1st Lt. (CSA) Samuel Polk Walker, Sr.

Married Eleanor Taylor Wormeley Oct 22 1834 Maury City TN. He was a nephew of President James K. Polk. Was 1st Lieutenant in Co. I, Walker's Regiment Confederate Volunteers.

Eleanor Taylor Wormley 1818 – 1880

Maria Belinda Walker 1834 – 1902

Catherine Cate Walker 1837 –

Eleanor Wormley Walker 1838 –

James Walker 1839 – 1861

Elizabeth C Walker 1841 –

John Warner Walker 1841 –

Samuel Polk Walker 1842 – 1898

Catherine Hannah Walker 1843 – 1902

William Pickett Walker 1845 –

Joseph Knox Walker 1850 – 1854

Ellen W Walker 1852 – 1916

Elizabeth Conner Walker 1855 – 1905

Mary Harris Walker 1856 –

Nashville Union and American Nov 6 1870 Death of a Prominent Citizen Memphis, Nov. 5--Col. Samuel P. Walker, an old and prominent citizen of Memphis, died at Baily Springs, Ala., to-day.

1850 Census Memphis TN Saml P Walker Age: 36 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: Memphis Ward 4, Shelby, Tennessee Gender: Male Family Number: 678 Household Members: Name Age Saml P Walker 36, merchant, value of real estate $10,500 Ellen (Wormeley) Walker 33 Maria Walker 15 Cate Walker 13 James Walker 11 John Walker 9 Samuel Walker 7 Wm Walker 5 Ellen Walker 3 Knox Walker 0 Hannah Wormeley, mother-in-law, age 50

1870 Census Memphis TN Sam P Walker 64 Elmer T Walker 53 Mary Walker 19 Lizzie Walker 16

Eleanor Taylor Wormley 1818 – 1880

Maria Belinda Walker 1834 – 1902

Catherine Cate Walker 1837 –

Eleanor Wormley Walker 1838 –

James Walker 1839 – 1861

Elizabeth C Walker 1841 –

John Warner Walker 1841 –

Samuel Polk Walker 1842 – 1898

Catherine Hannah Walker 1843 – 1902

William Pickett Walker 1845 –

Joseph Knox Walker 1850 – 1854

Ellen W Walker 1852 – 1916

Elizabeth Conner Walker 1855 – 1905

Mary Harris Walker 1856 –

Nashville Union and American Nov 6 1870 Death of a Prominent Citizen Memphis, Nov. 5--Col. Samuel P. Walker, an old and prominent citizen of Memphis, died at Baily Springs, Ala., to-day.

1850 Census Memphis TN Saml P Walker Age: 36 Birth Year: abt 1814 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: Memphis Ward 4, Shelby, Tennessee Gender: Male Family Number: 678 Household Members: Name Age Saml P Walker 36, merchant, value of real estate $10,500 Ellen (Wormeley) Walker 33 Maria Walker 15 Cate Walker 13 James Walker 11 John Walker 9 Samuel Walker 7 Wm Walker 5 Ellen Walker 3 Knox Walker 0 Hannah Wormeley, mother-in-law, age 50

1870 Census Memphis TN Sam P Walker 64 Elmer T Walker 53 Mary Walker 19 Lizzie Walker 16* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 9 2020, 19:38:47 UTC

Possible nephew of President James K. Polk?

Samuel was born Jan. 26, 1814; died about 1869; married Eleanor Taylor Wormley Oct. 22, 1834. They were married in Maury County, Tenn. She was a daughter of John Warner Wormley and Catherine Hannah Fairfax ( cousin of George Washington) . Samuel Polk Walker represented Tennessee in the Legislature one term after the war. He was Lieutenant, C. S. A., on General Marshall Walker's staff (aide). They were the parents of 10 children,

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 15 2023, 0:54:21 UTC