Individual Details
Zipporah Melissa Maxwell
(11 Aug 1834 - 13 Jun 1910)
G. M. Walker Immigration: DEC 1857 Kansas
Note: She came with her husband to Kansas.
Immigration: SEP 1862 Washington Co., Iowa
Note: Returned to Iowa with her three small children when her husband entered the U.S. Army.
Immigration: MAY 1866 Kansas
Note: She returned with her family, which was her home for the succeeding thirty years.
Children:
John Maxwell WALKER b: 02 SEP 1858 in Emporia, Kansas
Oliver David WALKER b: 03 DEC 1860 in Breckenridge, Lyon Co., Kansas
George Morton WALKER Jr. b: 17 AUG 1862 in Americus, Kansas
Jennie Orr WALKER b: 14 OCT 1865 in Crawfordsville, Iowa
May WALKER b: 28 DEC 1868
William Thomas WALKER b: 28 JUN 1874 in Lawrence, Kansas
James Herron WALKER b: 30 JUL 1877 in Lawrence, Kansas
Father's Name: John Maxwell
Mother's Name: Jane Orr
Events
| Birth | 11 Aug 1834 | Harrison County, Ohio |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Nov 1857 | Crawfordsville, Washington County, Iowa - George Morton Walker Sr. | | ||
| Census (family) | 13 Aug 1870 | Wakarusa, Douglas County, Kansas - George Morton Walker Sr. | |  | |
| Census (family) | 1 Mar 1875 | Wakarusa, Douglas County, Kansas - George Morton Walker Sr. | | | |
| Census (family) | 23 Jun 1880 | Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas - George Morton Walker Sr. | | | |
| Census (family) | 12 Jun 1900 | Jackson, Lee County, Iowa - George Morton Walker Sr. | | | |
| Death | 13 Jun 1910 | Washington, Washington County, Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | George Morton Walker Sr. (1830 - 1918) |
| Child | John Maxwell Walker (1858 - 1902) |
| Child | Dr. Oliver David Walker (1860 - 1954) |
| Child | George Morton Walker Jr. (1862 - 1957) |
| Child | Jennie Orr Walker (1865 - 1947) |
| Child | May M. Walker (1868 - 1972) |
| Child | Alice Walker (1869 - ) |
| Child | William Thomas Walker (1874 - 1932) |
| Child | James Herron Walker (1877 - 1942) |
Notes
Birth
or 1837 KansasMarriage
This marriage date and place is stated on George's Military Service record.Census (family)
George W Walker M 40 Pennsylvania - Civil engineerZipora Walker F 35 Ohio
John M Walker M 11 Kansas
Oliver D Walker M 9 Kansas
George M Walker M 8 Kansas
Jennie Walker F 4 Iowa
May M Walker F 2 Kansas
Alice Walker F 1 Kansas
Census (family)
G M Walker M 44 Pennsylvania - Civil engineerZipora Walker F 41 Ohio - Houskeeping
John M Walker M 17 Kansas - at school
Oliver D Walker M 14 Kansas - Herding cattle
G m Walker M 13 Kansas - at school
Jennie O Walker F 9 Kansas - at school
Mary Walker F 6 Kansas
Wm F Walker M 9/12 Kansas
Census (family)
George M Walker Self M 49 Pennsylvania - Civil engineerZippora M Walker Wife F 45 Ohio
John M Walker Son M 21 Kansas - Civil engineer
Oliver D Walker Son M 19 Kansas
George M Walker Son M 17 Kansas
Jennie O Walker Daughter F 14 Iowa
Mary Walker Daughter F 11 Kansas
William T Walker Son M 5 Kansas
James H Walker Son M 2 Kansas
Census (family)
George M Walker Father M 70 Pennsylvania - Civil engineerMelissa Walker Mother F 70 Ohio
Listed as the parents of David Hamill, b. Mar 1843 Penn.
with M. Laura Hamill, b. Dec 1849 Ind.
and son Smith Hamill, b. Jul 1889 Iowa
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJK-RTP : 12 April 2016), Jennie Walker in household of George W Walker, Kansas, United States; citing p. 432, family 394, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,932..
2. "Kansas State Census, 1875", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6X-6NR5 : 12 November 2017), Jennie O Walker in entry for G M Walker, 1875..
3. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPY-M6G : 12 August 2017), Jennie O Walker in household of George M Walker, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 81B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0380; FHL microfilm 1,254,380..
4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92J-DSW : accessed 13 November 2018), George M Walker in household of Smith Hamill, Jackson Township Keokuk city Ward 1, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 14A, family 308, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,442..
5. "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-Q5Q4 : 17 March 2018), Zippora Walker, 13 Jun 1910; citing Death, Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States, page 71, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,703,973..
6. Find A Grave Memorial 81069666.