John Walker Baylor Jr. (–1836) was a Texian pioneer and soldier.Walraven 2018.
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.Groneman 1990, p. 12.Todish et al. 1998, p. 88.
See also List of Texian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo
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Walraven, Bill (July 25, 2018). "Baylor, John Walker". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 23, 2023.