WILLIAM T. WALKER, M. D.
Was born in Prince Edward county, Virginia, August 22, 1825. He
married S. Josephine Sampson, who died in 1870, leaving him three
daughters, and four sons: Lelia, Frank, Richard S., Josephine S., Mary
S., William T. and John. On May 25, 1875, Rev. Wm. Norwood officiating
clergyman, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Frances Bayly
formerly Frances Holladay, born in Spotsylvania county, Virginia.
They have one daughter, Gulielma. Dr. Walker is of Virginia descent,
his father, William T. Walker, born in Amelia county, served in
Revolutionary war with rank of captain; died in September, 1833.
The mother of Dr. Walker was Mary, daughter of John Dupuy, and
descendant of Bartholomew Dupuy, a Huguenot refugee, who settled in
Manakintown, Virginia colony, in 1699. She was born in Prince Edward
county, and died in February, 1861. Dr. Walker holds the degree of
A. M. from Hampden-Sidney college; of M. D. from the Jefferson Medical
college. He began practice in Prince Edward county in 1849. In 1852
removed to Goochland county, and was thirty years in practice there.
In 1882 settled in Lynchburg, where he still remains. He is a member of
the Lynchburg city council. He entered service in the Confederate States
Army on June 29, 1861, as surgeon at City Almshouse hospital, Richmond.
After several months service there, he was appointed surgeon
in charge of the hospital at Huguenot Spring, a hospital having 700
capacity, and remained there until the close of the war.
