He was born on 2 March 1831, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, to Josiah P Walker (b. 23 Apr 1808, Brothers Valley, Somerset, PA), and Rachel Miller (b.1812, Freidens, Somerset, PA). [sources: date: 14; 3 (49 in 1880), 4, 6 (34 in 1865), 9 (29 in 1850), 10 (39 in 1860), 11 (49 in 1870), 15 (1831). place: 3, 4, 9, 10, 11. parents: 4]
In 1850, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. [source: 9]
He married Rose Ann Hay in 1851, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was born in October 1835, in Pennsylvania. They apparently had these ten children:
[source: 4, 8, 12, 13, 16]
In 1860, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, and owned $500 in personal property. He was living with his wife Rose Ann and three children. [source: 10]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 11 March 1865. He was mustered in at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania as a private, in company B. [sources: 1, 6, 18]
He may have been charged for lost equipments, perhaps when the regiment mustered out. [source: 5]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 6, 18]
In 1870, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, and owned $8000 in real estate and $1850 in personal property. He was living with his wife Roseanna and seven children. [source: 11]
On 22 June 1880, he successfully applied for a pension. [source: 7]
In 1880, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was an inventor. He was living with his wife, Rosa Ann, and their ten children. [source: 3]
He died on 11 January 1887. He was buried in Union Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 4, 14, 15]
On 7 May 1887, his widow, Rose A Walker, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 2, 7]
In 1890, his widow, Rosy A Walker, was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He had had chronic diarrhea and heart disease. [source: 8]
In 1900, his widow, Rosie Walker, was living in Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was living with four of her children. [source: 12]
In 1910, his widow Rosie A Walker was living at 26 East South Street, Somerset Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was living with three of her children. [source: 13]
On 20 October 1912, his widow, Rosean Hay Walker, died, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 16, 17]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Charles Walker)
2 pension index, by name (supplied by Dennis Clowney) (Charles F Walker)
3 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 23, page 476A = 9 handwritten (Charles F Walker)
4 Rootsweb World Connect File (from David Buchroeder) (Charles Frederick Walker)
5 list of men who owed money [?] (Chas Walker)
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004 (Charles Walker)
7 pension index, by regiment (Charles F Walker)
8 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 26, page 1 (Charles F Walker)
9 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M432, film 828, page 42 (Charles Walker)
10 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, post office Benford's Store, pages 532-533 = 154-155 handwritten (Charles F Walker)
11 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, post office Leronville?, microfilm series M593, film 1452, page 484 = 36 handwritten] (Charles F Walker)
12 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Borough, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 193, page 156A = sheet 16 handwritten (Rosie Walker)
13 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Borough, supervisor's district 22, enumeration district 160, microfilm series T624, film 1420, page 227 = sheet 12A (Rosie Walker)
14 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 December 2010) (Chas F Walker)
15 Find a grave, memorial 101732181, created by LF, added 4 December 2012, accessed 14 Jul 2013 (includes a photo of the headstone) (Charles F Walker)
16 Find a grave, memorial 101732421, created by LF, added 4 December 2012, accessed 14 July 2013 (Rosean Hay Walker)
17 Pennsylvania death indices, 1912 ('Walker, Rosean H.; 96887; Somerset; Oct. 20.')
18 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Charles Walker)
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| Dwellings visited | 290 | ||||
| Families visited | 301 | ||||
| Name | Charles Walker | Edward do | Harriet " | Elisabeth " | Elisabeth Miller |
| Age | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 75 |
| Sex | m | " | f | " | " |
| Color | w | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Do | |||
| Real estate owned | |||||
| Birthplace | Penna | Do | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling number | 1090 | ||||
| Family number | 1070 | ||||
| Name | Charles F.Walker | Rose Ann Walker | Horace G " | Naomi B " | John C. " |
| Age | 29 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | ||||
| Place of birth | Pa | Pa | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Dwelling-house number | 241 | ||||||||
| Family number | 244 | ||||||||
| Name | Walker Charles F | - Roseanna | - Horace G. | - Naomi B. | -John C. | - William F | - Edward H | - Josiah B. | _ Ann M. |
| Age | 39 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | |||||||
| Real estate value | 8000 | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | 1850 | ||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Can't read | |||||||||
| Can't write | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| street name | ||||||||||||
| house number | ||||||||||||
| dwelling visit # | [72] | |||||||||||
| family visit # | 77 | |||||||||||
| name | Walker Charles F | - Rose Anna | - Horace G. | - N. Belle | - John C | - Willis F | - Edward H. | - Josiah B | - Ann M | - Samuel G | - Lulu J | - Marion E |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | M | M | M | M | F | M | F | F |
| age | 49 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||||||
| relationship | Inventor [sic] | Wife | Son | Daughter | Son | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Daughter |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||||||||
| married during year | ||||||||||||
| occupation | Inventor | Keeping House | Agent | [illegible; written over another word] | Black Smith | Painter | At House | At House | ||||
| months unemployed | ||||||||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||||||
| blind | ||||||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||||||
| insane | ||||||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| can't read | ||||||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||||||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| street | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling number | 341 | ||||||
| family number | 350 | ||||||
| name | Walker Rosie | - Edward | - Annie M | - Marion E | Wrong [??], George | - Lulu | - Rosallen |
| relationship | Head | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Son-in-law | Daughter | Granddaughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | F | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| birth date | Oct 1835 | Apr 1864 | July 1861 | July 1878 | Oct 1869 | Aug 1878 | Dec 1897 |
| age | 64 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 2 |
| married? | Wd | S | S | S | M | M | S |
| # years married | 4 | 4 | |||||
| mother of how many children? | 10 | 1 | |||||
| # of children living | 8 | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||
| occupation | Carpenter | ||||||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||||||
| # months in school | |||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| owned/rented | O | ||||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| street | East South St. | |||
| house nr | 26 | |||
| dwelling nr | 252 | |||
| family nr | 274 | |||
| name | Walker Rosie A | - Edward H | - Annie M | - Marian |
| relationship | Head | Son | daughter | daughter |
| sex | F | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 74 | 45 | 40 | 32 |
| marital status | Wd | S | S | S |
| #years present marriage | ||||
| mother of # children | 10 | |||
| mother of # living children | 8 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | None | Arche [?] | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | ||||
| employer etc. | ||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | F | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||
| civil war vet | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||