Hamilton "Ham" Walker was born on 17 Jan., 1843 in Carter County, a son of John and Olivia "Ollie" (Williams) Walker. Ham was married in Carter County on 20 September, 1862 to Virginia "Jenny" Sturgill (ca1844-1906), a daughter of Alvin and Nancy Jane (Fraley) Sturgill.
Hamilton and Virginia (Sturgill) Walker were the parents of: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Walker (who married Eugene "Boot" Mead); Edna Frances Walker (who married Elijah Clark); Robert Mack Walker; John Farmer "Farm" Walker (who married first Minnie Highchew, and married second Goldie Griffith Estep); Charles "Charlie" Elliott Walker (who married Cynthia Kirk); Hattie Walker (who married Nim Williams); and Everett Walker (who married Eliza Mead).
Ham Walker died at age 82 in Boyd Co., KY on 1 May, 1925.
Submitted by: Chris Robinson