I've realized that as the Walker cousins reach new stages in life, there is a bigger need for more frequent communication. What I have decided to do, is try to offer a solution. I've come up with a way for us to have an online bulletin board. This will be a good way for you to either share family information, or to learn something about the concerns of the family. Previously, our family updates have been made by phone and email, but occasionally someone accidentally gets left out of the loop.
The guy on the bottom was Gilbert Moore. It was hard for me to imagine that a man with eleven children would sign up to go off and fight in the American Civil War. What was his convictions? His oldest son John Henry signed up before he did. Gilbert waited until 1862 before he signed up and he would never return to the farm. He would lose three of his children before the end of the war. Sarah would die February 2, 1862, Mary followed her in Jan 30, 1863, and last born Alfreda would live less than two years dying March of 1863 and Gilbert was never able to come home. Gilbert was captured in September of 63 and spend the next year in prison camps and eventually died in Andersonville Prison, Georgia on the 4th of September, 1863. His son Lewis Calvin was father of Mary Idessia, who was grandmother to the first cousins. The guy above probably has the same convictions about life that his ancester had.
Gilbert died September 4, 1864, not 1863. I published the comment a little too quick. Uncle Bob Walker wrote a book on Gilbert Moore and it has some very interesting pictures in it. Ask Tom if he has any more to sell. It is very interesting read.
OK, who can identify these pictures? Do you notice the resemblance?
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The guy in the first photo looks suspiciously like the guy in the post below sitting on a sofa with John!
The guy on the bottom was Gilbert Moore. It was hard for me to imagine that a man with eleven children would sign up to go off and fight in the American Civil War. What was his convictions? His oldest son John Henry signed up before he did. Gilbert waited until 1862 before he signed up and he would never return to the farm. He would lose three of his children before the end of the war. Sarah would die February 2, 1862, Mary followed her in Jan 30, 1863, and last born Alfreda would live less than two years dying March of 1863 and Gilbert was never able to come home. Gilbert was captured in September of 63 and spend the next year in prison camps and eventually died in Andersonville Prison, Georgia on the 4th of September, 1863. His son Lewis Calvin was father of Mary Idessia, who was grandmother to the first cousins. The guy above probably has the same convictions about life that his ancester had.
Gilbert died September 4, 1864, not 1863. I published the comment a little too quick. Uncle Bob Walker wrote a book on Gilbert Moore and it has some very interesting pictures in it. Ask Tom if he has any more to sell. It is very interesting read.
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