John Williams Walker

Abt 1780 - 1823  (~ 43 years)

• Name	John Williams Walker  [1]
  Born	Abt 1780	Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Directly from cited website: "John was educated at Moses Waddel?s Academy in Vienna, South Carolina, the school that John C. Calhoun attended, and graduated from Princeton College. Admitted to the bar at Petersburg, he came to Huntsville, Alabama in 1810. He practiced law with success, interrupted by an election to the legislature of Mississippi Territory. Member of the legislature of Alabama Territory in 1818, and the next year was president of the convention that framed the constitution of the state. In 1819, he was elected the first senator from the State of Alabama. A want of health forced him to resign December 12, 1822, and he died of tuberculosis in 1823, which he contracted while nursing his brother, Memorable. Matilda's father, Leroy Pope, moved the family to Petersburg, GA. about 1794. Leroy Pope and the Walkers went on to found the city of Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama. Matilda's sister, Maria, married Thomas George Percy, another of the leading families in Alabama at the time. The Popes, Walkers, and Percy families were close socially and in business. John and Matilda's son Percy Walker was named in honor of their friends the Percy family. NOTE: Most of the Pope family information was generously shared by Virgil Pope vpope02@sprynet.com."  [1]
  Died	1823	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I5495	Full
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Rev. Jeremiah Walker
  Mother	Milly
  Family ID	F1929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Pope,   b. 2 Jul 1791, Amherst County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 May 1835, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1810	Elbert County, Georgia, USA   [1]
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2013
  Family ID	F1932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3516] W. R. Walker, (http://www.wrwalker.com/ : accessed 9 June 2013), p. 18. Some sources listed. Author of website's email: WRWalkerll@yahoo.com.