James Motheral Walker

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Personal and Family Information

James was born on 17 MAY 1834 in Williamson County, Tennessee, the son of Joel Walker and Mary Motheral.

He died on 22 SEP 1895 in Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi.

He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Ellen Jane Driver, who he married on 25 JUN 1872 in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Their three known children were Mary (1871-1918), William Gray (1868-1905) and Hugh Arthur (1876-1966).

His second partner was Caniza Reeves, but they were never married. Their only known child was Arthur (1881-1941).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

James Motheral Walker
(1834-1895)

 

Joel Walker
(1789-1844)

 

Allen Walker
(1758-1816)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Esther McCrory
(1768-1845)

 

Thomas Ira McCrory
(1735-1777)

 
   

Hannah Crawford
(1735-1788)

 
   

Mary Motheral
(1798-1862)

 

John Motheral
(1755-1824)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Jane Currie
(1759-1833)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

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Birth17 MAY 1834
Place: Williamson County, Tennessee
Address: inscription on gravestone
Death22 SEP 1895
Place: Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi
Age: 61y 4m 8d
Census29 OCT 1850
Place: DeSoto County, Mississippi
Address: dwelling 657, family 657 Mary Walker age 52 f born Tenn J “ 19 m Tenn, M “ age 18 f Tenn, J age 16 m Tenn Jos Walker age 14 m Tenn, CA age 11 f Tenn, J age 9 m Tenn
Census7 NOV 1850
Place: DeSoto County, Mississippi
Address: Southern Division, Slave Schedule, James F Walker 41 black slaves, most male and 6 adult females, ages 70 to 3 month old twins.
Census1860
Place: DeSoto County, Mississippi
Age: 25 to 26
Address: dwelling 1218 family 1218 Mary Walker age 53, female, farmer, $3200, $19,518 born NC J.M ditto age 26 male $150 born Tenn
Census20 JUL 1860
Place: Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Address: Slave Scheulde, James M Walker 31 Slaves, male and female, ages 70 to 1 See Also MS 1860 Federal Census Index, page 26, M.M. Walker, DeSoto County, Hernando—text only collection on Ancestry
Census23 AUG 1870
Place: DeSoto County, Mississippi
Age: 36
Address: dwelling 41 family 37, Stokes, M.A. age 45 fw farming, $16,000 $3.300 born Alabama Driver, E.J. age 28 fw keeping house born Mississippi, Stokes, LJ age 25, Mary 22, MB 21, Walker JM age 35 mw farmer born Tenn Rutland L. D. age 7 fw born Miss, no name age 2 mw, no name mw age 4/12 and 2 black female, 1 black male
Census-1870MIss, DeSoto, page5
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Census16 JUN 1880
Place: Tate County, Mississippi
Age: 46
Address: dwelling 204 family 209, Walker JM wm age 38 born Tenn, f NC m Tenn with family dwelling 205 family 210 Sulivan C wf age 40 widow, born Tenn f NC m Nc Bouie JM age 21 Bouie Mary A age 19
Census-1880, Miss,Senatobia
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BurialSEP 1895
Place: Tate County, Mississippi
Address: Bethesda Cemetery, Senatobia with wife Ellen Jane findagrave 15481368 “Born in Williamson Co. Tenn, Died at Senatobia Miss. Col of the 10th Regt Miss Vols C.S.A.”
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Notes

Note 1

Non paternity event/NPE/Not Parent Expected AFB’s FamilyTreeDNA Kit 926600 Y-DNA-111 in Jan 2020 in Haplogroup I-A7115. positive on 54 SNP and has two matches at Genetic Distance 2, two at Gen Dist 3, three at Gen Dist 4, and more than twenty matches from Genetic Distance 5 to 10, most with Walker name, all in group 2 of the Walker Project.

AFB’s Ancestry DNA shows many matches and ThruLines with Allan Walker/Esther McCory, and John Motheral/Jane Currie families, strongest matches are in Joel Walker and Mary Motheral descendants. AFB has marked more than 250 shared DNA matches in Walker/Motheral, McCrory, Allen group.

No Bowie/Buie/variant have shown in either Y-DNA or Ancestry DNA before grandchilden of Arthur Bowie 1881-1941

It is possible to image several theories to name parents of Arthur Bowie 1881-1941, however the most likely and simplest is that James Motheral Walker is his father and Caniza Reeves (Buie/Sullivan/Bowie) is his mother. June 1880 census of Tate County, Mississippi, shows James M Walker living (dwelling 204, family 209) next to Caniza Sullivan, twice widowed with her two adult children, (dwelling 205, family 210). Arthur born in May 1881.

Note 2

10th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Muster Date: 9 Apr 1865

Regiment State: Mississippi Regiment Type: Infantry Regiment Number: 10th

Battles:

Fought on 14 Sep 1862 at Munfordville, KY.

Fought on 3 Dec 1862 at Oxford, MS.

Fought on 12 Jan 1863 at Savannah, TN.

Fought on 28 Jul 1864 at Atlanta, GA.

Fought on 31 Aug 1864 at Jonesboro, GA.

Fought on 1 Sep 1864 at Atlanta, GA.

also http://www.msgw.org/desoto/military/10MSInfCoA.html

Walker, James A.

Company A in- Private out- Private

27 Mar 1861 d 2 Mar 1863

Died 2 Mar 63 at Guntown, MS.  Sent to interior hospital wounded 13 May 62. 

Walker, James M. company A

IN - Captain out- Colonel

27 Mar 1861, w 7 Apr 1862

Resigned due to ill health 27 Feb 63.  Wounded 6 or 7 Apr 62 at Shiloh, TN.  Promoted to Lt. Col. 15 Sep 62 from captain.  Promoted to colonel 11 Dec 62. Transferred from (old) Co. E, 9th MS Infantry.

Walker, Joel P. company A

in- Private, out- Private

27 Mar 1861 w 14 May 1864

Paroled 19 May 65 at Jackson, MS.  Wounded 14 May 64 at Resaca, GA.  Previously served in (old) Co. E, 9th MS Infantry.

see also http://www.msgw.org/desoto/military/9InfVarCos.html

Walker, James M. Co E 2nd Lt. 1st Lt.

Walker, Joel P. Co E Sergeant Private

Walker, William H. Co E Private Private

Walker, James A. Co I Private Private

Walker, James P. Co I Private Private

Walker, Samuel L. Co I Lieutenant 2nd Lt.

Walker, W.H. Co I Private Corporal

Note 3

1870 Census Desoto County MIss-dwelling 41 family 39-

E J Driver age 28, is single with widowed mother Mary A. Stokes age 45 born Ala, (first marriage with Luke Driver, 2nd marriage Young C Stokes)

on the next page, apparently same house 41 same family 37

are other children of Mary A Stokes: LJ Stokes fw age 25, Mary Stokes fw age 22w, MB Stokes mw age 21

and her 3 grandchildren, children of daughter EJ Driver LD Rutland female age 7 f, and two male Rutland 2. amd 4 months, no names.

In this same house & family is J.M. Walker age 35 mw farmer, born Tennessee, future husband of Ellen J Driver/Rutland

Next in 1880 Census JM Walker and now wife Ellen have 3 children WG (ie, William Gray named for her guardian Uncle or GrandDad) age 12, but must be younger because not in 1870 census, M daughter age 7, and T? (Hugh Arthur) a son age 4

LD Rutland is listed as stepdaughter to JM Walker age 38 and Ell age 32; Implies EJ Driver had earlier marriage to Rutland.

Miss LB Rutland married C.W. Rutland 3 Feb 1887, Desoto County, Miss.

http://www.msgw.org/desoto/court/probate.html Probate Court Records, Desoto County

Recorded 05 Jan 1847: pg 354 Estate of Luke L DRIVER:

Assigned to Mary Ann STOKES - DICK, a negro man, DELCY, a negro girl;

Assigned to Ellen J. DRIVER DAUFSA?, - a negro man, LYDIA, a negro girl.

April 1845, DeSoto County, William Gray applies for letter Guardianship for Ellen Jane Driver, minor heir of Luke S Driver deceased. William might be either be her uncle William B born 1828 and living same house 1850 census or her grandfather William born 1797 living next house in 1850 census

1850 census, Desoto County has Elen Driver age 8 born Miss with YC Stokes 32 Physician born Va and Margaret A Stokes 25 f Ala and children Lelia J age 5, Mary age 3 and MB age 1.. same house Wm B Gray 22 male Physican born Ala and his son LC age 5 born Miss

Mary A Stokes (aka Margaret) 2 Aug 1825 Ala to 26 Nov 1895. buried State Line Cemetery, Texarkana, Miller county, Ark findagrave 138945309

note also in same cemetery Fannie G Flynt Stokes 1858-1891, findagrave 138945298

d/o Martin Flynt, Esther A. Havior/Favor - m. 18 Sep 1850, DeSoto, Mississippi

1st w/o M. B. Stokes, m. 2 Dec 1874, Desoto, Mississippi

~Sibling~ Walter Flynt (1857- ) Richard Flynt (1861- ) William B. Flynt (1867-1903)