Personal Note: I apologize for my absence these last few months, but my Mother, who just
celebrated her 85th birthday has not been doing well since she had a fall last October and
since she is a very proud and independent lady she has insisted on staying in her own home
and I have been driving back and forth to get her to her doctor appointments and to the grocery
store and hither and yon for the other neccesities of life. But finally she is at least
"considering" moving in with me. I've updated the Wallis Funeral Home information and added book 6 and I have about half of the 1870 census transcribed
and ready to go online and hope to add an everyname index. Please be patient with me and remember
us in your prayers. Thanks for your understanding. If you don't get a reply from the gacounty@bellsouth.net
address, then write to our family address at osburn@bellsouth.net.
History of Walker County, Georgia
Walker County was formed in 1833 from Murray County, at this time
the territory of Walker included not only it's present area, but
all of Dade and a large part of Whitfield, Catoosa and Chattooga counties. In 1837 all of Walker's territory west of the top of Lookout Mountain was cut off and the county of Dade was established as the most northwestern county in the State. In 1838 another portion was cut off and the county of Chattooga was
established. Then again in 1853, more territory was extracted and the county of Catoosa was formed. In 1853 and later in 1859
other portions of Walker County were used to make Whitfield County.
Walker County was named for Major Freeman Walker of Augusta, who was one of the leading members of the Bar in his day
and for some years a Senator from Georgia. The early settlements of Walker County included, Armurchee (East and West); Cane Creek; Cedar Grove; Chestnut Flat; Chickamauga; Chattanooga Valley; Kensington; LaFayette; Lisbon; Lookout Mountain; Pond Spring; Rock Springs; Rossville; Wilson and Duck Creek.
--from The History of Walker County, Georgia by James Alfred Sartain. Published by A.J. Showalter Company, Dalton, Georgia, 1932
Send me your Walker County family page url so I can provide a link back to your site
MUST have a connection to Walker County
ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCMENT
Confederate Ancestors
If you have a Confederate ancestor from Walker County that needs
a headstone, The Sons of Confederate Veterans will help you get one. We will be glad to set the stone for you, and if you want us to we will have a ceremony in honor of your ancestor. For information write to Gary Brooks, Sons of Confederate Veterans, John B. Gordon Camp 599 in LaFayette, Georgia. The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a historical organization, we are not associated with any political or racial organization. Our only purpose is to honor our Confederate ancestor.
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Walker County Census Allcensus, which publishes census records by county on cd's, has made us a wonderful offer. Most of their census cd's (one county per cd) are $39 a few are a little higher and they have offered a $10
discount to anyone ordering Walker County, GA census records if you mention this page. But you have to tell
them you saw the offer here to get the discount. Visit their page
and order online or by mail.
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THESE MEN WORE GREY - by Karen Thompson Ledford
A work representing 7 years of research, this series of books consists of all identifiable Confederate graves in Franklin; Habersham and Stephens Counties in Georgia, along
with their wives graves. Also included with these records, where obtainable, is a Genealogical Profile of each soldier and in
this profile the soldier's dates of birth and death, his wife's maiden name and date and place of their marriage; his parents names and in some cases his mother's maiden name with date and place of their marriage; his siblings, and where possible, his
children's names. Military records include Company, Regiment, Branch of Service, and the county from which he served.
Many have complete service records, and if he drew a Confederate Pension from the State of Ga. and if his wife filed for a
widow's pension. All the preceding is individually Referenced, including Title, Volume, and page number of the source from
which they were taken. The Burial Records are completely Indexed.
There are more books planned for Northeast Georgia counties.
CEMETERIES OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA - by Shirley Morris. This 1000 page book, which includes Family Cemeteries, Churches and Cemeteries, Memorial Parks, Directions to Each Cemetery and a Partial Listing of Confederate Soldiers Markers, may be ordered from
Shirley Morris, 330 Arch Drive, Canton, GA 30114. (770-479-2804)
Cost will be $60 if picked up at the Probate Court Office of the Cherokee County Courthouse or $66 if mailed. (Make checks payable to Shirley Morris)
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Kathleen Burnett is starting "GAWALKER", a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Walker County, Georgia. Mailing address for postings is gawalker-l@rootsweb.com.
To subscribe send the word "subscribe"(without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to:
You can read all of the old Walker Co., GA Archived
Messages in the Roots Web Mailing Lists -- Interactive Search located at http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Just type in
gawalker and follow the instructions.
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Lost and Found
Jerry and Jeanie Collier would like to send a tombstone home. Jerry found a tombstone in a warehouse that was about to be demolished in Waco, Texas. On the tombstone is:
Frederick R. Gerber
Father J. T.
Mother M. A.
Walker Co. GA
July 4, 1884
August 20, 1900
If this belongs to your family or if you know who it does belong to, contact
In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Georgia Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Georgia, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked,
so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. Visit The Georgia GenWeb Project homepage for more information.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. My name is Sherry Osburn and I am the person responsible for Walker County. If you would like to contribute your information to this page, please let me know. Walker County is located in the Northwest region of Georgia and
the Regional County Coordinator is Carla Cegielski.
Visit the Georgia County Selection List to locate the GAGenWeb page for
each Georgia County. If you would like to host a county,
contact Tim Stowell for more information.
Interested in locations outside of Georgia? Then visit The USGenWeb Project for links to each state and when you are
ready to look for that immigrant ancestor then The World GenWeb Project
should be the next place to visit.
Confederate Ancestors
