Nancy Parker

Family/Spouse: William Beauchamp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Migration: 1813, Turkey Hill (near present-day Belleville), St. Clair County, Illinois Territory, USA;

  After her husband Abram's death in Livingston County, Kentucky, where they had fled from Indian troubles in Illinois, Rhoda moved with her children back to St. Clair County, settling on Turkey Hill, near present-day Belleville.

Notes:

Buried:

Said to be buried in a small cemetery on the "Elmer Zachry farm."

Family/Spouse: Abram Walker. Abram died in Jan 1812 in Livingston County, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 3. Dr. William Walker   was born in 1800 in Harmony Grove [present-day Commerce], Jackson County, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Dec 1845 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA. 4. Simeon Walker   5. Jeremiah Walker   was born on 6 Nov 1811-1812 in Sandy Branch, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA; died on 12 Jan 1846 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA. 6. Hope Hull Walker   7. Adecia Walker

Rhoda married Henry Sharp on 1 Sep 1815 in Turkey Hill, St. Clair County, Illinois Territory, USA. Henry was born on 2 May 1772 in New Jersey, USA; died on 23 Dec 1824 in Gum Ridge Precinct, Washington County, Illinois, USA; was buried in near Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 8. Samuel Sharp   was born on 9 Sep 1798 in Pennsylvania, USA; died between 1832-1836 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. 9. Andrew Jackson Sharp   was born on 21 Jul 1816. 10. Lydia Morgan Sharp   was born in Jan 1819 in Illinois, USA. 11. Nancy Parker Sharp   was born on 10 Jun 1821 in Illinois, USA. 12. Absolam Beauchamp Sharp   was born on 6 Feb 1823-1824 in Illinois, USA.

William married Sarah Bledsoe [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simeon married Elizabeth Sharp [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simeon married Sarah Teel [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simeon married Maria Woods Davidson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jeremiah married Francis Sharp on 20 Oct 1834 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. Francis (daughter of Henry Sharp and Hannah) was born on 29 Aug 1813 in Illinois, USA; died on 12 Sep 1844 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Probably St. Clair County, Illinois

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Absolam married Mary Johnson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military:

  Samuel served the Union during the Civil War, in Co. B, 11th Illinois Inf., as a 2nd Lieut.

• Alt. Birth: 23 Oct 1823
• Census: 1840, Clinton County, Illinois, USA;

  Simeon Walker household 1 male under 5 2 male 5-10 1 male 10-15 [Levi S., abt 11] 2 males 15-20 [Samuel, abt 17] 1 male 30-40 [Simeon Walker, bat 38] 1 female 10-15 1 female 30-40 [Elizabeth (Sharp) Walker] 1 female 60-70 [possibly Rhoda (Beauchamp) Walker Sharp?] [just prior to the Simeon Walker family is found the Levi Sharp household; two house prior to the Sharp household is the H. H. Walker household]

• Biography: 1905;

  Biography of Rev. Samuel Walker, written by his brother Levi W. Walker, 1905 Autobiographical and Historical Notes As Submitted to the Historical Society of the Southern Illinois Methodist Conference Copied as written by his brother, Levi S. Walker, about 1905 1. Birth, Parentage and Nativity: Rev. Samuel Walker was born in Clinton Co., Ill Oct 12, 1823. Died Oct 16? 1897 in Carlyle, Ill ? His Father?s name was Simeon Walker 54 years a Gospel Minister. Mother?s maiden name was Elizabeth SHARP. His birth place was 4 miles south west of Carlyle, Clinton Co., Ill. near the Gum Ridge Camp Ground where he resided with his Father?s family working on the Farm and attending the schools untill he was married to Permelia C. MAXEY Sept. 11th 1844. 2. Childhood ? Home Training: From his birth he was dedicated to the Lord and knew nothing but religeous influence and training of the pureest and highest type: his Father & Mother both beeing devout and earnest Christians = Family Religeon and training being with them of Paramont interest and hence was put befor every thing else. 3. High School, Academic or Collegiate Education: His Education was such as he could get from the comon schools of the country at that time, suplimented by constant aplication and reading all through life. He was a student to the end. 4. Conversion - Church membership - Religious Life - Participation in Sunday School, League, Revival and Temperance Work: He was converted at the Old Gum Ridge Camp meetings when about 13 years of age. And united with the M. E. Church and commenced at once to conduct prayer meetings among the young people and was active in church work as class leader; steward; Exhorter and Local Preacher. He was especially efficient in revival work and maney were led to Christ by him before he commenced his more Public Minestery = His conversion was veery clear and satisfactory to himself; and his zeal was corrispondently great for the Masters caus. 5. Call to Preach - License - Probation in Conference - Ordination - Membership: His conversion was to him a call to publickly work for the Master and he commenced at once but he was not regulerly licensed by the Church to preach untill about 1854. His call to the work of the Ministry was to him as unmistakeable as his conversion was clear: he continued to work with zeale and efficency as a Local preacher and as such was appointed to the New Liberty Circuit in Sept 1856 and in Sep 1857 was admitted to the S. Ill. Conf. on Probation at Lebanon Bishop SCOTT presiding. He was Ordained Deacon at the Conf. held at Richview Ill Oct 2nd 1859 Bishop AMES Presiding and Ordaned Elder at the Conf. held at Salem Ill Oct 6? 1861 Bishop JANES Presiding. He continued his connection with the S. Ill. Conf. up to the day of Death Oct 16? 1897. 6. Appointments Served, with experience in Pasotral Work, Revival Incidents, Church or Parsonage Building, Missionary and Benevolent Contributions of Charges, Debt-Paying, Settlement of difficulties among brethren, and other matters of interest: He was appointed to New Liberty 1857 Farefield 1858 & 59 Xenia 1860 & 61 Murpeysboro 1862 & 63 Sandoval 1864 Kane 1865 & 66 Elsa 1867 & 68 Gilaspi 1869 & 70 Staunton 1871 & 72 Troy 1873 Trenton 1874 & 75 Shiloh 1876 & 77 Clement 1878 & 79 Mulbery Grove 1880 Freeburg 1881 Wisetown 1882 & 83 Clement 1884 & 85 Troy 1886 & 87 Venis 1888 Supernumerary 1889 ? 1895 Superannate 1897 Transferred to the Conference above Oct 16/97. Note: A copy of this handwritten bio was obtained from the Methodist Church Archives located in the McKendree College, Holman Library, Lebanon, Illinois, with a big thanks to Linda Isbell, Volunteer Archivist. Dorothy Falk has a copy of bio transcribed here. Submitted by: Dorothy Scott Falk

Samuel married Permilia C. Maxey on 11 Sep 1844 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. Permilia was born on 13 Oct 1823 in Clinton County, Illinois, USa; died on 23 Apr 1917 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 6 Sep 1850, District 20, Washington County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Walker, William H., 22, male, farmer, value of real estate $600, Illinois 2. _____, Mary E., 23, female, Illinois 3. _____, James R. 1, male, Illinois 4. _____, Alexander, 15, male, student, Illinois, attending school 5. Journy [Journey], John M., 18, male, student, Illinois, attending school [The household directly follows the Levi S. Walker family and is on the same page with the George W. Walker family]

William married Mary Ann Elizabeth Phillips on 17 Feb 1848 in Beaucoup, Illinois, USA. Mary was born on 25 Jul 1827 in Beaucoup, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Aug 1910 in Pasadena, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Occupation:

  M. E. minister

• Census: 1840, Clinton County, Illinois, USA;

  Simeon Walker household 1 male under 5 2 male 5-10 1 male 10-15 [Levi S., abt 11] 2 males 15-20 [Samuel, abt 17] 1 male 30-40 [Simeon Walker, bat 38] 1 female 10-15 1 female 30-40 [Elizabeth (Sharp) Walker] 1 female 60-70 [possibly Rhoda (Beauchamp) Walker Sharp?] [just prior to the Simeon Walker family is found the Levi Sharp household; two house prior to the Sharp household is the H. H. Walker household]

• Residence: 1829-1846, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA;

  In 1846 Levi S. Walker moved with his parents from Clinton County to Beancoup, Washington County, Illinois.

• Education: Between 1846-1850, Lebanon, St. Clair County, Illinois, USa;

  Levi S. Walker attended McKendry College for one year. His biography specifies that he was there when Rev. Erastus Wentworth was president, which was 1846-1850.

• Occupation: 30 Aug 1856, Richview, Washington County, Illinois, USA;

  Levi was licensed as a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal church, by the Richview conference.

• Military: 1862-1865;

  Levi served as a chaplain during the Civil War, returning home "broken in health."

• Biography: 1905;

  Biography of Levi S. Walker, written by himself, 1905 Autobiographical and Historical Notes As Submitted to the Historical Society of the Southern Illinois Methodist Conference Copied as he wrote it in 1905 1. Birth, Parentage and Nativity: I was born in Clinton Co., Ill Sep 14th 1829. My Father?s name was Simeon Walker 54 years a Minister in the M. E. Church. My Mother?s maiden name was Elizabeth SHARP. My birth place 4 miles south west of Carlyle, Clinton Co., Ill. Where I lived with my Father until Sept 1846 when with our family I moved to Beancoup, Washington Co., Ill. And on Dec 20th, 1849 was joined in marriage to Miss Martha H. BARNES of Mascoutah, Ill, Daughter of Rev. John Barnes and Niece of Rev. Samuel H. THOMPSON & grand daughter of Rev. Joshua Barnes. 2. Childhood ? Home Training: From my Birth I knew nothing but Religeous influence and training in my family home of the highest and purest type, my parrents both being truly pious. The fires were never allowed to die on the family alter which alter my Father has told me was erected the first night after moving into their caben home where the morning and evening sacrafice was allways offered. 3. High School, Academic or Collegiate Education: The schools of that day were the ordinary subscription schools which I attended regularly, closeing my school work with one year in McKendry Coledge with Rev. Erastus WENTWORTH as President with CUMINGS, MADISON and GOODFELLOW as Professors and ANDREWS as tuteror. 4. Conversion -Church membership - Religious Life - Participation in Sunday School, League, Revival and Temperance Work: I made a public profession of Religeon at the old Gum Ridge Camp meetings before I was nine 9 years old and immediately united with the M. E. Church. But long before that, indeed ever since I can remember I was trying to be religeous: going with my mother to religeon meetings, siting by her side; joning in her devotions and trying to imitate her example; and was often deeply mooved by the spirit, and as I now believe truly Religeous according to best light I had. After my public profession, fearing lest I might be deluded I asked the Lord for a test which I would ceartainly be willing to accept viz. I had allways had a great fear of death, I asked him to take it away. And chiled as I was, there came over me more than a serenity of soul. A flood of light and Glory so that all things appear new and I felt that I could as calmly have layed down in the embrace of death as I could have fallen to sleep in my mother?s armes. 5. Call to Preach - License - Probation in Converence - Ordination - Membership: From a child I felt that some day I would have to preach but contented myself by engageing in church work as class leader; steward, S. S. Teacher & Exhorter untill on Aug 30? 1856 I was licend as a Local Preacher by the Richview, IL Conf. John H. HILL P. E. In March 1857 I was appointed by the P. E. G. W. ROBINS to fill out an unexpired year on the Richview Ct. In Sep 1857 I was admited on Probation in the S. Ill. Conf. At Lebanon, Ill Bishop L. SCOTT Presiding. I was Ordained Deacon at the Conference held at Richview, Ill October 2nd 1859 Bishop AMES Presiding and Ordained Elder By Bishop HINES at the Conference held at Salem Ill October 6th 1867. I have continued my connection with the S. Ill. Conf. up to the present date Feb 16? 1905 and expect to untill death, with the exception of two years from Sept 1865 to Sep. 1867 when after returning from a three years chaplaincy in the Army broken in health, feeling to young to ask for a superannation or supernumenary relation. I asked for a location ? when measurable recovering my health I was readmited Sep 1867. 6. Appointments Served, with experience in Pasotral Work, Revival Incidents, Church or Parsonage Building, Missionary and Benevolent Contributions of Charges, Debt-Paying, Settlement of difficulties among brethren, and other matters of interest: 1st Appointent Pinckneyville 1857 with 13 appointments including Pinckneyville, DuQuoin, Tamaroa, DuBois, Verjanes & Mulkeytown = We Dedicated the first M. E. Church Bilding that ever was in Pinckneyville this year: and I organised the first society of the M. E. Church that was ever organised in the present City of DuQuuoin = maney conversions = The next year the work was devided into three Pastoral Charges. 2nd Apt ? Vienna in 1858 & 1859 with 18 appointments. These were years of wonderfully sturing events in the Political world and especially in this then Border work and I could fill a moderate sised volume with insidents of these two years that are of more interest to me than aney other portion of my life = but I have not room to record them here = suffice it to say that amid all the excitement maney were converted and in less than two years after: when entering the armey as Chaplain I found two full companeys of my old Parishoners & neighbors maney of whome had differed with me as wide as the Poles: who I found then and ever after to be my fastest friends. 3rd Apt. ? Greenville 1860 with 3 appointments. A pleasant year but full of ware excitement but a number of conversions among whom wer Sam & Henry MCADAMS. Sam afterwards falling at Chicamanga & Henry becoming a highley respectable citazen in Kansas. 4? Apt ? Mt. Vernon Ct 1861 on which I spent but a few months untill I entered the armey as Chaplain of the 60? Ill Vol Inftr. 5? Apt. Chaplain in the Armey 1862 ? 3 - 4 To appreciate the difficultys insident to this peculiar class of work where the Armey is allmost constantly on the march or in the Battle, one must have personal experience: it is fraught with incidents that are thrilling in the extreem. Think of an Armey when some portion of it is constantly under fire day & night from the 6? of April until the 4? of Sept. And often times in the Bayonet Charge up to the verry canons mouth and then ending in a death struggle. At the muzzel of MESKERD Batterys and you may immagin the opertunitys for religious instruction or worship in the regular forms of worship: And yet under these circumstances we did find opertunity to occasionly preach and hold prayer meetings as such and as evidence that these meetings were not without fruit I mention the case of one young soldier who was converted at one of these prayer meetings where shot and shell were flying all above us and who a few days after; himself had his windpipe severed by a minie ball and while gasping in death thanking God for that prayer meeting. The diligent chaplain will find work enough to be done even under such circumstances. I was with my Regament in the camp; on the march and on the Battle field constantly from Feb 1862 to Apr 1865 and returning home broken in health I retired to rest for a year and a half. As I interpreted the voice of the saviour it was Come ye apart and rest a little,, but there was not much rest for me even during this 1 ½ years. 6? Apt. Pinckneyville & Tamaroa in 1867 & 1868 ? Here we had a Glorious work both years at both of these places and maney were converted. There who are among the substantial workers in the church now = We freed the Church at Tamaroa of an embarising debt of $1600.00 that year. 7? Apt. Nashville ? Ct 1869 & 1870 with 6 appointments. Held meetings for 16 weeks in succession about 100 conversions ? Built one Church ? Bros G. W. WALKER and W. T. BRANUM were valuable helpers. 8? Apt Chester & Palestine 1871 & 1872 on this charge we had nearly 150 conversions and built 2 churches one at Chester and one at Palestine both Brick and both now ocupied by the Church. We raised for the two church building $5208.00. 9? Apt. Irvington 1873 with 6 appointments ? A revival at Irvington with between 30 & 40 conversions. Two of whome are in the Ministry. 10th Apt Richview & Irvington in 1874 with Eugene MAY as Asistant. A verry pleasant & prosperous year. Cleard up a troubleson Church debt of near $2,000.00 at Richview. 1875 ? 76 ? 77 Supernumerary but served Sparty one year and Mt. Vernon Ct one year in that time. 1878 ? 79 ? 80 Chaplain S. Ill. Penetentiany ? supernumerery 81 to 86 Carbondale Ct from 87 to 91. Maney conversions & Built one Church at Makanda Cost $1500.00. Chester & Palestine 1891 to 1896 ? Improved the parsonage at a cost of $800. More than 70 conversions ? Buried 64 persons ? and married 64 couples ? Superanuated in 1897 and am waiting the Masters call ? mean while rendering what servis I am able. Note: A copy of this handwritten bio was obtained from the Methodist Church Archives located in the McKendree College, Holman Library, Lebanon, Illinois, with a big thanks to Linda Isbell, Volunteer Archivist. Dorothy Falk has a copy of bio transcribed here. Submitted by: Dorothy Scott Falk

Notes:

Died:

name: Levi S. Walker
titles and terms (original):
death date: 06 Apr 1921
death place: Richview, Washington, Illinois
gender: Male
marital status:
race or color:
age: 91
estimated birth year: 1830
birth date: 14 Sep 1829
birthplace: Clinton Nearbarlyle, Ills.
father: Simeon Walker
father's titles and terms (original):
father's birth place: Harmony Grove, Jackson Co., Georgia
mother: Elizabeth Sharp
mother's titles and terms (original):
mother's birth place: Tuskey Hill, St. Claire Co., Ills.
occupation: M. E. Minister
residence:
street address:
spouse:
spouse's titles and terms (original):
spouse's birthplace:
burial date: 08 Apr 1921
burial place:
cemetery: Richview Ill. Cem.
informant:
additional relatives:
digital folder number: 4008105
image number: 2240
film number: 1570361
volume/page/certificate number: cn2

Levi married Martha H. Barnes on 20 Dec 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 3 Jul 1860, Richview, Township 2S Range 1W, Washington County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Walker, Simeon, 28, male, farmer, real estate $3000, personal $1000, Illinois 2. _____, E. J., 26, female, Illinois 3. _____, Clara, 1, female, Illinois 4. _____, Carolina, 12, female, Illinois, attending school

Other Events:

• Census: 6 Sep 1850, District 20, Washington County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Walker, William H., 22, male, farmer, value of real estate $600, Illinois 2. _____, Mary E., 23, female, Illinois 3. _____, James R. 1, male, Illinois 4. _____, Alexander, 15, male, student, Illinois, attending school 5. Journy [Journey], John M., 18, male, student, Illinois, attending school

• Census: 3 Jul 1860, Richview, Township 2S Range 1W, Washington County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Walker, Alex, 24, male, farmer, [no real estate value stated], personal value $600, Illinois 2. _____, Sarah A., 21, female, Illinois 3. _____, Wm. H., 3, male, Illinois 4. _____, Edwin F. 8 [months?], male, Illinois 5. Barns [Barnes], Ellen, 20, female, C S Teacher, Illinois

Notes:

Died:

"Died young."

Notes:

Died:

"Died young."

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Hardin's marriage license to Louise Woollums identified his parents as "A. B. Sharp" and "Mary Johnson."

Notes:

Name:

Also seen as "Harden" or "Harding."

Hardin married Louisa Alexandria Woollums on 30 Sep 1880 in Clinton County, Illinois, USA. Louisa (daughter of Alexander H. Woollums and Ritha Salina Walker) was born on 16 May 1865 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Feb 1953 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 31. Frank Beauchamp "Bea" Sharp   was born on 1 Sep 1881 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois, USA; and died.