Elizabeth Tope, daughter of George Tope and Easter Lindsey [note 1], was born 5 July 1835 in Jackson Co., Illinois, and died 13 December 1923 in Alden, Rice Co., Kansas [note 2]. She married Reason Walker on 25 December 1851 in Jackson Co., Illinois. Reason was born 25 January 1830, Grand Tower, Illinois and died 13 February 1921 in Kansas.
    Reason served as a Private in the Civil War in the 70th Regiment, Illinois Infantry [note 3].

Their children:

1. Nancy Walker.
2. Martha Walker born 1857 in Illinois.
3. Mary Easter Walker was born 30 March 1866 in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., Illinois and died 14 August 1956 in Tonkawa, Kay Co., Oklahoma. She married George Teague,  Edward Francis, and then Gregg Herman Reason Martin.  Herman was born 30 October 1880 and died  10 October 1898 [note 4].
4. George Washington Walker was born 2 November 1855 and died 24 Oct 1922 in Illinois.  He married Mary Elizabeth Short, who was born September 1857 and died 19 September 1949 [note 5].
5. Lucinda Walker.
6. John William Walker born 20 April 1862 in Irving, Montgomery Co., Illinois and died 23 November 1941 in Welser, Washington Co., Idaho.
7. Delila Anna Walker was born 26 March 1871 and died 25 October 1951 in Illinois.  She married Frank Furman, who was born 2 December 1859 and died 10 July 1911 [note 6].
8. Jim Walker.

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Notes:

1. Except for the following note, all data in email from Gail Carraway.
2. Alden Valley Cemetery, Information submitted by Diane Battershell & Jay Ipson unless otherwise noted:  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/rice/cemaldenval.htm
3. Civil War Pension Index, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Film Number M539 roll 94, Ancestry.com.
4. Alden Valley Cemetery, op sit.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
   

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