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Note: John Walker had a big house just up the road from his brother, Warren's house. He had a store on Winchester Pike Road in Memphis, Tn. just up the road from Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The Mall now is on the property where the Walkers all lived. ON THE 1900 CENSUS John Walker was listed as being Born May 1868 age 32; m. 11 years, Allie wife born Aug. 1874 AGE 25 M. 11 YEARS 8 children 5 living children: Levina son b. Sept. 1891 age 8 Orlando son b. July 1892 age 7 Eva daughter b. July 1893 age 6 Edna daughter b. Jan. 1897 age 3 Baby daughter b. pr. 1900 age ? All children b. Tn. ________________________________ ON THE1910 CENSUS John Walker age 41 m 20 years Allie wife age ? m 20 years 9 children living Children listed: Lavanner age 18; Orlander age 15; Eva age 13; Edna age 12; Linda age 10; Mollie age 8, Sadie age 7, ? , John Jr. age less than 1 year. ______________________________ JOHN WALKER WAS MURDERED BY YANCY AKIN. ARTICLE FROM MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL - FEB. 13, 1922 FAMILY FEUD ENDS IN SLAYING OF FARMER John Walker, of Neshoba Neighborhood, is killed. HAS DUEL WITH NEIGHBOR Sheriff's Deputies Scour Country for Yancey Aiken, said by Witnesses to Have Fired Fatal SHot. Walker's Son also Wounded. John Walker, 55, farmer and merchant, living near Mt. Moriah, on Winchester Pike, 20 miles east of Memphis was killed in a duel with Yancy Aiken, 25, farmer, living in the vicinity, in front of the Walker home yesterday afternoonabout 4 o'clock. After the exchange of several shots Aiken limped away, and Orlando Walker, 23, who had come to his Father's assistance, fell to the ground with a bullet hole through both his legs below the knees. Aiken had not been apprehended by Sheriff Perry's deputies at an early hour this morning, although a thorough search and investigation of the affair was made last night by Joe Hendricks and Jack Taylor, deputies. His mother and brother, with whom he lives near Mount Moriah told the officers that Yancy had not come home after the shooting. According to Mrs. Walker and Orlando who were in the house when the shooting started, Walker's life had been threatened several times by Aiken and yesterday morning he repeated his former threats." He told my husband early yesterday morning he would kill him before sundown," Mrs. Walker said last night. "and he carried out his threat" Confined to his bed, Orlando told his story of the trouble that ended so disastrously. "Daddy was on his way to a piece of land we rent down the road about a mile. It was about (?) oclock in the morning. He met Aiken who called him over to the side of the road and accused him of telling neighbors that he (Aiken) was selling whisky. He cursed Daddy and told him he would kill him before sundown." "In the afternoon daddy went down to the store, and met Aiken who was armed with a pistol. My father had no weapons with him and ran back to the house with Aiken close on his heals. He took a single barrel shotgun and went out in the yard to meet him. FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE At this point Orlando said that Aiken opened fire upon his father from a crouching position while his father stood upright with his gun on his shoulder. "The first shot Aiken fired hit my father in the right leg. When my father returned the fire Aiken fell to the ground. Aiken fired again and missed and daddy winged him in the leg. THen he fired a third time and the bullet struck my father in the left side going upward through the stomach and coming out the right hip. We begged him not to shoot again and told him he had killed my daddy, but he shot me in the legs before he left." Mrs. Walker corroborated her son's statement of the duel. Eight of the 10 children in the Walker home witnessed the tragedy. The oldest boy, Vannah, age 32 ran to spread the news. The duel was the culmination of a long family fued, it was learned last night from neighbors of the two families. A general disagreement arose many years ago. It was said and the shooting was not altogether unexpected by the neighbors. Dr. J. C. See of Neshoba was called to dress the wounds of Orlando who swore vengeance on the slayer of his father. However, the community seemed to be little aroused at the news of the killing. Walker is survived by his wife and 10 children: Vannah, 32, Orlando, 23, MIllie, 18; Jennie,20, Sadie, 16; Eva, 17; John 12, Matt, 14, and Willie, 10. The family has been living on the same farm for 15 years. ___________________________________ ARTICLE: AIKEN STILL FREE = Memphis Commercial Appeal Feb. 14, 1922 Wanted in connection with killing of John Walker Yancy Aiken, 25, Mount Moriah farmer was free Tuesday afternoon, although Deputies from SHeriff O. H. Perrys office had been seeking to arrest him for almost 48 hours on a charge of first degree murder for the killing of John Walker, 55, merchant and planter Sunday afternoon. Aiken, according to reports which reached Sheriff Perry Tuesday was expected to surrender during the day. Walker was killed, Orlando Walker, a son was wounded and Aiken was reported to have been wounded in a duel. Sunday afternoon which resulted in the elder Walker's death. Aiken reports at the sheriffs office show, had a pistol while Walker fired a shotgun. The killing these reports show was the result of a long standing quarrel between Walker and Aiken.
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