Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of Michael Walker & Anne Byrne of County Laois, Ireland

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Descendants of Michael Walker & Anne Byrne of County Laois, Ireland

Generation No. 2

2. John² Walker (Michael¹) was born Mar 1854 in Queens County, Ireland ^6,⁷, and died Unknown. He married Mary? 1880 in Ireland ⁸. She was born Dec 1855 in Ireland ⁹, and died Bef. 1920 in Pennsylvania.

More About John Walker:
Emigration: 1870, from Ireland to USA
Occupation: Wood finisher

More About John Walker and Mary?:
Marriage: 1880, Ireland ¹⁰

Children of John Walker and Mary? are:

JOHN³ WALKER, b. Dec 1880, Pennsylvania ¹¹; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN WALKER:
Occupation: Clerk for book publisher

ii.

JAMES WALKER, b. Jul 1882, Pennsylvania ¹²; d. Unknown.

3. Patrick² Walker (Michael¹) was born Jul 1858 in Queens County, Ireland ¹³, and died Unknown. He married Anna Reilly. She was born 1861 in Philadelphia, PA ¹⁴, and died Jan 1887 in Philadelphia, PA ¹⁵.

More About Anna Reilly:
Burial: Old Cathedral Cemetery, Phila., PA.

Child of Patrick Walker and Anna Reilly is:

ANNA E.³ WALKER, b. 4 Oct 1884, Philadelphia ¹⁶; d. 1 Aug 1969, Philadelphia ¹⁷.

More About ANNA E. WALKER:
Burial: Immaculata Cemetery, Row 22, Grave 3 right after entrance.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Catholic
Occupation: Catholic IHM Nun - Sister Rose
Occupation: Anna was a nun (Immaculate Heart of Mary).
Residence: St. Clement's Parish 1943 to 1957

4. Margaret A.² Walker (Michael¹) was born Dec 1865 in Emo, Queens County, Ireland ^18,¹⁹, and died 22 Jul 1941 in Philadelphia, PA ²⁰. She married George Cumming Lyon 9 Jul 1890 in Camden, NJ ²¹, son of Alexander Lyon and Isabella Cumming. He was born 25 Sep 1864 in Linksfield, Banffshire, Scotland ²², and died 14 Mar 1927 in Wildwood, NJ ²³.

Notes for Margaret A. Walker:
Margaret A. Walker was born in Queens County, Ireland in 1865. Her parents were Michael Walker and Anne Byrne. She had 5 brothers Four of them came to the USA in the last half of the 19th Century. Her oldest brother, John, was a wood worker and possibly was responsible for carpentry training of George Lyon, whom Margaret married in 1890. She became mother of 3 daughters and 6 sons. She outlived her husband by 14 years and passed away in 1941. A description by one of her granddaughters: she spoke with a heavy Irish brough, had beautiful white hair and cooked at a wood stove.

More About Margaret A. Walker:
Baptism: 15 Jan 1865, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Portarlington, Ireland. Sponsors for Baptism were William Dunn and Briget Malone.
Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Notes for George Cumming Lyon:
George C. Lyon was born in 1864 in Banff, Scotland. He came to USA in September 1887. Shortly thereafter, he married Margaret A. Walker. They became the parents of 9 children and raised their family in West Philadelphia, PA. He was a carpenter by trade and at one time had a family business with several of his sons. He also owned a home in Wildwood, NJ, where he died in 1927.

More About George Cumming Lyon:
Burial: Fernwood Cemetery, Fernwood, PA
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Occupation: Carpenter
Residence: Scotland, Phila., PA, Wildwood, NJ

More About George Lyon and Margaret Walker:
Marriage: 9 Jul 1890, Camden, NJ ²⁴

Children of Margaret Walker and George Lyon are:

6.	i.	JENNIE³ LYON, b. Oct 1890, Phila., PA; d. Unknown.
7.	ii.	ALEXANDER FRANCIS LYON, b. 3 Jan 1892, Phila., PA; d. 10 Feb 1959, Phila., PA.
	iii.	WILLIAM WALKER LYON, b. 29 Aug 1893, Phila., PA ²⁵; d. 29 Jul 1924, Phila., PA ²⁶.
8.	iv.	JAMES J. LYON, b. 18 Feb 1895, Phila., PA; d. 21 Feb 1976, Phila., PA.
9.	v.	GEORGE CUMMING LYON, JR., b. May 1896, Phila., PA; d. 30 Oct 1968, Phila., PA.
10.	vi.	CHARLES LYON, b. 6 Jan 1898, Phila., PA; d. 15 Aug 1949, Phila., PA.
11.	vii.	ALICE LYON, b. 8 Dec 1899, Phila., PA; d. Feb 1974, Wildwood, NJ.
12.	viii.	MARGARET A. LYON, b. 10 Mar 1902, Phila., PA; d. Aug 1985, Flushing, NY.
13.	ix.	ROBERT J. LYON, b. 4 Sep 1906, Phila., PA; d. 17 Feb 1987, Upper Darby, PA.

5. William J.² Walker (Michael¹) was born Jan 1867 in Queens County, Ireland, and died 15 Jan 1897 in Phila., Pa.²⁷. He married Alice Markey 19 Jul 1893 in Phila., PA. She was born Nov 1870 in Pa., and died Unknown.

More About William J. Walker:
Burial: Old Cathedral Cemetery, Phila., PA.
Cause of Death: hit by a train
Ethnicity/Relig.: Catholic
Occupation: Railroad flagman
Residence: Fairmount Ave., DeKalb St., Wyalusing Ave.

More About William Walker and Alice Markey:
Marriage: 19 Jul 1893, Phila., PA

Children of William Walker and Alice Markey are:

	i.		WILLIAM³ WALKER, b. 8 Apr 1894.
	ii.		MARGARET WALKER, b. Apr 1897.

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