Henry County AlArchives Photo person.....Robert H. Walker 1893
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Source: "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1126
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   ROBERT H. WALKER, attorney-at-law of Columbia, and one of the most prominent
citizens of the place, was born in Tallapoosa county, Ala., in 1849. His
parents, Judge F. M. and Elsa C. (Thomas) Walker, had a family of seven
children. The former was a native of Talbot county, Ga., where he spent his
boyhood days. He went out during the late war as a captain in the Fourth Alabama
state troops, and was soon promoted to colonel, in which capacity he served
through the rest of the war. At the close of the war he returned home, and was
soon afterward elected to the legislature of his state from Conecuh county,
Ala., serving one term. He was then elected probate judge of Conecuh county, and
at the end of his term was re-elected. Before the expiration of his second term
he resigned, and his youngest son, P. C. Walker, was appointed to the vacancy by
Gov. Cobb, and he has held the office ever since, that is, for twelve
consecutive years. He is now a candidate for re-election. Since Judge Walker's
resignation he has lived a life of retirement, except that he spent a few years
engaged in the mercantile business. He now resides in Columbia. His wife, the
mother of R. H. Walker, was born in Georgia, where she spent her girlhood days.
She was born in 1819, and was educated as, well as possible, considering the
condition of the schools at that time. She was married at the age of
twenty-seven, and became the mother of seven children. Both she and her husband
have been for many years members of the Missionary Baptist church. R. H. Walker
had a thorough academic education in his youth, and while yet a very young man
entered the service of the Confederate States, as a member of the raiders. He
took part in numerous engagements and skirmishes, and was captured and held a
prisoner of war for a short time, but effected his escape soon afterward. After
the surrender he returned home and took a trip west, lasting some eight months.
He then established himself in the mercantile business at Ozark, Ala., and at
the end of six months began the study of the law under a private preceptor. In
1872, he removed to Columbia, manufactured the brick for, and erected, a
substantial brick building in which he opened up a stock of general merchandise,
and built up a business of $120,000 per annum. In 1883 he failed in business,
but paid off all home creditors 100 cents on the dollar, and gave his foreign
creditors notes secured by mortgage to the full amount of his indebtedness to
them. In 1884 he was admitted to practice law, and has since then successfully
followed that profession. His practice extends over the states of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia. During, his practice he has, won thirty-one murder cases
out of a possible thirty-four. In 1888 he was nominated in the democratic
convention for the state senate, but was defeated at the polls by a small
majority by the candidate of the independents. He has attained considerable
prominence at the bar, and has made a record for himself of which any man might
be proud. In 1872, Mr. Walker was married to Miss Ida Hays, daughter of Haris
Hays. She was born in Henry county, and there spent her youthful days. She was
married at the age of eighteen, and is the mother of eight children, six of whom
now survive: Ida H., wife of Frank Reid; Frank H., Robert L., Allie E., Albert
C. and Frederick. The mother of these children was educated at the Eufaula
schools, and was a lady of culture and refinement. She died in 1887. Mr. Walker
was married the second time to Miss Easley McIntyre, of Newton, Ala. She was
born in Newton, was well educated, and married in her nineteenth year. She is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. Mr. Walker is a large land
holder, and has a handsome home. He has served as a member of the municipal
board for a number of years, and one term as mayor of Columbia. He was active in
getting the manufacturing interests started in Columbia, and is the attorney of
the company which erected the cotton mill. He is a democrat in politics, and is
alive to all public interests. Mr. Walker holds a commission from the governor
of Alabama as captain of the Columbia Blues, and was elected to the state senate
in 1892 for four years, defeating the Hon. R. C. Reynolds, which position he
holds by an almost unanimous vote of his district, the twenty-third senatorial,
composed of Henry, Dale and Geneva counties, and in which position he will take
a prominent place.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1127-1128
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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