F. A. WALKE: M. D.
Thomas Walke, who settled in Princess Anne county in colonial days,
was the founder of the family in Virginia from which Dr. Walke is
descended. Jane Randolph, of Curls Neck, was the great grandmother
of Dr. Walke.
He was born in Norfolk, on October 1, 1831. On May 25, 1853, he
married Miss A. M. Boylor, of Norfolk. In 1854 Dr. Walke entered
service in the United States Navy, as surgeon, resigning in 1857.
During the war between the States, he was surgeon of the 46th Virginia
regiment, under Gen. H. A. Wise. Since the war he has been in
practice, and also conducting a drug store in Norfolk. Dr. Walke is a
member of the Masonic order, of the K. H., K. L. H.; Golden Rule, and
other societies.
