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1830 Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee, page 119:
[enumerated by Thomas R. McClary; all Walkers are on page 119 except for James and Nancy Walker; although impossible to prove, the possible people in the household are shown in square brackets.]

"Edward Walker, Sr.", no slaves, free "colored" or "foreigners not naturalized"
1 male 20-under 30 [Henry OR John]
1 male 70-under 80 [Edward]
1 female 10-under 15 [Unknown]
2 females 15-under 20 [Margaret & Elizabeth]
1 female 50-under 60 [Jane]

Married and listed separately: Joseph, Edward, Samuel, Jonathan, Susanna (Thomas Jones), William

Not currently known: Martha

If alive, Martha likely would have married well before this record. Susanna presumably was married, but the several entries from Thomas Jones in Claiborne County do not appear to match.

In 1840, Jane was probably living with Jonathan; see his record.

Obviously, the 1830 entry raises questions, and attributions once assumed to be obvious have become questionable as more of the children have been better tracked. Potential theories:

* Elizabeth may actually be the 10-15 year old since she would have actually been 15 at the time; although the proper attribution should have been 15 to under 20, Census takers were not well-trained in 1830.

* If the male 20-30 is Henry, he probably was married at this time, which could make the unknown female his wife; however, she was about his age and doesn't easily fit into the categories. More likely, Henry lived elsewhere and has not been found in 1830.

* John has always been a mystery; there is an 1840 Census record for him in Claiborne County, but it may well not actually be him; in fact, it may be the son of James Walker who owned the iron works and is not related apparently to this family. If it is this John, the ages of his children imply that he was already married by 1830.

* The unknown female may have been a servant. Certainly Edward seemed wealthy enough to have had one at the time; however, with at least two daughters at home, a question arises as to why he would need one. He may well have already been sick by this time, though.

• Married: ABT 1 MAY 1790 in Horse Creek, Sullivan County, Tennessee ^{15 16 17 18 19 20}
• Event: Performed by in Richard Murrell, M.G. ¹⁵
• Marriage License: in Not available in Sullivan County

1. Joseph Walker b: 26 JUN 1791 in Sullivan County, Tennessee
2. William Walker b: 15 MAY 1792 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
3. Infant (of Edward B.) Walker b: BET FEB 1793 AND SEP 1804 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
4. Edward Walker , Jr. b: 7 SEP 1795 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
5. Martha Walker b: 5 NOV 1797 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
6. John W. Walker b: 20 OCT 1801 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
7. Samuel Walker b: 30 JAN 1803 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
8. Jonathan Walker b: 4 JUN 1805 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
9. Henry Horn Walker b: 16 AUG 1807 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
10. Susanna Walker b: 5 NOV 1809 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
11. Margaret Walker b: 15 APR 1812 in (prob) Sullivan County, Tennessee
12. Elizabeth Ann Walker b: 30 MAY 1815 in (prob) Hawkins County, Tennessee

1. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim W. 7417 - Andrew McClary
   Note: McClary applied for a pension at the same time as Edward B. Walker, namely 25 April 1833. Edward signed a deposition attesting to his character.
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives and Records Administration
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: McClary applied for a pension at the same time as Edward Walker, 25 April 1833. In it, Edward signs a deposition, in what looks to be an original signature, attesting to McClary's character. He stated that he was "Edward B. Walker" and was 76 at the time
2. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives and Records Administration
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: in a deposition filed 25 April 1833 for his own pension, Edward Walker states that he was born in the state of North Carolina in 1756. In no case does he state the county in which he was born.
3. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives and Records Administration
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: in an 18 May 1843 deposition, Jane Walker is recorded as saying that Edward died 27 August 1838; this is the only indication of this date
4. Title: Final Pension Payment - Edward Walker
   Publication: Record Group 217
   Note: Documents related to Jane Walker's receipt of the final pension payment for her husband's Revolutionary War pension are stored at the National Archives. They were examined in original form.
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives
   Media: Official Document
   Text: on 11 March 1838, Jane Walker appeared in open court to prove the death of her husband on 26 August 1838 in order to receive the right to his final pension payment; testifying for her were her son Jonathan and Peter Niel, who also happened to be chairman of the court; the court so ruled. She also stated that they had had lived in Claiborne County for "upwards of 40 years" making that the probable but not confirmed place of death
5. Title: Final Pension Payment - Edward Walker
   Publication: Record Group 217
   Note: Documents related to Jane Walker's receipt of the final pension payment for her husband's Revolutionary War pension are stored at the National Archives. They were examined in original form.
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives
   Media: Official Document
   Text: final payment was made 29 March 1839 according to a receipt in the file based upon a date of death of 26 August 1838
6. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives and Records Administration
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: in a 19 May 1840 deposition, Jane Walker states that her husband Edward died 26 August 1838
7. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives and Records Administration
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: on 4 September 1843, Jane Walker deposed that Edward died 26 August 1838
8. Title: Index to Revolutionary War Pension Applications
   Note: A quick index to pension applications; original applications should be consulted for details.
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: Edward Walker: filed in Claiborne County, Tennessee; Placed on role 18 October 1833 at age 77. Wife Jane. Although he was noted as being 77, there is no indication that the Pension Agency knew his actual birthdate, so one cannot assume that he was born before 18 October.
9. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
   Repository:
   Note: National Archives and Records Administration
   Media: Microfilm
   Text: in a deposition taken 25 April 1833, Edward stated that he was afflicted with "the dropsy". Like so many early medical terms, "dropsy" was non-specific and simply meant edema (swelling), usually from something like heart of kidney disease. Congestive heart disease is probably the best guess. Of course, Edward lived five more years and may have died from other causes.
10. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: in a 25 April 1833 deposition, Edward stated that he served in the springs of 1777, 1778, and 1779 under Captain "Nathan Hill" and Colonel "John Ashure" and sometime thereafter for three months under Captain "Thomas Harris or Harrison" and Colonel "Hogan"; his pension (certificate 22265) was approved 8 October 1833
11. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: in a 9 August 1832 deposition, James More states that he was in a different company but the same regiment at least one time that Edward served under Captain Nathan Hill and Colonel John Ashure; More himself served under a Captain John Humphries. On a side note, More's pension was also approved. Although many records transcribe his name as "Moore", in this particular instance, his original signature was "James More"
12. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: deposition by Edward Walker, 25 April 1833, indicates that he was living in Claiborne County
13. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: in a 25 April 1833 deposition, Edward stated that he was living in Duplin County each of the three springs of 1777, 1778, and 1779 that he was drafted; he may well have been living there before and after that time
14. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: in a 25 April 1833 deposition, Edward stated that he had lived in Russell County, Virginia, after the war. As written, it seems to imply that he moved directly there from North Carolina. However, his widow indicates elsewhere that they were married in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and lived there for a while, and the name "Edward Walker" appears on the tax lists for Russell County in 1800, 1801, and 1802, but not before or after.
15. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: on 19 May 1840, Judge Robert M. Anderson of the 12th District Circuit Court held that, in his opinion, Jane Walker was the "lawful widow and relick" of Edward Walker; in her testomony, she indicated that she married him about the first of May on Horse Creek in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The marriage occurred through the publication of the Banns on three separate Sundays and then an actual ceremony performed by a Baptist minister named Richard Murrell. Charles McAnnally, a Methodist minister, and Benjamin Sewell, an elder in the Methodist church also testified on her behalf. However, she did explicitly testify that the church in which she was married had been destroyed and that, as far as she knew, everyone at the ceremony had either died or moved to places unknown to her.
16. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: on 11 March 1839, Jane Walker appeared in open court with her son Jonathan and Peter Niel testifying and proved that she was the widow of Edward Walker
17. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: on 19 May 1840, Jane Walker testified that the couple was married at a church on Horse Creek, Sullivan County, Tennessee, by a minister named "Richard Murrel" "about the first of May" after Banns had been published on three "different" Sundays. Testifying for Jane were Benjamin Sewell, the court clerk and elder in the Methodist Church and Charles McAnnally, the minister of the Methodist Church. Judge Robert Anderson held in her favor.
18. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: on 18 May 1843, Jane Walker again testified that the couple was married "about the first of the month" of May by "Richard Murrell", a "Baptist Preacher", in Sullivan County, Tennessee; at the time, the area was considered North Carolina, which she indicates
19. Title: Revolutionary War Pension Claim R.11041 - Edward Walker
    Repository:
    Note: National Archives and Records Administration
    Media: Microfilm
    Text: on 4 September 1843, Claiborne County Court consisting of H Checks[?], L. L. Harrill, and John M. Burch, held that Jane was Edward's lawful widow and should be believed on the details of the marriage
20. Title: Sketches of Tennessee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers
    Author: Burnett, James Jehu
    Publication: Nashville: Press of Marshall and Bruce Company, 1919
    Note: This book covers a number of early ministers and some of the oldest Baptist activity in Tennessee. Apparently, the book has also been reprinted by Overland Press in the past few decades and is available in one form or another in many libraries.
    Repository:
    Note: Library of Congress
    Media: Book
    Page: 393-394
    Text: Richard Murrell was a Baptist minister at several churches in the Sullivan County area