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Elijah Walker

Elijah Walker

Male 1802 - 1872  (69 years)

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  • Name Elijah Walker  [1
    Born 14 Sep 1802  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Both the McMillan Gaelic Bible and the Collins Walker Bible agree on the birth date of Elijah Walker. This birth date is supported by the 1850 Humphreys County, Tennessee, census [age 48, born in Georgia] and the 1860 Dickson County, Tennessee, census [age 57, born in Georgia].
    Gender Male 
    Court 27 Nov 1815  Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    "[082] 27 Nov 1815 - William Shelby of Humphreys Co Tn and Jonathan King of Dickson
    Co Tn to John Alison Sr of Sullivan County, for $108 dollars, supposed to be 18 acres.
    Jonathan King acting in behalf of his mother and the said William Shelby and Jonathan King
    acting jointly in behalf of John King son and heir oflsaac King dec'd.
    [083] A part of the remaining moiety pertaining to the heirs oflsaac King dec'd, being in
    Sullivan County, belonging to the original tract where the said John Alison now lives. Begin
    S40 El 14 poles to a comer of Millhorns survey, N16 poles to William Hughes comer, W15
    poles to Hughes comer, SI20 poles to Hughes comer, N83 W28 poles, N22 W86 poles, N55
    W100 poles, then to the beginning. Containing 100 acres.
    William Shelby (seal) Jonathan (x) King (seal) Test: Isaac McKinly, Robert Alison
    May Session 1816 proved by Isaac McKinly and Robert Alison.
    M Rhea DClk for M Rhea Clk. Reg Auq 14 1816" 
    Emigration Abt 1819  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Elijah's brother Archalus moves from Dickson County to Madison County, Illinois, probably with the Prior/Pryor Scroggins family. 
    Census 1820  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Elizabeth Walker household
      2 males 16 - 26 [Elijah, abt 18, George H. abt 19]
      1 female 26 - 45 [Elizabeth Walker]
      2 engaged in agriculture
      Slaves:
      1 male under 14
      1 female under 14 [Ailee?]
    Note Abt 1823  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elijah's marriage to Matilda King. 
    Deed 29 Jan 1823  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Deed of gifts from Elizabeth Walker to her "beloved son" Elijah Walker, giving him a slave girl named Ailee.  
    • The deed specifies that offspring of the slave are to be given to his sisters, Elizabeth Heartly, Polly Bazzell [Brazzell], and Ritha Turner. The deed is witnessed by George H. Walker.

      This deed is important evidence of relationships, specifying that Elijah is the son of Elizabeth Walker, that Elizabeth, Polly, and Ritha, are his sisters, and that George H., also her "beloved son" is his brother.

      It is also evidence of who the three named girls married.

      On the same date, Elizabeth Walker also made a Deed of gifts to her son, George H., leaving him a slave boy. Elijah Walker witnessed this deed.

      Subsequently, Archalaus Walker came from Illinois an filed an objection in circuit court, ultimately prevailing. The Fisher abstraction:

      "Walker, Elizabeth - Died before 7 April 1823 when Jacob Walker and George H. Walker were appointed administrators. (Dic TN, Co Ct Min, 2/no#) A suit was brought by Archibald Walker and others versus Elijah Walker. A jury found that Elizabeth Walker was not of sound mind on 29 January 1823 when she made a deed of gift to Elijah Walker. (Ibid, Cir Ct Min, 3/no#)"

    Court 16 Jan 1824  Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    "Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker, formerly Matilda King of Dickson
    Co Tn. appoint William Shelby, of the county and state aforesaid, our lawful Attorney for us and
    in our name to ask, demand, sue for, recover and receive of all and every person or persons now
    or formerly of Sullivan County and Washington County both or either in the said state of Tenn.
    Elijah (x) Walker (seal) Matilda (x) Walker (seal)
    Dickson County Tenn Jan 16 1824}ack by Elijah Walker. A Coldwell (JP)
    Matilda Walker ack the above Jan 16 1824. A Coldwell (JP)
    Dickson County Tenn} Field Farrar clerk for said county certify that Abraham Coldwell Esqr
    was one ofthe acting Justices of the Peace for said county." 
    Deed 7 Aug 1824  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Elijah Walker of Dickson County purchased forty (40) acres from John Hunter of Humphreys County, for $320.  
    • ". . . on hurricane Creek of Duck River it being a part of Hunter's Land Beginning on a White Oak the south east corner of a hundred acre tract that said Hunter sold to Heirs of James King turning south with said line one hundred and twenty [four] poles to a beach [sic] on the south side of said Creek then with the bluff of said Creek fifty two poles to James Morgan's north West corner a white oak Then south to Martha King south west corner one hundred and twenty four poles then with said Kings line to the beginning. . ."
      Drawn 7 August 1824, Witnessed by William Shelby and William King.
      Proved the same date.
      Filed 29 August 1827, Book D: 221
    SON 18 Sep 1824  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    "J. M." Walker born. Often seen named as "James Monroe Walker," but evidence shows that he was probably John M. Walker. See data on John M. Walker.
     
    Note Bef 4 Oct 1824  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death of Elijah's mother, Elizabeth Walker.  
    • George H. Walker and Jacob Walker were appointed administrators for her estate on this date.
    Deed 1 Jan 1825  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, as administrators of the estate of Elizabeth Walker, sell 56 acres (in two tracts, one of 48 and one of 8 acres) that belonged to her to Wm. B. Dobson, for $114.27.
     
    • ". . . on the head Waters of Yellow Creek Containing Forty eight
      Acres lying in Dickson County in the first district Beginning at [an]
      Oak on the south side of Yellow Creek about Ten poles south of a spring
      branch of Yellow Creek Turning North Crossing the Trap shoal Branch at 36
      poles and in all 64 poles to a small Hickory. Thence West Crossing the Trap
      shoal Branch at 26 poles Thence to a Stake Corner Thence North
      Crossing Yellow Creek to a turkey oak Thence West to Tatoms fence Thence South a
      long said fence a Conditional line Crossing the Creek to William Gates?
      fence thence a long said fence a Conditional line. Thence to a dry Hollow that
      Turns down by Tatoms house Thence up the hollow to Hickory Corner a boundary
      Corner of the south boundary Corner line. Thence to the Beginning Corner
      surveyed May the [10th or 16th] 1808. likewise Eight Acres beginning at a White
      Oak the beginning Corner of said Gates forty eight Acre Tract Runing [sic] South
      23 ½ poles to a Hickory and White Oak Thence East 50 poles to a White Oak
      Thence north crossing the Trap Shoal branch at 222 poles and in all 25 ½ poles
      to an Elm and a Hickory Thence West Crossing a branch at Twenty One
      poles and in all fifty poles to the Beginning surveyed May the 16th 1808"
      Drawn 1 January 1825
      Witnessed by Wm. Dunnagan and [Given name?] A. [Meek]
      Proved Oct Term 1825
      Registered 27 January 1826
    Note Apr 1826  Donegan Crossing, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Jacob Walker, George Brazeal [Brazzell], James Hartley, William Roy, and William Dunnigan appointed, under the direction of William B. Dodson, to oversee the road from Dodson's house to Contrary Pond.
    DAUGHTER 23 Dec 1826  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elizabeth M. Walker born
     
    Court 1 Jan 1827  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Elijah Walker appointed for jury duty, next term of court, along with a number of others, including James Walker and "Samuel King (Piney)"
     
    Court 3 Apr 1827  Charlotte, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Elijah seated on grand jury.
     
    Court 3 Apr 1827  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Elijah Walker served on a grand jury.  
    • Also serving were Wm Tatom (foreman), Redic Myatt, Moses Street, Moses White, Robert Vanhook, Wm Wood, William Hickerson, Robt Nesbitt Jr, Archibald Skelton, Daniel Nall, Joseph Shouse, Archibald Pullin.
    NOTE_RESEARCH Jul 1827  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    In court, it is ordered that Thomas Hunter will recover $158.60 debt from the estate of Elizabeth Walker. (Thomas Hunter vs. Jacob & George H. Walker). 
    • This could be a good avenue for research. That was a significant amount of money in that day and time. Who was Thomas Hunter, and why did Elizabeth Walker's estate owe it to him? Thomas Hunter appears in the 1820 Dickson County census, age 26-45 (born between 1775 and 1794), on page 10; Elizabeth Walker was on page 16. Elijah purchased 40 acres from a John Hunter in 1824.
    Court 6 Jul 1827  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Elijah Walker serving jury duty. 
    SON 21 Oct 1828  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Helton Rutherford Walker born
     
    Census 1830  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    • Elijah Walker household
      1 male under 5 [Helton Rutherford Walker, abt 2]
      1 male 5-10 [J. M. Walker, abt 6]
      1 male 20-30 [Elijah Walker, abt 28]
      1 female under 5 [Elizabeth M. Walker, abt 4]
      1 female 20-30 [Matilda (???) Walker
      No slaves
    Emigration Abt 1831  Bond County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Elijah's sister, Elizabeth (Walker) and husband James Hartley move from Dickson County to Bond County, Illinois. 
    Emigration Abt 1831  Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elijah's brother Jacob Walker moves from Dickson County to Madison County, Illinois, where brother Archalus lives.
    • Jacob is not found in 1831 Dickson County tax lists
    • Jacob's son, James A. Walker, was born in Illinois in 1832. 
    Tax Record 1831  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Elijah Walker
    • Levi McCollum's Company
    • 40 acres of deeded land
    • 1 white poll
     
    DAUGHTER 3 Jan 1831  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sarah Cassandra "Cassie" Walker born
     
    Land Patent 7 Mar 1831  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Elijah Walker filed a land entry for 160 acres. 
    • ". . . on the north side of Hurricane Creek beginning at a white oak about three or four poles from said Walker's house running North and west south and East for complement."
      The deed was not proven and filed until 1839, by which time it was in Humphreys County (boundary change), and was registered there.
    Tax Record 1832  Levi McCollum's district, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [22
    Elijah Walker
    • 40 acres of old deeded land
    • 60 acres of school land
    • 1 white poll
    • paid $1.37 
    Tax Record 1833  Levi McCollum's district, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    Elijah Walker
    • 40 acres old deeded land
    • no school acres
    • 1 white poll
    • paid 75 cents 
    Note Abt 1834  [24, 25
    Elijah's brother, George H. Walker, moved from Dickson County to Marshall County, Mississippi.
  • George H. Walker is last seen on Dickson County tax rolls in 1833.
  • George's 1850 census enumeration in Marshall County, Mississippi, reflects the birth of sixteen-year-old Hannah in Tennessee, and of thirteen-year-old Matilda in Mississippi, placing the date between 1834 and 1837.
  • The Elijah M. Walker (son of George H. Walker) diaries support a date of 1834 for the family move. 
  • Tax Record 1834  Levi McCollum's district, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    Elijah Walker
    • 65 deeded acres
    • 1 white poll
      [Name was first entered as "Joseph Walker," then ?Joseph? was lined out and replaced with "Elijah"]

      Where did the extra 25 acres come from?
     
    SON 15 Oct 1834  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William K. Walker born. 
    Tax Record 1835  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [27
    Elijah Walker
    • 65 old deeded acres
    • 1 white poll 
    Note 2 Apr 1835  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elijah, with 5 children under the age of 10, married a second time to Mary "Polly" McMillan. It was her first marriage. 
    HISTORICAL 2 Feb 1836  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [28
    Humphreys County gained a good bit of land from Dickson and Hickman by act of legislature.  
    • This explains why Elijah paid taxes in 1835 Dickson County, but in 1837 Humphreys County. He didn't move--the county line did.

      From Dickson the following area moved to Humphreys:
      ". . . all that portion of Dickson County lying in the following boundaries shall hereafter be attached to and belong to the county of Humphreys: -- Beginning at the southwest corner of Dickson County, and thence running east with the south boundary line of said county o Dickson, to where the said line intersects the ridge that divides the waters of Hurricane creek from the waters of Garner's creek; thence with said ridge, to where said ridge intersects with the ridge that divides the waters of Hurricane creek from the waters of Garner's creek; thence with said ridge, to where said ridge intersects with the ridge that divides the waters of Cumberland and Duck rivers; thence north westwardly with said ridge, to the line that divides the counties of Dickson and Humphreys; thence south with said line to beginning."

      And from Hickman to Humphreys:
      ". . . all that territory and county now lying in the county of Hickman, within the following boundaries, shall hereafter belong and (be) attached to the county of Humphreys, to wit:--Beginning in the line dividing the counties of Hickman and Humphreys, where the same first strikes Duck River, running south from the north west corner of Hickman; running thence up with the meanders of Duck river, with the main channel, to where the middle of the main ridge dividing the waters of Sugar and Tumbling creeks strikes the river; thence a north easterly course, along the summit of said ridge, between the waters of said creeks, to the main ridge dividing the waters of Garner's and Little Hurricane creek; thence along the summit of the same to the north boundary line of Hickman county; thence west with said line to the north west corner of said county; thence south with the line dividing the counties of Hickman and Humphreys to the beginning."
    SON 11 Apr 1836  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Levi Walker, Elijah's first child with Mary "Polly" McMillan, in Dickson or Humphreys county. He was probably born on the same farm as the previous children, but boundary changes around this time moved the farm from Dickson into Humphreys county. Elijah paid taxes in 1835 Dickson and in 1837 Humphreys. 1836 taxes are not extant for either county. 
    Tax Record 1837  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29
    Elijah Walker
    • District 10
    • 104 acres
    • 160 school acres
    • 1 white poll
     
    Jury duty 1838  Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Appears on list of jurors. 
    Tax Record 1838  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [31
    Elijah Walker
    • District 10
    • 104 deeded acres
    • 160 school acres
    • 1 white poll
     
    SON 3 May 1838  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of James L. Walker, probably in Humphreys County, Tennessee. 
    Land 5 Nov 1838  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [32
    Elijah sells 40 acres in Humphreys County to James E. Taylor, for $450. 
    • This is the original 40 acres that he bought in August 1824, and is where their home was.
      Drawn 5 November 1838
      Proved 3 December 1838
      Filed 7 December 1838
      Legal description:
      ". . .on Hurrican [sic] Creek of Duck River it being a part of John Hunters land. Beginning on a white oak the south east Corner of a hundred acre tract that said Hunter sold to the heirs of James King running south with said line One hundred and twenty poles to a beach on the south side of said Creek, thence with the bluff of said Creek fifty nine poles to James Morgans north west corner a white oak, thence north to Martha Kings south west corner one hundred and thirty four poles thence with said Kings line to the Beginning. . . ."
    Emigration 1839  Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elijah moved to Dyer County around this time.  
    • Since he sold his land on the Humphreys/Dickson County border it seems likely that he intended the move to be permanent.

      The reason for this move remains unknown. Other familiar surnames appear near Elijah's, including two Sawyer families that appear to be related to the Sawyers with whom Archalaus was closely affiliated in Macoupin County, Illinois.

      Additionally, a canal was cut shortening by 25 miles the path of the Forked Deer River of Dyer County to the Mississippi. This increased connection to major river traffic caused a boom in the town of Dyersburg and in 1836 the first steamship, The Grey Eagle, began regular trips. This history was gleaned from various places on the internet and a more serious look should be taken at contemporary newspapers or historical accounts to better understand if this might have been a motivator for Elijah's move.
      [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyersburg,_Tennessee
      http://mossisland.com/story_1.htm]
    Land 8 Oct 1839  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [33
    Elijah Walker sells 160 acres to James E. Taylor, for $10. 
    • Drawn 8 October 1839
      Proved 25 November 1847
      Filed 27 November 1847

      Why $10?
    Land 12 Dec 1839  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [34
    Elijah's original 160-acre land patent is recorded in the Register of West Tennessee.  
    • Possibly to clear the title for Hunter, to whom he had sold both it and his 40-acre tract?
    Census 1840  Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [35
    • Elijah Walker
      2 males 0-5 [James abt 2 & Levi abt 4]
      1 male 5 - 10 [William K., abt 6]
      1 male 10-15 [Helton Rutherford Walker, abt 12]
      1 male 15-20 [James Monroe Walker, abt 16]
      1 male 30-40 [Elijah Walker, abt 38]
      1 female 0 -5 [Matilda J, b in June]
      1 female 5-10 [Sarah C., abt 9 ]
      1 female 10-15 [Elizabeth M., about 14]
      1 female 20-30 [wife, Mary Polly (McMillan) Walker, abt 27]
      0 slaves
      3 engaged in agriculture
      0 engaged in other occupations
      10 total
    DAUGHTER 7 Jun 1840  Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Matilda J. Walker, probably in Dyer County, Tennessee. 
    Tax Record 1841  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 1 white poll
    • no acres

    Elijah appears to own no land in Humphreys County 
    Jury duty 1842  Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Appears on list of jurors. 
    Tax Record 1842  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [29
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 1 white poll
    • no acres 
    Tax Record 1843  [29
    Elijah does not appear in Humphreys County tax records. [1843 is the last extant year; they resume in 1877.] 
    DAUGHTER 9 Jan 1843  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Retha/Ritha Salina Walker, probably in Humphreys County.
    • Elijah appears on the 1841 and 1842 Humphreys County tax lists, in District 2
    • Elijah does not appear on the 1843 tax list, but he appears in 1850 Humphreys County census.

    Collins Bible: "R. S. Walker born November 9th, 1843."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "Ritha S. Walker born January 9, 1843." 
    DAUGHTER 10 Aug 1844  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Margaret M. Walker, probably in Humphreys County, Tennessee.
    • Elijah appears on the 1841 and 1842 Humphreys County tax lists, in District 2
    • Elijah does not appear on the 1843 tax list, but he appears in 1850 Humphreys County census.

    Collins Walker Bible: "M. M. Walker born August 10th, 1844."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "Margaret M. Walker born August 10, 1844." 
    SON 30 Apr 1846  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of George N. Walker, probably in Humphreys County.
    • Elijah appears on the 1841 and 1842 Humphreys County tax lists, in District 2
    • Elijah does not appear on the 1843 tax list, but he appears in 1850 Humphreys County census.

    Collins Bible: "G. N. Walker born April 30th, 1846." Also "G. N. Walker died January 8th, 1867."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "G. N. Walker born April 30, 1846." 
    Jury duty 1847  Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Appears on list of jurors. 
    Jury duty 1848  Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Appears on list of jurors. 
    SON 22 Mar 1848  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Calvin Monroe Walker, probably in Humphreys County.
    • Elijah appears on the 1841 and 1842 Humphreys County tax lists, in District 2
    • Elijah does not appear on the 1843 tax list, but he appears in 1850 Humphreys County census.

    Collins Bible: Calvin is missing from the list, which skips from "G. N." [George Neal] to "A. M." [Archibald McMillan]
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "Calvin M. Walker born 22 March 1848." 
    SON 16 Jun 1850  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Archalas "Arch" McMillan Walker, in Humphreys County.
    • Elijah appears in 1850 Humphreys County census.

    Collins Walker Bible: "A. M. Walker born June 16th, 1850."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "A. M. McMillan born June 16, 1850."
    [The name was given as McMillan in error, probably because his middle name is "McMillan." He is listed in the right spot in a list of the children of Elijah Walker, and the birth date is the one given in the Collins Walker Bible for Arch.] 
    Census 1 Nov 1850  Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [36
    • 1. Elijah Walker, 48, male, farmer, Georgia, cannot read or write
      2. Mary Walker, 37, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write
      3. Sarah Walker, 19, female, Tennessee
      4. William Walker, 16, male, farmer, Tennessee
      5. Levi Walker, 14, male, Tennessee
      6. James, 12, male, Tennessee
      7. Matilda, 10, female, Tennessee
      8. Ritha, 9, female, Tennessee
      9. Margaret, 7, female, Tennessee
      10. George, 5, male, Tennessee
      11. Calvin, 3, male, Tennessee
      12. Archalus, 1, male, Tennessee
    Court 1852  Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Elijah Walker, "Court Order," $5.56. 
    SON 7 Apr 1852  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Jacob R. Walker, probably in Humphreys or Dickson County.

    • Elijah appears in 1850 Humphreys County census.
    • Elijah appears on 1854 Dickson County tax list, in District 2

    Collins Walker Bible: "J. R. Walker born April 7, 1852."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "J. R. Walker born April 7, 1852." 
    Land 22 Oct 1852  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [37
    Elijah bought from Lewis Evans 115 acres in two parcels, one 80 and one 35. 
    Tax Record 1854  Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [30
    Elijah Walker paid back taxes for the years 1851 and 1852. For each year, he paid 1 poll, nothing for real estate. 
    Tax Record 1854  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [38
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 118 acres
    • no white poll [was over 50] 
    Note 26 Feb 1854  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage of son Helton Rutherford Walker to Esther Elizabeth Thornton, probably in Hickman County, Tennessee. 
    SON 6 Mar 1854  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of Alonzo Denson Walker, in Dickson County.
    • Elijah appears on the 1854 Dickson County tax list, in District 2
    • Elijah appears in the 1860 Dickson County census.

    Collins Walker Bible: "A. D. Walker born March 6, 1854."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "A. D. Walker born March 6, 1856 ." [Final "6" is blotted.] 
    Tax Record 1855  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [39
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 118 acres, value $300 
    Tax Record 1856  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [40
    "Elisha" Walker
    • District 2
    • 118 acres, value $300

    William Walker (just turned 21) paid one white poll in the same district.
    "Ruthford" Walker [Helton Rutherford Walker] also paid taxes in Dickson County, this year, but in District 1. 
    Emigration Abt 1857  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [41, 42
    Son William K. Walker migrates to California for the Gold Rush. 
    SON 30 Mary 1857  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth of H. W. Walker in Dickson County.
    • Elijah appears on the 1856 and 1858 Dickson County tax lists, in District 2 [records for 1857 are missing].
      census.

    Collins Walker Bible: "H. W. Walker born March 30 _____." Also "H. W. Walker died August 23rd, 1859."
    McMillan Gaelic Bible: "H. W. Walker born May 30 1857." 
    Note 30 Dec 1857  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [43
    Marriage of son Levi Walker to Mary A. Cockram, in Dickson County. 
    Tax Record 1858  District 2, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [44
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 114 acres, $300 value

    • Helton Rutherford also paid taxes in Dickson County in district 1.
      Levi Walker, who just turned 21, paid 1 white poll in district 1. 
    Emigration Abt 1859  Hamilton County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elijah's son Levi Walker moves from Dickson County to Hamilton County, Illinois.
    • Levi appears in 1858 Dickson County tax records
    • Levi appears in 1860 Hamilton County, Illinois, census. 
    Note 27 Jan 1859  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [45
    Elijah's and Polly's daughter, Matilda J. Walker, marries William Smith Crowell, in Dickson County. Matilda's brother, James L., was witness. 
    Census 11 Jul 1860  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [46
    • 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, Agriculture 12 Jul 1860  Danielsville (post office), Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [47
    [Although this census entry is identified only as E. Walker, the total acres, 115, is compatible with his tax on 114 acres, as are the neighbors' names]

    40 acres improved
    75 acres unimproved
    600 cash value of farm
    75 value of farming implements and machinery
    3 horses
    [blank] [? and mules]
    1 milch cow
    2 working oxen
    2 other cattle
    24 sheep - not everyone had, but wasn't that unusual
    9 swine
    550 value of livestock
    37 wheat, bushels of - more than most
    [blank] rye, bushels of
    375 Indian corn, bushels of - avg amt
    [blank] oats - others in neighborhood did
    [blank] rice - none in neighborhood
    [blank] tobacco ? others in neighborhood
    1 ginned cotton, bushels of
    20 wool, lbs of

    5 peas and beans, bushels of
    [blank] Irish potatoes
    25 sweet potatoes
    [blank] barley, bushels of
    [blank] Ruckwheat? Huckwheat?
    20 value of orchard products, in dollars
    [blank] wine
    [blank] market gardens
    200 butter, lbs of
    [illegible word] 575 molasses, gallons of and from what made
    [blank]
    [blank]
    50 value of home-made manufactures
    100 value of animals slaughtered 
    DNA note
    Our DNA sample (kit no. 16043, Elijah Walker, b 1802 GA) shares a mutation in common with two other kits known to be descended from Elijah Walker.
    Additionally, the mutation is shared by:

    • Kit no. N41013, William T. Walker, b 1837, Carroll Co., AR
    • Kit no. 141100, John S WALKER, b 1832, New Albany, Floyd Co., IN
    • Kit no. 178056, Joseph Harmon Walker (1796) and Mary Gage (1799). Joseph H. Walker is a possible full sibling to Elijah Walker.
     
    Tax Record 1861  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [48
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 114 acres, value $400

    "J. L. Walker" also appears in district 2, one white poll. This is Elijah's son, James L. Walker, who had recently turned 21.
    "R. H. Walker" [Helton Rutherford Walker] paid in district 1 on his 56 acres, but no white poll, possibly indicating that he had already moved to Hickman County, but was still paying taxes on the land in Dickson County. 
    Military 16 Feb 1862  Fort Donelson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [49
    Elijah's son, Helton Rutherford Walker, is taken prisoner after the Battle of Fort Donelson. 
    Probate Settlement 3 Nov 1862  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [50
    Elijah Walker and W. H. Horner bound and appointed to administer the estate of James L. Walker. 
    Note 28 Dec 1862  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [51
    Elijah's daughter, Ritha Salina Walker, married Alexander Woollums in Dickson County. 
    Note 21 Jan 1863  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [52
    Elijah's daughter Margaret M. Walker marries W. C. Tull in Dickson County. 
    Tax Record 1865  District 2, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [53
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 114 acres, value $400
       
    Tax Record 1866  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [54
    E. Walker [Elijah Walker]
    • District 2
    • 114 acres, value $350
     
    Note 17 Jun 1866  Clinton County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [55
    Second marriage of Elijah's daughter Ritha Salina (Walker) Woollums to John M. Journey in Clinton County, Illinois. 
    Note 3 Sep 1867  San Joaquin County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [56
    Elijah's son William K. Walker marries Bridget Dolan in San Joaquin County, California. 
    Tax Record 1868  District 2, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [57
    "E. Walker" [Elijah Walker]
    • District 2
    • 114 acres, value $350
      No other Walkers in district 2. 
    Tax Record 1869  District 2, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [58
    "E. Walker" [Elijah Walker]
    • District 2
    • 114 acres, value $350.
      No other Walkers in the district. 
    Tax Record 1870  District 2, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [59
    Elijah Walker
    • District 2
    • 114 acres
      [Check headings; entry shows that he owned "30" of something, but cannot read what.]
      Other Walkers in district 2:
      • Cal M. Walker (son, turned 21 the previous year)
      • Joseph Walker (?) 
    Note 13 Juy 1871  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [60, 61
    Elijah's son Calvin M. Walker marries Martha A. Baker in Dickson County. 
    Note 15 Aug 1871  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [62
    Marriage of Elijah's son Archalus to Francis June Davis in Dickson County. 
    Died 26 Jul 1872  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Aft 26 Jul 1872  Fielder Cemetery, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate Settlement 25 Nov 1874  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [63
    Stephen Fielder, administrator for the estate of Elijah Walker, presented the settlement on this date. It was filed on 6 January 1875. 

    • Why, when Elijah had so many children, was the estate administered by Stephen Fielder? It would have been unusual for a daughter to administer.

      Of his sons, Helton Rutherford had moved to Missouri a few months earlier; William K. lived in San Joaquin County, California; Levi lived in Illinois, James L. had died in the Civil War, George Neal died in 1867; Calvin M. and Arch were living in the area, but were age 24 and 22, possibly a little young to be expected to administer the estate; Jacob had probably already left home due to mysterious trouble and may have been in Arkansas; Alonzo Denson was underage. Elijah's eldest son, often believe by many to be "James Monroe Walker" was actually John M. Walker--and living out of the state in White Co ARK (he died just a year later).
    RESEARCH

    James Walker and Fanny Cannon married in Goochland co in 1774
    FTDNA match of Joyce Nanette Gay to:
    Lee Lallier (Samuel)?1 segment, 16.93 cMs, suggesting a little higher than average 4C, or a little lower 3C1R; might share a great-great? This, however, would be Samuel. Lee only shares one segment, though it is substantial. More likely a random chunk from Samuel?s great grandfather?
    Henry Brazzell (Polly) - 1 segment, 11.58 cMs, suggesting closest to 4C/3C2R, and high for 4C
    Mary Ann Wilson (George H) ?1 segment, 11.58, chromosome 5, suggesting 4C/3C2R, and high for 4C
    Josephine Jones (George H)
    Jerrold Joseph Walker (Elijah) - many small segments, on large one, almost 20 cMs, indicating somewhere between 3C2R/4C and 3C2R
    Joyce?s line of descent:
    John Walker
    James Walker and Frances Cannon (VA)?POSSIBLE BROTHER OF PROGEN?
    William Cannon Walker (b 1796, Jefferson Co TN) and Rebecca Ann Coffman
    Elizabeth Walker (b. May 15, 1833, Limestone Co AL) and Jeremiah M. Stout
    Samuel Baxter Stout and Mary Amanda Wheeler
    Boyd Esther (Stout) Gay?mother of Joyce
    In 1840 Dyer Co, Tennessee, Elijah Walker appears just one page after James Walker, Samuel Walker, and Cannon Walker
    Ancestry trees indicate that Cannon Walker of Dyer Co was William Cannon Walker, who married Rebecca Ann Coffman; so of James and Fanny, etc.
    John Porter McMeans' email telling me about a father/son pair of Archilus Walkers in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Another brother to Progenitor?
    David Walker and Elizabeth Gilbert married in Goochland Co VA, 13 October 1770?possibility for Progenitor and Elizabeth? Probably not, since their first known child was born 1783. They could have had earlier, unknown children, but then her childbearing years would have spanned 1770-1803. If she was 16 when married, that would make her 48 at the birth of Elijah?a stretch but possible.



    Boyd Esther Stout-Gay, Her parents were Samuel Baxter Stout and Mary Amanda Wheeler-Stout, Baxter's parents were Jeremiah M. Stout and Elizabeth Walker. Elizabeth Walker was born on May 15, 1833 in Limestone County Alabama and died on 27 Sept 1877 in Locksbury Arkansas. Her parents were William Cannon Walker (born 1796 in Jefferson county, Tennessee), married Rebecca Ann Coffman. William Walker's parents were James Walker of Virginia and wife Fanny. Father of James was John Walker. 
    RESEARCH Elijah Walker, born 1795, NC, living in Knox Co TN. Children named Archibald, Elizabeth, Catherine, Elijah.

    Internet research shows him married to a Sarah Pearson. The name "Rutherford" appears in the family.

    https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4206044_00451 
    Person ID I3244  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2017 

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

    Family 1 Matilda King,   b. Abt 1803, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1834, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Married Abt 1823  Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • No record of Elijah's first marriage has been located. Although Dickson County marriage records begin in 1817, a tornado on 30 May 1830 decimated the county seat of Charlotte, severely damaging the courthouse, and resulting in record loss.

      • Elijah's first child,"J. M." (John M.), was born on 18 September 1824
      • Elijah is probably one of the two males found in the 1820 census household of Elizabeth Walker
      • In January 1824 Elijah Walker and wife, the "former Matilda King" appointed William Shelby as their representative in legal actions in Sullivan County, where Matilda's father died about 1814.
      .
      The marriage probably occurred about 1823 in Dickson County.
    Children 
    +1. John M. Walker,   b. 18 Sep 1824, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1873, White County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Elizabeth M. Walker,   b. 23 Dec 1826, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1856  (Age 29 years)
    +3. Helton Rutherford Walker,   b. 21 Oct 1828, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1901, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +4. Sarah Cassandra "Cassie" Walker,   b. 3 Jan 1831, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1911, Center Township, Dade County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +5. William King Walker,   b. 15 Oct 1834, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1888, San Joaquin County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2015 
    Family ID F632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 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, 64, 65
    • 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."
    Children 
    +1. Levi V. Walker,   b. 11 Apr 1836, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1923, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. James L. Walker,   b. 3 May 1838, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1862  (Age 23 years)
    +3. Matilda J. Walker,   b. 7 Jun 1840, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1919  (Age 79 years)
    +4. Ritha Salina Walker,   b. 9 Jan 1843, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1922, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +5. Margaret M. Walker,   b. 10 Aug 1844, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age 36 years)
     6. George Neal Walker,   b. 30 Apr 1846, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1867  (Age 20 years)
    +7. Calvin Monroe Walker,   b. 22 Mar 1848, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1930, 3811 Elkins Ave., Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +8. Archalas Mcmillan "Arch" Walker,   b. 16 Jun 1850, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1917, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +9. Jacob R. Walker,   b. 7 Apr 1852, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1937, Izard County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +10. Alonzo Denson Walker,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1901, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     11. H. W. Walker,   b. 30 Mar 1857, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1859, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary of Archelaus Walker, 1866, Macoupin County, Illinois.
    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.
    Elijah Walker data in McMillan Gaelic Bible and Collins Bible.
    Elijah Walker data in McMillan Gaelic Bible and Collins Bible.
    Louise Gillespie Lynch, Bible Records Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville, Tennessee: Lynch, 1970).
    Elizabeth Walker, 1820 Dickson County, Tennessee, census
    Elizabeth Walker, 1820 Dickson County, Tennessee, census
    1820 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p.16 (stamped, recto), line 34, Elizabeth Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Oct 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 123.
    Elizabeth Walker, deed of gifts to son Elijah Walker, 1823, Dickson County, Tennessee.
    Elizabeth Walker, deed of gifts to son Elijah Walker, 1823, Dickson County, Tennessee.
    Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book C: 452, deed of gifts, Elizabeth Walker to Elijah Walker (1823); FHL microfilm no. 497,422.
    Elijah Walker, purchase of 40 acres from John Hunter, 'on the waters of Hurricane Creek of Duck River'
    Elijah Walker, purchase of 40 acres from John Hunter, "on the waters of Hurricane Creek of Duck River"
    Dickson County, Tennessee, deed book D: 220-221
    George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for Elizabeth Walker, sale of 56 acres to William B. Dobson, 1825
    George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for Elizabeth Walker, sale of 56 acres to William B. Dobson, 1825
    Dickson County, Tennessee, deeds D: 113, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for the deceased Elizabeth Walker, to William B. Dodson (1825).
    Elizabeth Walker- likely area in which she lived, based on property description and other evidence
    Elizabeth Walker- likely area in which she lived, based on property description and other evidence
    Elijah Walker, bond for administration of the estate of James L. Walker, deceased (1862), Dickson County, TN
    Elijah Walker, bond for administration of the estate of James L. Walker, deceased (1862), Dickson County, TN
    Elijah Walker and W. H. Horner, bond no. 566, for administration of the estate of James L. Walker, deceased (1862); loose papers, estate settlements, Dickson County Archives, Charlotte, Tennessee
    Elijah Walker, 1850 Humphreys County, Tennessee, census
    Elijah Walker, 1850 Humphreys County, Tennessee, census
    1850 U.S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, [township not stated], p. 290 (penned), p. 145 (stamped, verso), dwelling 754, family 754, Elijah Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 December 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 884.

    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.
    Elijah Walker, land entry, 1831, Dickson County, Tennessee, 160 acres
    Elijah Walker, land entry, 1831, Dickson County, Tennessee, 160 acres
    Dickson County, Tennessee, "Record of Entries, Vol. A, April 1824-Sept. 1836," entry no. 1201, for Elijah Walker (160); Register's Office, Charlotte; FHL microfilm 497,628, item 1.
    Elijah Walker, 1830 Dickson County, Tennessee, census (p. 1)
    Elijah Walker, 1830 Dickson County, Tennessee, census (p. 1)
    1830 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, [no township stated], p. 338 (penned), [no stamped no.], line 24, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 February 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 174.
    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
    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.
    Elizabeth Walker, inventory of estate
    Elizabeth Walker, inventory of estate
    Dickson County, Tennessee, Administrators and Settlements, vol. 1: 41-43, July term 1823, for Elizabeth Walker estate, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker administrators; Dickson County Library, microfilm no. 22.
    TRANSCRIPTION: Elizabeth Walker, estate inventory
    TRANSCRIPTION: Elizabeth Walker, estate inventory
    Dickson County, Tennessee, Administrators and Settlements, vol. 1: 41-43, July term 1823, for Elizabeth Walker estate, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker administrators; Dickson County Library, microfilm no. 22.
    William Shelby and Jonathan King, on behalf of Isaac King heirs, deed to John Alison, Sr., 1815, Sullivan County, Missouri
    William Shelby and Jonathan King, on behalf of Isaac King heirs, deed to John Alison, Sr., 1815, Sullivan County, Missouri
    Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deeds, Vol. 6: [comprising] Deed Book 7, June 10, 1815-August 5, 1820 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 20, William Shelby and Jonathan King to John Alison, Sr., 27 November 1815; citing Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deed Book 7:82, Shelby and King to Alison (1815); digital images, FamilySearch…
    Deed, Jonathan King to John Alison, 1818, Sullivan County, Tennessee. Naming the heirs of Isaac King.
    Deed, Jonathan King to John Alison, 1818, Sullivan County, Tennessee. Naming the heirs of Isaac King.
    Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deeds, Vol. 6: [comprising] Deed Book 7, June 10, 1815-August 5, 1820 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 86-87, Jonathan King to John Alison, 16 September 1818; citing Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deed Book 7:369-371, King to Alison (1818); digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org :…
    Marriage, Elijah Walker-Polly McMillan, 2 April 1834, Dickson County, Tennessee
    Marriage, Elijah Walker-Polly McMillan, 2 April 1834, Dickson County, Tennessee
    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.]

  • Notes 
    • Judge Elijah Walker of the Hickman County Walkers was born in Rockingham, NC. His family moved to Hickman County about 3 years later. About 1849 he was made a judge of his circuit and moved to Savannah, Hardin county, to be more central. He was married to a woman named "Mary E.", who survived him and moved to Maury County. He died on 31 December 1873.

      The parallels with "our" Elijah are obvious:

      • Our Elijah was born abt 1802 GA; he was born abt 1809 NC.
      • Our Elijah married (second) a woman named Mary ("Polly"); the other married a woman named Mary
      • Our Elijah died in 1872 leaving a widow, Mary Walker; the other died in 1873 leaving a widow, Mary Walker.

      The differences are equally striking:

      • Our Elijah was not a learned man, while the other was a judge
      • Our Elijah bore about 16 children; the other was childless
      • Our Elijah was not a wealthy man; the other was probably quite comfortable. Regardless of these differences, the similarities are enough to confuse their identities in some cases.
        A biography of Judge Elijah Walker can be found on GoogleBooks, in Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Bar Association of Tennessee held at Four Seasons Hotel, Harrowgate, Tennessee(Nashville, Tn.: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers and Printers, 1892), 113-121.

      • [Research notes]

        Early Walkers in Dickson and Hickman Counties
        Two early Walkers mentioned are in Goodspeed's History of Hickman county. The first is Samuel Walker, cited as an early settler, arriving in the winter of 1806, just prior to the creation of Hickman county in 1807. The second was Joel Walker, appointed as one of the four first commissioners of the county, who were to "run the boundary lines, establish the county and select a county seat site." Establishing the lineage of these two could be helpful.

        Jerome Spence and Davd Spence, _History of Hickman Co Tennessee_ (Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1990). Indicates that Allan Walker established Walker's Ferry, one mile above Centerville. "He reared a large family, which became prominent in the development of the county. His sons were: Joel, William, Allan, James, Pleasant, and Elijah. Dr. Joel Walker went to Williamson County, where he became prominent in business and political circles. Pleasant Walker represented Hickman County several terms in the legislature, and was sheriff of the county four years. Elijah Walker became one of the best judges that ever presided in a Tennessee courthouse. He was a good judge of law - not an eloquent speaker, but a profound thinker. He was honest in his decisions and would refuse a fee when his would-be client was in the wrong."

        A direct descendant of Allen Walker to participate in the Walker DNA study?



        Land Records Dyer County
        No Elijah Walker land records have been located in Dyer Co TN. Christie Fillerup checked Dyer County land records, 1835-1850, FHL film no. 833,235. [Report, 21 Feb 2009]



        On the LSU library website:
        Walker, Zachariah. Papers, 1805-1859. 177 items. Location: C:18. Resident of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Personal papers include correspondence, accounts, and legal documents. For further information see manuscript card catalog. Mss. 275.



        Baker family in Dickson County, from Elbert County, Georgia

        • John A. Baker, born about 1770, Elbert County, GA; wife "Jane"
        • His 1820 Dickson County will was witnessed by George Brazzell
        • He had a daughters Margaret Evans and Jane Evans, mentioned in the will.
        • John A. Baker bought 153 acres "on the West side of Piney river" in Dickson County on 30 Dec 1808
        • Land sold from Elizabeth Walker's estate after her 1823 death was described as having been surveyed in 1808.
        • A note that is not clear indicates that John A. Baker was a witness for land conveyed by Stephen Tatom and Lewis Evans in 1814.
        • It was Lewis Evans who sold Elijah land in 1852, on the Piney
        • Four of the children of George Brazzell and Polly Walker married the Evans family: Richmond to Ancy Evans (1838), Rachel to Lewis Evans (1839), Wilson to Martha Jane Evans (1853), and Lucinda to George Evans (1845).
        • Eldest son Allen Brazzell married Nancy Baker (1842)





      Of interest from "War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815," digital images Ancestry.com
      • Benjamin Walker (Jemima O. Walker, widow), Capt. William Walker Ga Militia (alleged)
      • Charles H. Walker (Martha Walker, widow), Capt. Kendrick's Co Ga Mil
      • "Walker, Elizabeth - Died before 7 April 1823 when Jacob Walker and George H. Walker were appointed administrators. (Dic TN, Co Ct Min, 2/no#) A suit was brought by Archibald Walker and others versus Elijah Walker. A jury found that Elizabeth Walker was not of sound mind on 29 January 1823 when she made a deed of gift to Elijah Walker. (Ibid, Cir Ct Min, 3/no#)"

        [Marjorie Hood Fisher, Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914, 4 vols. (Easley, SC : Southern Historical Press, 1986), 1: 386, for Elizabeth Walker, Elijah Walker, Archibald Walker.] [66]
      • http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/index.php?table_name=DT_Burial&function=details&where_field=bur_id&where_value=273665

        Canon Rutherford Cemetery, Rutherford County. Surnames Hunter, Canon, Walker, Sharp, Holland, Garner, Fergason

  • Sources 
    1. [S688] 1850 U. S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, [no township], p. 289 (penned, verso), p. 145 (stamped, verso), dwelling 754, family 754, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Nov 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 884.

    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. [S1129] Louise Gillespie Lynch, Bible Records Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville, Tennessee: Lynch, 1970), 35, for the Collins Walker Bible.

    4. [S1131] Louise Gillespie Lynch, Bible Records Williamson County, Tennessee (Nashville, Tennessee: Lynch, 1970), 40, for the McMillan Gaelic Bible.

    5. [S3989] Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Deeds, Volume 6: Deed Book 7, June 10, 1815-August 5, 1820 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 20, deed, William Shelby (on behalf o John King, heir of Isaac King, deceased) and Jonathan King (on behalf of his mother) to John Allison, drawn 27 November 1815, proved May Session, 1816, filed 14 August 1816; citing Sullivan County, Deed Book 6: 82-83; digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 11 November 2013). Url: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE58985&.

    6. [S1366] Archeleous Walker, obituary, undated clipping, no publication data, reporting death on 11 December [1866]; citing Bunker Hill Union Gazette, p. 3, 21 Dec 1866, Macoupin County, Illinois.

    7. [S1324] 1820 U. S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p.16 (stamped, recto), line 34, Elizabeth Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Oct 2008); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 123.

    8. [S1325] Dickson County, Tennessee, Deed Book C: 452, deed of gifts, Elizabeth Walker to Elijah Walker (1823); FHL microfilm no. 497,422.

    9. [S3983] Susan Hardin Austin, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Volume 8: Deed Book 10, Part A, June 10, 1824-September 13 1826 (n.p.: Susan Hardin Austin, 2002), 8, entry for Elijah and Matilda Walker, 16 January 1824; citing Sullivan County, Deed Book 10: 16, Elijah Walker and Matilda Walker, appointing representative William Shelby to represent Matilda's interests in Sullivan County.

    10. [S1326] Dickson County, Tennessee, deed book D: 220-221, Hunter to Walker (1824).

    11. [S1328] Dickson County, Tennessee, George H. Walker and Jacob Walker, administrators for the estate of Elizabeth Walker, deceased, to William B. Dodson (1825), deeds D: 113 .

    12. [S1329] Carol Wells, Heritage Book Archives: Tennessee, CD-ROM (Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 2000)., 116.

    13. [S1640] Carol Wells, Dickson County, Tennessee, County and Circuit Court Minutes, 1816-1828 and Witness Dockett (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993); CD-Rom edition (Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2005)., 136.
      Elijah Walker appointed for jury duty the following term.

    14. [S1332] Carol Wells, editor, Heritage Books Archives, CD-ROM (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2000), 2: 136.

    15. [S1640] Carol Wells, Dickson County, Tennessee, County and Circuit Court Minutes, 1816-1828 and Witness Dockett (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993); CD-Rom edition (Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2005)., 144.
      Elijah Walker on grand jury.

    16. [S1329] Carol Wells, Heritage Book Archives: Tennessee, CD-ROM (Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 2000)., 2: 150.

    17. [S1640] Carol Wells, Dickson County, Tennessee, County and Circuit Court Minutes, 1816-1828 and Witness Dockett (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993); CD-Rom edition (Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 2005)., 150.

    18. [S2148] 1830 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, [no township stated], p. 338 (penned), [no stamped no.], line 24, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 February 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 174.

    19. [S2956] History of Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889), 739-740, for John E. Hartley, Stockton, Missouri.

    20. [S1333] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1831 Tax Book, Levi McCollum’s Company, unpaginated, entry for Elijah Walker; FHL microfilm 497,683.

    21. [S1331] Dickson County, Tennessee, "Record of Entries, Vol. A, April 1824-Sept. 1836," entry no. 1201, for Elijah Walker (160); Register's Office, Charlotte; FHL microfilm 497,628, item 1..

    22. [S1334] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1832 Tax Book, Levi McCollum’s Company, unpaginated, entry for Elijah Walker; FHL microfilm 497,683.

    23. [S1335] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1833 Tax Book, Levi McCollum’s Company, unpaginated, entry for Elijah Walker; FHL microfilm 497,683.

    24. [S1336] 1850 U. S. census, Marshall county, Mississippi, population schedule, Southern Division, p. 228 (stamped), dwelling 279, family 279, Geo H. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Sept 2009; citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 377. .

    25. [S1337] Lynette Boney Warren, A Bachelor’s Life in Antebellum Mississippi: The Diary of Dr. Elijah Millington Walker, 1849-1852 (Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, 2004) , 4.

    26. [S1338] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1834 Tax Book, Levi McCollum’s Company, unpaginated, entry for Elijah Walker; FHL microfilm 497,683.

    27. [S1341] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1835 Tax Book, Levi McCollum’s Company, unpaginated, entry for Elijah Walker; FHL microfilm 497,683.

    28. [S1376] Private Acts of Dickson County, Tennessee (Nashville, Tn: County Technical Assistance Service, The University of Tennessee, Institute for Public Service, 1985, rev. 2007), "Private Acts of 1835-1836: Change of County Lines," 58, Section 1; "Legislative Information," pdf download, County Technical Assistance Service (http://www.ctas.tennessee.edu : accessed 18 May 2011). , 58, "Change of County Lines: Private Acts of 1835-1836.".

    29. [S1342] Marjorie Hood Fischer and Ruth Blake Burns, Humphreys County, Tennessee, Records: Tax Lists 1837–1843, Marriages 1888–1900 (Vista, Ca.: Ram Press, 1987); citing Humphreys County Will Book E: 21-544, . The publication alphabetizes the tax entries and collates the years, so that the entries for Elijah Walker in 1837, 1838, 1841 and 1842 all appear on p. 113 of the publication; no notation is made of the original page numbers within Will Book E.

    30. [S2533] Humphreys County, Tennessee, Revenue Dockets, Nov. 1832–July 1866 p. 43, Elijah Walker, juror (1838); p. 81, Elijah Walker, juror (1842); p. 139, Elijah Walker, juror (1847); p. 152, Elijah Walker, juror (1848); p. 208, Elijah Walker, court order, $5.28 (1852); p. 235, Elijah Walker paid back taxes for 1851 and 1852 (1854); digital images, FHL film 979,408. This is a bound volume, roughly chronological, with some pagination issues.

    31. [S1343] Marjorie Hood Fischer and Ruth Blake Burns, Humphreys County, Tennessee, Records: Tax Lists 1837–1843, Marriages 1888–1900 (Vista, Ca.: Ram Press, 1987); citing Humphreys County Will Book E: 21-544, . The publication alphabetizes the tax entries and collates the years, so that the entries for Elijah Walker in 1837, 1838, 1841 and 1842 all appear on p. 113 of the publication; no notation is made of the original page numbers within Will Book E.

    32. [S1344] Humphreys County, Tennessee, Deed Book F: 166–167, Walker to Taylor; TSLA microfilm roll 14.

    33. [S1345] Humphreys County, Tennessee, Deed Book I: 109–110, Walker to Taylor; TSLA microfilm roll 15.

    34. [S1346] Humphreys County, Tennessee, Deed Book I: 108-109, land entry from State of Tennessee to Walker, no. 16103; TSLA microfilm roll 15.

    35. [S1347] 1840 U. S. census, Dyer County, Tennessee, [no township stated], p. 94 (stamped), line 27, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http;//www.ancestry.com : 26 Aug 2007); citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 521.

    36. [S1348] 1850 U. S. census, Humphreys County, Tennessee, population schedule, [no township], p. 289 (verso, penned), p. 145 (verso, stamped), dwelling 754, family 754, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 Nov 2008); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 884.

    37. [S1374] Dickson County, Tennessee, Deeds, N: 80-81, Lewis Evans to Elijah Walker, 22 Oct 1852; TSLA microfilm roll 62. .

    38. [S1349] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1854 Tax Book, entry for Elijah Walker, District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    39. [S1350] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1855 Tax Book, entry for Elijah Walker, District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    40. [S1351] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1856 Tax Book, entry for Elisha [Elijah} Walker, District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    41. [S1352] The collected letters and documents of Della Eveline (Walker) Warren Lonnem; the collection passed from Della Lonnem to her daughter, Faith (Lonnem) Quick, and from Faith to her niece, Jesse Keenon (Muskogee, Oklahoma), in whose possession they remain (2009); copies held by Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Della Evaline Lonnem is deceased. .

    42. [S1353] Nancy Pratt Melton, Golden Nugget Library (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/ : accessed 24 July 2009); citing Thompson and West, History of San Joaquin County (1879), pp. 138-142, entry for W. K. Walker.

    43. [S1356] "Tennessee Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), entry for Levi Walker and Mary A. Cockram, marriage license no. 1258, Dickson County, Tennessee (1857); citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives, microfilm publication.

    44. [S1354] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1858 Tax Book, entry for Elijah Walker, District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    45. [S1355] “Tennessee Marriages, 1780–2002,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 July 2009), entry for W. S. Crowell and Mary J. Walker; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilm publication.

    46. [S689] 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle Division (Danielsville post office), p. 49 (penned), p. 226 (stamped), dwelling 347, family 347, Elijah Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Aug 2007) ; citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247. .

    47. [S4934] 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, agriculture schedule, Danielsville (post office), p. 19, line 31, E. Walker; "Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules," [Tennessee > Agriculture > 1860 > Anderson-Fayette], digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 December 2015); citing U.S. federal non-population schedules [no roll stated].

    48. [S1359] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1861 Tax Book, entry for Elijah Walker, District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    49. [S1361] Compiled service record, Helton Rutherford Walker (Capt., Co. G, 48th Tennessee Inf., Confederate), Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, War Department Collection of Confederate Records, RG 109, NARA microfilm publication M268, roll 316.

    50. [S1428] Elijah Walker and W. H. Horner, bond no. 566, for administration of the estate of James L. Walker, deceased (1862); loose papers, estate settlements, Dickson County Archives, Charlotte, Tennessee.

    51. [S1362] “Tennessee Marriages, 1780–2002,” digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com accessed 16 July 2009) entry for Alexander Woolum to Ritha S. Walker, license no. 1499, Dickson County, Tennessee (1862); citing Tennessee State library and Archives, microfilm publication [no roll number cited].

    52. [S1363] “Tennessee Marriages, 1780-2002,” Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 17 July 2009), digital image of typescript transcription, W. C. Tull to Margaret M. Walker, bond posted 21 Jan 1863 by “Elizah Ealker” [Elijah Walker], no date of return entered; this database seems to be incomplete, skipping whole pages of the typescript, which I suspect may have been transcribed as part of a WPA project.

    53. [S1364] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1865 Tax Book, entry for Elijah Walker, District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    54. [S1367] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1866 Tax Book, entry for E. Walker [Elijah Walker], District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    55. [S1365] “Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900,” database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 16 July 2009), entry for John W. Journay [John M. Journey] and Eratha [Ritha] Woolums, Clinton County, Illinois, vol. 2: 19, license no. 11 (7 June 1866).

    56. [S1368] Marriage Records of San Joaquin County, California: January 1866-December 1884 (Stockton, Ca.: San Joaquin County Genealogical Society, 1973), 17.

    57. [S1369] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1868 Tax Book, entry for E. Walker [Elijah Walker], District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    58. [S1370] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1869 Tax Book, entry for E. Walker [Elijah Walker], District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    59. [S1371] Dickson County, Tennessee, 1870 Tax Book, entry for Elijah Walker [Elijah Walker], District 2; citing FHL microfilm 497,683.

    60. [S3376] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Calvin Walker-Texanna Bruce, marriage record, Marriage Book [Jan. 1858-June 1881]: 127, Dickson County, 13 July 1871; FHL microfilm no. 497,401; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.

    61. [S3371] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), Calvin Walker-Martha A. Baker, marriage license and return, Dickson County, issued 12 July 1871, married 13 July 1871; FHL microfilm no. 2,114,046; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.

    62. [S3501] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 June 2013), Williamson County, Tennessee, marriage book [1871]: 583, marriage license and return, A.. M. Walker-Francis J. Davis, 14 August 1871, married 15 August 1871; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, microfilm [no. not stated], Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

    63. [S1375] Dickson County, Tennessee, County Clerk, Loose Records Project, Estate Settlements, vol. Sm-We, 1800-1885, for Elijah Walker, TSLA microfilm roll B-480 (Dickson County); no page index, but arranged alphabetically, each file preceded by image of file folder, with name and year.

    64. [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).

    65. [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.].

    66. [S2142] Marjorie Hood Fisher, Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914, 4 vols. (Easley, SC : Southern Historical Press, 1986), 1: 386, for Elizabeth Walker, Elijah Walker, Archibald Walker.