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Jonathan Thomas Walker

b. 4 Aug 1811 · Toaping Castle, Maryland  |  d. 28 Nov 1885 · Pleasant Prospect, Maryland

Parents

Events

Birth
4 Aug 1811 · Toaping Castle, Maryland
Death
28 Nov 1885 · Pleasant Prospect, Maryland
Burial
· Glenwood Cemetery, Washington DC
Residence
2 Jul 1850 · Washington D.C.[1]
Residence
12 Jun 1860 · Washington D.C.[1]
Residence
9 Sep 1870 · Queen Anne, Prince Georges Co., Maryland[1]

Family

Spouse: Jane Amelia Benson (1813–1894) · m. 13 Oct 1833 · Prince George's County

Children:

  1. James T. Walker (10 Aug 1834–3 Apr 1892)
    m. Marian Giddings (1838/39–22 Nov 1920) · BEFORE 21 Jun 1860
    Children: Thomas B. Walker (1861–); Fanny Amelia Walker (1863–1920); Oscar Walker (1864–); Elizabeth Lester Walker; Noble James Walker (1866–); Marian May Walker
  2. Elizabeth W. Walker (18 Sep 1836–1 Feb 1926)
    m. William Wharton Lester (6 Feb 1828–10 Apr 1903) · 1859/60
  3. Charles H. Walker (Dec 1839–)
    m. Mary A. (Jul 1839–)
    Children: Nettie Walker (1864–); Willie Walker (1865–); Howard Walker (1868–); L. Walker (1874–); Anna Walker (1877–); Emma Walker (1878–)
  4. Jonathan H. Walker (1842/43–)
  5. Samuel Hamilton Walker (1844–1935)
    m. Sarah L. Brady (1853/54–)
    Children: Lula A. Walker (1871–); E. Martin C. Walker (1873–); Rosalie Walker (1875–); S. Herbert Walker (1877–)
  6. George Walker (1845/46–)
  7. Albert Walker (1847/48–BEFORE 1860)
  8. Alice A. Walker (1852–)
  9. Edward Spedden Walker (1855–)
    m. Marion
    Children: John W. Walker

Notes

At one point, he went west for the California Gold Rush with a Gold Stamping Machine. !Census (1850): Washington DC, enum 2 Jul 1850, h 552/552: Thos Walker, 38, carpenter, $33,000, Md. Jane, 36, Md. John, 16, DC Jane, 14, DC Charles, 10, DC James, 8, DC Samuel, 6, DC George, 4, DC Albert, 2, DC Susan Benson, 18, Md [Note: It appears that son John (Jonathan?) and James were swapped in age here] !Census (1860): Washington Co., District of Columbia, enum 12 Jun 1860 pg. 20, hh 121/131: Jno T. Walker, 48, merchant, $75000/$17000, b. Maryland Jane A., 47, Maryland Elizabeth Lester, 24, Wash DC, married within the year W.W. Lester, 30, lawyer, [Tenn], married within the year Chas. H. Walker, 20, clerk, Wash DC Jno H. Walker, 17, DC Saml, 16, DC George, 14, DC Alice A., 8, DC Edward S., 5, DC Eliz Daggs,22, servant, DC !Census (1870): Queen Ann District, Prince Georges Co., Maryland, post office Buena Vista, enum 9 Sep 1870, p. 47/217, household 329/334: Walker, J. T., 59, farming, $50000/$20000, Md. --, Jane, 57, keeping house, Md --, Samuel, 26 Md --, Alice, 17, Md --, Edward, 15, Md !Tombstone: A large granite monument with several sides and many people represented. Photographs were sent to me (Lonnie Chrisman) by Sarah Mitchel on 9 Mar 2007. On one side the following is engraved: "In Memory of Jonathan T. Walker, born at Toaping Castle, Aug 4, 1811, Died at Pleasant Prospect, Nov 28, 1885, And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me, write, Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord, from henceforth Yea saith the Spirit That they may rest from their [?] and their works do follow them."

Sources

  1. 1850 U.S. Federal Census
  2. 1860 U.S. Federal Census
  3. 1870 U.S. Federal Census