John L. Walker b. Abt 1811 Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1880: Our Family History

Abt 1811 - Aft 1880 (~ 70 years)

Name	John L. Walker
Born	Abt 1811	Tennessee, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	1830	Madison County, Illinois, USA [2]
	John Walker household 1 male of 20 and under 30 [John L. Walker, abt 19-20] 1 female of 15 and under 20 [Elizabeth Scroggins, abt 19] no others
	Reasons for believing that this John Walker is John L. Walker who married Elizabeth Scroggins. John L. Walker and Elizabeth Scroggins were married on 15 August 1830. The couple in this census have no children, are young, were probably recently married. No other Madison Co marriage record for a John Walker around this time This John Walker is living two households away from "Pryor Scroggins" John L. Walker and his wife Elizabeth were close in age, generally reflecting the same age in census. However, his birthday may have been earlier in the year--he had turned 20 and she had not--accounting for the age discrepancy
Census	1840	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [3]
	John L. Walker household 1 male under 5 1 male 5-10 1 male 15-20 1 male 20-30 [John L. Walker, about 29] 1 female under 5 1 female 5-10 1 female 20-30 [Elizabeth Scroggins, about 29]
Census	12 Nov 1850	Township 7 and 8 Range 6 Township 7 Range 7 W, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [4]
	1. Ryan, Thomas, 35, male, farmer, real estate value $800, Indiana 2. _____, Disa, 15, female, Illinois 3. Walker, John L., 39, male, farmer, real estate value $160 Tennessee, cannot read or write 4. _____, Elizabeth, 39, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write 5. _____, Thomas, 19, male, farmer, Illinois 6. _____, James C., 12, male, Illinois, attending school 7. _____, George, 5, male, Illinois
Census	30 Aug 1860	Township 7 Range 7, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [5]
	1. Walker, John L., 49, male, farmer, real estate $1500, personal $600, Tennessee, cannot read or write 2. _____, Elizabeth, 49, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write 3. _____, James, 23, male, Illinois, attending school 4. _____, George, 15, male, Illinois, attending school 5. _____, Sarah, 8, female, Illinois, attending school 6. _____, Mary, 6, female, Illinois, attending school
Census	24 Jun 1880	Dorchester township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [6]
	1. Walker, John L., white, male, 69, married, farmer, cannot read or write, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia 2. _____, Levinia, white, female, 68, wife, married, keeping house, cannot read or write, Kentucky, Virginia, Virginia 3. Hutcheson, James [S.?], white, male, 12, adopted, works on farm, attended school this year, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland 4. _____, Harvey V., white, male, 10, adopted, works on farm, attended school this year, Missouri, Kentucky, Missouri
Died	Aft 1880 [1]
Person ID	I4139	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	30 Jan 2013

Father	Samuel Allen Walker, b. Abt 1785, Amherst County, Virginia, USA , d. After 1860 (Age ~ 76 years)
Mother	[First Wife], d. Between 1823-1826
Family ID	F1546	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth Scroggins, b. Abt 1811, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Married 15 Aug 1830 Madison County, Illinois, USA [7, 8]

Children

+	1. Thomas Walker, b. Abt 1831, Illinois, USA , d. 1880 (Age ~ 49 years)
	2. Disa Walker, b. Abt 1835, Illinois, USA
+	3. James C. Walker, b. 1837, Illinois, USA , d. 1923 (Age 86 years)
	4. George Walker, b. Abt 1845, Illinois, USA
	5. Sarah Walker, b. Abt 1852, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
	6. Mary Walker, b. Abt 1852, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Last Modified 2 Apr 2014

Family ID F1450 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Lavina Davis, b. Abt 1812, Kentucky, USA , d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 69 years)
Married	22 Nov 1874	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [6, 9]
	John L. Walker married Mrs. Lavina Walker on this date. In the 1860 Macoupin Co census, a John S. Walker married to Lavina was living just two households away from John L. Walker married to Elizabeth Scroggins. Who is the John S. Walker?
Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
Family ID	F1451	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		John L. Walker, 1850 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1850 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 and 8 Range 6 Township 7 Range 7 W, p. 136 (penned, vertically, top left), p. 325 (stamped, verso), dwelling 4, family 4, Thomas Ryan household, detail for John L. Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA…
		John L. Walker, 1860 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1860 U. S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 Range 7, p. 5 (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 34, family 35, John L. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 206.
		John L. Walker, 1880 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1880 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Dorchester township, enumeration district (ED) 114, p. 28 (penned), p. 168 (stamped, verso), dwelling 202, family 215, John L. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 232; FHL…
		John L. Walker, 1840 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1840 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, [township not stated], [no penned p. no.], p. 36 (stamped), line 3, John L. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 64.
		Josiah R. Walker, probate, letters of administration, February 1840, Madison County, Illinois. John L. Walker appointed administrator. "Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 20 November 2011), Madison County, Probate Records Vol. 3 (1837-1840), p. 267-268 [image145], entry for John L. Walker, administrator for the estate of Josiah R. Walker, 3 February 1840, citing original records of the Madison County court,… (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		Josiah R. Walker, probated estate, appointment of John L. Walker administrator, 3 February 1840, Madison County. Stating Josiah's date of death. "Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 24 November 2011), Madison County, Probate Records Vol. 7 (1836-1840), p. 355 [image no, 197], letters of administration for the estate of Josiah R. Walker, administrator John L. Walker, 3 February 1840, citing original records of the Madison… (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		Josiah R. Walker, inventory of estate, 7 March 1840, including such items as a fur hat, half a skiff, one seine, etc. And list of buyers. John L. Walker administrator "Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 24 November 2011), Madison County, Probate Records Vol. 7 (1836-1840), pp. 406-407 [image no, 223-224], inventory of the estate of Josiah R. Walker, administrator John L. Walker, 7 March 1840, citing original records of the Madison County… (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		John L. Walker-Elizabeth Scroggins, marriage, 1830, Madison Co IL Madison County, Illinois, marriages, vol. 6:20, license no. 794, John L. Walker-Elizabeth Scroggins, license and return, 15 August 1830; FHL microfilm 1,306,457, item 2.

Notes
Possibly son of Samuel Walker? [See Judy York emails.]

Sources

[S1205] Illinois, Macoupin - census 1880 (Ancestry), Illinois, Macoupin County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S3103] 1830 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, [no township stated], pp.384-385 (penned), p. 193 (stamped), line 1, John Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 January 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 25.
[S1769] 1840 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, [township not stated], [no penned p. no.], p. 36 (stamped), line 3, John L. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 64. .
[S1655] 1850 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 Ranges 6 and 7, p. 636 (penned, recto), [no stamped page no.], dwelling 9, family 9, Joseph Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 118.
[S1766] 1860 U. S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 Range 7, p. 5 (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 34, family 35, John L. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 206.
[S1767] 1880 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Dorchester township, enumeration district (ED) 114, p. 28 (penned), p. 168 (stamped, verso), dwelling 202, family 215, John L. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 232; FHL film no. 1,254,232.
[S1764] 1850 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 and 8 Range 6 Township 7 Range 7 W, p. 136 (penned, vertically, top left), p. 325 (stamped, verso), dwelling 4, family 4, Thomas Ryan household, detail for John L. Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 118.
[S4204] Madison County, Illinois, marriages, vol. 6:20, license no. 794, John L. Walker-Elizabeth Scroggins, license and return, 15 August 1830; FHL microfilm 1,306,457, item 2.
[S3116] Macoupin County, Illinois, Marriage Book 5: 104, license no. 8275, John L. Walker-(Mrs.) Lavina Walker (1874); Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 2 February 2013).