JG Walker Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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John G. Walker

~1829 - July 2, 1869

Born in Alabama around 1829.
Resided in Houston, Harris County, TX.

Granted commission to raise company by B. F. Terry on August 7, 1861.
Mustered into Company K at Hostston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Elected Captain.
Wounded with gunshot to right arm at Woodsonville, KY on December 17, 1861.
Returned to Texas by way of New Orleans in December 1861. (Possibly accompanied body of B. F. Terry.)
Elected Lieutenant Colonel in January 1862.
Recruited for the regiment in TX during the spring of 1862.
Regained regiment in July 1862.
Commanded regiment.
Resigned on September 25, 1862.

Served as Provost Marshall (Colonel) at Nibletts Bluff, TX by November 1863.

Died July 2, 1869.

First Cousin of Major General John G. Walker.

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1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - TX, Harris County, Houston, Wrd 3, Page 416, Dwelling 1007, Family 1007, (17/32)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	John G. Walker	31	M	W	Atty. at Law	$4,000	$4,500	LA
	Olivia Walker	26	F	W				MO
	Richard Walker	3	M					TX

Related Links:
	"Terry's Mounted Regiment is Filling Up," Galveston Weekly News, August 17, 1861 B. F. Batchelor Letter, dated January 12, 1862 J. W. Hill Letter, dated June 16, 1862 CSR: Requisition for Forage, dated July 1, 1862 Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, July 2, 1862 That Devil Forrest: Murfreesboro ORs: (CS) Report of Brig.-Gen. N. B. Forrest - July 22, 1862 CSR: Commutation Receipt for JD Cochran, September 4, 1862 B. F. Burke Letter, dated September 26, 1862 Diary of G. L. Macmurphy, September 29, 1862 The Tri-Weekly Telegraph, October 3, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 3, 1862 San Antonio Herald, November 1, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 8, 1862 Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891 "Terry's Texas Rangers: Monument to that Gallant Cavalry Regiment," Confederate Veteran, November 1907, p. 498 Yeary's Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray: John Farmer
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) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Walker) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Walker) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harris County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harris County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harris County, TX)

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