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Russell Dyer Walker 1827–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: aft 1880

Death Location: Adair County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Robert Walker

Mother: Mary Thompson

Spouse(s): Margaret Mahaffey

Children(s): Martha Norris

The story of Russell Dyer Walker began in 1827 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA. Russell Dyer Walker married Margaret Mahaffey, and had children including Martha C Walker Norris. Russell Dyer Walker passed away in 1880 in Adair County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Russell Dyer Walker began in 1827 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA.
  • Russell Dyer Walker married Margaret Mahaffey, and had children including Martha C Walker Norris.
  • Russell Dyer Walker passed away in 1880 in Adair County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Walker
1748–1829
Birth Location: Deep Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Thompson
1766–1846
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Margaret Mahaffey
1822–1927
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
MM

Children(s)

Martha Norris
1847–1926
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee
MN

Russell Walker's Ancestors

Self
Russell Walker
1827–1880
Birth Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Walker
1748–1829
Deep Creek, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Thompson
1766–1846
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Thompson
1734–1795
St Mary, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jane Kelloe
1712–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Kelloe
1690–

Russell Walker's Descendants

1.
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Russell (Dyer) Walker (1827–aft 1880) m. Margaret Mahaffey (27 Dec 1822–1927)
  1. 1. Martha (C Walker) Norris 1847–1926 m. John (M) Norris 1839–
    1. 1. Pearl (Lappie) Norris 1875–1922 m. Henry (S) Pierce 1872–1915
      1. 1. George Pierce 1901–1969 m. Mary (Magdeline) Cabell 1905–1987
        1. 1. Mattie (Pearl) Pierce 1928–2021 m. Leslie (T) Richards 1925–1971

Russell Walker's Timeline

3 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Russell Dyer Walker in Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1841
28 Dec 1841
Age 14
Russell Dyer Walker was married in Rhea County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee
1880
aft 1880
Age 53
Death of Russell Dyer Walker in Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Adair County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Rhea County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1880
    Event Place: Adair County, Kentucky, USA
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