Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Military Information:

• US Army
• Deceased
• QR Code
• SAW: Spanish-American War
• 1-Alpha List
• Cemetery: Western Heights, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Dates of Service 1:

Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA

Dates of Service 2:

Service Start Date: NA Service End Date: NA

Bio:

Born 1837 in North Carolina
Died June 30, 1913 in Dallas (aged 75 or 76)

Walker is the only known Spanish-American War veteran buried here. He served in the U.S. Army’s 2nd Volunteer Texas Infantry Regiment, Company G. This unit was raised in Dallas during the Spanish-American War and participated in stateside military operations without seeing foreign combat. He and his wife had six children. After the war he farmed in both Lamar and Bell Counties in Texas. By 1910 he had been widowed and lived with his youngest son in Coleman County. He then moved to Dallas to live with his son William, at whose home he died. William is also buried here.