Nelson Walker

- Aft 1850

• Name	Nelson Walker  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1850
  Person ID	I1560	Full
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth West,   d. Aft 1850
  Married	1808	Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Nelson WALKER is said to have divorced Elizabeth WALKER. He loaded all of her belongings into a wagon, drove her to Dickson County, got out of the wagon and paid someone to drive her into town, deserting her and her children with no means of support. He was a drunk, and abusive. [2]
  Divorced	17 Jun 1840
  Children	1. Delilah Walker,   b. Abt 1812, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry Walker,   b. Between 1815 and 1822, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Jane Walker,   b. Between 1818 and 1820, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Cynthy A. Walker,   b. Abt 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John V. Walker,   b. Abt 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Palitha N. Walker,   b. Abt 1830, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Martha T. Walker,   b. Abt 1831,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Brunetta J. Walker,   b. Abt 1832, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S188] Walker, Nelson - Walker List posting (1998), (Walker mailing list archives (http://www.usroots.com/~sueowens/walker/), posting by Jim and Lou James (loujim@satx.net), 15 Dec 1998). [S186] Walker, Nelson (of Dickson Co TN) - email Maurine Atkins (2000), (Maurine Atkins [email for private use] to Janis Walker Gilmore, e-mail, 22 March 2000; regarding Nelson Walker of Dickson County, Tennessee.). [S187] Marjorie Hood Fisher, comp, Tennessee Tidbits 1778-1914 (Easley, SC : Southern Historical Press, 1986), entry for Elizabeth Walker, divorce petition, p. 386 (Dickson County, Tennessee, 1839); citing Dickson County Circuit Court Minutes, Book A, p. 112. (Reliability: 3). Walker, Elizabeth - Divorce petition was made 2 May 1839 from Nelson Walker. They were married in 1808 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. About 1826 he became a drunkard and abused Elizabeth. About 1837 he deserted her and lived in adultry [sic] with Rebecca Boland. He now lives in Smith County, Tennessee. The divorce was granted 17 June 1840.