John Sumter Walker Jr (1836-1901) (2024)

JohnSumterWalkerJr

Born 4 Feb 1836 [location unknown]

Son

of John Sumter Walker Srand Nancy M. (Renfroe) Walker

[sibling(s) unknown]

Biography

Lieutenant Colonel John Walker Jr served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 27, 1861
Mustered out: Jun 11, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 12th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry

John Walker Jr was a Prisoner of War captured at Port Hudson, Louisiana during the United States Civil War.

John Sumter Walker Jr. was born on February 4, 1836, in Georgia to John Sumter Walker Sr. and Nancy M. (Renfroe) Walker. By 1850, he resided in Division 47, Jones County, Georgia.

A decade later, in 1860, Walker had moved to Blue Bayou Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, near the Center Point post office, where he worked as a merchant and owned at least thirteen slaves.

On May 17, 1860, Walker married Martha Ellen Kinsworthy in Sevier County, Arkansas.

With the onset of the Civil War, Walker enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 27, 1861. He joined Company G, known as the "Southern Flag Company," which was initially organized as part of the 37th Arkansas State Militia and later became the 12th Arkansas Infantry upon integration into the Confederate Army. Walker started his military service as a captain and subsequently earned a promotion to lieutenant colonel. His unit was tasked primarily with defending Confederate positions along the Mississippi River. They took part in the defense of Island No. 10 in early 1862 and were later stationed as part of the garrison at Port Hudson, Louisiana, in 1863. After the garrison surrendered to Union forces on July 9, 1863, Walker was taken prisoner. He remained in a prison camp for the rest of the war and was paroled on June 11, 1865, after pledging allegiance to the United States.

By 1870, he was living in Washington Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, near the Ben Lomond post office, continuing his work as a merchant.

By 1900, Walker had relocated to Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, where he was employed as a cotton seed agent. He passed away on November 3, 1901, in Arkansas and was interred at Wilton Cemetery in Wilton, Little River County, Arkansas.

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1850 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 47, Jones, Georgia; Roll: 75; Page: 190b Ancestry Record 8054 #18764749
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules: The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Ancestry Record 7668 #94442214
1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Blue Bayou, Sevier, Arkansas; Roll: M653_51; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 803051 Ancestry Record 7667 #13338848
1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Sevier, Arkansas; Roll: M593_64; Page: 304A Ancestry Record 7163 #12630502
1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Rock Ward 2, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 73; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0073 Ancestry Record 7602 #35794207
Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957: Ancestry.com. Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks. Digital images of originals housed at various county courthouses in the State of Arkansas. Marriage records. Ancestry Record 2548 #830773
U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865: National Archives at Washington DC; Washington, DC. USA; War Department Collection of Confederate Records; NARA film publicaton #:: M598; Record Group: War Department Collection of Confederate Records; Record Group Number: 109 Ancestry Record 1124 #1029122
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U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865: National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007. Ancestry Record 1138 #2386062
U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865: Ancestry.com. U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Original data: United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019. Ancestry Record 61982 #58706
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865: National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.c.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Arkansas; Catalog Name: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, Compiled 1903 - 1927, Documenting the Period 1861 - 1865; Catalog Number: 586957; Record Group Number: 109; Source Reference Number: 0830; Series Number: M317; Roll: 126 Ancestry Record 2322 #223249263
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63658657/john_s-walker: accessed June 24, 2024), memorial page for John S Walker (4 Feb 1836–3 Nov 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #63658657, citing Wilton Cemetery, Wilton, Little River County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Kerri McBride (contributor 47178659).

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John Sumter Walker Jr (1836-1901) (2024)

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