SIXTH GENERATION

32. James B. WALKER ^{(136)(137) (54)(138)} served in the military 20 Oct 1812 to 11 Jan 1813.^{(139) (140)} Information received from Julia Engle, a researcher for the Washington County Public Library, contained a roster of "Company of Captain James Flagg of Washington Co, Ohio" for the War of 1812. The roster lists a James B. Walker from Washington County. The company served from 20 Oct 1812 to 11 Jan 1813. The military and pension file were ordered from the National Archives. James Walker is also a fourth great grandfather to the researcher, Julia Engle.

The following was taken from military files received from the National Archives, there was no pension file. James appears on the roster as a Private in Capt. James Flagg's Company, Connell's Odd Battalion, Ohio Militia, commanded by Major Samuel Connell. His term of service lasted for 2 months and 23 days. The pay was $6.66 per month, for a total of $18.72.

Carol Roddy of Ohio (related to James through his daughter Margaret) conducted research at the Ohio State Archives (OHSA) on James B. Walker. She confirmed the previous information, adding only the following facts relating to the War of 1812 and Ohio. "It looks like Gov Meigs was requested to call up the militia "for the defense of the frontier" in 1812, and the earliest units assembled in Dayton, from which they were taken to Detroit. Since Detroit surrendered very early, I'm not sure what happened next. I do know that most of the Ohio militia was discharged by the spring of 1813. I don't remember the dates of Harrison's campaign against Detroit and into Canada, but one presumes it was all over but the shouting by the summer of 1813, even though New Orleans and the treaty were both in 1814. On a side note, I read not too long ago a history of Belpre, Ohio from the 1880's or so, that quoted some oldsters as saying that local folk in Washington County were not terribly supportive of the War of 1812." The OHSA provided Carol with the 1812 service roster. Capt. Flagg was noted as reporting to Major Samuel Connel, "Field and Staff Odd Battalion, 2nd detachment from 3rd Division Ohio Militia".

This James B. Walker could be the James that married Nancy Bird, as he was discharged from the Ohio Militia on 11 Jan 1813 and James and Nancy were married on 13 Jan 1813. The timing of the discharge and the marriage could be coincidental. There could have been two James Walker's in Washington County at the same time, only more research will tell.
He was born in Scotland. James Walker is on an 1811 enumeration for Salem Twp, Washington Co, OH.

According to Patrick Mooney, James is buried in Rice Cemetery, Dadeville, Dade Co, Missouri. Stories were told at the Mooney-Walker family reunion of 1984, that said that James moved to Missouri with his son Amos's family. It is doubtful that he made the move to Missouri, as he would have been in his late 80's or early 90's.


He was married to Nancy BIRD on 14 Jan 1813 in Washington Co, OH. ⁽¹⁴¹⁾ Greg Roddy (70004,3213), on the Compuserve Roots Forum, provided the marriage information for James and Nancy. He has a Washington County, Ohio marriage record, stating: James Walker to Nancy Bird, residence: Salem Twp, 14 Jan 1813, by whom married: William Miller.

The marriage date is also shown in Washington County, Ohio Marriages (1789-1840), provided by the Washington County, Ohio Genealogical Society.
The origin of the Walker name may be from the following:

Walker English and Scots: 1) Occupational name for a fuller, ME walkere, an agent deriv of wealcan to walk, tread. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in W. and N. England (cf Fuller and Tucker), but now the surname is fairly widespread. The highest concentrations are in the patch of NW England centered on Leeds, and in the Gampian region of Scotland. As a Scots surname it has also been used as a translation of Gael Mac an Fhucadair, see McNucator. 2) Habitation name from a place in Northumb, so called from ME wall (Roman) wall + ker Marsh. May have been applied to a person who lived near Hadrian's Wall, a 73 mile long wall built to keep Scottish raiders from plundering Roman-English farms and villages. Also a name applied to tinkers and peddlars.

33. Nancy BIRD ⁽⁵⁸⁾ died before 1880 in Pennsylvania. She was born in Pennsylvania. According to Patrick Mooney, stories were told at the Mooney-Walker family reunion of 1984, that said that Nancy died in Pennsylvania, prior to her husband, James, and their son, Amos's family's move to Missouri. This had not been proven.

Children were:

i. Margaret J. WALKER⁽¹⁴²⁾ was born on 23 Jan 1821 in Washington Co, OH. She was baptized on 4 Jun 1839 in St Mary's, Temperanceville, Belmont Co, OH.⁽¹⁴³⁾ She died on 19 Feb 1903 in Stock Twp, Noble Co, OH.⁽¹⁴⁴⁾ She was buried on 20 Feb 1903 in Old St Michael's Cem, Carlisle, Noble Co, OH.^{(145) (146)} Margaret, and her family, are listed on the 1850 census for Stock Twp, Washington Co, Ohio. She was 29 years old, and had five children.
16 ii. Amos James WALKER.