Cyrus Meyer Walker

Male 1842 - 1946  (103 years)


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  • Name Cyrus Meyer Walker 
    Born 23 Nov 1842  Clintonville, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Jan 1946  Ferguson Township, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Lamar, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I480  Kreider Moyer
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2020 

    Father Philip Walker,   b. 1812, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1889, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Judith Meyer,   b. 27 Feb 1811, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1899, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1838  [1
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucetta Dehaas,   b. 1849, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1897, Clintondale, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
     1. Nina B. Walker,   b. 14 Oct 1869, Clintonville, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1955, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Eleanor Mae "Nellie" Walker,   b. 14 Jun 1877, Clintonville, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1970, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     3. Rose Walker,   b. 03 Mar 1884, Clintonville, Clinton County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1974, State College, Centre County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 17 May 2018 
    Family ID F240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Nov 1842 - Clintonville, Clinton County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jan 1946 - Ferguson Township, Centre County, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Lamar, Clinton County, PA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary from Find a Grave
      Civil War Veteran
      Company E Pennsylvania Calvary

      He was the last surviving Civil War Veteran in Centre County when he died. He spent most of his service in Tennessee. It was reported that his horse was once shot from under him.

      Civil War Veteran Dies At 103 Years

      STATE COLLEGE, Jan. 10. (AP) —Cyrus M. Walker, Centre county's last veteran of the war between the states, died Wednesday, January 9, 1946. He was 103.
      Walker served with the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, which participated in three battles during the war.
      He attended the Blue and Gray Reunion at Gettysburg in 1938, marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
      Walker was born Nov. 23, 1842 in Clintondale, Clinton County. Three daughters survive.
      Funeral services will be held Saturday.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Genealogy of the Meyer Family, Meyer, Henry, (1890).

    2. [S38] Find A Grave database.