12/12/1835 - Born, Fulton Co., GA [Father: Samuel Walker (1807-1864); Mother: Sarah Oliver (1792-1848)]
00/00/1847 - Mother, Sarah, died (buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindaGrave #41650835)
- Civil Engineer & surveyor
11/22/1855 - Married, Sarah Jemison Medlock (1841-1914), Fulton Co., GA
03/04/1862 - Enlisted as 1st Sgt, Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, Atlanta, GA
03/04/1862-03/20/1862 - 1st Sgt, Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry
03/21/1862 - Elected, Junior 2nd Lt., Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry
11/08/1862 - Commanding Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, Lenoir, TN
11/30/1862 - Commanding Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, Manchester, TN
03/17/1863 - Commanding Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, Vicksburg, MS
10/31/1863 - Bvt. 2nd Lt., Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry
07/04/1863 - As Junior 2nd Lt., Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, captured by U. S.
Army, Vicksburg, MS
07/07/1863 - As Junior 2nd Lt., Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, paroled by the U. S. Army, Vicksburg, MS
12/14/1863 - Bvt. 2nd Lt, Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry, Dalton, GA
12/31/1863 - Bvt. 2nd Lt., Co. K, 42nd GA Infantry
01/26/1864 - Granted leave (S. O. 26/1 Dept. & Army of TN Gen. Johnston)
02/00/1864 - Father, Samuel, died in Fulton Co., GA (buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindaGrave #41650829)
04/29/1864 - Dismissed from Confederate Army service
08/06/1870 - Farmer, Fulton Co., GA (lived with his wife, Sarah, and 4 children; indexed in the 1870 U. S. Census as Ben F Walker)
1879 - Fulton County Surveyor (office in Atlanta, Fulton Co. GA; home in Fulton Co., GA)
06/10/1880 - Farmer, Bryant's Cross Roads, Fulton Co., GA (lived with wife, Sarah, 4 sons, and two daughters; indexed in the 1880 U. S. Census as B. F. Walker)
1898 - Elected, Fulton County [GA] Board of Commissioners
- Served as Chairman, Fulton County Works Commission
- Member, Methodist Church
04/22/1899 - Died at his residence, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, after an illness of several weeks, during which he underwent an operation (buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #41646202; obituary: The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA, Apr. 22, 1899, p. 3, 1 & 2.
06/14/1900 - Widow, Sarah, lived in Peachtree Precinct, Fulton Co., GA, with two sons, one daughter, one granddaughter, one daughter-in-law, and one son-in-law
03/16/1914 - Widow, Sarah, died in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA (buried:
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; FindAGrave #45415946)
Judy Wilson provided input to this biography.
[Note: Although this man was called Dr. Benjamin Franklin Walker, no evidence was found that he had an M.D. degree or that he served the Confederacy in a medical capacity. This is not the Benjamin Franklin Walker who was born in Union Co., SC, in 1832 and died in Union Co., SC, in 1920.]

Biography by F. Terry Hambrecht, M.D., Aug. 22, 2023.

The following was added by Judy Wilson, the creator of this memorial:

. F Walker built a home on his Father's farm, located in what is now Piedmont Park. That home is still standing and is part of the Piedmont Driving club. The millstone from his father's gris mill was incorporated into his house, and is visible today. When he sold his land to the club, he built another house directly across the street that is now Piedmont Avenue. He was a charter member of Merit's Ave Methodist church, which moved to Peachtree Street in 1902 and became St. Mark Methodist Church.