Francis Marion Walker
Born: February 1, 1827
Birthplace: Mercer County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Hamilton Walker 1800 – 1872
(Buried: Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee)
Mother: Tabitha Taylor 1803 – 1835
(Buried: Perryville Cemetery, Perryville, Kentucky)
Wife: Margaret Kelso 1833 – 1890
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Children:
Lapsley Green Walker 1854 – 1939
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Mary Eleanor Walker Caldwell 1858 – 1936
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Hugh Walker 1860 – 1861
(Buried: Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee)
Francis Marion Walker Jr. 1863 – 1931
(Buried: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Education:
Graduated from Transylvania University
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Rogersville, and Chattanooga, Tennessee
Alderman in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tennessee State Attorney General
District Officer during the Mexican War
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain, Company I, 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel, 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Colonel ,19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864: Acted as Brigade Commander during the Atlanta, Georgia, Campaign
1864: Killed during the Atlanta, Georgia, Campaign
Died: July 21, 1864
Place of Death: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Age at time of Death: 37 years old
Burial Place: Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
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