Margaret wrote: > You pushed my button when I read on the Tishimingo List, Ephraim > Walker, Methodist Minister. I am not looking for him, but am looking for > my great-great grandfather, William Ephraim James from same county. One > of his sons was a Methodist minister. William Ephraim was born in TN > (where I don't know). His wife has several family members buried at > Shiloh Methodist Church. Therfore, I am very interested in your Ephraim > Walker. When was he born and where? I can't wait to go to the library > and see if they are living in close proximity to my MYERS and JAMES (all > Methodist, I believe). > Margaret, (also bulletin boards, hope this helps someone). I've already consulted Dr. Fullwood, no help on my family. But here is what I have and what I know: Ephraim Walker was born 1775 in SC. Married Mary Beauchamp in abt 1795. Children: Nancy 1796, infant 1798, Martha 1800, Archelaus 1801, Abel 1803, James 1805, daugher 1808, William 1810, Thomas 1812, John B 1814, daughter 1820. (one of the daughters is Mary). Ephraim and Mary in following places following years: Lexington Co SC - 1800 Jackson Co GA -1805 Knox Co TN - 1806 Livingston Co KY 1810 Clinton Co IL 1815 Washington Co IL 1818 Davidson Co TN 1820 Hardin Co TN 1830 Tishomingo Co TN 1837 - 1840 - 1845 - 1850-1860 Ephraim was an ordained a Methodist Episcopal Itinerant Minister. He was listed with the Louisville KY conference. He is listed as follows in the Methodist records: 1800 South Carolina, 1805 Georgia, 1808 West Tennessee, 1810 Kentucky, 1818 Illinois, 1820 Tennessee, 1830, Tennessee, 1840 Mississippi. He died in 1862 and is listed on the 1863 Louisville Ky Conference record. No obituary, just a notation. Family stories state the following: "John B Walker at this time (1835) was in the dairy business with his brother, Thomas, who, besides being a diaryman, was also a Methodist minister, along with another brother Archelaus. it is possible that these two preacher brothers were responsible for the construction of the historical old Methodist church known as Shiloh, around which the great battle of Shiloh was fought during the Civil War. " I do know that is was not his brother Thomas that he was in business with but with a Thomas Walker (don't know relation yet). This Thomas lived just outside of what is now Cornith MS. John Cain is a decendent of this family. Have a another family story that backs up the info that John worked for a Thomas Walker who's mother was Polly. There is a Polly Walker on the 1845 census. Archelaus was definitely a minister but only on the local level, was not listed with a Conference. Also Thomas (the brother) was a local minister. Both of these men married several different couples that I have documented. Archelaus was mostly in Hardin Co and Thomas in Tishomingo Co. Archelaus was listed on the 1860 census as clergy and Thomas was listed on the 1880 census as Minister of Gospel. As near as I can tell, most of the family is buried in the Sharp Family Cemetery in Tishomingo Co. but there are no tombstones. I figure that it is possible the Ephraim helped start the Methodist Church in Shiloh. The Western Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Church does not have information that far back, but I think the Louisville Conference records do. Since no one knew that Ephraim was a member of that conference I don't think any one has checked. I'm in touch with a person at the Methodist Church Archives and I'm having her check on this. Does any of this help?? nolin nolin@feist.com