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Major John WALKER 1770 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1770

Birth Location: Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1856

Death Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Walker

Mother: ELIZABETH SPRINGER

Spouse(s): Diana Craighead

Children(s): Shadrack WALKER

Major John WALKER was born in 1770 in Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA, the child of Samuel Walker and ELIZABETH SPRINGER. Major John WALKER married Diana Deanna Craighead, and had children including Shadrack William WALKER. Major John WALKER passed away in 1856 in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Major John WALKER was born in 1770 in Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA, the child of Samuel Walker and ELIZABETH SPRINGER.
  • Major John WALKER married Diana Deanna Craighead, and had children including Shadrack William WALKER.
  • Major John WALKER passed away in 1856 in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Walker
1743 – 1823
Birth Location: County Down, Ireland
SW
ELIZABETH SPRINGER
1747 – 1823
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
ES

Spouses(s)

Diana Craighead
1780 – 1853
Birth Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
DC

Children(s)

Shadrack WALKER
1792 – 1850
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
SW

Major WALKER's Ancestors

Self
Major WALKER
1770 – 1856
Birth Place: Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA
Parents
Samuel Walker
1743 – 1823
County Down, Ireland
ELIZABETH SPRINGER
1747 – 1823
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
John Walker
– 1822
of St
Katherine Rutherford
1682 – 1768
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major WALKER's Descendants

1.
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Major (John) WALKER (9 February 1770 – 5 Jun 1856) m. Diana (Deanna) Craighead (03 May 1780 – 07 Oct 1853)
  1. 1. Shadrack (William) WALKER (1792 – 1850) m. Mary (Ann) Cobb (1794 – 29 Jul 1852)
    1. 1. Burcena Walker (17 May 1828 – 07 Jun 1902) m. William (Jefferson) Balkcom (18 Dec 1823 – 13 Feb 1890)
      1. 1. Newton (Alexander) Balkom (22 Jul 1854 – 02 DEC 1910) m. Gabrela (Everline Evaline) Williams (10 Mar 1854 – 06 Oct 1923)
        1. 1. Mary (Patience) Miller (10 April 1876 – 12 January 1954)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Johnson (19 March 1881 – 31 May 1963)
        3. 3. Virgil (Peyton) Balkom (1883 – 11 Jul 1971) m. Jessie (Caroline) King (1881 – 20 Nov 1965)

Major WALKER's Timeline

2 Records

1770
9 February 1770
Birth of Major John WALKER in Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA
Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA
1856
5 Jun 1856
Age 86
Death of Major John WALKER in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1770
    Event Place: Upland, Maryland then, now New Castle, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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