Families: Walkers in Louisiana, Grant Parish Louisiana
From:    BValent691@aol.com Bob Valentine 05-03-98
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Debra, I saw your posting on Raymond T. Walker. I cannot help on Raymond, but
do have a group of Walkers buried in Grant Parish, LA ( My Great-Great
Grandparents) , that I have been trying to find more ancestors and descendants
of and I paste below the first generation in case someone can help me. 
Sincerely Bob Valentine        SCROWL DOWN
Descendants of H. (Hansford) D. Walker


Generation No. 1

1.  H. (HANSFORD) D.1 WALKER1 was born November 10, 1809 in SC, and died
February 18, 1884 in Grant Parish, LA.  He married ELIZABETH MEYERS1,2
September 08, 1830 in Lawrence Co., MS3.

Notes for H. (HANSFORD) D. WALKER:
BIOGRAPHY
    
     The year of birth of all of H. D. Walkers children are based on
the ages given in the census records and some tombstones.
     Hansford may have had  a brother, Willis Walker, living in Simpson
Co. MS, see the 1850 census of this county , his wife's name was
Irena.
     William , the next to last child was born in MS in 1853 and the
last child Wilkins in LA in 1855. This would indicate that the family
moved from MS to LA between 1853 and 1855.


More About H. (HANSFORD) D. WALKER:
Fact 1: 1884, Buried Grant Parish, LA, Guynes Cemetery.

Notes for ELIZABETH MEYERS:
BIOGRAPHY
     In the 1870 census of Grant Parish page 107 family # 49 is
Elizabeth Walker with two of her children living with her, Irena
age 21 and William P. age 19. Where is H. (Hansfod) D.  Walker
her husband? He did not die until 1884. Are they divorced ?,
separated? or did the census taker fail to put his name down?


More About ELIZABETH MEYERS:
Fact 1: 1894, Grant Parish, LA, Guynes Cemetery.
     
Children of H. WALKER and ELIZABETH MEYERS are:
     i.   OLIVER PERRY2 WALKER, b. 1831, MS; d. November 27, 1916, Grant
Parish, LA;
m. EMILY WILLINGHAM, December 22, 1865, Rapides Parish, LA4.

Notes for OLIVER PERRY WALKER:
BIOGRAPHY
    Oliver and his wife Emiley can be found on the 1870 census of
Grant Parish, LA page 27, family # 47. No children are listed , but
Oliver's brother Wilkins is living with him.
    At the Big Creek cemetery  in Grant Parish, LA his tombstone is
marked as Perry. There is an Oliver P. born in 1875 buried there and
a Oliver P., Jr. born in 1897. These are probably the son  and
grandson of Perry and Emley (Emily) Willingham.


More About OLIVER PERRY WALKER:
Fact 1: 1916, Grant Parish, LA

More About EMILY WILLINGHAM:
Fact 1: 1919, Grant Parish, LA

     ii.  FRANCIS ANN WALKER, b. July 19, 1834, MS; d. August 13, 1899,
Grant
Parish, LA; m. MATHEIO (M. D.) ANDREWS, LA5.

More About FRANCIS ANN WALKER:
Fact 1: 1899, Grant Parish, LA

More About MATHEIO (M. D.) ANDREWS:
Fact 1: 1923, Grant Parish, LA

     iii. MARY A. WALKER, b. 1839, MS.

Notes for MARY A. WALKER:
BIOGRAPHY
     Mary A. Walker is shown as 11 years old on the Lawrence Co.
MS 1850 census. When this family is in Rapides Parish, LA in
1860 she is not shown on the census. She would have been about
21 years old in 1860, she could be married by then or she may have
died.


2.   iv.  WILEY WALKER, b. May 12, 1842, MS; d. February 29, 1924, Grant
Parish,
LA.
     v.   WYATT WALKER, b. 1844, MS.

Notes for WYATT WALKER:
BIOGRAPHY
     Name is spelled Wiat on one census. Wiatt Walker who was a
Pvt. Co. E 11th. LA Inf. Descriptive list dated N. O. LA, May 1862.
Age 18 years, eyes hazel, hair brown, complexion dark, height
5' 10" , Born MS, Lawrence Co., Occ. Farmer, Enlisted March 6,
1862 N.O. Seems certain this civil war confederate soldier is Wiat
(Wyatt) who was Amanda J. Walker Valentine's brother.


3.   vi.  AMANDA J. WALKER, b. March 18, 1848, MS; d. March 14, 1901, Grant
Parish, LA.
     vii. IRENA WALKER, b. 1849, MS.
     viii.     WILLIAM (WM. D.) WALKER, b. January 22, 1851, MS; d. April 02,
1893,
Grant Parish, LA; m. MRS. WILLIE P. WALKER (?).

Notes for WILLIAM (WM. D.) WALKER:
BIOGRAPHY
     In the 1860 census his age is given as 7 , in the 1870 census
his age is given as 19 which fits the birth date on the tombstone
perfectly. I also think this is the right William because he is in the
same cemetery as H. D. Walker and his wife Elizabeth who had
a son William this age.


More About WILLIAM (WM. D.) WALKER:
Fact 1: 1893, Grant Parish, LA

More About MRS. WILLIE P. WALKER (?):
Fact 1: 1965, Grant Parish, LA

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM WALKER and MRS. (?):
At the Guynes cemetery there is a grave marked Mrs. Willie P.
Walker , it is not known if this is William P.'s wife or not , her
name is entered as his wife with a question mark. If she was
she was 30+ years younger than him.


     ix.  WILKINS WALKER, b. August 14, 1855, LA; d. December 23, 1925,
Grant
Parish, LA.

More About WILKINS WALKER:
Fact 1: 1925, Grant Parish, LA