• Both of her obituaries indicate that she was a handcart pioneer. Her obituary in the Deseret Evening News states that she came to the valley with the Daniel Robison Company. However, the Davis County Clipper incorrectly gives the year as 1862. There were no handcart companies after 1860. More research is needed to confirm her date of birth.

Daniel Robison Company (1860)

• Age at Departure: 21

Sources

• 1900 United States Federal Census.
• "Mrs. Maria Walker Dies at Croydon," Davis County Clipper, 1 Mar. 1912, 1.
• "Recent Deaths: Walker," Deseret Evening News, 8 March 1912, 8.