Brief Life History of John H.
When John H. Walker was born in 1842, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Algernon Sydney Walker, was 31 and his mother, Malvina M McReynolds, was 29. He lived in Allen, Kentucky, United States in 1860. He died on 16 June 1907, at the age of 65, and was buried in Allen, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (6)
- John H Walker in household of Margret M Atwood, "United States Census, 1900"
- John H. Walker, "Find A Grave Index"
- Walker, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1811–1884 Male
1813–1895 Female
Siblings (12)
1834– Male
1835–1916 Male
1836– Female
1837–1895 Male
1840–1917 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 8
1861
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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