William L. Walker and Mahala Reese

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Husband William L. Walker

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           Born: 1780-1790
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 23 Apr 1825 - Lincoln Co., Georgia 1 2

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Wife Mahala Reese

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           Born: Between Sep 1795 and Sep 1796
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1837 3
         Buried:  - Old Bapt. Cem., Monroe, Walton Co., Georgia

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         Father: Hugh Reese (1742-1825)
         Mother: Elizabeth Newsom (1772-1848)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - William L. Walker

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CENSUS:

<pre>1830 Walton Co., Georgia
William L. Walker 1010001 -- 120001; 13 slaves
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10 2
1 10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50 </pre>

<pre>1840 Walton Co., Georgia, Brooks Dist.
Wm. L. Walker 02101001 -- 012; no # of slaves
male female
< 5
2 5-10 1
1 10-15 2
15-20
1 20-30
30-40
40-50
1 50-60
60-70 </pre>

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General Notes: Wife - Mahala Reese

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OBITUARY:

Find-a-Grave Memorial # 9199235:

Wife of William Loflin Walker who was the son of John H. Walker. They were married on April 23, 1825 in Lincoln County, Georgia. Children: Rebecca Naomi, b. 19 July 1829, married Thomas Henry Swords; William V. b. June 1835, married Mary Ann Camp; Anna Mariah, b. 1837, married Hugh Tomlinson.

Daughter of Hugh Rees and Elizabeth Newsome.
She died due to complications of childbirth.
From: Christian Index: Oct. 6, 1837; p.714.

DIED, in Walton County, Georgia on the 6 ultimo, Mrs. Mahala Walker, wife of William L. Walker and Hugh and Elizabeth Rees, of Columbia County in the 43 yr. of her age. Mrs. W. has left an infant daughter a few hours old, five children and a husband to mourn their loss; but they have the consolation that their loss is her infinite gain. She died in hope of a blessed immortality. In early life, became a member of the Baptist Church, and retained her integrity til the last.
"Why should we mourn departed friends, or shake at death's alarms;
Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, to call them to his arms."

FATHER'S WILL:

In her father's will written in 1823 Mahala is not mentioned in a list of his children.

1 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Lincoln > Marriages (White), Book G(1), 1806-1829. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJN-SSH), William L. Walker and Mahala Rees, 23 Apr 1825; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Georgia, FHL microfilm 202,677.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 9199235.