John 2 Moseley Walker

(1824-1894)

Biographical Data

Important Dates

John 2 Moseley Walker was born on December 27, 1824. He died in August, 1894, and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, NC. John Moseley Walker was buried near church at Blowing Rock; now in Oakdale Cemetery [1].

Relatives

• Parents: Carleton Walker (1777-1840) [1] and Caroline Mary Mallett (1789-1862) [1].
• Spouse: Eliza Jane Gibbs [1].
• Paternal grandparents: James Walker and Jane Woodhouse.
• Maternal grandparent: Peter Mallett.
• Siblings:
  • three brothers, Carleton Walker, [Jr.], James Woodhouse Walker and Peter Mallett Walker.
  • seven sisters, Caroline De Berniere Walker (1820-1900), Catherine Burke Walker, Mary Pearson Walker, Margaret Isabella Walker (1824-1904) , Sophia Woodhouse Walker, Eliza Henrietta Walker and Sarah Jane Walker.
• Other: John 1 Moseley Walker (half-brother, 1802-1824).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).