Margaret Virginia Bryan

Brief Life History of Margaret Virginia

When Margaret Virginia Bryan was born on 23 January 1841, in Scott, Illinois, United States, her father, Jacob Bryan, was 37 and her mother, Miranda Elizabeth Clarke, was 31. She married John Simpson Walker on 4 March 1858. They were the parents of at least 9 sons. She lived in Jefferson Township, Warren, Iowa, United States for about 50 years. She died on 14 April 1913, in Wick, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Wick, Warren, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Simpson Walker
1835–1900
Margaret Virginia Bryan
1841–1913
Marriage: 4 March 1858
George Washington Walker
1860–1930
Robert Tilford Walker
1862–1942
Marion A. Walker
1864–1871
John Madison Walker
1866–1930
Frank Webster Walker
1872–1937
Eddie W Walker
1874–1874
Benjamin Allen Walker
1876–1888
Walter Marion Walker
1882–1952
John Walker
1882–

Sources (27)

  • Maregret Walker, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Margaret V. Bryan, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Margaret Bryan, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Bryant .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Briain, see O'Brien .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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