Jesse Walker

• Residence: Lancaster, Nebraska - 1870
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 15 2020, 19:39:14 UTC

Death date between 07 Apr 1848 and Jun 1849.

Information Provided by Elaine Artlip and some came from a family Bible.

Jesse married Maschia (Massey) Fisher on 02-12-1818 in Muskingum County, Ohio by Rev. Joseph Thrap (See notes under Maschia Fisher). The 1870 Census of Lancaster County, Nebraska, says that Masseyís father was Foreign-born.

In 1820, Jesse lived in Muskingum Township, Muskingum County, Ohio. In the 1830 Census, he appears in Hanover Township, Licking County, Ohio. Jesse appears in several Licking County records:

12 Mar, 1834; Deed Book T; page 716: Jesse Walker From Meshak Walker, both of Licking Co., for $200, 65 acres in the NW 1/4 Section 24, Twp 2, Range 10.

30 July, 1834; Deed Book T; page 636: Original grant to Jesse Walker and Amples Barton, Assignees of John Buckingham, 80 acres in school land for $114.42 in W 1/2 of Lot #14, Qtr. Twp, 2 in Twp. 4, Range 15, Hartford Twp.

24 Aug, 1839; Probate: Estate of Meshach walker; $800 bond; James Walker, Administrator; Jesse Walker and Jonathan Sayre, bondsmen.

7 Sept, 1839; Deed Book HH; page 284: Jesse Walker and Massa his wife to Elias walker, all of Licking Co., 32 acres in Sect. 24, Twp 2, Range 10.

5 Nov, 1841: Deed Book KK; page 581; Mortgage: $50 by Jesse Walker on 32 acres (R 10, T 2, Sec 24) to Jonathan Davidson. On 6 Dec, 1851, the record shows that full payment had been made on the mortgage.

15 Jan, 1848; Probate: Estate of Richard Davidson, $700 bond; Andrew Nicholson and Robert Wills, executors, with John Dodson and Jesse Walker as bondsmen.

21 Feb, 1848; Deed Book 51; page 194: Jesse and Massa Walker to William Weekly for $1,300, the NW 1/4 Sect 24, Twp 2, Range 10 "the south part (64 acres) having been conveyed to Wm. Weekley by Jesse Walker", the balance (96 acres) is now conveyed. Jesse signed, Massa signed by mark. The deed record says "the said Jesse Walker sold 32 acres of the north end of said quarter five or six years ago to my son Elias walker and he sold the same to Wm. H. Henderson."

7 Apr, 1848; Deed Book 51; page 214: From William Weakley to Jesse Walker for $1,300 in hand and promissory notes as follows: $100 due 1 April, 1848, $300 due 1 October, 1848, $318 due 1 Oct, 1850, $212 due 1 October, 1854, and $212 due 1 October, 1856, 96 acres in north part of NW 1/4 Sect 21, Twp 2, Range 10.

15 Nov, 1856; Deed Book 51; page 214: A mortgage release is recorded by Elias walker as Administrator of the estate of Jesse Walker.

The deed signed by Jesse 7 April, 1848, is the last record of him found. He apparently died sometime between that date and June, 1849, as his death is not recorded in the 1850 Mortality Schedule for either Licking or Mercer County.

Muskingum County, Ohio, Probate records, Book 1; page 317; No. 3618: John Walker of Jackson Township died 7 May, 1854. In undated Schedule "A" of the estate's assets, in repaid debts, Jesse Walker paid $45, which was not in the inventory.

Jesse probably died in Mercer County where he is buried with some of his grand children (John's children) that died as infants or young children. By the time of the 1850 Census, Massey and the children were living in Mercer County, near Celina. In the mid-1860s, the children left Ohio, and went west. apparently they didn't all leave at the same time, and it isn't known just when Massey went, or with whom. In 1870, she was living with Elias in Lancaster County, Nebraska, but must have gone later to Fremont County, Iowa, where John and Samuel lived, as she is buried there.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 15 2020, 19:43:04 UTC