J.J. Walker, New Zion Pastor, St. Helena Parish, La. File submitted by Bonnie Bridges McMillan ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Many thanks goes to Bonnie Bridges McMillan, author of "New Zion Baptist Church, 1869-1994" from which this file was taken. J.J. WALKER 1905 J.J. Walker was born near Westville, Miss., April 23, 1853. He professed religion when seventeen years old, uniting with the church at Cato, Miss. He was married to Miss Sarah J. Brown in February, 1876. He was licensed to preach in 1877, and was or- dained in 1879. For ten years Mr. Walker served churches in Simpson and Cov- ington counties, when he moved to Hebron, Lawrence county, serving two years as missionary of the Strong River Association. During this time his wife died, and he resigned his work and moved to Wesson, Miss. His second marriage was to Mrs. Fannie Pettigrew, February 8, 1893, and in November of that year he moved to McComb City. His next move was to Amite county in 1898. Here he spent ten years more of active work, serving a number of churches within the bounds of the "old Mississippi."