Judge Laken Dubart Walker, Sr

1779 - 1833  (54 years)

• Name	Laken Dubart Walker  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Judge
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1779	North Carolina, USA   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1812  [5]
  	Militia - War of 1812: 2nd Lieutenant; Col. McNair's Mounted Regiment, Illinois and Missouri Militia
  		Poster-War of 1812
  Census	1830	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  FSID	KJ5J-GGH
  Elected	Blacksmith, Assessor of St Francois County, Judge of the County Court, and later Sheriff  [5]
  Death	31 Dec 1833	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I19099	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Barton Murphy,   b. 16 Apr 1788, Greene County, Tennessee, USA d. 1868, St Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1804	Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Arta Walker,   b. 10 Dec 1823, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth Walker,   b. 1815, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rachael Keturah Walker,   b. 1828   d. Jun 1909, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary 'Polly' Walker,   b. 1819, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 1833, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 14 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ladema Walker,   b. 1809, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Walker,   b. 9 Sep 1825, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Finis Ewing Walker,   b. 22 Oct 1821, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 28 Aug 1908, Goldfield, Esmeralda, Nevada, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Martha Walker,   b. 5 Dec 1805, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 2 Dec 1885, Saline City, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. William Walker,   b. 1807, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Jefferson Walker,   b. 1811, St Francois County, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Samuel Walker,   b. 1813, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. George Walker,   b. 15 Jan 1827, St Francois County, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Sarah Jane Walker,   b. 17 Oct 1830, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 1 Jul 1911, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   14. John Walker,   b. 1817, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   15. Erastus Mabry Walker,   b. 1820, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 4 Mar 1875, Chico, Butte, California, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   16. Honorable Laken Dubart Walker, Jr,   b. 6 Oct 1833, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 11 Jun 1887, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1779 - North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1804 - Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - 1830 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Death - 31 Dec 1833 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~l Hood-M (Vet) Hood Male Ancestor (Veteran)

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia

  Poster-War of 1812

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  Bio-WALKER Laken Jr Hon. Laken Dubart Walker Jr Biography

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Laken Dubart Walker [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), Aaron Hood v16t1644. [S1375] Direct Data Capture, comp, U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). https://gw.geneanet.org/highleymay?n=walker&oc=&p=laken+dubart [S1865] Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri - Hon. Laken Dubart Walker Jr, (Name: Goodspeed Publishing Co; Location: Nashville TN;), Hon. Laken Dubart Walker Jr. Hon. Laken Dubart Walker (deceased) was born in St. Francois County, Mo., in 1833, on the farm where he passed his entire life. He was a son of Laken D. and Elizabeth (Murphy) Walker. The father, who was born in 1779 in North Carolina, a blacksmith by trade, came to St. Francois County in 1803 and in 1805 married Miss Murphy. Her father was the third man who lived within the boundaries of St. Francois County. Mr. Walker settled on the farm now owned by Mrs. Walker and received it as a Spanish grant. The place comprises 125 acres and is situated one mile south of Farmington. Mr. Laken D. Walker, Sr., was the first sheriff of St. Francois County, and was at one time assessor of the county. He died in 1833. His wife was born in 1788 in Tennessee and came to St. Francois County, Mo., with her father, William Murphy, in 1796. She died in 1868. She was the mother of sixteen children, all of whom lived to be grown except one, and three are now living. Laken D. Walker attained his majority on the farm and secured his education in the schools of Farmington. He was only thirteen years old when his father died, and, the support of the family largely depending upon him, thus deprived him of school privileges. January 18, 1869, he married Miss Susan C. Myers, daughter of Charles and Mary Myers. Mrs. Walker was born in St. Francois County, Mo., April 7, 1841, and the fruit of her marriage was four children: Maud E. (deceased), Kate E. (deceased), Susie (deceased) and Laken D. Mr. Walker became owner of the home place about 1866 and was from his youth up very prominent in the community. Before marriage he was assessor of his native county and in 1870, he was elected sheriff and collector, being re-elected in 1872. In 1876 he was elected to the twenty-ninth General Assembly and two years later was re-elected but declined to serve longer. For years Mr. L. D. Walker was one of the leading members of the Democratic party in St. Francois County and commanded the highest esteem and respect of his constituents and even of those who were opposed to him politically. He was a man of irreproachable character and an excellent citizen. He was a member of the I.O.O.F., also a member of the K. of H., and was a liberal supporter of all laudable enterprises. His death, which occurred June 11, 1887, was a great loss to his family and to the entire community. His widow, who yet remains on the home place, is an estimable lady and a member of the Presbyterian Church. 1880 Goodspeeds History of SE Missouri, page 678 Bio-WALKER Laken Jr Hon. Laken Dubart Walker Jr Biography [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;).