Fielding Walker was born a free Black in Fauquier County, VA around 1835, a son of Samuel (ca. 1790-ca. 1880) and Nancy (ca. 1807-ca. 1870) Walker. He married Sarah Ann Lee Washington (ca. 1845-?), a daughter of Fanny Lee (n.d.) in Oct 1874; it was a second marriage for both. Sarah was a former slave of John H. Lee of Fauquier County. In the 1880 Federal Census, Fielding's wife is listed as Margaret, also known as Maggie (1843-1925); it is unclear whether she was his third wife.
Available sources indicate Fielding headed a blended family, including three children James (ca. 1867-?), Hulda (ca. 1868-?), and Julia (ca. 1877-?), as well as Margaret's children from a previous relationship: Agnes Washington (1871-?), F. Washington (1874-?), and May Washington (1876-?). By 1910, Fielding and Margaret had adopted Ada (ca.1894-?). Hulda married Marshall Jackson (1861-?) in Loudoun County, VA in 1892. Julia married Shedrick Shorts (ca. 1862-?) in Loudoun County in 1892.
Fielding moved his family from Fauquier to Loudoun County sometime between 1870 and 1880. He purchased 2 Dec 1884 a half acre near Bloomfield, VA from A.J. and Lucy Ann Spinks; the deed was recorded in 1917. Fielding died between 1910 and 1920. Margaret was buried in Rock Hill Cemetery, Unison, VA.
From the guide to the Fielding Walker Photograph, n.d., (Thomas Balch Library)
