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December 13, 1818 - November 4, 1898
Born in Blount, Tennessee, and died in Cherokee County, North Carolina
Married Lt. Col. William Clay Walker on February 7, 1841, in Cherokee County, North Carolina
Interred: Walker Family Cemetery (Panther Top Rd.), Cherokee County, N.C.
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While her husband, Lieutenant Colonel William Clay Walker, was home in Cherokee County during sick leave on January 3, 1864, he was murdered by outlaws.
 
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