Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Walker was born on 6 November 1806, in Bullingham, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Walker, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann Woakes, was 30. He married Ann Preece on 17 October 1824, in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 22 March 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Photos and Memories (30)
Do you know John Henry? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (56)
- Henry Walker, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Henry Walker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Henry Walker, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
Children (10)
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.