Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Benjamin Walker and Margaret Cunningham




Husband Benjamin Walker 1 2

           Born: Bef 1763 - Path Valley, Cumberland (later Perry) Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1843 - Shelocta, Indiana Co, PA 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage:  - Path Valley, Cumberland (later Perry) Co, PA



Wife Margaret Cunningham 1 2

           Born: Abt 1763
     Christened: 
           Died: 1818 1
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Robert Walker 1 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth Matthews (      -Bef 1880) 1


2 F Jane Walker 1 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert Walker (      -Bef 1880) 1 3


3 F Mary [1] Walker 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



4 M John Walker 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 



5 F Mary [2] Walker 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] McCullom (      -      ) 3
         Spouse: William Armstrong (      -Bef 1880) 4


6 M Benjamin Walker 1 3

           Born: 1799 1
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Shelocta, Indiana Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1825 1


7 M Thomas Walker 1

           Born: Abt 1807
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1880
         Buried: 



8 M James Walker 1 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1880 - Shelocta, Indiana Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Margaret Wiggins (      -      ) 1


9 F Margaret Walker 3 5

           Born: Abt 1805
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: David Johnston (Abt 1802-1878) 6
           Marr: 1830 6


10 M Alexander Walker 1 7

           Born:  - Indiana Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1876 - ? Armstrong Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - U. P. Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co, PA
         Spouse: Margaret McFarland (      -      ) 1 7



General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Walker

Shelocta, Indiana Co, PA - a farmer

He was a native of the Path Valley, where he married his wife. He came to Indiana County in 1786, having purchased the property of James Findley. The family were often forced to retire to the blockhouse, which was about ten rods from the cabin, and about one-fourth of a mile from Crooked creek.

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Sources


1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 428.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 818.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 819.

4 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 1880.

5 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 428, 429.

6 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 429.

7 O. S. Marshall, The Marshall Family (Kittanning, PA: Steam Press of Reichert Bros., 1884), Pg 155.


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