John Mercer Walker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 18543, (1852 - 1907)
FatherJames Pembroke Walker1,4,6 (abt 1824 - bef 1880)
MotherModena A. Cobb1,4,5 (Oct 1827 - 1902)

Key Events:

Birth: 27 May 1852, Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky7,8,9
Death: 8 Mar 1907, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia10,11
Burial: 10 Mar 1907, Columbus, Kentucky12,13
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     John Mercer Walker was born on 27 May 1852 in Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, James Pembroke Walker and Modena A. Cobb.14 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents.15 He was living with Burns B. Walker in Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky.16
     John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Columbus, Hickman Co., Kentucky, enumerated 26 Jun 1880, His mother and his sister Modena are also listed in the household.5
     He was a clerk in a store by 1870, when he was age 18. He had become a clerk at a railroad by 1880, a vocation he continued the rest of his life.17,18,19,20
     John moved to Savannah, Georgia by 1898 when he was living at 14 Taylor, and working as a clerk for the Central of Georgia Railway.21
     John appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, at 216 South Broad E, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, as a roomer in the household of R. S. Burnett and his family. There were two other roomers, another railroad clerk and a Western Union manager.22
     John left a will dated 3 Oct 1902 stating he was of Chatham Co., Georgia, naming his sister Modena as his executor, to serve without bond or making any report. He also made her his sole heir, to receive his entire estate, real and personal. If she was not living at his death, his estate was to go to her children.23
     John was living in Park View Sanitarium, Savannah, for treatment of locomotor ataxia at the time of his death.3
     John died on 8 Mar 1907 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, at age 54.10,11 He was buried on 10 Mar 1907 in Columbus, Kentucky, though his death record in Savannah says he was to be buried at Cairo, Illinois.12,13
     His will was proved on 27 Mar 1907 and his sister was qualified as executrix 1 Apr.24

Citations

  1. [S2922] Register of Births, Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1852, John Mercer Walker.
  2. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows name as John M. Walker.
  3. [S12116] Record of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, Georgia, 1907, death no. 11, John Mercer Walker.
  4. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S4103] John M. Walker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  6. [S12120] John Mercer Walker obituary, News-Democrat, shows him as son of Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Walker.
  7. [S2922] Register of Births, Kentucky, Hickman Co., 1852, John Mercer Walker, shows date, city and state.
  8. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 8 and state.
  9. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows age 18 and state.
  10. [S12116] Record of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, Georgia, 1907, death no. 11, John Mercer Walker, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S12120] John Mercer Walker obituary, News-Democrat, shows died Friday, city, and state.
  12. [S12120] John Mercer Walker obituary, News-Democrat, shows burial Sunday, at Columbus.
  13. [S12116] Record of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, Georgia, 1907, death no. 11, John Mercer Walker, certificate stub, shows city, and state, s Cairo, Illinois.
  14. [S4101] J. P. Walker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  15. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S12134] Burns B. Walker entry, 1880 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows reported by household 673.
  17. [S4102] Jas P. Walker household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as clerk in store.
  18. [S4103] John M. Walker household, 1880 U.S. Census, Hickman Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as clerk RR.
  19. [S12115] R. S. Burnett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Chatham Co., Georgia, shows occupation as R.R. clerk.
  20. [S12116] Record of Marriages, Births, and Deaths, Georgia, 1907, death no. 11, John Mercer Walker, shows occupation as clerk.
  21. [S12118] Sholes' Directory of the City of Savannah, 1898, pg 600.
  22. [S12115] R. S. Burnett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Chatham Co., Georgia.
  23. [S12117] Wills, Chatham Co., Georgia, S:528-9, will of John Mercer Walker.
  24. [S12117] Wills, Chatham Co., Georgia, S:528-30, will of John Mercer Walker.