A. M. WALKER appears on a list of Grand Jury members for the MAY 1849 term in Muscogee County, Georgia (John H. Martin's history of Columbus, v.2, p. 39).
Note in Martin v.2, p. 92 – child of A. M. WALKER died 28 JUL 1856 (this is actually the burial date). Mary Jane Galer's book on lists of people & Sexton's reports shows on a Sexton’s report for 01 JUL 1856 to 01 OCT 1856, filed 13 OCT 1856: buried 28 JUL 1856, child of A. M. WALKER, aged 15 months, died of “teething.” [This is his son Austin Fannin WALKER.]
Note in Martin v.2, p. 92 – child of A. M. WALKER died 28 JUL 1856 (this is actually the burial date). Galer shows on a Sexton’s report for 01 JUL 1856 to 01 OCT 1856, filed 13 OCT 1856: interred 28 JUL 1856, child of A. M. WALKER, aged 15 months, died of “teething.” [This is his son Isham Fannin WALKER.]
“Death of Dr. A. M. WALKER. // This gentleman died last afternoon at five o’clock in Macon. His age was about 72 years. He has lived in or near Columbus nearly all of his life and for many years was a deacon of the Baptist church of Columbus. He was once a physician in fine practice. To the time of the emancipation of slaves, he was quite wealthy and died possessed of a competency. Two children survive him [these are Ellie (WALKER) WEST & Benoni Porter WALKER]” [Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Tuesday, 04 JUN 1878, p. 4.]
“GEORGIA PRESS. . .Sun-Enquirer.—BURIAL OF DR. A. M. WALKER.—The remains arrived on the Macon train yesterday and were interred in our cemetery. Rev. A. B. CAMPBELL, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated. The pall bearers were F. W. ACEE, Peter PREER, G. E. THOMAS, H. H. WILLIAMS, Dr. E. C. HOOD and James M. ESTES. // Dr. WALKER was born in Eatonton, August 5th, 1808. He lived in or near Columbus for forty-four years prior to his removal to Macon in March 1877. He was for many years a deacon of the Columbus Baptist church. He survived three wives and of nine children only two, a boy and a girl, are living.” [Macon (GA) Telegraph newspaper, Tuesday, 11 JUN 1878, p. 3.]
Dr. TEASDALE, preaching on the topic “Is There a Hell?”. . .”Here the speaker paid a feeling tribute to Dr. WALKER, a deacon of the First Baptist church, who had just deceased, and said, as he passed away from time into eternity, he could imagine that he heard the fluttering of the angels’ wings as they bore his peaceful spirit to heaven. . .” [Macon (GA) Telegraph newspaper, Tuesday, 11 JUN 1878, p. 4.]
A. M. WALKER appears on a list of Grand Jury members for the MAY 1849 term in Muscogee County, Georgia (John H. Martin's history of Columbus, v.2, p. 39).
Note in Martin v.2, p. 92 – child of A. M. WALKER died 28 JUL 1856 (this is actually the burial date). Mary Jane Galer's book on lists of people & Sexton's reports shows on a Sexton’s report for 01 JUL 1856 to 01 OCT 1856, filed 13 OCT 1856: buried 28 JUL 1856, child of A. M. WALKER, aged 15 months, died of “teething.” [This is his son Austin Fannin WALKER.]
Note in Martin v.2, p. 92 – child of A. M. WALKER died 28 JUL 1856 (this is actually the burial date). Galer shows on a Sexton’s report for 01 JUL 1856 to 01 OCT 1856, filed 13 OCT 1856: interred 28 JUL 1856, child of A. M. WALKER, aged 15 months, died of “teething.” [This is his son Isham Fannin WALKER.]
“Death of Dr. A. M. WALKER. // This gentleman died last afternoon at five o’clock in Macon. His age was about 72 years. He has lived in or near Columbus nearly all of his life and for many years was a deacon of the Baptist church of Columbus. He was once a physician in fine practice. To the time of the emancipation of slaves, he was quite wealthy and died possessed of a competency. Two children survive him [these are Ellie (WALKER) WEST & Benoni Porter WALKER]” [Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Tuesday, 04 JUN 1878, p. 4.]
“GEORGIA PRESS. . .Sun-Enquirer.—BURIAL OF DR. A. M. WALKER.—The remains arrived on the Macon train yesterday and were interred in our cemetery. Rev. A. B. CAMPBELL, pastor of the Baptist church, officiated. The pall bearers were F. W. ACEE, Peter PREER, G. E. THOMAS, H. H. WILLIAMS, Dr. E. C. HOOD and James M. ESTES. // Dr. WALKER was born in Eatonton, August 5th, 1808. He lived in or near Columbus for forty-four years prior to his removal to Macon in March 1877. He was for many years a deacon of the Columbus Baptist church. He survived three wives and of nine children only two, a boy and a girl, are living.” [Macon (GA) Telegraph newspaper, Tuesday, 11 JUN 1878, p. 3.]
Dr. TEASDALE, preaching on the topic “Is There a Hell?”. . .”Here the speaker paid a feeling tribute to Dr. WALKER, a deacon of the First Baptist church, who had just deceased, and said, as he passed away from time into eternity, he could imagine that he heard the fluttering of the angels’ wings as they bore his peaceful spirit to heaven. . .” [Macon (GA) Telegraph newspaper, Tuesday, 11 JUN 1878, p. 4.]
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