Genealogy for
Chambers Walker
About Chambers Walker |
Chambers Walker 12/1821 - 1907 (Shown at age 89)
| Chambers Walker was born on an unknown day in December 1821 in Jasper County, Georgia and died about 1907 in Haralson County, Georgia. Actual date of death is unknown. He lived to be about 85 years old.
Chambers married Nancy Crow in Fayette County Georgia on November 29, 1850. He is burried in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Haralson County. Dates on his tombstone read 1823-1907, however other records indicate he may have been born in 1821.
Chambers served in the Confederate Army, in Company F., 66th Georgia Infantry from the Putnam County Georgia area during the Civil War. No records have been found to indicate he received a pension for his services.
A story passed down from Callie Walker (Chambers and Nancy's daughter) provides a first hand account of the Battle of Atlanta. The family was living west of Atlanta (most likely present day Douglas County) when Callie remembers hearing the canons and guns as well as seeing fire in the distance. Callie also remembered when the Yankees came to their house. She said they did not hurt anyone or their belongings because her mother, Nancy Crow, was crippled.
Another story told by Mr. David Peyton as told by Lanny Cauthen (Chamber's grandson) tells of Chambers' Civil War experience. Chambers did not talk much about the Civil War. But, he was with General Joseph P. Johnson from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Chambers was captured in the Battle of Atlanta and carried to a prison camp in Indiana. He received permission to take his family and they moved to Indiana to live until the war was over. Mr. Peyton remembers his uncle, Jerry, telling the story of the trip. Jerry was about 14-15 years old. The general in charge of occupied Atlanta told them to bring household goods down to the river and he would have his men load them on a freight car. They lived in the freight car until they reached a town named Temple in Tennessee (somewhere between Chattanooga and Nashville). Grandma Walker had a young baby at the time (probably Wiley), who was about one year old. The train carring prisoners stopped to let a passenger train pass by and Grandma sent Jerry across the street to get milk for the baby. When he returned, the train had started and his brother, Wiley, pulled him up into the train, ripping his clothes off his belly. They lived in Indiana until the surrender and returned to Georgia in the spring of 1865. |
| Census | 7/6/1870 | Pumpkin Town District GA (Campbell County) | 48 yrs old | Recorded as family #572: Chambless Walker (age 45),
Nancy (age 38),
Jeremiah (18),
Cally (16),
Wm P (14),
Jas (12),
Almede (10),
Wylie (7), and
Lou Walker (age 5). Chambless is a farmer and his sons help work the farm. All were born in GA. Chambless estimates the value of his real estate to be $300. Chambless and Nancy cannot read or write. Two of the children, Jas and Almede, have been attending school.
Lou Walker 47
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| Census | 6/16/1880 | District 736 GA (Douglas County) | 58 yrs old | Recorded as family #26: Chambers Walker (age 52),
Nancy (wife, age 49),
Willis (son, age 23),
Almeda (daughter, 20),
Wylie (son, 16),
Ana (daughter, 14), and
Jesus Timons (brother-in-law, age 55).
Chambers is a farmer and his sons and brother-in-law help with the family farm. Almeda and Ana have been attending school. All were born in GA. |
| Census | 6/12/1900 | Buchanan GA (Haralson County) | 78 yrs old | Recorded as family #175: Christfer C Peyton (age 44, born Sep 1855),
Lou A (wife, age 34, born Aug 1865),
Lottie V (daughter, age 12, born Sep 1886),
Katie M (daughter, 10, Oct 1889),
Oyxanna (daughter, 7, Dec 1892),
Leolar E (daughter, 5, Jan 1895),
David C (son, 3, Jan 1897),
Wyley C (son, 7 months old, Oct 1877),
Chambers Walker (father-in-law, age 78, born Dec 1821)
Nancey M Walker (mother-in-law, age 66, born Jun 1833). All were born in GA except Nancey and her parents, who was born in SC. Lou A. has given birth to 6 children and all are still living. Nancy has given birth to 8 children and 7 are still living. Chambers and Nancey have been married 50 years while Christfer and Lou A. have been married 14 years. Christfer is a farmer.
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Chambers, his family, and friends. For example, Chambers is 9 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
Age | Date | Event |
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1822 |
December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed. |
2 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
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1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
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1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
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1826 |
January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826. |
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1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
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1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
10 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
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1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
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1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
15 |
1836 |
Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek. |
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1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
17 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
26 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
29 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
30 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
31 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
32 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
33 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
35 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
36 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
37 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
49 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
54 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
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1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
18 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
32 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
35 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
38 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
44 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
48 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
56 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
58 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
68 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
74 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
76 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
79 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
79 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
82 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
83 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
85 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
85 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
85 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
Age | Date | Event |
7 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
13 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
40 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
41 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
Age | Date | Event |
9 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
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1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
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1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
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1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
21 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
34 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
39 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
42 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
44 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
47 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
54 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
55 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
Age | Date | Event |
12 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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| Nancy Crow Born on an unknown day in June 1833 and died about 1901. They were married 11/29/1850.
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The Children of Chambers Walker
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Jeremiah Walker Born in Campbell County, Georgia about 1851 and died in Haralson County, Georgia on October 23, 1929. He was about 78 years old.
He married Sarah Akin(s) (7/?/1851-10/23/1929) and they had at least six children. The following names are known:
- Isham Roney Walker (1878-??). He married Zollie (born 9/?/18...
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Jernora Caldonia (Callie) Walker Born in Fayette County, Georgia on February 1, 1854 and died in Haralson County, Georgia on September 14, 1934. She was 80 years old.
She first married Jerrerson Davis Hammon in Douglas County, GA on November 20, 1877. They had the following children:
- Pearl J. Hammond (11/4/1878 - 1/18/1960). She was born i...
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55 years old
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William Pickney Walker Born in Randolph, Alabama on November 14, 1855 and died in Cambell, Georgia on April 28, 1931. He was 75 years old.
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52 years old
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Joseph A. Walker Born somewhere in Georgia on February 1, 1858 and died in an unknown location about 1958. He was about 99 years old.
He married twice. First to Nancy Steward on September 4, 1879 in Douglas County and then to Frances Pace on April 14, 1900 in Haralson County. In the 1900 Census his wife was listed as Sarah F. (Fra...
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50 years old
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Almeda Walker Born somewhere in Georgia about 1860 and died somewhere in Georgia about 1940. She was about 80 years old.
She married her first cousin, Tom Crow. He was the son of Tom Crow who is buried at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Fairburn, GA. Soon after their marriage they lived around Carrollton, GA. Late...
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47 years old
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Wiley Chambers Walker Born somewhere in Georgia on July 12, 1863 and died somewhere in Georgia on December 28, 1928. He was 65 years old.
He is buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He married Susie Brown (2/12/1970 - 4/2/1914). They had the following children:
- Newton J. Walker (1/17/1887 - 8/11/1965). He ...
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45 years old
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Lou Ann Walker Born in Douglas County, Georgia on August 20, 1865 and died in Haralson County, Georgia on October 26, 1950. She was 85 years old.
She married Christopher Columbus 'Lum' Peyton (9/?/1855 - 12/29/1935) in Haralson County on November 18, 1886. Both are buried in the old Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Haralson County. Their...
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Lodie Walker Born somewhere in Georgia about 1868 and died in Douglas County, Georgia about 1878. She was about 10 years old.
She was the youngest child of Chambers and Nancy and died when she was about 10 years old. She is buried in an unmarked grave at Chapel Hill baptist Church in Douglas County. She has a little dog th...
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