★★★ Walker, Joseph Knox

Joseph Knox Walker​

Born: July 19, 1818

Birthplace: Columbia, Tennessee

Father: James Walker 1792 – 1864

(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)​

Mother: Jane Maria Polk 1798 – 1876

Brother: Brig. General Lucius M. Walker

Wife: Augusta Adams Tabb 1824 – 1860

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Children:

Mary Polk Walker Armstrong 1843 – 1872​

(Buried: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)​

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Henry Tabb Walker 1844 – 1928​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama)​

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Samuel Polk Walker 1845 – 1932​

(Buried: Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho)​

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Sally Walker Boon 1846 – 1903​

(Buried: Park Cemetery, Carthage, Missouri)​

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Joseph Knox Walker Jr. 1847 – 1858​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Augusta Tabb Walker 1850 – 1860​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Nellie Knox Walker Gardner 1852 – 1882​

(Buried: Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas)​

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Cellie Walker 1856 – 1856​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

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Gideon Pillow Walker 1857 – 1859​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Education:

Graduated from Yale University​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee​

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Private Secretary to President James Knox Polk​

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1857 – 1859: Tennessee State Senator​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Resigned as Colonel on May 14, 1862 due to bad health​

Died: August 21, 1863

Place of Death: Residence of His Sister, Memphis, Tennessee

Age at time of Death: 45 years old

Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (August 23, 1863)

 

[Luke Freet]

Joseph Knox Walker:​

Born: July 19, 1818View attachment 385352
Birthplace: Columbia Tennessee
Father: James Walker 1792 – 1864
Mother: Jane Maria Polk 1798 – 1876
Wife: Augusta Adams Tabb 1824 – 1860
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee)
Children:
Mary Polk Walker Armstrong 1843 – 1872
(Buried: Saint Mary's Cemetery Springfield Missouri)
Henry Tabb Walker 1844 – 1928
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Montgomery Alabama)
Samuel Polk Walker 1845 – 1932
(Buried: Normal Hill Cemetery Lewiston Idaho)
Sally Walker Boon 1846 – 1903
(Buried: Park Cemetery Carthage Missouri)
Joseph Knox Walker Jr. 1847 – 1858
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee)
Augusta Tabb Walker 1850 – 1860
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee)
Nellie Knox Walker Gardner 1852 – 1882
(Buried: Oak Cemetery Fort Smith Arkansas)
Cellie Walker 1856 – 1856
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee)
Gideon Pillow Walker 1857 – 1859
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee)

Education:
Graduated from Yale University

Occupation before War:
Attorney in Memphis
Private Secretary to President James Knox Polk
1857 – 1859: Tennessee State Senator

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 2nd​ Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862: Resigned as Colonel on May 14, 1862 due to bad health


Died: August 21, 1863
Place of Death: Residence of His Sister in Memphis Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 45 years old
Cause of Death: Chronic diarrhea
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery Memphis Tennessee (August 23, 1863)

Brother: Brig. General Lucius M. Walker

Walker's regiment would later go on to form the 5th Confederate under James Argyle Smith