Samuel Allen Walker b. Abt 1785 Amherst County, Virginia, USA d. After 1860: Our Family History

Abt 1785 - 1860 (~ 76 years)

Name	Samuel Allen Walker [1]
Born	Abt 1785	Amherst County, Virginia, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
	WorldConnect file indicates that Samuel A. Walker was born in "Amhurst" [Amherst], Virginia. The bio of Samuel's daughter Eliza says that he lived on the James River in Virginia. The James River does, indeed, run through Amherst County. The same WorldConenct file indicates that Samuel's parents were Jacob Walker and Elizabeth Poage, attributed to Noble Sheatsley (tynwd@msn.com). An internet search reveals that Mr. Sheatsley is deceased. A search on FamilySearch for Jacob Walker and Elizabeth Poage comes up dry, but a Jacob Walker was christened 3 February 1760 to Phillip Walker and Susannah Hilton, in St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia. This brings in the names Phillip, Jacob, and Hilton [Helton].
Gender	Male
Tax Record	1812	Capt. Simpson's Co., Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	A Samuel A. Walker appears on the 1812 tax list for Humphreys County, Tennessee. It is likely that this is the Samuel A. Walker who was a likely sibling of Archalaus, Jacob, Elijah, and George H. Walker.
Census	1818	Madison County, Illinois Territory, USA [8]
	Samuel A. Walker household 1 white male over 21 8 other white inhabitants 0 free persons of color 0 servants or slaves [next door to Samuel Allen]
Census	1820	Goshen, Madison County, Illinois, USA [9]
	Samuel Walker household 3 males under 10 [Philip V., 8; John L. 10; Elijah, 3] 1 male 45 and over [born before 1775?] 2 females under 10 [both unknown] 1 female 10-16 [unknown] 1 female 16-26 [unknown] 1 female over 45 [first wife] 1 person engaged in agriculture [Samuel is the third household following "Archer" Walker, and the second household following "Prier Scroggins."
	Samuel Walker's stated age, "over 45," in the 1820 enumeration is in conflict with other data. It may have been entered in error, but it should be noted as an anomoly that might indicate this is a different Samuel Walker. Additionally, he is usually named as "Samuel A. Walker."
Land Entry	21 Mar 1829	Madison County, Illinois, USA [10]
	Applied for 80 acres in Section 30, Township 5N, Range 7W, Madison County. Issued 11 May 1829.
Census	1830	Madison County, Illinois, USA [11]
	Samuel A. Walker household 1 male 10-15 [Elijah, b. abt 1817 TN] 1 male 20-30 [Philip V., b. abt 1812 TN] 1 male 40-50 [Samuel A. Walker, about 45] 1 female under 5 [Harriet, b abt 1827] 2 females 5-10 [Susan M., b abt 1823, and ??] 1 female 20-30 [Nancy (Thompson) Walker, abt 26] 1 female 60-70
HISTORICAL	1832 [12]
	The end of the Black Hawk War at this time opened the door for peaceful settlement by whites. In 1836 and 1837 there was an influx of settlers to Rock Island County.
NEWS	18 Jan 1834	Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA [13]
	"A LIST OF LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office, at Edwardsville, on the 1st day of January, 1834, and if not taken out within three months will be returned to the General Post Office as dead letters, to-wit [Long list of names, alphabetical, including] Samuel A. Walker" [Also listed, a Jacob W. Walker?too early to be Samuel's younger brother. Possible relation?]
Land Entry	22 Jun 1839	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [14]
	Preemption certificate no. 8494, in Sec 9, Twp 18N, Rg 1E3, 160 acres, citing vol. 709:2, name "Samuel A. Walker." [Issued 20 May 1841, see entry below.]
Census	1840	Port Byron, Rock County, Illinois, USA [15]
	A. Walker household 1 male of 50 and under 60 [Samuel Walker, age 55] 3 females of 5 and under 10 [Julia age 4, Sarah, age 10, Julia age 7] 1 female of 10 and under 15 [Harriet, age 13] 1 female of 30 and under 40 [Nancy (Thompson) Walker, age 35] [While this may not be the Samuel A. Walker household, its makeup is nearly perfect--the only "off" is Julia about 4 in the 5-10 column, which could have been an error and is very close. The bio of their daughter Eliza (Walker) Paul places them in Rock County around this period.]
Land Entry	20 May 1841	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [16]
	Preemption certificate no. 8494, in Sec 9, Twp 18N, Rg 1E3, 160 acres, citing vol. 709:2, name "Samuel A. Walker." [Applied for 22 June 1839.]
Tax Lists	17 Jul 1841	Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA [17]
	Samuel A. Walker on a list for unpaid taxes for the year 1840. Legal description: West half of the SE 1/4, Sec 30, Twp 5, Rg 7, 80 acres, value $520, tax $1.92.
Land Entry	20 Feb 1844	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [18]
	Sec 8, Twp 18N, Rg 2E, 40 acres, citing vol. 713:28, name "Samuel A. Walker." [Issued 1 July 1845.]
Deed	10 Jun 1844	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [19]
	Samuel A. Walker to Jeremiah H. Lyford, for $200, SW1/4 of SE1/4, Sec 8, Twp 18S, Rg 2E, and SE1/4 of SE1/4, Sec 1, Twp 18N, Rg 1E. [80 acres]
Missing Census	1845
	Should be located in Rock Island County but has not been located.
Land Entry	1 Jul 1845	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [20]
	Certificate no. 16510, in Sec 8, Twp 18N, Rg 2E, 40 acres, citing vol. 713:28, name "Samuel A. Walker." [Applied for 20 Feb 1844.]
Deed	11 Sep 1848	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [21]
	From Samuel A. Walker and Nancy his wife to William Garnett and Samuel Bryan, $300, SW1/4 of SE1/4 Sec 8, Twp 18, Rg 2E, Fourth Meridian. [40 acres]
Census	25 Nov 1850	District 37, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [2]
	1. Walker, Samuel A., 65, male, farmer, real estate value $300, Virginia 2. _____, Nancy H., 46, female, Kentucky 3. _____, Harriet [A.?], 23, female, Illinois 4. _____, Juliett F., 17, female, Illinois 5. _____, Eliza, 15, female, Illinois, attending school 6. _____, Mary J., 6, female, Illinois, attending school
Missing Census	1855
	Should be located in Rock Island County, Illinois, but has not been located.
Deed	12 Nov 1856	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [22]
	From Samuel A. Walker to Samuel Byerly, $650, " . . . a part of the SE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Sec 1, Twp 18, Rg 1E, Fourth Prime Meridian, containing 30 acres . . . . " Filed and recorded 22 November 1856.
Emigration	1858	Marshall County, Kansas, USA [4]
	In 1858 Samuel A. Walker moved to Marshall County, Kansas.
Census	2 Jul 1860	Blue Rapids, Blue Rapids township, Kansas Territory, USA [3]
	1. Walker, Samuel, 75, male, school teacher, Virginia 2. _____, Nancy, 55, female, Kentucky 3. _____, Mary, 16, female, domestic, Illinois
Biography	Marshall County, Kansas, USA [5]
	Biography of Eliza A. (Walker) Paul Mrs. Eliza A. Paul, a pioneer of Marshall County, residing on section 26, Blue Rapids City Township, is a native of Madison County, Ill., but when a child was taken to Rock Island County, Ill., by her parents. She was born Jan. 26, 1836. She was a daughter of the Rev. Samuel A. and Nancy (Thompson) Walker. Her father was a native of Virginia, and of English descent, his ancestors having come to this country with the Jamestown Colony. Her mother was of Irish ancestry and a native of Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were early settlers of Rock Island County, Ill., in which they had located immediately after the Black Hawk War. To them were born five children, of whom three now survive: Sarah, the wife of Samuel Swank, whose home is in Otoe County, Neb.; Mrs. Paul, and Mary, now the widow of William Lemon, in Ohio. The deceased bore the names of Harriet and Julia, respectively. Mrs. Paul grew to maturity in her native county and State, acquiring her education largely under the instruction of her father, who was a teacher, as well as a pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In the time of Mrs. Paul's youth, public schools were not known in Illinois, and the instruction which she received outside her home was acquired in private schools. On June 30, 1853, Eliza Walker was married in Rock Island County, to William Paul, a native of County Antrim, Ireland, born Feb. 16, 1830. He was a son of Samuel and Martha Paul, and of remote Scotch ancestry. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Paul resulted in the birth of five children: Martha, the wife of Thomas Short; S. Frank' Sarah, wife of J. N. Wannamaker; Clara, wife of Wesley Miller, and William, all living in this county. Mr. Paul, when seventeen years old emigrated to America, and remained for a short time in Quebec, Canada. Thence he removed to St. Lawrence County, N.Y., where he resided about three years. He went to Rock Island county, Ill., where he remained until 1859. he then with his wife and family emigrated to this county, and homesteaded eighty acres of land, which comprises a part of the estate on which his widow still lives. The land was raw prairie, and Mr. Paul was practical without means when he settled upon. At his death he left an estate valued at about $10,000. This success resulted from the industry and energy of the young couple, who endured many of the privations consequent to pioneer life, and practiced great self-denial in the earlier years of their residence in the State. Mr. Paul found an efficient helpmate and counselor in his wife. She retains possession of the home farm, owning 180 acres of land there, and fifty-fivee acres in Blue Rapids Township. Mr. Paul was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he was a Republican. He had served as a member of the School Board of his district and likewise as Justice of the Peace. During the Civil War he served nearly three years in the Union army, the most of that time being spent in fighting the guerillas in Arkansas and the Indian Territory, together with some raids in Missouri. His death, which occurred Aug. 12, 1886, was occasioned by disease contracted in the army. In his death the county lost one of her earliest pioneers and most respected citizens. He was always in favor of those movements which would tent to improve and elevate society, and advance the interests of the county. He was a kind and loving father and husband, and his death was regretted by all who knew him. Mrs. Paul being one of the earliest settlers in this part of the county, enjoys an extended acquaintance, and is an active member of society. She is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is held in high respect by all who know her.
Biography	Marshall County, Kansas, USA [4]
	Biography of Samuel Francis Paul, son of Eliza A. (Walker) Paul Samuel Francis Paul, a native son of the state of Illinois, and today one of the most progressive and substantial farmers and stockmen of Marshall county, and the representative of the Thirty-ninth district to the state Legislature, was born at Rock Island on January 28, 1856, the son of William and Eliza A. (Walker) Paul, who were natives of Belfast, Ireland, and Madison county, Illinois, respectively. William Paul was born on February 16, 1830, and died on August 12, 1889. . . .[He] located at Rock Island, Illinois, where he engaged in general farming. There he was married on June 30, 1853 to Eliza A. Walker, who was born on January 26, 1836, being the daughter of Samuel A. Walker and wife, who were natives of Virginia, their early home being on the banks of the James river, and where her father was born in 1785. He was one of the early settlers of Madison county, Illinois, and was a well-known Methodist minister of that section. After having spent many years in the work in the county, Mr. Walker moved to Rock Island and in 1858 moved to Marshall county, and later died in Nebraska City, Nebraska. His life was one of usefulness, and his influence on the moral and the social life of the community, was for the general good. The life of a minister was a hard one in those days, yet Mr. Walker accepted his responsibilities with a determination that brought success to his work. He was held in the highest regard by all with whom he came in contact, and his influence for the better life was keenly felt throughout the district in which he worked. He was a man of the highest ideals and of pleasing qualities. To him the people of Madison county were greatly indebted for the high standard of morality that he set in that early pioneer settlement. To William and Eliza Paul were born the following children: Martha A., Samuel Francis, Sadie L., Clara P. and William F. Martha A. Johnson is a resident of Sheridan, Arkansas; Sadie L. Wanamaker resides at Blue Rapids, Kansas; Clara P. Miller lives at Clepsen Beach, Washington, and William F. lives at Edna, Texas. [The article continues for three more pages.]
Note	"Her father was a native of Virginia, and of English descent, his ancestors having come to this country with the Jamestown Colony." [5]
Occupation	According to his daughter's biography, he was both a teacher and a Methodist Episcopal preacher. [5]
RESEARCH	Is it a coincidence that Samuel Allen Walker is found next to a Samuel Allen in the 1818 Madison County, Illinois, census? An internet search finds that Samuel Allen was the son of Thomas Allen and Margaret Bryan. Bio: "The 1873 newspaper, The White Hall Register, has a detailed biographical sketch of Thomas Allen and his brother, Zachariah Allen and states: the ?progenitor of the Allen family, came from Tennessee to Madison County, stopping near Upper Alton, about as early as any other white settlers in that region. His wife was a Miss Bryant having been married in Tennessee. His house at Belltown was the first house built north of Apple Creek, in Greene County. Author's note: It appears that Thomas and Zachariah may have lived in Davidson County, Tennessee prior to migrating to Greene County, Illinois. However, Thomas Allen married Margaret Bryan in 1789 in Rowan County, North Carolina (not in Tennessee as stated in the newspaper article). The newspaper article continues: Thomas Allen 'was a sociable, cheerful and a real philosopher. He was a Calvinist seceder from the Presbyterian Church. He died at Belltown about 1835.' Thomas and Margaret Allen were the parents of eight children: Elizabeth Allen (1.9.1), b. February 14, 1790, Rowan County, North Carolina John Allen (1.9.2), b. December 17, 1791, Rowan County, North Carolina William David Allen (1.9.3), b. July 15, 1793, Rowan County, North Carolina Thomas Allen, b. November 9, 1795, Virginia Samuel Allen, b. February 9, 1798, Virginia Unknown Child (implied from Bible record) Sarah Allen (1.9.7), b. September 23, 1804, Tennessee Josiah Allen (1.9.8), b. 1806, Tennessee "According to the History of Greene County, 'Thomas Allen was a large, corpulent man, weighing over 250 pounds, and was good natured and jolly, and especially delighted in romping with children. He had a great love for young folks, common to all men of his build.' Thomas Allen died on September 7, 1832 in Belltown, Illinois and was buried in Belltown, Illinois. In 1840, Margaret (Bryan) Thomas was living with her son, Thomas Allen, in Greene County, Illinois. Margaret (Bryan) Allen died on November 29, 1846 in Belltown, Illinois and was buried in Belltown, Illinois. In 1820, Thomas Allen, Jr. (born 1775 to 1794) was living in Madison County, Illinois. In 1840, Thomas Allen, Jr. was living in Greene County, Illinois. Thomas' mother, Margaret (Bryan) Allen was living with him. Thomas Allen never married and moved to Missouri. Thomas Allen died in 1853 in Lawrence County, Missouri. In 1820, Samuel Allen (born 1775 to 1794) was living in Madison County, Illinois. Samuel Allen never married and moved to Missouri. Samuel Allen died in 1857 in Lawrence County, Missouri. For many years, this author and several descendants of Nathan Allen (born 1799) believed that Nathan Allen was this missing child. However, recent discoveries by descendants of Nathan Allen have now greatly discounted this connection where it is now longer considered plausible." [23]
Died	After 1860
Person ID	I4196	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

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 1 [First Wife], d. Between 1823-1826

Children

+	1. John L. Walker, b. Abt 1811, Tennessee, USA , d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 70 years)
+	2. Phillip V. Walker, [Possible son], b. Abt 1812, Tennessee, USA , d. Between 1862 and 1869, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 50 years)
+	3. Elijah Walker
+	4. Susan M. Walker, b. Abt 1823, Illinois, USA
	5. [Female] Walker, b. 1810-1820
	6. [Female 2] Walker, b. 1810-1820

Last Modified 18 Jun 2014

Family ID F1546 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Nancy Thompson, b. 25 Apr 1808, Kentucky, USA , d. 10 Feb 1870 (Age 61 years)

Married 20 Apr 1826 Madison County, Illinois, USA [24, 25]

Children

+	1. Harriett Walker, b. 29 Jan 1827, Illinois, USA , d. 11 Apr 1855, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA (Age 28 years)
+	2. Sarah Walker, b. Abt 1830, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 18 Oct 1912, El Dorado County, California, USA (Age ~ 82 years)
+	3. Juliette Franklin Walker, b. Abt 1833, Illinois, USA , d. Between 1875-1880 (Age ~ 47 years)
+	4. Eliza Adeline Walker, b. 26 Jan 1836, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 4 Sep 1928 (Age 92 years)
+	5. Mary J. Walker, b. 10 Mar 1844, Illinois, USA , d. 14 Sep 1920, Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)

Last Modified 2 Apr 2014

Family ID F1557 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Samuel Allen Walker, 1850 Rock Island County, Illinois, census 1850 U.S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, District 37, p. 254 (stamped, recto), dwelling 2001, family 2001, Samuel A. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 126.
		Samuel A. Walker, 1860 Marshall County, Kansas, census 1860 U. S. census, Marshall County, Kansas Territory, population schedule, Blue Rapids, Blue Rapids township, p. 5 (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 36, family 36, Samuel A. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 351.
		Samuel A. Walker, 1830 Madison County, Illinois, census 1830 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, [no township stated], p. 170 (penned), p. 170 (stamped), line 8, Samuel A. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 25.
		Samuel A. Walker, land entry no. 1206, Sec 30, Twp 5N, Rg 7W, 1829 Samuel A. Walker (Madison County) cash entry file, certificate no. 1206, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office, 80 acres, issued 11 May 1829; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
		Letter from granddaughter of Samuel A. Walker, regarding her family history, reprinted in 1936 newspaper Lawson Howland (showland@cableone.net) to Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC), email, 4 February 2013; attached was typescript of material written by J. N. Wannamaker and printed in "The Times" [locale not stated] on 31 December 1936, based on a letter that Mr. Wannamaker received from Martha "Mattie" (Paul) Rippy regarding her Paul and…
		1812 Humphreys County tax listing, Samuel A. Walker Humphreys County, Tennessee, 1812 tax list, p. 252, Capt. Simpson's Co., no. 39, Samuel A. Walker; "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2013); citing Early Tax Lists of Tennessee, microfilm, 12 rolls, [reel not stated, should be reel 5] Tennessee State Library and…
		1818 Illinois State census, Goshen township, Madison County, for Samuel A. Walker Margaret Cross Norton, Illinois Census Returns 1810 and 1818 (1935; reprint; Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) 129, entry for Samuel A. Walker, Madison County, line 451; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 January 2013). The publication offers no citation to the original census documents which…
		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.
		Samuel A. Walker-Nancy Thompson, marriage, 1826, Madison Co IL Madison County, Illinois, marriages, vol. 6:14, license no. 537, Samuel A. Walker-Nancy Thompson, license and return, 20 April 1826; FHL microfilm 1,306,457, item 2.
		Samuel A. Walker to Jeremiah H. Lyford, 10 June 1844. 80 acres? Rock Island County, Illinois, Deeds, F:62, Walker to Lyford; FHL film no 484,053, item 1.
		Samuel and Nancy Walker to William Garnett and Samuel Bryan, 1848, Rock Island County, IL Rock Island County, Illinois, Deeds, vol. I:293, Walker to Garnett and Bryan; FHL film no 1,415,937, item 1.
		Deed, 1856, Samuel A. Walker to Samuel Byerly, 30 acres. Rock Island County, Illinois, Deeds, vol. 28:175-176, Walker to Byerly; FHL film 1,415,945, item 3.

Notes

Granddaughter's letter states that "there were several stepbrothers and sisters by a former marriage." She adds that she only knew one, John, who "was the oldest step brother and the father of Tom and Carol Walker of Irving, Kansas." [26]

Sources

[S1253] Illinois, Madison - census 1830 (Ancestry), Illinois, Madison County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S1752] 1850 U.S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, District 37, p. 254 (stamped, recto), dwelling 2001, family 2001, Samuel A. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 126.
[S1755] 1860 U. S. census, Marshall County, Kansas Territory, population schedule, Blue Rapids, Blue Rapids township, p. 5 (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 36, family 36, Samuel A. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 351.
[S1758] Emma E. Forter, Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries and Institutions (Indianapolis, In.: B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1917), 498-501, biography of Samuel Francis Paul; digital images, Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org : accessed 13 Nov 2011).
[S1754] Portrait and Biographical Album of Marshall County, Kansas. . . (Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1889), 576; biography of Eliza A. (Walker) Paul.
[S3120] Lawson Howland (showland@cableone.net), "Paul-Dunlap-Jennrich-Schumacher Tree," genealogy database, WorldConnect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 3 February 2013), for Samuel Allen Walker, ID 187.
[S3319] Humphreys County, Tennessee, 1812 tax list, p. 252, Capt. Simpson's Co., no. 39, Samuel A. Walker; "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2013); citing Early Tax Lists of Tennessee, microfilm, 12 rolls, [reel not stated, should be reel 5] Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
[S3101] Margaret Cross Norton, Illinois Census Returns 1810 and 1818 (1935; reprint; Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996) 129, entry for Samuel A. Walker, Madison County, line 451; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 January 2013). The publication offers no citation to the original census documents which are held today as: Illinois Territory, "Territorial Censuses," Record Series 100.008, Illinois State Archives.
[S1757] 1820 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Goshen township, p. 93 (penned, lower right), line 24, Samuel Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 11.
[S4190] Samuel A. Walker (Madison County) cash entry file, certificate no. 1206, Edwardsville, Illinois, land office, 80 acres, issued 11 May 1829; Land Entry Papers 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group, 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
[S1756] 1830 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, [no township stated], p. 170 (penned), p. 170 (stamped), line 8, Samuel A. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 25.
[S4292] Illinois Historical Records Survey Project Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration, No. 81: Rock island County (Chicago: Illinois Historical Records Survey Project, December 1939), "Historical Sketch," 10-11 [pdf p. 19-21]; citing Wisconsin Historical Collections, XII, 259-262; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/ : accessed 29 April 2014).
[S6566] "A List of Letters" Alton Spectator (Alton, Ill.), 18 January 1834, p. 3, col. 5, letters remaining in the pot office at Edwardsville, detailing Jacob W. Walker and Samuel A. Walker; digital image Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 1 May 2022).
[S4205] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Public Domain Tract Sales Database," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 8 April 2014), entry for Samuel A. Walker, Rock Island County (1839); citing land entry vol. 709: 002, Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
[S3114] 1840 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, Port Bryon, [no penned p. no.] p. 261 (stamped, second page), line 12, A. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 31 January 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 68.
[S4206] Samuel A. Walker (Rock Island County, Illinois), homestead patent no. 8494 (20 May 1841); “Land Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov : accessed 8 April 2014.
[S4766] "A List of Lands . . . on which the taxes remain due and unpaid, for the year Eighteen Hundred and Forty,"Alton Telegraph (Alton, Illinois), 17 July 1841, p 3, col. 3, Samuel A. Walker; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : downloaded 22 February 2015).
[S4207] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Public Domain Tract Sales Database," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 8 April 2014), entry for Samuel A. Walker, Rock Island County (1844); citing land entry vol. 713: 28, Illinois State Archives, Springfield.
[S4293] Rock Island County, Illinois, Deeds, F:62, Walker to Lyford; FHL film no 1,415,936, item 1.
[S4208] Samuel A. Walker (Rock Island County, Illinois), homestead patent no. 16510 (1 July 1845); “Land Patent Search,” digital images, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov : accessed 8 April 2014). .
[S4294] Rock Island County, Illinois, Deeds, vol. I:293, Walker to Garnett and Bryan; FHL film no 1,415,937, item 1.
[S4295] Rock Island County, Illinois, Deeds, vol. 28:175-176, Walker to Byerly; FHL film 1,415,945, item 3.
[S3102] Robert Brooks Casey and Bernice (Brooks) Casey, Bryan Family History: Descendants of John and Sarah Bryan of Rowan County, North Carolina, Samuel and Margaret Bryan of Davidson County, Tennessee, Samuel and Charlotte Bryan of Maury County, Tennessee, Finus and Caledonia Bryan of Hill County, Texas (n.p., Robert Brooks Casey, Austin Texas, 2007), p. 8-87, for the Thomas Allen-Margaret Bryan family; digital publication, Interactive Family Histories (http://www.rcasey.net/ : accessed 30 January 2013).
[S1753] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 13 November 2011), entry for Samuel A. Walker-Nancy Thompson, Madison County (1826); citing marriage book 6: 14, license no. 537.
[S4203] Madison County, Illinois, marriages, vol. 6:14, license no. 537, Samuel A. Walker-Nancy Thompson, license and return, 20 April 1826; FHL microfilm 1,306,457, item 2.
[S4162] Lawson Howland (showland@cableone.net) to Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC), email, 4 February 2013; attached was typescript of material written by J. N. Wannamaker and printed in "The Times" [locale not stated] on 31 December 1936, based on a letter that Mr. Wannamaker received from Martha "Mattie" (Paul) Rippy regarding her Paul and Walker ancestry, as well as a description of their lives in Kansas. Mr. Wannamaker's wife Sadie (Paul) Wannamaker was Mattie Rippy's younger sister and both were the children of Eliza (Walker) Paul, the daughter of Samuel A. Walker.