Individual Details

Martha Longmire

(1810 - Aft 1880)



Married William Walker about 1830.


1850 Census Campbell Co, TN, Hh 298
William Walker, 43, b. VA, Farmer
Mrtha, 40, b. TN
William H., 17, b. TN
Sarah A. H., 16
Mary M., 14
Louisa J., 12
James E., 9
Elizabeth W., 7
Mahala S., 5
Marcellus, 3
Olive, 1
David Cravin, 18, Farmer

1860 Census. Union Co, TN, Hh 748
William Walker, 53, Farmer
Martha, 40
James E., 19
Elizabeth M., 17
Mahala S., 15
Sayles M. 13
Olla N., 12
Franklin, 11
Marth E., 6

1870 Census. Union Co, TN, Hh 68
William Walker, 63, Farmer, b. VA
Martha, 60, b. TN
Syles M., 22, b. TN
Martha E., 14, b. TN

Living with son Marcellus in the 1880 census, Union Co, TN
M. M. Walker, 33
Nancy Ellen, 27, wife
Mary Moss, 4, dau
July E., 3, dau
Martha E., 4 months, dau
Martha, 69, Mother

The following are said by some to be the graves of Martha & William - suspect this is a very different couple. The Lon Sharp Cemetery was located in Campbell Co, TN
Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files
Graves Removed from Norris Reservoir Area (from Cemeteries Below Pool Level):
Martha Walker, from Lon Sharp Cemetery, Grave 14. Died 1875, age 78, reinterred New Loyston Cemetery, NOTE: Census records show that Martha was born about 1810 which does not match this record showing her born in 1797 - she wasn't that old. AND she is living with her son in 1880, very much alive.
Billie Walker, from Lon Sharp Cemetery, Grave 15, Died 1870, age 75, reinterred New Loyston Cemetery. NOTE: Census records suggest he was born about 1807 - several years younger than this entry.

Events

Birth1810Tennessee
MarriageAbt 1830William Walker
DeathAft 1880Union County, Tennessee

Families

SpouseWilliam Walker (1807 - 1880)
ChildSarah Ann Walker (1834 - 1901)
FatherElijah M. Longmire (1777 - 1849)
MotherMary "Polly" Moss (1786 - 1862)
SiblingMary Longmire (1804 - 1850)
SiblingRobert L. Longmire (1806 - 1849)
SiblingWilliam Henderson Longmire (1808 - 1882)
SiblingElijah M. Longmire (1810 - 1836)
SiblingElizabeth "Betsy" Longmire (1813 - 1850)
SiblingReuben Moss Longmire (1817 - 1857)
SiblingLouisa B. Longmire (1819 - 1887)
SiblingMarcellus Longmire (1821 - 1892)
SiblingWilliam Turner Longmire (1822 - 1909)
SiblingJordan Franklin Longmire (1825 - 1902)