Amie Park

Kelly married Patricia Jean Wells. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 23 May 2001, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Obituary, Mountain View Standard

  "Wells Elmer L. Wells, 87 of Mountain View, Missouri, died Saturday, May 12, 2001 at St. Francis Hospital, Mountain View. Elmer was born November 9, 1913 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Charles M. and Margaret Thomas Wells. he married Mary Walker in Oakland, California in 1938 and to this union two daughters were born. Elmer and Mary would have been married 63 years on May 21. Elmer was employed by Smith Flooring for forty years as a timber buyer. he was a Christian family man who had served as Deacon in various churches for over fifty years. He was a long-standing member of the First Baptist Church in Mountain View he was a fisherman and also loved to play pool. Survivors include his wife, Mary; tow daughters, Lexie Thorn of Pensacola, Florida and Patti Potter of Winterville, Georgia; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four nieces, Thelma Allen, Maxine Chamberlin, Shirley Abbey and Lola Walker and one nephew, Herbert Gulley. He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, John and Charles; one sister, Vera; one great grandchild and one nephew, Charles Gulley. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Mary 14, 2001 at the First Baptist Church, Mountain View. Interment was at Walker Chapel Cemetery, Trask, Missouri under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View."

Notes:

Birth:
Aunt Ozella states that Elmer's wife Mary gives his birthdate as 9 Oct 1913. I believe the SS index is most likely to be correct.

Elmer married Mary Odessa Walker on 19 May 1938 in Oakland, Alameda County, California. Mary (daughter of Earl Theodore Walker and Grace Milicene Campbell) was born on 13 May 1920 in Missouri, USA; died on 1 Jan 2006 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 11 Jan 2014, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Obituary, Mountain View Standard

  Mary Odessa Wells was born Mary 13, 1920 in Mountain View, Missouri the daughter of Earl and Grace Campbell Walker. She passed away on January 1, 2006 in Mountain View, Missouri at the age of 85. In 1938, she was united in marriage to Elmer Wells in Oakland, California. To this union, two daughters were born. Mary is preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and one great-grandchild. She is survived by her two daughters, Lexi Thorn of Pensavola, Florida and Patti Potter of Winterville, Georgia; six brothers, Donald Walker of Upland, California, Jack Walker of Mountain View, Missouri, Bill Walker of Beaverton, Oregon, Max Walker of Springfield, Missouri, Leon Walker of Mountain View, Missouri and Paul Walker of Fairgrove, Missouri; three sisters, Phyllis Easton and Doyne Smith both of Mountain View, Missouri and Irene Hanson of Willow Springs, Missouri; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mountain View, Missouri with Dr. Daryl Walker, Wayne Walker and Phil Jester officiating. Interment was in Walker Chapel Cemetery in Trask, Missouri. Arrangements were under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View, Missouri.

Notes:

Birth:
Mary was born in what my father refers to as "a temporary place on the corner, where we turn off of highway 17."

Notes:

Married:
Mary got to know Elmer in Mountain View, and became engaged to him. He subsequently moved to California, and although she considered herself to be engaged, she actually continued dating. She had given her word to Elmer, so when he asked her to come to California to him to be married, she did. Her parents would not allow her to be married before she was 18, but a few days after her 18th birthday she took a train to California, where Elmer met her at the station. They had to apply for a marriage license and wait three days. During this period, she stayed with some friends of Elmer's sister Vera Gulley (whose husband was Owen - they were the parents of Lola Gulley who married Jack WALKER). They were married at the home of those friends. Vera and Owen were moving back to Missouri around that time, and Elmer and Mary took over the rented house which they had vacated. Mary said that when she went back to that house with Elmer, her new husband, she had not seen him for 18 months. Mary and Elmer were married for around 60 years and raised two wonderful daughters.

Other Events:

• Census: 2 Jun 1880, Weston, Platte County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Wells, Amisa [Amasa], white, male, 53, married, works in fruit factory, Vermont, [Massachussetts], Vermont 2. _____, Mary, white, female, [28?], wife, married, keeping house, Vermont, Vermont, [illegible] 2. _____, Annie M., white, female, 13, daughter, attending school, Vermont, Vermont, Vermont 3. _____, Charles M., white, male, 6, son, [not attending school], Missouri, Vermont, Vermont 4. Bale, E[??]a, white, male, 17, brother in law, single, [no places of birth]

• Census: 26 Apr 1910, St. Joseph, Washington township, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Wells, Chas M., head, male, white, 34, first marriage, married 10 years, Missouri, Vermont, Vermont, laborer, creamery, can read and write 2. _____, Maggie E., wife, female, white, 33, first marriage, married 10 years, 3 children 3 living, Michigan, New York, Ireland 3. _____, Johnny A., son, male, white, 9, Missouri, Missouri, Michigan, attending school 4. _____, Charlie C., son, male, white, 8, Missouri, Michigan, Michigan, attending school 5. _____, Vera M., daughter, female, white, 5, Missouri, Michigan, Michigan, not attending school [Clearly something about these birthplaces is not right, possibly just mis-entery.]

Charles married Maggie Elizabeth Thomas about 1900. Maggie (daughter of David Thomas and Mary Clark) was born on 13 May 1876 in Michigan, USA; died on 24 Sep 1949 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Medical: As a young man, Earl had had his first physical for WWI. He was working with a steel mallet and a metal splinter went into his eye. The eye healed and looked nearly normal--just a little scar/milkiness, not really noticeable. But he was always blind in that eye. He learned to compensate for depth perception because he was an excellent shot and he could hit a nail squarely on the head. [Per my dad.] May have kept him out of WWI.
• Medical: From my father: Earl was born with a very short tongue. It was \"clipped\" by their doctor when he was an infant, to give it more motion. He could never stick his tongue out of his mouth very far--just far enough to see it.
• Residence: Note written by Bill Walker (my father, and the son of Grace & Earl Walker): "In Oct 1917 they were married. They lived until Jan 1919 in the old Crowder Place. When it burned, my folks moved to Liberal MO In 1930 they moved to the new (present) farm house. During the 10 intervening years they must have lived SOMEWHERE. That somewhere included the Maw place, the home place, Brandsville, West Plains, Brushy Knob, Koonce Place, Sedgewick place and finally 'the farm.' "
• NEWS: 13 Sep 1918, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; In the Mountain View Standard: \"Public Sale I will sell at my place, known as the Tom Walker farm, 4 1/2 miles south-west of Mountain View, on the old Willow Springs Road, on Tuesday, September 17 The Following Property To-wit: 3 horses consisting of sorrel mare, 5 years old, weigh 1100, in foal by jack; bay mare, 5 years old, weigh 1100, in foal by jack; bay mare, 4 years old, weigh 1000, not bred; 13 head of cattle consisting of 5 milk cows, yearling heifer, yearling steer, 6 calves, crop in field, 9 acres corn, 2 acres beans, about 3 tons good hay in barn, good set double harness, and good set single harness. Sale Begins Promptly at 10 O\'clock Terms of Sale?On all sums of $5 and under, cash; on all sums over $5 a note with approved security will be taken for 8 months, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from date of sale; four per cent off for cash on all sums over $5. All accounts must be settled before goods are removed. Earl Walker W. M. Robbins, Auctioneer\"
• NEWS: 4 Jul 1919, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; In the Mountain View Standard: \"Earl Walker and family have moved back from Liberal, Mo. They will go to housekeeping soon, on his brother\'s farm, we understand.\"
• Census: 20 Jan 1920, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Walker, T. N., head, owns, mortgaged, male, white, 62, widowed, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, own account, farm schedule no. 205 2. _____, Earl, son, male, white, 25, married, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, own account, farm schedule no. 205 3. _____, Grace, daughter [daughter in law], female, white, 22, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Lenah [Lena], daughter, female, white, 22, single, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee 5. _____, Donald, grandson, male, white, 1 year [8] months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri

• Residence: 13 May 1920, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Mary Walker was born in a shed located in the area of the present-day Bill Walker farmhouse - before the house was built there. It belonged to Tom Walker, and was part of the original Crowder homestead. The shed was used for various purposes later, including a chicken house. Living in it together were Earl, Grace, their two children, and Earl's father Tom.
• Newspaper Article: 31 Dec 1920, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; From the Mountain View Standard: \"Earl Walker and family of Brandsville spent Christmas here with relatives.\"),(
• NEWS: 9 Jun 1921, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Excerpt of article about a retiring mail carrier:

  \"When the government changed the mail route it was necessary to re-advertise the contract. Earl Walker of Mountain View, was the lowest bidder getting the contract for $1500 a year. Over the new route it is 60 miles from West Plains to Bakersfield and return . . . .\"

• Land: 1922, Near Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Earl bought 44 acres [extra 4 due to correction line] of the original Crowder place from his dad.

• Residence: Abt 1923, Brushy Knob, Douglas County, Missouri, USA; Grace and Earl were living around Brushy Knob in Oregon Co MO. Earl was working off a $200 debt - probably doing some building for Harold Sauer, his sister Elsie's husband.
• Residence: Abt 1926, Collier Place, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Doyne lost at Collier Place, _____-_____-1926, Howell County, Missouri.
• Residence: Abt 1927, Floyd Koonce Place, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Grace and Earl and family lived for at least two years on the Floyd Koonce place while Floyd was in Oklahoma. Jack was born on the place, helping to fix the date.
• Residence: Abt 1929, Sedgwick Place, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Event-Misc: 1930, Walker farm, near Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Built the present house on the farm in this year, completed prior to Dad's birth. Daddy was born there that September. They may have lived in a little chicken house on the place prior to that.

• Census: 24 Apr 1930, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Walker, Earl T., head, owns, farm, male, white, 36, married, first married age 23, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farming, general farm, employed, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 196 2. _____, Grace M., wife, female, whtie, 32, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Illinois, no occupation 3. _____, Donald E., son, male, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 4. _____, Mary O., daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 5. _____, Phyllis W., daughter, female, white, 8, attending school, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 6. _____, Dora [Doyne] E., daughter, female, white, 5, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 7. _____, Newel [Newell] B., son, male, white, 3 years 9 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri

• Anecdote: Abt 1935, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Family story about Earl Walker getting work on a road building crew during the Depression, as dictated by his son Bill to his son Scott, Christmas break, 2014:

  "In 1938, the state went to work on Highway 17 through Mountain View, Missouri, about a mile south of the farm. It was the middle of the depression and jobs were VERY hard to come by, and Earl T went to see if he could get work on the road crew. He approached the men where they worked, asked who was in charge, and was directed to the foreman, who was standing nearby. "I have a family to support and I'm looking for some work," he said. The work was extremely difficult physical labor, using picks and shovels and pure manpower to create the roadway. Earl T was about 5' 6" and weighed no more than 135 pounds. The foreman looked him up and down. "We already have plenty of good men on this crew," he sniffed, and turned away. Earl T walked away and watched a bit. He noticed a better dressed man also watching, and asked one of the crew who he was. "That's the head man for the whole road. He don't usually come down here." Earl walked up to this boss and repeated his request for work. The boss pointed at the foreman and said "You'll have to talk to him. He's the foreman." "I already talked to him, and that son of a bitch don't know a good man when he sees one," Earl answered. The boss grinned. "All right, why don't you get down there with them boys clearing rocks and let's see what you can do." They did not have to watch long to learn that Earl T was as tough as anyone one on the crew, and he stuck. As time went on, they needed more trained horse teams and wagons and they hired Earl to bring his team in. His team did not even need a driver, responding perfectly to voice commands from Earl. This meant Earl got a good raise, being paid for his team as well as his own labor. Earl T spent the rest of the summer finishing the road into town with the crew. When the job was over, Earl was voted "best man on the road" and given a new hat in recognition of his efforts. It was something he was always proud of. (In another variation of this story, Earl got the job by challenging the boss, saying "I'll go to work over there breaking rocks for nothing, and if I don't outwork the rest of them, you don't have to keep me or pay me.")

• Census: 25 Apr 1940, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Walker, Earl, head, male, white, 46, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same house 1935, employed for pay, 60 hours, farmer, farm, own account, 52 weeks, income $250, no other income 2. _____, Grace, wife, female, white, 42, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same house 1935 3. _____, Phyllis, daughter, female, white, 18, single, attending school, completed high school, Missouri, same house 1935, not employed 4. _____, Doyne daughter, female, white, 15, single, attending school, completed 1 year high school, Missouri, same house 1935 5. _____, Newell, son, male, white, 13, attending school, completed grade 7, Missouri, same house 1935 6. _____, William, son, male, white, 9, attending school, completed grade 5, Missouri, same house 1935 7. _____, Irene, daughter, female, white, 7, attending school, completed grade 1, Missouri, same house 1935 8. _____, Maxwell, son, male, white, 5, not attending school, Missouri, same house 1935 9. _____, Leon, son, male, white, 3, Missouri, same house 1935 10. _____, Norman, son, male, white, 1, Missouri, same house 1935 11. _____, Tom N., father, male, whtie, 82, widowed, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house 1935, not employed, retired farmer, income $180

Notes:

See attached sources.

Earl married Grace Milicene Campbell on 11 Oct 1917 in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA. Grace (daughter of James Boyd Campbell and Lucy Wesley Deboard) was born on 18 Jan 1898 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 14 May 1983 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Newspaper Article: 21 Jul 1927, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA; Undoubtedly Grace\'s appendix removal.

  \"Barbara Walker is the guest of her uncle, Earl Walker near Mountain View, while her aunt is in the hospital at West Plains.\"

• Obituary: 28 May 1983, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  Obituary, Mountain View Standard

  "Mrs. Grace Walker passed away recently. She was the wife of Earl Walker who is a patient at Willow Care Nursing Home. She is survived by four daughters, Mary Wells, Diane Smith, Phyllis Easton, Irene Hansen; six sons, Donald Walker, Newell B. (Jack) Walker, William Walker, Leon Walker, Max Walker, and Paul Walker, many grandchildren, great grandchildren, other relates and friends. She attended the Nazarene Church many years. We extend sympathy to the husband and children and other relatives. 'Earth holds no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.' "

Notes:

Census:

1. Campbell, James B., head, white, male, August 1870, 29, married, married 2 years, Missouri, Missouri, Arkansas, farmer, can read and write, renting, farm, farm schedule no. 154
2. _____, Lucy, wife, white, female, August 1876, 23, married, 2 years 2 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write
3. _____, Gracie, daughter, white, female, January 1898, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Illinois
4. Bolerjack, Henry, step son, white, male, July 1894, 5, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois

Notes:

Married:
Earl and Grace were married in a hotel lobby in West Plains, in a double ceremony with Lee and Bertha Flood.

Children: Donald Earl Walker was born on 9 Jul 1918 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 13 May 2006 in Upland, San Bernardino County, California, USA. 7. Mary Odessa Walker was born on 13 May 1920 in Missouri, USA; died on 1 Jan 2006 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA. Phyllis Westley Tennessee Walker was born on 16 Feb 1922 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 28 Nov 2008 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 1 Dec 2008 in Mountain View-Center Hill Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri. Doyne Elizabeth Walker Newell Boyd "Jack" Walker William Dewey "Bill" Walker was born on 28 Sep 1930 in Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 5 Sep 2021 in Hearthstone Beaverton, Hart Road, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA. Grace Irene "Irene" Walker Maxwell Henry "Max" Walker Julius Leon "Leon" Walker was born on 19 Jul 1936 in Missouri, USA; died on 27 Dec 2020 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA. Norman Paul "Paul" Walker