Sophia Woodhouse Walker

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Sophia was buried in St. Matthew's Churchyard in Hillsborough, NC. Sophia Woodhouse Walker died young [1].

Relatives

• Parents: Carleton Walker (1777-1840) [1] and Caroline Mary Mallett (1789-1862) [1].
• Paternal grandparents: James Walker and Jane Woodhouse.
• Maternal grandparent: Peter Mallett.
• Siblings:
  • four brothers, Carleton Walker, [Jr.], James Woodhouse Walker, Peter Mallett Walker and John 2 Moseley Walker (1824-1894).
  • six sisters, Caroline De Berniere Walker (1820-1900), Catherine Burke Walker, Margaret Isabella Walker (1824-1904) , Mary Pearson 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).