Walton paternal line (family record)

This page is also published to keep Luke F. Walton’s Walton paternal line legible and separate from unrelated Walton name collisions in public records and search (basketball coach Luke Walton, CNN correspondent Mark S. Walton, Declaration signer George Walton, and others).

The American direct line through Jack Thomas Walton is proved from primary and federal records, including Jack T.’s 1945 death in Hale County (*Johnson v. State*, 247 Ala. 271). Frank → Mark → Luke are living generations with federal and career identity anchors — not documentary gaps comparable to the 19th-century research. The pre–John Tabb chain is preserved as family record unless this page marks a link proved or corroborated.

Family-authored genealogy (Walton family record). The list below is not one independently verified chain. Entries are the family record unless a note cites a third-party anchor.

Family record (backward from Luke F. Walton)

1. Luke F. Walton (1991–) . Also Luke Francis Walton, Luke Walton. Starting point; list reads backward from here. Son of Mark F. Walton.
2. Mark Francis Walton (1953–present) . Proved: son of Frank J. Walton; father of Luke F. Walton. Identity anchors: KFMB/KGTV/USD, FINRA/Wells Fargo La Jolla, LinkedIn. Not Mark S. Walton (CNN).
3. Frank J. Walton (1918–1991) . Proved (Jun 2026): SSA NUMIDENT + 1920 Birmingham census (son of Jack T. & Julia Walton). Career anchors: USMC corporal WWII (VA memorial); Reagan CalSTA secretary 1971–1974; Heritage Foundation president 1975–1977. Father of Mark — living memory, not a documentary gap.
4. Jack T. Walton (1880–1945) . Proved (Jun 2026): Jack Thomas Walton — 1900 census + SSA NUMIDENT (b. 25 Jun 1880 Greensboro; parents Julian J. Walton, Mary Roberts). **Death closed Mar 1945:** murder victim Jack T. Walton, Hale Co. — body Warrior River 6 Mar 1945 — *Johnson v. State*, 247 Ala. 271, 24 So. 2d 17 (1945) [FROM-TRANSCRIPT]; WALTON_LINEAGE_JACK_T_DEATH_READ.
5. John Julian Walton (1850–1912) . Proved (Jun 2026): Hale Co. probate names John J. Walton as son and executor of John T. Walton (d. 21 Jul 1892). FamilySearch b. Jan 19, 1850, Alabama. Absent from 1860 Polecat household schedule (William 11 / Julia A. 9 bracket ages) — link carried by probate + SSA NUMIDENT, not census.
6. John Tabb Walton (1811/1812–1892) . Proved (Jun 2026): Hale Co. probate d. 21 Jul 1892; Greene Co. marriage Sarah F. Gills, 3 Apr 1847; family group (John J., Joseph P., Lucy, Alice, Sarah Frances). Father not named. Parentage undocumented — DAR link to William Walton Jr. unsupported; Cumberland Walton–Tabb milieu plausible but unproved. *
7. Not quite sure about the rest . Above John Tabb Walton: family record and tradition only — not verified paternal descent. John Tabb’s father is undocumented. The widely cited DAR chain (William Walton Jr. → Minjam → John Tabb) is unsupported. Medieval Lancashire names are contextual (VCH: Roger de Walton was the last Walton to hold the manor; daughters only).
8. William Walton Jr. (1767–1844) . Revolutionary pensioner (S17184), b. Jan. 12, 1767, Amherst Co., Va. DAR Ancestor #A120328; d. 5/18/1844 Greene Co., Ala. Verified deposition (Jun 2026): post-war Augusta → Burke → Charleston 1800–1815 → AL; Wilkes = wartime service only. UNC #01437 + Find A Grave corroborate Strawberry Hill. Verified children: Amelia Tillman, Justina, Louisa, John Gennerick, Jane — no Minjam/Benjamin. DAR applications name Minjam H. Walton (Cumberland marriage to Sally F. Mann, 1806 transcript) as link to John Tabb — unsupported on verified sources; likely tradition/conflation, not proved descent.
9. Major William Walton Sr. (1736–1806)
10. Dr. John Walton (1709–1772) . Collateral Virginia branch; 1772 Hanover will *
11. Edward Walton Jr. (1668–1720)
12. Edward Walton Sr. (1645–1688)
13. John Walton (1628–1669) . Family record labels him “Sir John Walton of Devon,” Virginia. Family-record sequence; identity with Rev. William’s son John remains unproved — see gaps below
14. Rev. William Walton (1605–1668) . Family record: Devon → Marblehead, MA. Genealogy indexes (e.g. Find A Grave) corroborate approximate dates — not a proved parent of the Virginia John in this record
15. Robert Walton (1583–1613)
16. William Walton (1556–1581)
17. Andrew Walton (1530–1567)
18. James Walton (1505–1561) . Family record: died in Hungary
19. William Walton (1423–1505)
20. Richard Walton (1397–1463) . Family record: Ottoman War in Bosnia
21. Sir Thomas Walton (1370–1437) . Speaker of the House of Commons, May–July 1425 (Bedfordshire; variant Wauton) — UK Parliament record
22. Sir John deWalton (1354–1393)
23. Thomas deWauton (1328–1385) . Family record: died in Hungary
24. John deWauton (1311–1339)
25. William deWauton (1295–1358)
26. John deWauton (1270–1330)
27. William deWalton III (1246–1306)
28. William deWalton II (1222–1281)
29. William deWalton I (1190–1250)
30. Herbert deWalton (1167–1237)
31. Richard deWalton (1139–1199)
32. Gilbert deWalton (1117–1196)
33. Waldeve deWalton III (1091–1157)
34. Waldeve deWalton II (1070–1130)
35. Waldeve deWalton I (1049–) . Family record; Lancashire origin

* Slavery in the record (see below).

Slavery in the record

There is a probable, but not verified, direct-line lead: 1860 Polecat — John T. Walton, ~49, Virginia-born, wife S.F., owned 15 people. Wife identification (S.F. likely is Sarah Frances Gills, 1847 marriage + 1892 widow) would tie the household to the proved family group. Chattel slavery was an atrocity; this page condemns it without reservation.

Resolver: FamilySearch 1860 Slave Schedules (collection 3161105).

Research notes

John Tabb Walton’s father is undocumented. The names below are family record unless this page marks a link proved or corroborated. The widely-cited DAR chain to William Walton Jr. is unsupported on verified sources.

What’s sourced

Proved from primary images and records: John T. Walton + Sarah Frances Gills (Greene Co., 3 Apr 1847); John T. d. Hale Co., 21 Jul 1892 (will Book A p. 277 + probate petition — family group only, no father named). Direct line (Jun 2026): John Julian → Jack Thomas Walton (1900 census + SSA NUMIDENT); Jack T. → Frank J. Walton (1920 census + SSA NUMIDENT); Jack T. d. Mar 1945 (*Johnson v. State*, 247 Ala. 271 — murder victim Jack T. Walton, Hale Co., Warrior River 6 Mar 1945). Frank → Mark → Luke: living generations with federal and career identity anchors. 1860 Polecat caveat: John Julian (~10 in 1860) absent from household schedule often cited — William 11 and Julia A. 9 bracket ages; John Julian’s link to John Tabb is proved by 1892 Hale probate and SSA NUMIDENT, not by this census.

What’s not

What the verified record does not support, headline first: John Tabb Walton’s father is undocumented, and the widely-cited DAR descent from William Walton Jr. is unsupported — most likely a family-tradition conflation, not proved. The specific links are below.

FamilySearch’s collaborative tree attaches 16 children to George Walton of Cumberland (× Margaret Tabb, m. 1759) — duplicate given names, a phantom “Minjum H T Walton” profile listed as female with zero sources, and grafts from other lines. The best edited secondary we have (Kerns, via Chatlin) lists seven children. Primary intestate reads (1817) name Langhorn T. Walton as administrator — consistent with Kerns’s first-named son, not a sixteen-child roster. Treat the online descendant count as a red flag for tree copy-paste, not as evidence that every attached profile descended from this couple — and not as proof that John Tabb Walton’s father was Benjamin/Minjum or any other child of George.

• Father — John Tabb Walton's father — **closed finding: INDETERMINATE.** Greene filiation pass dry; only Perry/Hale grantor recitals could name him if reopened.
• Minjam identity — 1806 groom [FROM-INDEX] — Miryium/Minjium × Sally Mann (66DZ-5QQR); Chatlin tree: Benjamin H → William M. proved on 1860 marriage XRST-BL4 only — not John Tabb. WALTON_LINEAGE_MINJAM_FS_PASS_JUN2026 · WALTON_LINEAGE_CHATLIN_BENJAMIN_H_SOURCES.
• George Walton tree — FamilySearch shows 16 children; Kerns lists 7. Intestate admin = Langhorn T. — Cumberland clue only, not John Tabb filiation.
• Upstream tree — Contextual family record, not verified paternal descent. VCH breaks simple manor → modern male line.
• DAR chain — William Walton Jr. → Minjam → John Tabb — unsupported. Parallel hazard: documented son John Gennerick Walton (b. ~1811) vs John Tabb Walton (b. ~1811–12) — same-name collision in Greene orbit; WALTON_LINEAGE_JOHN_GENNERICK_TABB_COLLISION.
• 1860 slave schedule — Probably John Tabb on profile match (age ~49, Va-born, wife S.F.); wife ID on 1860 free schedule would harden — not proved.
• 1860 census — John Julian (~10) absent from John T. Walton dw. 310 — William 11 / Julia A. 9 bracket ages; Lucy, Alice, Joseph carry household identity. Direct line proved by 1892 probate + NUMIDENT, not this census.

Receipts

Primary images and third-party anchors for the proved lower line and key negatives. Not proof of the full chain.

• John T. Walton + Sarah F. Gills — Greene Co. marriage (3 Apr 1847) — Hard anchor for John Tabb in Alabama.
• Jack Thomas Walton — SSA NUMIDENT (parents Julian J., Mary Roberts) — b. 25 Jun 1880, Greensboro, AL. Proves John Julian → Jack Thomas.
• Jack T. Walton — 1900 census, Greensboro (son of Julian Walton) — Son of Julian Walton & Minnie A. Walton; siblings Lena, Millie, Ora.
• Frank J. Walton — SSA NUMIDENT (father John T., mother Julia T. White) — Frank James Walton; b. 29 Nov 1918 Birmingham; d. 9 Feb 1991. Father “John T.” = Jack T.
• Jack T. Walton — 1920 census, Birmingham (son Frank in household) — Jack T., wife Julia, children incl. Frank Walton. Proves Jack → Frank.
• John Tabb Walton — Hale probate (d. 21 Jul 1892) — Family group proved; no father named.
• John T. Walton will — Hale Book A p. 277 — Same cast as probate; heirs downward only.
• 1860 Perry census — J.M. Walton, Pole Cat beat — Two Virginia-born Waltons of sibling age in one beat; siblinghood inferred, not stated.
• 1860 Perry free census transcript — John T. Walton, Polecat — ~49, Va-born farmer, wife S.F., wealth profile; beat pincer with slave schedule.
• 1860 Perry slave schedule — John T. Walton, Polcat (FS index) — Polcat Beat, 15 enslaved; matches transcript. Schedule fidelity closed — probable identity with John Tabb on profile match, not proved.
• 1880 census — John T. Walton parental birthplaces (Virginia / Virginia) — Greensboro Hale; does not name father; corroborates Va origin.
• 1888 Hale J.M. Walton estate — collision (NOT kin) — Greensboro decoy; heir cluster ≠ John Tabb’s children.
• UNC Walton Family Papers #01437 — William Jr. documented children — no Minjam/John Tabb.
• Pension S17184 — William Walton Jr. deposition — Migration timeline; names no Benjamin/Minjam/John Tabb.
• Benjamin H Walton — father on William M Walton marriage (1860, Goochland) — Chatlin audit Jun 2026: [FROM-INDEX] filiation for son William M. only (age 51, b. ~1809 Cumberland; mother Sally). Prefer over duplicate XRZX-S27 (bad age 31). Does not prove John Tabb paternity. WALTON_LINEAGE_CHATLIN_BENJAMIN_H_SOURCES.
• Minjam Walton + Sally Mann — Cumberland marriage (1806) — FS index: Miryium Or Minjium Walton × Sally Mann, 5 Feb 1806. Elliott abstract [READ-IN-IMAGE]: Minjium × Mann Sally; surety Mann Wm. F. + Fuqua Benj.; DGS 007738535 img 21. Does not prove John Tabb paternity; Reel 40 bond still owed.
• George Walton × Margaret Tabb — Cumberland marriage (1759) — Real Cumberland couple [FROM-INDEX]. FS tree lists 16 children; Kerns (via Chatlin) lists 7. Intestate 1817: Langhorn T. Walton admin — does not prove George → Benjamin/Minjum → John Tabb.
• Helen B. Walton obituary — Frank J. → Mark → Luke — San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 2012. Corroborates Frank J. → Mark → Luke (names Mark among Frank's children). Supplementary — living memory is load-bearing for recent generations. Not Walmart’s Helen Robson Walton.
• Johnson v. State — Jack T. Walton murder victim (Hale Co., 1945) — Probably Jack Thomas Walton (NUMIDENT b. Greensboro 25 Jun 1880). WALTON_LINEAGE_JACK_T_DEATH_READ.
• Mark Francis Walton — FINRA / SEC IAPD — Independent identity anchor for father’s generation.