John Walker Baylor Explained

John Walker Baylor, Jr. (–1836) was a Texian pioneer and soldier.^[1]

He was born at Woodlawn, Kentucky, around December 1813. His father, John Walker Baylor, Sr., a United States Army surgeon, was the son of Major Walker Baylor. His brothers George W., Henry W., and John R. Baylor were noted Texas rangers and soldiers.

According to his family, Baylor left the Alamo as a courier, probably on February 25, 1836. He died on September 3, 1836, in Cahaba, Alabama, of complications from wounds suffered at the Battle of San Jacinto.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of Texian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo

Sources

• Book: Groneman, Bill . Alamo Defenders: A Genealogy, the People and Their Words . 1990 . Eakin Press . 978-0-89015-757-2 . Austin.
• Book: Todish . Timothy J. . Alamo Sourcebook, 1836: A Comprehensive Guide to the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution . Todish . Terry . Spring . Ted . 1998 . Eakin Press . 978-1-57168-152-2 . Austin.
• Walraven, Bill (July 25, 2018). "Baylor, John Walker". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

Notes and References

1. Walraven 2018.
2. Groneman 1990, p. 12.
3. Todish et al. 1998, p. 88.