Walker Family Cemetery in Harris County Georgia

 Links back to the Walker Family page or to the Walker Plantation Houses page 

On the grounds of Rich Billy's plantation was the Walker Family Cemetery. It is a small cemetery, only about 12 identified graves (possibly a few unidentified). The cemetery is on private property, and is in a state of great disrepair. I have been given some photos of the cemetery from over the years, so I will post a few here.

     Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all photos on this page are courtesy of Abigail Dougherty. 

Find-a-Grave - I have also added the Walker Cemetery to the Find-a-Grave web site, posting relevant information and creating memorials for each person with an identified grave in the cemetery. I've also linked graves in this cemetery to the graves of family members (parents and offspring) in other cemeteries, where I have been able to locate them.

  From several hand-written drawings that were provided to me, I have created the following map of the grave locations in the Walker Family Cemetery. You can click here to get a full-screen copy.

Walker Family Cemetery Map

The History of Harris County by Barfield (ref 2, page 559) there is a listing of the graves in the cemetery (referred to as the William Walker Cemetery). In addition to those identified in the map, it mentions:

  • Miriam Juliette Walker, b. Feb. 1, 1834, d. July 5, 1834

  • Infant son of Elijah and Mary Cook b. Oct. Oct. 27, 1835

  • Infant daughter of Elijah and Mary Cook b. March 1, 1838

The Barfield book doesn't mention the Lula Phillips nor the Alexander Walker graves. It does, However, have listing for Graves in the Walker-Mitchell-McDougald Cemetery near Mulberry Grove, and in the Merriott Walker Family Lot in the Union Springs Cemetery in Union Springs, AL. There are relatives of Rich Billy in those cemeteries, so I will include those in notes at the bottom of this page.

Here are some photos of the cemetery from over the years. Click on the photo for links.

Circa 1963:

Walker Family Cemetery Harris County GA

Circa 2010:

Walker Family Cemetery Harris County GA     Walker Family Cemetery Harris County GA

Walker Family Cemetery Harris County GA

Mary Vivion Walker, wife of William "Rich Billy" Walker:

Mary Vivion Walker Grave

Virgil Homer Walker, son of Rich Billy and Mary. Note the Mason marking. There a story behind this.

Virgil Homer Walker graveVirgil Homer Walker grave

Thacker Vivion Walker, son of Rich Billy and Mary.

Thacker Vivion Walker grave   Thacker Vvivion Walker grave

William G. Walker, son of Rich Billy and Mary:

William G Walkr grave  William G Walker grave

There are Walker graves scattered across Georgia, Alabama, and Texas (at least). While this page was focusing on the Walker Family Cemetery on Rich Billy's plantation, I will include a litle bit of information I pulled frm the Barfield book, since it was also referencing the Walker Family Cemetery (and the book can be hard to get if you don't live in the Harris County area).

 Merriott Walker Family Lot in the Union Springs Cemetery in Union Springs, AL. includes:

  • Dr. George Nix Phillips, son of General Phillips of Ellerslie, Georgia, b. 10/09/1825, married to Lucina Walker on 10/04/1848, died in Montgomery County Texas 03/11/1877

  • Mrs. Lucina Mary (Walker) Phillips, daughter of Colonel Virgil H. Walker, consort of George Phillips, b. 03/14/1828, d. 02/12/1879

  • Hnery Moffett Phillips, son of Dr. George Nix Phillips and Lucina M. Walker Phillips, b. Montgomery County, Texas 01/10/1860, d. 03/05/1863

  • Ann B. (Walker) Phillips, wife of Abram Phillips, b. 08/30/1827, d. 12/02/1875

  • Merriott Warren Walker (confederate marked 1861-1865), b. 03/29/1834, d. 07/18/1887 - son of Virgil Homer Walker

Barfield also mentions the Walker-Mitchell-McDougald Cemetery near Mulberry Grove. In it lies:

  • Ellen Emeline Walker b. 07/23/1812, d. 05/30/1837 - She was married to Dr. Austin Walker (his first or second wife. She was a widow when she married Austin).

  • Austin Mitchell Walker b. and d. May 1837, Ellen may have been mother and died shortly after.

  • There are several names of John Walker, sometimes with middle name Mitchell. I'm not sure how they relate to the "Rich Billy" Walkers.