses the burial place of Alonzo Denson Walker, as well as birth and death dates. E-mail contact: stephstruby@earthlink.net).

    5. [S1129] Louise Gillespie Lynch, Bible Records Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville, Tennessee: Lynch, 1970), 35, for the Collins Walker Bible.
      "A. M. Walker married F. J. Davis August 15th, 1871.
      James Davis was born September 28th, in the year of our Lord, 1828.
      Louetta Davis was born 20th of January in the year of our Lord, 1828."

    6. [S1358] 1860 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle Division, Danielsville, p. 49 (penned), p. 226 (stamped), dwelling 347, family 347, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2007); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247. .

    7. [S3155] 1880 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, 2nd Civil District, enumeration district (ED) 32, p. 21 (penned), p. 285 (stamped, recto), dwelling 150, family 154, Mary Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 February 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1252.

    8. [S3567] 1900 U.S. census, Williamson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 2, enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 4B, p. 25 (stamped, verso), dwelling 75, family 75, Alonzo Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 June 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1605.

    9. [S3569] Memorial to Alonzo Denson Walker and Martha Daley Vineyard (http://home.earthlink.net/~stephstruby/walker.html : accessed 30 June 2013), brief text discussing the life and burial places of Alonzo and his wife, no images, limited citation. Anonymous author (author email: stephstruby@earthlink.net). .

    10. [S3450] Charles Dewey Bowen, "The Descendants of Elijah Walker, Jr., and Mary (Polly) McMillan Walker of Middle Tennessee," unpublished typescript, undated. Internal evidence dates the document to after 1981 (see p. 11, listing a 1981 death). While riddled with error, the document still offers useful information and clues to the lives of Elijah Walker's descendants, particularly his younger children., 17.

    11. [S108] Sherry J. Kilgore, comp., Dickson County, Tennessee: Marriages 1817-1856 (Nashville, Tn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1987), entry for Elijah Walker and Polly McMillian, p. 30 (1835).

    12. [S5085] FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619127) > Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 > Dickson > Marriage records, 1817-1836 > images 1134-37, Elijah Walker-Polly McMillan [McMillan], licensed 30 March 1835, marriage 2 April 1835; FHL film 497,399; [Courthouse Annex, Charlotte.].

    13. [S3568] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2013), Dickson County, Tennessee, marriage license no. 3212, M. D. Vinyard-A. D. Walker, 11 September 1881 (license), 13 September 1881 (marriage); citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, microfilm [no. not stated], Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. This license, issued by surname and initials, has reversed the bride and groom, naming M. D. Vinyard [Martha D. Vinyard] as a 27-year-old farmer and A. D. Walker [Alonzo Denson Walker] as a 15-year-old.