William Holmes WALKER

Birth:
28 Aug 1820
Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont
Death:
9 Jan 1908
Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho
Burial:
12 Jan 1908
Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho
Marriage:
28 Apr 1850
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Sources:
Records of the John Walker Family Organization
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Birth date also listed as 29 August 1820.
NOTES:
    1. All four wives of William Holmes WALKER were sealed to him 22 Apr 1865 at the Endowment House.
    2. After the death of William's mother in 1842, he lived in the home of Joseph Smith at Nauvoo, Illinois. He married Olive Farr in 1843.
    3. William started west with Mormon pioneers in 1846 and joined the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War. He was a private in Company "B".
    4. Missionary and mission president in South Africa, 1852-1857.
    5. Resided in Utah until 1887, when he moved to Idaho.
Mary Jane SHADDEN
Birth:
26 Jul 1830
Sing Sing, Westchester, New York
Death:
3 Sep 1916
Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho
Burial:
Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho
Sources:
The Life of Mary Jane Shadden Van Velsor Walker, by Sarah Scott Walker, 1935
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    1. Sealed to Fanny and Stephen Van Velsor.
    2. Joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the state of New York, and emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois.
    3. Mary and her mother were driven from their homes in Nauvoo, in what was known as the Exodus and in this they suffered untold trials.
    
MARRIAGE:
    Married by President Heber C. Kimball. He was a brother-in-law of William Holmes Walker, married to his sister, Lucy.
Children
Marriage
1
Theodocia Fanny WALKER
Birth:
8 Mar 1851
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
12 Nov 1920
Sugar City, Madison, Idaho
Samuel SHEARMAN 
Marr:
5 Apr 1869
 
2
Simeon H. WALKER
Birth:
6 Jul 1852
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
26 Sep 1928
Sutherland, Millard, Utah
Mary Jane PROWS 
Marr:
29 Sep 1915
 
3
Don Carlos WALKER
Birth:
21 May 1858
Provo, Utah, Utah
Death:
10 Apr 1930
Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho
Lovina Irene BLANCHARD 
Marr:
14 Sep 1927
 
4
William Adelbert WALKER
Birth:
5 Nov 1859
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
18 Jul 1940
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Lavina HARPER 
Marr:
14 Apr 1881
 
5
Winslow Farr WALKER
Birth:
30 Oct 1861
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
23 Oct 1943
Rexburg, Madison, Idaho
Sarah Melissa SCOTT 
Marr:
22 Dec 1881
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Birth date also listed as 10 October 1861.
6
Welby Holmes WALKER
Birth:
8 Jan 1864
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
26 Oct 1947
Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho
Sarah HEGSTED 
Marr:
10 Oct 1895
 
7
Edwin WALKER
Birth:
7 Jul 1865
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
8 Jan 1869
 
Marr:
 
8
Olive May WALKER
Birth:
13 Apr 1871
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Death:
20 Aug 1956
Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho
Arthur James GOODY 
Marr:
7 Mar 1893
 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Olive "Ollie" May WALKER
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William Holmes Walker - Mary Jane Shadden

William Holmes Walker was born at Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont 28 Aug 1820. His parents were John Walker and Lydia Holmes.

He married Mary Jane Shadden 28 Apr 1850 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah . Mary Jane Shadden was born at Sing Sing, Westchester, New York 26 Jul 1830 daughter of Simeon Shadden and Francis Cronk .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Theodocia Fanny Walker born 8 Mar 1851.
Simeon H. Walker born 6 Jul 1852.
Don Carlos Walker born 21 May 1858.
William Adelbert Walker born 5 Nov 1859.
Winslow Farr Walker born 30 Oct 1861.
Welby Holmes Walker born 8 Jan 1864.
Edwin Walker born 7 Jul 1865.
Olive May Walker born 13 Apr 1871.

William Holmes Walker died 9 Jan 1908 at Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho .

Mary Jane Shadden died 3 Sep 1916 at Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho .