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Walker descendants meet at Fishing Creek Baptist Church Descendants of Daniel Lumpkin Walker and Margaret Elizabeth Stephenson Walker met at Fishing Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, August 20, for their annual reunion. This gathering marked the 86th year these reunions have been held and approximately 60 family members and guests attended. Many of the Walker families from this lineage have been closely affiliated with Fishing Creek Church for the past 100 years. The group gathered in the fellowship hall after church services for a covered dish lunch. Cobalt blue containers, each holding ferns and a single yellow Gerber daisy, were placed along the centers of the lime green covered tables giving the fellowship hall a festive look. Guests registered and selected colored stickers for their nametags. These colors represented the various Walker lineages and were color matched to descendant charts displayed on the walls. The charts, photo albums and various family documents were enjoyed throughout the day. Roger Walker welcomed the group and Phillip Bunch offered the blessing. After lunch Linda Walker Anthony gave a short history on the family's Revolutionary War ancestor, Nathaniel Walker (1724-1794). Shortly before the war Nathaniel settled near Blackville, S.C., in what is now Barnwell County. He was the founder and first minister of Healing Springs Baptist Church. Nathaniel and his two brothers, George and John, were strong patriots and were involved in the Battle of Windy Hill (Slaughter Field) fought near Blackville. Descendants of Will Walker attending were Gene and Linda W. Anthony, Roger and Vivian Walker, Billy and Rosemary W. Caddell and Dixon, Shane and Amy W. Moore, Lindsey and Walker, of Washington, Phillip and Martha Bunch of Jackson, Jonnie and Debbie B. Phillips of Conyers, Helen W. Stephens of Maysville, Dr. Ken Walker of Stone Mountain, Dr. Burgess Walker and Ginny Walker of St. Simons, Gwinn and Cliffy B. Ware of Evans, Landis and Nanci N. Faulk of Lilburn, Jill N. and Mason Prater of Loganville, Andy and Jessica Norman, Joshua and Justin, of Monroe, Rev. David and Mary Ann Brown of Mountain City, Ben and Linda Norman, Robin N., Ariel and Jade Brown, and George and Becky B. Dixon of Tignall. Cecil and Flossie Rhodes of Tignall and Bobby and Maureen Rhodes of Augusta were Bid Walker descendants attending. Maude Walker Adams descendants present were Charles Blakey of Tignall and Amelia B. Wheatley of Washington. Descendants of Charlie L. Walker were Mary Ann M. Peeples, Orelia M. Oliphant, Sanders and Dale McCorkle and Beth and Wells McCorkle of Matthews, Patti Jo O. McLain of Woodstock and Luckey and Betty Walker of Augusta. The Dr. O. B. Walker (brother of Lumpkin Walker) descendant attending was Richard Walker of Grovetown.
Guests were Rev. Roy Cates and Rose Ware.
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