James was born in 1800 in North Carolina, the son of Allen Walker and Esther McCrory.
He died in 1844 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
His wife was Mary Bell Newell, who he married on 28 MAY 1835 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Their five known children were George A (1836-1904), James Howard (1839-1915), Douglas Newell (1841-1870), Edward Howard (1845-1888) and Mary Jane (1842-1925).
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Note 1
from Meredith Walker family tree; ancestry.com
Allen and Esther Walker had 8 children
William 1785-1865, Sarah, Joel, Hannah C, Allen Jr, James Howard, Pleasant B and Judge Elijah 1809-1873
But findagrave 54271856
DNA ThruLines only 6 of the 8. Sarah and Elijah do not have DNA thruline.
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/68532785/person/150121183874/facts
also:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/7334405/person/372119446016/facts?_phsrc=TPY303&_phstart=successSource
also:
Walkers in Hickman County, Tennessee
"Historical Sketches of Hickman County, Tennessee", by Jill K. Garrett Research of Mrs. Lydia Walker Coon, filed in Archives, Jackson, Mississippi
https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/153697445/person/132165871804/media/353f9e06-3d77-47e4-9914-c75aeb17d40e?_phsrc=uZK45&usePUBJs=true
Note 2
Non paternity event. FamilyTreeDNA Kit 926600 Y-DNA-111 in Jan 2020 in Haplogroup I-M253 and has two matches at Genetic Distance 2, two at Gen Dist 3, three at Gen Dist 4, and another twenty one matches from Genetic Distance 5 to 10, most with Walker name, all in group 2 of the Walker Project.
I1-Z138 S2293+ Z2541+ S19185+ S23519+ S20030+ BY1482+ BY1330+ BY34667+ A7116+ A7115+ Branches
Ancestry DNA shows many matches with Allan Walker and Esther McCory family, strongest in Joel Walker and Mary Motheral descendents.