Brief Life History of John
When John Walker was born on 20 June 1794, in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, his father, Simeon Walker, was 38 and his mother, Mary Miner, was 33. He married Lydia Holmes on 8 April 1819, in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1832, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as charge of a manufacturing establishment, putting in improved machinery. in Stanstead Plain, Stanstead, Canada East, British North America. He died on 18 October 1869, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- John Walker, "United States Census, 1820"
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- JOHN WALKER, "BillionGraves Index"
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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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Haun's Mill
While his family camped about five miles from Haun’s Mill, John Walker went to Haun’s Mill. He was in the blacksmith shop when a mob appeared, formed a line, and commenced firing upon men, women …
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