Ignatius G. WALKER

• General Notes
  • b. IN (alt 13 Mar 1840)
    baptized St. Peter's, Montgomery, IN 21 Mar 1841
    enlisted in 24th Indiana Infantry on 31 Jul 1861
    m. Daviess Cty, IN 27 May 1877 to Eliza Ann GREENWOOD
    residing in Saline Cty, KS in 1900 and 1910
    d. Dickinson Cty, KS
    
    note:  Dickinson and Saline Counties are next to each other
    
    Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
    Name: Ignatius G. Walker
    State Filed: Kansas
    Widow: Eliza A. Walker
    
    1910 US Census (27 Apr), residing in District 125, Solomon, Saline, KS, dw/fam 79/79 in order of vis, head of h/hold is Ignatious G. WALKER, male, white, age 67 (b est 1843), first marriage, 32 years in pres marr (m est 1877), b IN, f/m b IN/IN, able to speak Eng, farmer on a general farm, worker class employer, rents property, farm, farm sched no 72, living with wife Eliza A., female, white, age 51, first marriage, 32 years in pres marr, 10/13 children surviving, b IN, f/m b IN/IN, able to read/write, speaks Eng, son Thomas T. age 27 (b est 1883) single, b KS, occup farm laborer on home farm, wage worker, able to read/write, speaks Eng, (record continues top of next page:) son Walter H., age 17 (b est 1893), single, b KS, occup farm laborer on home farm, wage worker, able to read/write, speaks Eng, dtr Myrtle 14 KS, dtr Pearl 12 KS, son Ignatious 8 KS, and dtr Clareta 6 KS.
    
    Image Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Solomon Twp, Saline, Kansas; Series: T624; Roll: 455; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 125; Part: 2; Line: 12.
    
    1900 US Census (Jun 5), residing in Solomon Twp, Saline Cty, KS, dw/fam 42/43 in order of visitation, head of h/hold is Ignatius WALKER, white, male, b Mar 1843, age 57, married 23 years (m est 1877, checks), b IN, f/m b IN/KY, farmer, can read/write/speak Eng, rents home, farm, number 49 farm sched, living with wife Liza A., white, female, b Feb 1859, age 41, married 23 years, 8/11 children living, b IN, f/m b IN/IN, able to read/write/speak Eng, dtr Rose b Jan 1881 19 single KS, occup domestic, able to read/write/speak Eng, attended school 0 months, son John T. b Dec 1882 17 single KS, occup farm laborer, able to read/write/speak Eng, attended school 2 months, dtr Eva B., b Oct 1884 16 single KS, able to read/write/speak Eng, attended school 0 months, dtr Cora, b Apr 1887 13 KS, able to read/write/speak Eng, occup "at school," attended school 6 months, dtr Mary J., b Jun 1889 10 KS, able to read/write/speak Eng, occup "at school," attended school 6 months, son Wallis H., b Oct 1892 7 KS, able to read/write/speak Eng, occup "at school," attended school 4 months, dtr Myrtle, b Jul 1895 4 KS, and dtr Pearl, b Mar 1898 2 KS.  Same pg includes a James/Rebecca BREWER Apr 1874 IA/Feb 1875 IN and John/Ann WALKER KS/Canada-French.  John's parents were both b. Canada.  No other WALKER head of h/hold b IN in Saline in 1900.
    
    Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Solomon, Saline, Kansas; Roll: T623 498; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 113.
    
    Even after settling in Silver Lake, Ignatius continued to subscribe to The Daviess County Democrat, and he wrote in to renew his subscription, as reported in the paper (!) Vol. 17, No. 9. Saturday, January 19, 1884.
    
    marriage record citation:
    Indiana Marriages 1845-1920
    Title:    Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume II Letters G to M Inclusive
    Record Location:    Daviess County, Indiana
        W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Washington Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration 1940
    Spouse 1:    Eliza A Greenwood
    Spouse 2:    Ignatius Walker 
    Marriage Date:    27 May 1877 
    County:    Daviess 
    Book:    4 
    Original Source Page:    330
    
    Note following land transactions from Daviess Cty, IN in 1869:
    Stephen Walker to Ignatius Walker half brother 15 March 1869
    NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 sec 13 T2N of R6W
    SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 sec 12 T2N of R6W
    Ignatius Walker to Stephen Walker his half brother 15 March 1869
    S 1/2 of NE 1/4 sec 13 T2N R6W
    Stephen Walker to Patrick Noland
    S 1/2 of NE 1/4 sec 13 T2N R6W 80 acres
    
    Civil War Service Records Record
    Name: Ignatius G. Walker
    Company: D 
    Unit: 24 Indiana Infantry. 
    Rank - Induction: Private 
    Rank - Discharge: Private 
    Allegiance: Union 
    Notes: Walker, Ignatus E. or Ignatus 
    
    American Civil War Soldiers Record
    Name: Ignatius Walker ,  
    Residence: Daviess County, Indiana 
    Enlistment Date: 31 July 1861 
    Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 
    Side Served: Union 
    State Served: Indiana 
    Unit Numbers: 574 
    Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 31 July 1861
    Enlisted in Company D, 24th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 31 July 1861.
    
    See below for more on 24th Indiana Infantry.
    
    1860 US Census (Jun 2), post office Black Oak Ridge, living in Barr Twp, Daviess Cty, IN, sole occupant and head of h/hold is carpenter Ignadeous [sic] WALKER, 19 (est b yr 1841) IN.  Living among Nancy WALKER 50 KY, Joseph/Rebe(cc)a WALKER 27/22 IN/IN and Samuel A./Mary (I./J.) WALKER 27/24 IN/KY.
    
    record citation:
    Roll:    M653_251  Page:    742
    
    In November 1850, Ignatius appears at age 10 in widowed mother Nancy's h/hold in Reeve Twp, Daviess Cty, IN.
    
    Evansville diocese, Judy Neff:  Born March 12, 1841 and baptized March 21, 1841 at St. Peter.
    
    Regimental History
    Twenty-fourth Infantry INDIANA
    (3 years)
    
    Twenty-fourth Infantry. Cols., Alvin P. Hovey, William T. Spicely Lieut.-Cols., John Gerber, William T. Spicely, Richard F. Barter, John F. Grill, Francis A. Sears, William S. Pollard; Majs., Cyrus C. Hines William T. Spicely, Richard F. Barter, John F. Grill, Francis M. Redburn, David Kelly.
    
    This regiment was organized at Vincennes and was mustered in
    July 31, 1861. It left the state Aug. 19, joined Fremont's army at St. Louis, and moved to the interior of Missouri.
    
    In Feb. 1862, it was ordered to Fort Donelson and reached Paducah the day after its surrender. It then moved to Fort Henry and later joined Grant's army at Pittsburg landing. It was conspicuously engaged at the battle of Shiloh where Lieut.-Col. Gerber fell.
    
    Col. Hovey was appointed brigadier general on April 28, and Maj. Spicely was commissioned colonel. The regiment participated in the siege of Corinth, moving from there to Memphis and then was transferred to Helena, Ark., where it remained until the spring of 1863, engaging in numerous minor
    expeditions through Arkansas and was in many skirmishes.
    
    It moved with Hovey's division of the 13th corps to the siege of Vicksburg and was in nearly all the skirmishes and battles of that campaign, including Port Gibson and Champion's Hill,
    charging and defeating the enemy at the latter place. It was in the trenches before Vicksburg from May 19 to July 4, and was then stationed at and near New Orleans until Jan. 1, 1864.
    
    It reenlisted as a veteran organization in January and returned home on furlough. It passed the year at various
    points in Louisiana, and while at Morganza in December the 67th regiment was consolidated with it.
    
    It was transferred to Barrancas, Fla., in Jan. 1865, participated in the investment of Mobile, took part in the
    battles about Fort Blakely and in the assaults made upon the enemy's works was the first to place its colors thereon. It was then sent to Selma, Ala., and afterwards to Galveston,
    Tex.
    
    On July 16, the regiment was reorganized as a battalion of five companies, the other five being made up largely of men who had enlisted prior to Oct. 1862, in the 24th and 67th, and were mustered out July 19. The battalion remained at Galveston until mustered out on Nov. 15, 1865.
    
    The original strength was 1,053; recruits, 377; reenlistments, 343; total, 1,773. Loss by death, 251; desertion, 61; unaccounted for, 161.
    
    Source: The Union Army, vol. 3
    
    Battles Fought
    
    Fought on 07 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN.
    Fought on 01 May 1863 at Magnolia Hills, MS.
    Fought on 01 May 1863 at Port Gibson, MS.
    Fought on 16 May 1863 at Champion Hills, MS.
    Fought on 16 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
    Fought on 17 May 1863 at Vicksburg, MS.
    Fought on 28 February 1864 at Orleans, IN.
    Fought on 18 March 1864 at Indiana.
    Fought on 01 April 1864 at Fort Blakely, AL.
    Fought on 02 April 1865 at Fort Blakely, AL.
    Fought on 05 April 1865 at Fort Blakely, AL.
    Fought on 09 April 1865 at Mobile, AL.
    
    Note also:
    Name: Benjamin F Walker ,  
    Residence: Daviess County, Indiana 
    Enlistment Date: 10 October 1861 
    Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 
    Side Served: Union 
    State Served: Indiana 
    Unit Numbers: 593 
    Service Record: Enlisted as a Musician on 10 October 1861
    Enlisted in Company G, 42nd Infantry Regiment Indiana on 10 October 1861. 

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