Person:James Walker (65)
Corporal James Walker
b.27 Nov 1836 Pickaway, Ohio, United States
d.14 Apr 1897 Washington, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Sep 1828
  1. Elizabeth Walker1827 -
  2. John T. Walker1830 -
  3. Benjamin F. Walker1831 - 1912
  4. Moses Walker1833 - 1893
  5. Corporal Asahel Walker1835 - 1908
  6. Corporal James Walker1836 - 1897
  7. Nancy Jane Walker1839 - 1913
  8. Corporal Samuel Walker1841 - 1864
  9. Ezekiel D. Walker1844 - 1863
  10. William N, N. Walker1846 - 1864
  11. Granville T. Walker1852 - 1928
Spouse and Children
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m. 11 Dec 1866
  1. Oscar Walker1868 -
  2. Louisa Walker1871 -
  3. William Walker1873 -
  4. Imogen Florence Walker1877 - 1961
  5. Lela Walker1888 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][4] Corporal James Walker
Gender Male
Birth[1][7] 27 Nov 1836 Pickaway, Ohio, United StatesOld records also spell the county name as Piqua.
Residence[7] 1841 Illinois, United StatesMoved with family from Ohio to Illinois 5y (per obituary).
Census[5] 1850 Logan, Logan, Illinois, United States13y with mother and 10 siblings. Attended school that year.
Census[6] 1855 Piatt, Illinois, United StatesState of Illinois, Township 16 Range 4E-Township 20 Range 6E, 11 people in household, probably with mother and 9 siblings.
Census[8] 1860 Middletown, Logan, Illinois, United States23y Listed as J.W. Walker.
Physical Description[4] 25 Jul 1861 Logan, Illinois, United StatesFrom Enlistment Card: Age 24, Height 5' 7 1/2", Hair Black, Eyes Grey, Complexion Dark, Farmer, Single
Military[2][3][7] From 25 Jul 1861 to 9 Jul 1865 Logan, Illinois, United StatesCivil War, for the Union. Corporal, 7th Illinois US Infantry, Company H.
Marriage 11 Dec 1866 Logan, Illinois, United Statesto Sarah Ellen Davis
Census[9] 1870 Colfax, Champaign, Illinois, United StatesFarmer 33y with wife Sarah 26y, son Oscar 2y, mother Margaret 62y, and 25 year old James Walker farm laborer born in Illinois. Real estate value $1200, Personal property value $525.
Residence[7] 1879 Kansas, United StatesMoved with family from Illinois to Kansas (per obituary).
Census[10] 1880 Graham, Graham, Kansas, United StatesFarmer 43y with wife Sarah 36y (who was Keeping House) and children Oscar 12y, Louis 9y, Willie 7y and Imogene 3y.
Census[11] 1885 Clay, Kansas, United StatesState of Kansas 48y with wife S.E. 41y, and children Oscar M. 17y, Louise B. 14y, William 12y, Imo 7y and mother Margaret Walker 77y.
Residence[7] 1895 Iowa, United StatesMoved with family from Kansas to Iowa (per obituary).
Death[1] 14 Apr 1897 Washington, Wapello, Iowa, United StatesThis date is probably in error. Obituary was printed in 1899.
Alt Death[7] 14 Apr 1899 Washington, Wapello, Iowa, United States Correct date based on both obituary and gravestone photo.
Obituary[7] 25 Apr 1899 Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Burial[1] Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, United States

Civil War Service

On 25 July 1861 James enlisted for 3 years in the Union Army and was mustered in at Mound City, Illinois. He was a private in the 7th Illinois US Infantry, Company H, and later promoted to Corporal. James “reenlisted as a veteran volunteer” on 4 January 1864 at Lincoln, Illinois, again for 3 years. A Lieutenant Miller is listed as the enrollment officer. The unit mustered in 21 February 1864 at Camp Butler, and was mustered out by Captain Guthrie on 9 July 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.S4 James’ Civil War service totalled just a few weeks less than four full years.

Company H was at Ft. Donelson and at Shiloh, where James was wounded in the leg.S12 They were also at Allatoona Pass, where James' younger brother, Corporal Samuel Walker, was killed in action near the end of the battle.S2S3

Of the nine Walker brothers, seven were soldiers for the Union, and only 4 came home. John served in Company D, 106th Illinois US Infantry as a Private from 1 Aug 1862 to 12 Jul 1865. Moses was a Private in Company F, 116th Illinois US Infantry from 2 Aug 1862 to 7 June 1865. Asahel also joined 2 August 1862, and was “discharged for disability” on 1 July 1865 from the hospital at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was a member of Company C, 106th Illinois US Infantry.S4

Elder brothers John, Moses, Asahel and James all survived, yet lost their three younger brothers to the War, and Moses, Asahel and James were wounded. Ezekiel died 10 September 1863 at Natchez, Mississippi. He was a Private, Company B, 32nd Illinois US Infantry. He enlisted 2 Nov 1861 at the age of 18. William drowned in the Arkansas River on 12 Feb 1864, just two and a half months after he enlisted on 30 Nov 1863. He was 17 years old, a Private, Company D, 106th Illinois US Infantry, with older brother John. Samuel died at Allatoona Pass on 5 October 1864. He was a Private promoted to Corporal, in Company H, 7th Illinois US Infantry, in the same company as brother James. They enlisted together on 25 Jul 1861 and Samuel also “reenlisted as a veteran volunteer,” on 17 Mar 1864, soon after James' re-enlistment.S4

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Obituary

"Died, at his home near Batavia, James WALKER, an old soldier -- 7th Ill, Inf., Co. H. - Pvt.... Born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, 27 Nov. 1836, and came to Illinois when he was five years old. Emigrated to Kansas in 1879, then came to Iowa in '95. Married Sarah DAVIS in Dec., 1866. Four children, two boys and two girls who, with the wife and mother, are left to mourn...."S7

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Online Iowa Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
    [1].
  2. ↑ Illinois Adjutant General. Regimental and Unit Histories: Containing Reports for the Years 1861-1866. (Illinois, United States: Illinois Adjutant General)
    [2].
  3. ↑ Ambrose, Daniel Leib, and 7th (1861-1865) United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment. History of the Seventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry: from its first muster into the U. S. Service, April 25, 1861, to its final muster out, July 9, 1865. (Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1993)
    [3].
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Illinois, United States. Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database
    [4].
  5. ↑ Logan, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [5].
  6. ↑ Piatt County Historical and Genealogical Society (Monticello, Illinois). Piatt County 1855 and 1865 state census and 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 federal census mortality schedule. (Monticello, Illinois: Piatt County Historical and Geneal. Society, 1985)
    [6].
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 James Walker Obituary, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. Jefferson, Iowa, United States. Jefferson County Republican
    page 1 column 3, 25 Apr 1899.
  8. ↑ Logan, Illinois, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [7].
  9. ↑ Champaign, Illinois, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [8].
  10. ↑ Graham, Kansas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    [9].
  11. ↑ Clay, Kansas, United States. State Census of 1885.
  12.   History of Logan County, Illinois: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens : also a condensed history of Illinois, embodying accounts of prehistoric races, Indian wars, and a brief review of its civil and political history. (Chicago: Inter-state Pub. Co., 1886)
    pp 816 - 817.
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