Limestone County AlArchives Biographies.....Walker, William H. 1822 - 1876
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Author: Smith & De Land, publishers

    WILLIAM H. WALKER, son of John F. and Eliza Walker, was born near
Mooresville, Limestone County, Ala., March 2, 1822, and died March 4, 1876.

    Mr. Walker, one of the leading lawyers of his day, was left an orphan at the
age of four years. He was educated at La Grange, began the practice of law when
a young man, and with the exception of a part of a term, served by appointment,
as Probate Judge, devoted his life thereto.

    He was married July 7, 1859, to Miss Sally E. Ryan, of Baltimore, and had
born to him eight children, seven of whom are living at this writing (1888):
Mary Eloise (Mrs. R H. Richardson), William Ryan, Ada, John Fortman, Maria
Richardson, and Robert Henry.

    Mr. Walker was an able lawyer, a highly respected citizen, and a consistent
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.


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Extracted from:

Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical
Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land
1888

PART III.
HISTORICAL RESUME OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THE STATE.
CEREAL BELT.


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