James Knox Walker
Father: Philip Walker: 1815-1867
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Barbee 1822-1893
Siblings:
Patrick Henry Walker 1840-1888
William Byron Walker 1842-1898
Amelia Frances Walker 1844-1868
John Philip Walker 1849-1927
Mary T. Walker 1852-
David K. Walker 1856-
Spouse: Lucia Agusta Hamilton
Married 9 Dec 1873
Children:
Lillie Gertrude Walker 1876-1965
Cecile Annie Walker 1878-1974
James Knox Walker 1882-1905
Ella Hamilton Walker 1884-1965
William Byron Walker 1886-1960
Nicholas Champion Walker 1889-1979
James Knox Walker was born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. While still a young boy, his family moved to Texas, arriving about 1855 and settling in Guadalupe County, York's Creek area, near Prairie Lea.
At age 16 he joined the Confederate Army, 21st Infantry. He returned home in 1865 and engaged in mercantile business until 1874.
He was married to Gussie Hamilton 9 Dec 1873 by T.C. Greenwood. He and Gussie had six children and eventually made their home in the large stone house on Davis Street west in Luling.
In 1874 he moved to Luling, Texas and built a store at the corner of Laurel and Pierce and together with his brother, John Philip, formed a successful business.
The store eventually relocated to the corner of Pecan and Davis in Luling in 1883. Another brother, William Byron, moved from Prairie Lea to join the business.
Upon James K's death in 1890, his nephews, George C. Walker and William Philip Walker, purchased his interest from the estate. The store eventually was named Walker Bros and Co., and still exists on Davis Street in Luling, Texas.
Father: Philip Walker: 1815-1867
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Barbee 1822-1893
Siblings:
Patrick Henry Walker 1840-1888
William Byron Walker 1842-1898
Amelia Frances Walker 1844-1868
John Philip Walker 1849-1927
Mary T. Walker 1852-
David K. Walker 1856-
Spouse: Lucia Agusta Hamilton
Married 9 Dec 1873
Children:
Lillie Gertrude Walker 1876-1965
Cecile Annie Walker 1878-1974
James Knox Walker 1882-1905
Ella Hamilton Walker 1884-1965
William Byron Walker 1886-1960
Nicholas Champion Walker 1889-1979
James Knox Walker was born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. While still a young boy, his family moved to Texas, arriving about 1855 and settling in Guadalupe County, York's Creek area, near Prairie Lea.
At age 16 he joined the Confederate Army, 21st Infantry. He returned home in 1865 and engaged in mercantile business until 1874.
He was married to Gussie Hamilton 9 Dec 1873 by T.C. Greenwood. He and Gussie had six children and eventually made their home in the large stone house on Davis Street west in Luling.
In 1874 he moved to Luling, Texas and built a store at the corner of Laurel and Pierce and together with his brother, John Philip, formed a successful business.
The store eventually relocated to the corner of Pecan and Davis in Luling in 1883. Another brother, William Byron, moved from Prairie Lea to join the business.
Upon James K's death in 1890, his nephews, George C. Walker and William Philip Walker, purchased his interest from the estate. The store eventually was named Walker Bros and Co., and still exists on Davis Street in Luling, Texas.
James Knox Walker
Father: Philip Walker: 1815-1867
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Barbee 1822-1893
Siblings:
Patrick Henry Walker 1840-1888
William Byron Walker 1842-1898
Amelia Frances Walker 1844-1868
John Philip Walker 1849-1927
Mary T. Walker 1852-
David K. Walker 1856-
Spouse: Lucia Agusta Hamilton
Married 9 Dec 1873
Children:
Lillie Gertrude Walker 1876-1965
Cecile Annie Walker 1878-1974
James Knox Walker 1882-1905
Ella Hamilton Walker 1884-1965
William Byron Walker 1886-1960
Nicholas Champion Walker 1889-1979
James Knox Walker was born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. While still a young boy, his family moved to Texas, arriving about 1855 and settling in Guadalupe County, York's Creek area, near Prairie Lea.
At age 16 he joined the Confederate Army, 21st Infantry. He returned home in 1865 and engaged in mercantile business until 1874.
He was married to Gussie Hamilton 9 Dec 1873 by T.C. Greenwood. He and Gussie had six children and eventually made their home in the large stone house on Davis Street west in Luling.
In 1874 he moved to Luling, Texas and built a store at the corner of Laurel and Pierce and together with his brother, John Philip, formed a successful business.
The store eventually relocated to the corner of Pecan and Davis in Luling in 1883. Another brother, William Byron, moved from Prairie Lea to join the business.
Upon James K's death in 1890, his nephews, George C. Walker and William Philip Walker, purchased his interest from the estate. The store eventually was named Walker Bros and Co., and still exists on Davis Street in Luling, Texas.
Father: Philip Walker: 1815-1867
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Barbee 1822-1893
Siblings:
Patrick Henry Walker 1840-1888
William Byron Walker 1842-1898
Amelia Frances Walker 1844-1868
John Philip Walker 1849-1927
Mary T. Walker 1852-
David K. Walker 1856-
Spouse: Lucia Agusta Hamilton
Married 9 Dec 1873
Children:
Lillie Gertrude Walker 1876-1965
Cecile Annie Walker 1878-1974
James Knox Walker 1882-1905
Ella Hamilton Walker 1884-1965
William Byron Walker 1886-1960
Nicholas Champion Walker 1889-1979
James Knox Walker was born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. While still a young boy, his family moved to Texas, arriving about 1855 and settling in Guadalupe County, York's Creek area, near Prairie Lea.
At age 16 he joined the Confederate Army, 21st Infantry. He returned home in 1865 and engaged in mercantile business until 1874.
He was married to Gussie Hamilton 9 Dec 1873 by T.C. Greenwood. He and Gussie had six children and eventually made their home in the large stone house on Davis Street west in Luling.
In 1874 he moved to Luling, Texas and built a store at the corner of Laurel and Pierce and together with his brother, John Philip, formed a successful business.
The store eventually relocated to the corner of Pecan and Davis in Luling in 1883. Another brother, William Byron, moved from Prairie Lea to join the business.
Upon James K's death in 1890, his nephews, George C. Walker and William Philip Walker, purchased his interest from the estate. The store eventually was named Walker Bros and Co., and still exists on Davis Street in Luling, Texas.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
