Archalaus Walker b. 17 Dec 1783 Virginia, USA d. 11 Dec 1866 Macoupin County, Illinois, USA: Our Family History

1783 - 1866 (82 years)

Name	Archalaus Walker [1]
	Supporting the variants of this name, a website discussing Archaelaus Wheeler, born in Buckingham VA--same geographic background. This information could be useful in proof argument. "There are many spellings of the name "Archelaus," e.g., Archer, Archibald, Archless, Achilles, Archilles, and even Eschelus. According to "Wheeler Cousins," there was only one man named Archelaus Wheeler in Virginia during the 1700s. The earliest record concerning Archelaus Wheeler is his listing in the 1774 Tithables of Buckingham Co., VA where he appeared as "Archer Wheler." http://www.mcclure-hopsonfamilyhistory.com/wheeler.htm
Alt. Birth	Abt 1783	South Carolina, USA [2]
	The 1850 census enumerated Archalus as born abt 1783 in South Carolina. This must be weighed against the 1860 census and his obituary, both naming his birthplace as Virginia. In the same household was his likely brother, Jacob, whose birthplace was also given as South Carolina. In Jacob's case, at least, it is unlikely that he was born in South Carolina. Several of Jacob's known children have been located in the 1880 census or later, and reported their father's birthplace: John McLean Walker, "Georgia" Archalaus C. Walker, "Georgia" Joseph Walker, "Georgia" James A. Walker, "Kentucky" Daughter Mary M. Walker (Best) was not located in the 1880 census, but in both the 1900 and 1910 census, her father's birthplace was given as "Tennessee." Since so much evidence points to Jacob's birthplace being in error in the 1850 census, it lends even more likelihood that Arch's was also in error, probably reported by Jacob's wife, Agnes.
Born	17 Dec 1783	Virginia, USA [3, 4]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	17 Dec 1783 [2]
	Cemetery listing, Wayne Cemetery, Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois. Additional information states that many of the stones are in poor, crumbling condition, but the survey was done in the 1970's when they were in better condition.
Residence	1788-1802	Georgia, USA [3]
	Arch's obituary states that he was "raised" in Georgia. If he was born in 1783, this probably indicates a move to Georgia by the time he was age 5 or so. We know from the birthplaces of subsequent children that they remained in Georgia until after 1802.
Military	23 Nov 1810	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [5, 6]
	"Archelus Walker," commissioned as ensign, 25th Tennessee militia, from Dickson County.
Military	1812	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [7, 8]
	"Achilles" Walker was with a military infantry detachment under Lt. Col. R. C. Napier lists an "Achilles Walker" as a private. [Note: Archelous was enumerated in the 1860 census as "Achilles."]
	This military detachment served for 10 days in May 1812, and were probably among the Tennessee militia raised in response to the Duck River Massacre--in which Indians killed several people and abducted Martha Crawley. Also known as the Martha Crawley incident. This seminal event inflamed westerners against the Indians and the British were suspected of inciting them, thus making it one of the events leading to the War of 1812.
Court	Jan 1814	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [9, 10]
	"Archibald Walker" appointed for jury duty along with others for the next term of court (April). January Term Ordered by the court that the following persons be summoned a venire to next Term -- (To Wit) Joel Shropshire, John Willy, Thomas Choat, James Martin, Isaac Walker, Archibald Walker, John Hall, James Brown, Jesse Lu[m]sdon, Jonathan Jenkins, Edward Pickett, William Gates, Hugh Dickson David [Rushion?], Aaron Arnold, James Harriss, Samuel Johnson, Lewis Berry, Robert Lucas, William Speight, Robert Coldwell, Alexander Martin, Thomas Mitchell, John Watts, John Carrothers, Rodger Gibson,"
Land	1818	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Stephen Walker found something in the Charlotte, TN, archives, indicating that an Archalaus Walker filed two land entries in 1818, numbers 11341 and 11342. No sale by Arch appears in Dickson Co land records, perhaps he did not complete the entries? Assigned them? Is there a missing deed book? Need to obtain originals from TSLA and consult Pam in Charlotte to ask about a missing deed book.
Residence	Abt 1808-1819	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Obituary states he was "raised in Georgia" and "lived for many years in Tennessee." 1810, Arch was commissioned as an ensign, 25th Tennessee Militia, Dickson County, Tennessee. Bounty land application of his brother Jacob Walker contains Arch's affidavit stating that he witnessed Jacob's marriage in February 1811 to Agnes McLean. 1812, a military infantry detachment under Lt. Col. R. C. Napier, Dickson County, lists an "Achilles Walker" as a private. [Note: Archelous was enumerated in the 1860 census as "Achilles."] Appears on jury duty, 1814, Dickson County, Tennessee. Appears on 1820 Madison County, Illinois, census. Obituary in 1866 indicates he lived in Illinois for 45 years, calculating to about 1821
Census	1820	Goshen township, Madison County, Illinois, USA [11]
	"Archer Walker" household 1 male 26-45 [Arch, abt 37] Next door is the Pryor Scroggins family, with whom he probably moved from Dickson County. Nearby is Samuel Walker, over 45.
Note	28 Mar 1825	Madison County, Illinois, USA
	Arch was married to Susan Robinson in Macoupin County. Was this Arch's first marriage? He would have been 42 years old, which is unusual for the time and place. He was clearly alone in the 1820 census, shortly after his move from Dickson County to Illinois. In any case, he married Susan Robinson in 1825. They have not been located in the 1830 census, unless they are the Archalus Walker family found in St. Clair County, Illinois; the apparent husband and wife in the household were between 30 and 40, and they had three males between 10 and 15 with them. If this was Arch and Susan, could she have had children from a previous marriage? The marriage record does not name her as "Mrs. Susan Robinson." Also, the age is not right. This may not be them. Archalus and Susan are found in the 1840 Madison County census, just the two of them, both between 50 and 60. They are found again in the 1845 state census, with a male 10-20 and a female under 10. Susan's age is given as between 50 and 60. It is possible that she had a daughter between 1840 and 1845, if her age was on the lower side of that time span. It is also possible that they had a young relative living with them, or a foster child. The male may have been farm help. Susan apparently died between 1845 and 1850, as she is missing from Arch's home in the latter census. His brother Jacob's family is living with him, and the fact that all younger family members were listed after Jacob and Agnes (his wife) makes it likely that they were all children of Jacob and Agnes--though that should not be taken for a certainty. It seems unlikely that Archalus had children, but he may have lost a child or children, and may even have had an earlier marriage. His obituary states that he had "outlived the majority of his family." The composition of that family remains a mystery.
Court	5-6 Mar 1827	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [12]
	"Archibald" Walker files versus Elijah Walker, to prove that Elizabeth Walker was not of sound mind when she excecuted a deed of gift giving Elijah a slave girl in January 1823, shortly before her death. The matter was decided by a jury who determined that Elizabeth Walker was not of sound mind when the deed was executed.
Court	10-11 March 1827	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [13]
	Archibald Walker & others versus George H. and Elijah Walker, seeking to prove that Elizabeth Walker was not of sound mind when she executed the deeds of gifts (a slave to each) to George H. and Elijah in January 1823. Juror Nathan Tubb was excused on the morning of the 11th and no decision was made.
Possible Census	1830	St. Clair County, Illinois, USA [14]
	Archalus Walker 3 males 10-15 1 male 30-40 1 female 30-40 There are discrepancies here. Arch should have been about 47, not between 30 and 40. Additionally, he had no known children. However, he has not been located in census elsewhere.
Land	18 Mar 1831	Madison County, Illinois, USA [15]
	Archalaus Walker purchased 22.5 acres from Seth and Laura Gillet for $50. Description: ". . . in the South half of the east half of the north east quarter of Section Twenty Four in Township 3 north Range 8 west . . . ." Proved 19 March 1831 and recorded 17 September 1831.
	Deed states that the acreage was ". . . the undivided share of the above quarter belonging to the party of the first part heirs to the estate of N. Hall deceased."
Land	16 May 1834	Madison County, Illinois, USA [16]
	Sheriff of Madison County conveyed the same land to Archalaus Walker as was conveyed to him by deed on 18 March 1831. There must have been some title problems as a result of the Hall estate from which the land came in 1831. Proved 16 May 1834, recorded 16 May 1834.
Land	15 Oct 1835	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [17]
	Archalus entered for 80 acres in Section 10, Township 8 North, Range 8 West: "The West Half of the North East quarter of Section ten, Township eight, North of Range eight, West of the third principal Meridian in the district of lands subject to sale at Edwardsville, Illinois, containing eighty acres."
Land	15 Oct 1835	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [18]
	Archelaus Walker entered for a second eighty acre parcel, in Section 35, Township 9 North, Range eight West: "The West half of the South East quarter of Section thirty five in Township nine, North of Range eight, West of the third principal Meridian, in the district of lands subject to sale in Edwardsville, Illinois, containing eighty acres."
Deed	25 Aug 1836	Walker, Archalaus to McMahon, Madison County, Illinois, USA [19]
	Archalaus Walker sold 40 acres to Thomas McMahon, for $50, in Madison County.
	". . . the east half of the west half of the northeast quarter of section nineteen township three north of range seven west of the third principal meridian, to contain forty acres. . . "
Census	1840	Ridge Prairie, Madison County, Illinois, USA [20]
	"Archillus" Walker household 1 male 50-60 [Arch, abt 57] 1 female 50-60 [wife, Susan Robinson]
Occupation	23 May 1840	Madison County, Illinois, USA [21]
	Archelaus Walker was one of the appraiser for the estate of George W. McMahon.
State Census	1845	Troy, Jarvis township, Madison County, Illinois, USA [22]
	Archelaus Walker household 1 male 10-20 1 male 60-70 [Archalaus, about 62] 1 female under 10 1 female 50-60 [Susan Robinson, wife]
Court	18 Feb 1848	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [23, 24]
	A notice in the Alton (Illinois) Telegraph and Democratic Review newspaper regarding the case of Archelaus Walker who had filed foreclosure of a Macoupin County property, to be heard on the 2nd Monday of the May term of Macoupin County Circuit Court. Archelaus Walker vs. John Harrington, William O. Harrington, Steele Hunter, and Sally Hunter his wife, James Steele, and Jane Steele his wife, William Faris and Permelia Faris his wife, Enoch Harrington, Susan Harrington, George W. McMahon, Emily McMahon, Sarah McMahon, Permilia McMahon, Gideon Lemmons, and Susan Lemmons his wife, Henry C. McMahon, Harrison Harrington, Charles Harriington, Francis McMahon, Charles McMahon, and William T. McMahon. As an interesting follow-up to this is an excerpt of a letter from a George Churchill, from Troy, Madison County, Illinois, to his niece Caroline Elizabeth Churchill Bingham, 30 October 1849: ". . . James A. Steel's wife is dead. Your former admirer, Rev. Samuel Kelley, has removed back to Arkansas. He and his father-in-law, Isaac K. McMahan, had seceded from Methodism, and joined the Baptists. Samuel Steele Hunter and Robert McMahan have gone with him. Their destination is Pike Co., Ark."
Census	25 Oct 1850	Township 3N Range 7W, Madison County, Illinois, USA [25]
	1. Archib[all?] Walker, 67, farmer, real estate $2000, SC 2. Jacob Walker, 57, farmer, SC 3. Agnes Walker, 55, NC 4. Mary Best, 23, TN 5. Charles Best, 1, IL 6. Agnes Walker, 20, TN 7. James A. Walker, 18, IL
Census (State)	1855	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [26]
	D. B. Sawyer household 2 males, 1 female under 10 2 males, 1 female, 10-20 1 male, 1 female 40-50 [Daniel B. Sawyer and Minerva Scroggins] 1 male over 70 [Archalus Walker]
Census	3 Sep 1860	Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [27]
	1. Daniel Sawyer, 47, male farmer, real estate $8000, personal $1700, NC 2. Minerva Sawyer, 44, female, Tennessee 3. Harrison Sawyer, 20, male, Illinois, attended school 4. Harriet Sawyer, 17, female, Illinois, attended school 5. Sarah Sawyer, 11, female, Illinois, attended school 6. William Sawyer, 9, male, Illinois, attended school 7. Franklin Sawyer, 6, male, Illinois, attended school 8. Daniel Sawyer, 2, male, Illinois 9. Achilles Walker, 76, male, Virginia
Died	11 Dec 1866	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [3]
Obituary	Aft 11 Dec 1866	Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [3]
	"DIED At the residence of Daniel H. Sawyer, in West Prairie, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 4 P. M., of general debility, Mr. Archeleous Walker, aged 84 years. The deceased was a native of Virginia, raised in Georgia, and lived for many years in Tennessee. He had lived in this State for the past forty-five years. was a member of the M. E. Church for nearly fifty years. Having outlived the majority of his family, he departed this life without an enemy, and in the hopes of a blessed immortality, leaving a wide circle of friends to miss his genial smile, and who live in hopes of meeting him beyond the grave."
RESEARCH	Internet sources regarding the name Archalaus and its variants: "There are many spellings of the name 'Archelaus,' e.g., Archer, Archibald, Archless, Achilles, Archilles, and even Eschelus. According to 'Wheeler Cousins,' there was only one man named Archelaus Wheeler in Virginia during the 1700s. The earliest record concerning Archelaus Wheeler is his listing in the 1774 Tithables of Buckingham Co., VA where he appeared as 'Archer Wheler.' " [28]
Buried	Wayne Cemetery, Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [2]
Person ID	I3180	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	24 Oct 2017

Father	(Progenitor) Walker, b. Between 1750 and 1765, d. Tennessee, USA
Mother	Elizabeth (--?--), b. 1775-1785, d. Bef 7 Apr 1823, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 38 years)
Married	Bef 1790
	Deduced from birthdates of children.
Family ID	F1130	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Susan Robinson, b. Between 1785 and 1795, d. Between 1845 and 1850, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 60 years)
Married	28 Mar 1825	Madison County, Illinois, USA [29, 30]
Last Modified	2 Apr 2014
Family ID	F1449	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Obituary of Archelaus Walker, 1866, Macoupin County, Illinois. Obituary of Archeleous Walker, undated clipping, no publication data, reporting death on 11 December [1866]; citing Bunker Hill Union Gazette, p. 3, 21 Dec 1866, Macoupin County, Illinois.
		Archalaus Walker, 1820 Madison County, Illinois, census 1820 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois population schedule, Goshen township, p. 93 (penned, lower right), line 21, Archer Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 11.
		Archalaus Walker, land entry, Macoupin County, 80 acres, certificate no. 8413 (1835). Archelaus Walker (Macoupin County) cash entry file, certificate no. 8413, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
		Archelous Walker, cemetery stone, Wayne Cemetery, Macoupin County, Illinois "Wayne Cemetery, Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois,” database, FindaGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2011), entry for A. Walker (1783-1866).
		Archalaus Walker, original signature, affidavit, 1855, Macoupin County, Illinois; testifying to the marriage of Jacob Walker to Agnes McClean [McLean] in Dickson County, Tennessee, 1811. "Archelaus" Walker and B. F. Webb, affidavit, 5 April 1855, Macoupin County, Illinois [my page 15]; Bounty land warrant no. 52,182, 80 acres, Jacob Walker (War of 1812, pvt., Capt. Adkins Co., Richard Napier’s Regiment, Tennessee militia, 20 Jan 1814-24 May 1814; Case Files of Pension and Bounty Land Applications Based on Service between 1812…
		Archalaus Walker, Compiled Military Service Record, 1812, Dickson County, Tennessee Compiled Service Record, Achilles Walker, Pvt., 1st Tennessee Militia (Napier’s); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the War of 1812, Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, National Archives, Washington D.C.
		Archalaus Walker, suit regarding default on mortgage, newspaper notice, 1848, Alton, Illinois "State of Illinois, Macoupin County, Circuit Court May Term, 1848: Archelaus Walker vs. John Harrington, William O. Harrington, [et al]," _Alton (Illinois) Telegraph and Democratic Review_, 18 February 1848, p 3, col. 7; digital image, _Ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 December 2011), in partnership with _NewspaperArchive.com_…
		Archalaus Walker, deed to Thomas S. McMahon, 1836, Madison County, Illinois Madison County, Illinois, Deeds, 16: 171-172, Walker to McMahon, 1836; FHL film no. 484,054, item 7.
		Archalaus Walker, commissioned to ensign, 4th Regiment, Tennessee Millitia, 1810, Dickson County Archelas Walker, commissioned as ensign, 4th Regiment of Militia (Tennessee), Commission Book 3: 211, lines 21-26, Dickson County; Record Group 195, "Tennessee Civil and Military Commissions, 1796-1976, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
		"Achilles" [Archalaus] Walker, payroll, militia detachment May 1812, in response to the Massacre on Duck River Payroll document, photostat, original muster roll of Lt. Col. Robert Napier, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Militia, 13-22 May 1812, line 24, Achilles Walker, private; TSLA, Nashville. This detachment was raised in pursuit following what was known as the "Duck River Massacre," in which 5 were killed and Martha Crawley was kidnapped from a farm on Duck…
		Archalaus Walker from Seth Gillet, 22.5 acres, Madison Co IL Madison County, Illinois, Deed Book 7: 99, Gillet to Walker, 1831; FHL film no. 484,053, item 6 [index in item 5].
		Deed from sheriff, same land purchased in 1831 Madison County, Illinois, deeds, Book 10:511, Sheriff to Walker, 1834; FHL film no. 484,054, item 1. [Book 10 begins on FHL film no. 484,053, index in item 11, first part of deed book 10 in item 12]
		Archalaus Walker, lawsuit 1826, charging that Elizabeth Walker was not in her right mind when she deeded two slaves to Elijah and George H. Walker in 1823 Dickson County, Tennessee, Court Minute Book 3: 10-11 March 1826, Archalaus Walker and others versus George H. & Elijah Walker; TSLA microfilm Dickson County 1, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
		Dickson County, 1814, jury duty, Archibald Walker Dickson County, Tennessee, Minutes of the County Court, January Term, 1814, for Archibald Walker, jury duty; FHL film no. 497,187, item 1. [Luana Darby, sub, March 2014].
		Archalaus Walker, land patent no. 8413, Macoupin County, Illinois, 1835, Sec 10, Twp 8N, Rg 8W Archelaus Walker (Macoupin County) cash entry file, certificate no. 8413, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office, 80 acres, issued 15 October 1835; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [Document retrieval, Angela McGhie]
		Archalaus Walker, land entry no. 8414, Macoupin County, Sec 35, Twp 9N, Rg 8W Archelaus Walker (Macoupin County) cash entry file, certificate no. 8414, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office, 80 acres, issued 15 October 1835; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C. [Document retrieval, Angela McGhie]
		Archalaus Walker-Susan Robinson, marriage license, 1825, Madison Co IL Madison County, Illinois, marriages, vol. 6:13, license no. 497, Archilaus Walker-Susan Robinson, license issued 28 March 1825, no return recorded; FHL microfilm 1,306,457, item 2.
		Agricultural census, Archalaus Walker, 1850, Madison County, Illinois "Illinois, Non-Population Census Schedules, 1850-1880," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 19 June 2014), 1850 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, agricultural schedule, Township 3N Range 7W, pp. 567-568 (penned, recto), [no stamped no.], line 27, "Archileus" Walker household. NARA microfilm no. and roll not…

Notes

Archalus died at the home of Daniel Sawyer. Daniel's wife, Minerva was a Scroggins prior to marriage [see IL marriages online, Daniel Sawyer-Minerva Scroggins].

Also, married in Madison Co IL, on 15 Aug 1830, a John L. Walker and Elizabeth Scroggins. A WorldConnect file does not offer parents for John L. Walker, but states that both he and Elizabeth Scroggins were born in Dickson Co TN. Arch Walker had a known affiliation with the family.

Could John L. Walker have been a son of Arch, or his other possible brothers, James or Joseph?

John L. Walker appears in the 1880 Macoupin Co census - born abt 1811, TN; father born Virginia, mother born GA. Arch stated he was born in VA - does this support John as the son of Arch, or his possible older brother, James? [31]
Also in Archalaus's 1810 militia company, and worth studying:
Captains:
John Wright, Capt.
Lewis Russell
Lieutenants:
Needham Hilliard
James Gunn
William Turner
Ensigns:
Charles Baker
Archelas Walker
William Gunn
William Ragan

[6]

Sources

[S4146] McClure-Hopson Family History: Those Old Kentucky Homes, "The Wheeler Family," entries for Archaelaus Wheeler, born about 1745, Buckingham, Virginia. Stating that variants of his given name "Archaelaus" were: Archer, Archibald, Archless, Achilles, and Eschelus. Some sources cited.
[S1388] "Wayne Cemetery, Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois,” database, FindaGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2011), entry for A. Walker (1783-1866).
[S1387] "Died," Bunker Hill Union Gazette, 21 Sept 1866, p. 3.
[S5170] FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : 24 October 2017), database and image of marker, by John M. Scroggins for A. Walker (1783-1866), citing Wayne Cemetery (Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA).
[S1377] "Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia," digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Dec 2007), p. 91, entry for Archalus Walker (ensign, 25th regiment, Tennessee); citing Mary Brown Daniel Moore, compiler, Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia 1796-1811 (Nashville: Williams Print Co., 1947).
[S2144] Archelas Walker, commissioned as ensign, 25th Regiment of Militia (Tennessee), Commission Book 3: 211, lines 21-26, Dickson County; Record Group 195, "Tennessee Civil and Military Commissions, 1796-1976, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville. .
[S1187] Jill Knight Garret, Dickson County Handbook (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press,1984) , 190-191, entry for Achilles Walker (private).
[S2145] Payroll document, photostat, original muster roll of Lt. Col. Robert Napier, 6th Regiment, Tennessee Militia, 13-22 May 1812, line 24, Achilles Walker; TSLA, Nashville. This detachment was raised in pursuit following what was known as the "Duck River Massacre," in which 5 were killed and Martha Crawley was kidnapped from a farm on Duck River in Humphreys County.
[S1265] Carol Wells, Pioneers of Dickson County, Tennessee (Nacogdoches, Tx.: Ericson Books, 1988), 128.
[S4154] Dickson County, Tennessee, Minutes of the County Court, January Term, 1814, for Archibald Walker, jury duty; FHL film no. 497,187, item 1. [Luana Darby, sub, March 2014].
[S1378] 1820 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois population schedule, Goshen township, p. 93 (penned, lower right), line 21, Archer Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 11. .
[S2555] Dickson County, Tennessee, Court Minute Book 3: 5-6 March 1826, Archalaus Walker and others versus Elijah Walker; TSLA microfilm Dickson County 1, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
[S2556] Dickson County, Tennessee, Court Minute Book 3: 10-11 March 1826, Archalaus Walker and others versus George H. & Elijah Walker; TSLA microfilm Dickson County 1, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
[S1379] 1830 U.S. census, St. Clair county, Illinois, [no township stated], p. 260 (penned), p. 131 (stamped), line 19, Archalus Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 25. .
[S2943] Madison County, Illinois, Deed Book 7: 99, Gillet to Walker, 1831; FHL film no. 484,053, item 6 [index in item 5].
[S2944] Madison County, Illinois, deeds, Book 10:511, Sheriff to Walker, 1834; FHL film no. 484,054, item 1. [Book 10 begins on FHL film no. 484,053, index in item 11, first part of deed book 10 in item 12].
[S1380] Archelaus Walker (Macoupin County) cash entry file, certificate no. 8413, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
[S1381] Archelaus Walker (Macoupin County) cash entry file, certificate no. 8414, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
[S2115] Madison County, Illinois, Deeds, 16: 171-172, Walker to McMahon, 1836; FHL film no. 484,054, item 7.
[S1382] 1840 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, Ridge Prairie township, p. 45 (penned), line 16, Achillus Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 64. .
[S3085] David Kelley, "Research Project: Robert McMahon 1760-1823," research report, Pike County Archives and History Society (http://www.pcahs.org/ : accessed 23 January 2013); Madison County, Illinois, Probate, vol. 7: 413-414, inventory of the estate of George W. McMahon, 23 May 1840, naming Archelaus Walker as on of the appraisers; citing Madison County, Illinois Probate, Letters, Wills, Etc. Volume 7 (1836-1840), FHL film no. 1,310,045, item 2.
[S1383] Elsie M. Wasser, 1845 Census of Madison County, Illinois (n.p.: Elsie M. Wasser, 1985), 7, entry for Archelaus Walker; digital images, Illinois Digital Archives (http://www.idaillinois.org/ : accessed 27 Feb 2010).
[S1909] "State of Illinois, Macoupin County, Circuit Court May Term, 1848: Archelaus Walker vs. John Harrington, William O. Harrington, [et al]," _Alton (Illinois) Telegraph and Democratic Review_, 18 February 1848, p 3, col. 7; digital image, _Ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 December 2011), in partnership with _NewspaperArchive.com_ (http://www.newspaperarchive.com).
[S1910] George Churchill (Troy, Madison County, Illinois) to his niece Caroline Elizabeth Churchill Bingham, letter, 30 October 1849; Fredi Perry, transcriber and contributer, "Letters Written to Caroline Elizabeth Churchill Bingham," transcription, Macoupin County, Illinois, GenWeb (http://macoupinctygenealogy.org/ : accessed 29 December 2011).
[S1384] 1850 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 3 North Range 7 West, p. 17 (penned, recto), p. 453 (stamped, verso), dwelling 72, family 72, Archbell [Archibald] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 119.
[S1385] 1855 Illinois State Census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, [township not stated], p. 32 (penned, recto), line 39, D. B. Sawyer [Daniel B. Sawyer]; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 May 2011); citing citing Illinois State Census, 1855, Illinois State Archives, collection 103.008, roll 2192. .
[S1386] 1860 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Staunton, p. 8 (penned), dwelling 58, family 59, Daniel Sawyer household, for Achilles [Archalus] Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Sep 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 206. .
[S3126] Jane Marie Hopson McClure, "The Wheeler Family: 6th Generation Archaelaus and Mildred Lyle Wheeler," family database, WheelerMcClure-Hopson Family History: Those Old Kentucky Homes (http://www.mcclure-hopsonfamilyhistory.com/ : accessed 6 February 2013).
[S1432] “Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1963–1900,” database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com : accessed 1 November 2010), entry for Archilaus Walker-Susan Robinson, Madison County, vol. 6: 13, license no. 497 (1825).
[S4202] Madison County, Illinois, marriages, vol. 6:13, license no. 497, Archilaus Walker-Susan Robinson, license issued 28 March 1825, no return recorded; FHL microfilm 1,306,457, item 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.