August 8, 2022
for photos.James E. Walker was born in Georgia about 1830. We have reason to believe that his middle name was Elisha: he had a grandson who bore that name; and, the death certificate of one of James' daughters provides that her father was "Eliza Walker." James E. Walker was the son of John Walker (who died 1843 in Henry County, Georgia) and wife Mary "Polly" Chappell Walker.
James E. Walker married Nancy Adams, daughter of James and Elizabeth Adams. In 1850 James E. Walker, wife Nancy, and Nancy's parents were living in Baker County, Georgia. By 1860, all (Walker and Adams) were living in Polk County, Texas.
With the onset of the Civil War, James E. Walker enlisted as a private in Company F, 22nd Texas Infantry, C.S.A. He was reportedly killed in the Battle of Jenkins Ferry (Arkansas). Click on the "Company F" icon for more information about this Confederate unit.
After James' death, his widow Nancy Adams Walker lost her Polk County, Texas land to foreclosure. Although Nancy's parents had moved to Bryan, Brazos County, Texas by 1870, Nancy's fate is not known. With perhaps the exception of Jefferson Walker (about whom virtually nothing is known), all of James E. Walker's children eventually moved to Milam County, Texas.
Click here for a list of all James E. Walker descendants known to me. A large part of this information was provided by James E. Walker descendant Rebecca Walker Pierce.
Click here for information about Polk County, Texas genealogy (Polk County Connections--by Beverly Evins).