dr mom
my point is that because the coonhounds come from the foxhounds any confirmation you find in one you will find in the other. instead of worrying about which kind it is just enjoy the hound you have. ETA you doesn't actually mean you, it means anyone picking up a hound at the pound or whatever.
UF is a fine looking hound.
1. they haven't been coonhounds for 200 years as of 1905 they were english
fox & coonhound w/ the UKC. when they divied up the running side changed registration to american foxhound.
2. treeing walkers aren't named for Thomas Walker of Virginia. they are named for the Walker family of Garard county KY, John W. (who got a fair few lead blooded dogs from Wash Maupin), his nephew Jason, and his sons W. Stephen & Edwin H. J. (who actually get the credit since they kept meticulous breeding records). on a side note i was wrong, lead was a founder in both running & treeing types. the breed/line was founded in the 1850s using lead & and several other key studs & bitches bred to each other & the hounds they already had. breed name developed when the family sold sold a ton of dogs to Texas where they originated calling them walkers and the name spread from there.
here is the AKC reference that the treeing line came from the running line
American Kennel Club - Treeing Walker Coonhound History
here is the American Foxhound Club breed history page
History of the American Foxhound
here is a few great articles that give much more detailed information
History
here is a page that gives the UKC history on the breeds (including the false credit for the breed name to Thomas Walker)
CoonDawgs.com Coonhound Breeds