JT Walker Biographical Data - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

James T. Walker

~1837 - 1862

Born in Texas around 1837.
Resided in Richmond (Ft. Bend County), TX.
Graduated 5th in his class from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1858.

Mustered in at age of 24 with Company H in Houston on September 7, 1861.
Present on October 31, 1861 Roll.
Present on November & December 1861 Roll. (Paid to November 7.)
Bunting reported him serving as Ord. Sgt.
Wounded during the Sunday afternoon encounter with the enemy near the boggy ravine at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862.
Present on July & August, 1862 Roll. (Paid July1.)
Promoted to 1st Sergeant by August 1862.
Last Recorded on the roll of August 1862.
Claiborne records his being promoted to Capt and Asst. Adjutant on Wharton's staff.
Mortally wounded at Murfreesboro, December 29, 1862.

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:

Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1840 Census - TX
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - TX, Fort Bend County, Town, Page 231B, Dwelling 114, Family 114, (9/20) t
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Mary Jarman	48	F			$4,500	MS
	Martha Walker	18	F			$1,450	MS	Y
	Seth R. Walker	17	M			$1,450	MS	Y
	James T. Walker	13	M			$1,450	MS	Y
	William K. Walker	11	M			$1,450	MS	Y
	Benjamin Bonds	25	M		Overseer		AL
	Rufus Wright	26	M		School Teacher	$1,450	MA

1860 Census - TX, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	R. F. Bunting Letter, dated April 19, 1862 "List of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment," Houston Tri-Weekly News, April 25, 1862 - RF Bunting Letter Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, September 3, 1862 Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, January 11, 1863 Report of Gen. Wharton's Report on the Battles of Murphreesboro, 1/22/1863. Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, January 27, 1863
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) Jackie Pace's Asley - Pace Family gedcom (offsite) Genealogy.com's Genealogy Forum (Walker) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Walker) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Fort Bend County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Fort Bend County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Fort Bend County, TX)

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