John Thompson Walker was the son of John Walker, born 1755 in Granville County, North Carolina, and Mary Thompson of Orange County, North Carolina. He was born in the Northeast Crossroads section of Wake County, North Carolina and later lived in Cary in Wake County. He married Elizabeth Hall on 18 Nov 1806 (or 1811) and Nancy McMillan on 17 Jan 1823. Nancy was the mother of his 9 children: Edwin P. Walker; Calvin B. Walker; Mary J. Walker Horton; Susan A.R. Arnold Walker Matthews; Sidney G. Walker; Margaret Love Walker Parish; William H. Walker; Jacob Rujus Walker; and Lacy H. Walker Scarborough. Around 1870, he and Nancy owned and managed the Walker Hotel in Cary along with his son, Jacob Rujus Walker, and daughter-in-law, Helen Yates Walker. The hotel is listed on the Historical Register and is today known as the Paige-Walker Hotel. It was once on a very active railroad line making it a popular stop for travelers. It is now the site for recitals, concerts, and weddings.
John Thompson Walker was the son of John Walker, born 1755 in Granville County, North Carolina, and Mary Thompson of Orange County, North Carolina. He was born in the Northeast Crossroads section of Wake County, North Carolina and later lived in Cary in Wake County. He married Elizabeth Hall on 18 Nov 1806 (or 1811) and Nancy McMillan on 17 Jan 1823. Nancy was the mother of his 9 children: Edwin P. Walker; Calvin B. Walker; Mary J. Walker Horton; Susan A.R. Arnold Walker Matthews; Sidney G. Walker; Margaret Love Walker Parish; William H. Walker; Jacob Rujus Walker; and Lacy H. Walker Scarborough. Around 1870, he and Nancy owned and managed the Walker Hotel in Cary along with his son, Jacob Rujus Walker, and daughter-in-law, Helen Yates Walker. The hotel is listed on the Historical Register and is today known as the Paige-Walker Hotel. It was once on a very active railroad line making it a popular stop for travelers. It is now the site for recitals, concerts, and weddings.
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