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==Background==
==Background==
Walker was born in the Wyatt Community of Jackson Parish near the Winn Parish line in north Louisiana, the second youngest of nine sons and two daughters of William Thomas Walker and the former Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall (1877–1951). At the time of his mother's death in 1951, the obituary lists George Walker as a dean at [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and his youngest brother, [[William Stewart Walker]] as a [[lieutenant colonel]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. Another brother, Edgar Lee "Ed" Walker (1901–1972), was a [[football]] coach for the [[University of Mississippi]] Rebels at Oxford, [[Mississippi]], who led his team to an early Orange Bow] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transportcemetery.com/Walker_MES.html|title=Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall|publisher=Transport Cemetery records, Dodson, Louisiana|accessdate=July 19, 2009}}</ref>
Walker was born in the Wyatt Community of Jackson Parish near the Winn Parish line in north Louisiana, the second youngest of nine sons and two daughters of William Thomas Walker and the former Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall (1877–1951). At the time of his mother's death in 1951, the obituary lists George Walker as a dean at [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and his youngest brother, [[William Stewart Walker]] as a [[lieutenant colonel]] in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. Another brother, Edgar Lee "Ed" Walker (1901–1972), was a [[football]] coach for the [[University of Mississippi]] Rebels at Oxford, [[Mississippi]], who led his team to an early Orange Bow] competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transportcemetery.com/Walker_MES.html|title=Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stovall|publisher=Transport Cemetery, Dodson, Louisiana|accessdate=December 19, 2019}}</ref>
A Walker cousin, [[Morgan W. Walker, Sr.]], was an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] businessman who was president and founder of Continental Trailways bus lines.<ref>Obituary of Morgan W. Walker, Sr., ''Winn Parish Enterprise News,'' February 23, 1983</ref>
A Walker cousin, [[Morgan W. Walker, Sr.]], was an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] businessman who was president and founder of Continental Trailways bus lines.<ref>Obituary of Morgan W. Walker, Sr., ''Winn Parish Enterprise News,'' February 23, 1983</ref>