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| Headstone in Evergreen Cemetery |
Willis Walker was a member of Company F of the 12th Regiment of U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. This unit formed at Camp Nelson, Kentucky in mid-1864 and served in the Bluegrass State until being mustered out in April of 1866.
From what I have found on the Campbell County Genweb site, he was born in Kentucky on July 4, 1847. His father was named Thomas.
Willis passed away on November 10, 1912 at 408 Isabella Street in Newport and was buried two days later. Information about his death came from Madeline Cornehead.
He is listed in the 1890 Veteran's Census, but his unit is called the 12th US Heavy Artillery, without the "colored" descriptor.
Rest in peace, soldier
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