Hobson "Dickie" Walker

Other Events:

• Obituary: 18 May 1980, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Obituary:

Obituary, Dickie H. Hobson, Sr., 1980, Uvalde, Texas

Dickie Hobson Walker, Sr. of Knippa died Friday, May 16, 1980, in Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital, San Antonio, at the age of 53.

He was born July 22, 1926, in Gatesville. He and Judy Clark were married July 5, 1977, in Uvalde. He was a member of the Knippa Church of Christ.

For a number of years, Dickie Walker worked for the Hornby Press.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Judy Walker, Knippa; two sons, Alvin Walker and Dickie Walker, Jr., both of Uvalde; and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Moeller, Uvalde.

Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday, May 19, in the Knippa Church of Christ with Bro. Ted McElroy officiating.

Interment will be in the Knippa Cemetery under direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary of Uvalde.

Hobson married Judy Clark [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. Alvin Walker
2. Dickie Walker, [Jr.]
3. Lillian Walker

Other Events:

• Census: 27 Jan 1920, Precinct 1 (Arnett Rd.), Coryell County, Texas, USA
• Census: 8 Apr 1930, 1609 Walnut St., Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
• Census: 3 Jun 1940, 109 Geraldine Street, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
• Occupation: 1943, Uvalde County, Texas, USA;

  "Common laborer."

• Residence: 1943, 80B, Fort Clark, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
• Obituary: 22 Oct 1943, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. Walker, Hobson, head, renting, male, white, 21, married, can read and write, Texas, Texas, Arkansas, farming, general farm, farm schedule no. 191
2. _____, Emma, wife, female, white, 21, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Lillian, daughter, female, white, 10 months, Texas, Texas, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, Hobson, head, renting $12 per month, not a farm, male, white, 31, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, labor, general, not a veteran
2. _____, Emma, wife, female, white, 31, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Lillian, daughter, female, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Texas, Tennessee
4. _____, Hobson, Jr., son, male, white, 3 years 8 months, Texas, Texas, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, Hobson, head, male, white, 41, married, completed one year of high shoal, Texas, same place in 1935, employed for pay, 48 hours, delivery man, wholesale grocer, employed 52 weeks, income $1020, no other income
2. _____, Emma, wife, female, white, 42, married completed one year of high school, Texas, same place 1935
3. _____, Lillian [D.], daughter, female, white, 20, completed 3 years of high school, Texas
4. _____, Dickey, son, male, white, 13, attending school, completed 5th grade, Texas

Obituary:

Obituary, Hobson Walker, 1943, Uvalde

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon for Hobson Walker, 45, a resident of Uvalde the past 15 years, who died suddenly near Sabinal Tuesday afternoon.

The services were conducted by the Rev. M. M. Fulmer, pastor of the First Baptist church, assisted by the Rev. W. H. Petty, at the Vess Funeral Home chapel and interment was in the Uvalde cemetery.

Walker was a native of Osage, Coryell county, and was born May 4, 1898. He grew to manhood in that part of the State and was married to Miss Emma Martin at Gatesville on Sept. 9, 1917. Two children were born to this union, both of whom survive. He came to Uvalde Dec. 15, 1928, and had resided here since. He was employed for 11 years by H. W. Little Inc. He was fatally stricken Tuesday afternoon while at work as a carpenter near Sabinal.

He is survived by his widow and two children, Lillian, and Dickie, three brothers, John of Crystal City, Aubrey of Gatesbille, William G. of Wichita Falls and two sisters, Mrs. Winifred Powell of Gatesville and Mrs. Isaac Lowrance of Uvalde.

Died:

Cause of death: Died of heart failure while at work on a ranch.

Dewey married Sarah Emma "Emma" Martin on 9 Sep 1917 in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Sarah was born in bt 1898 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Coryell (city), Precinct 7, Coryell County, Texas, USA
• Census: 25 Apr 1910, Justice Precinct 7, McLennan County, Texas, USA
• Census: 6 Jan 1920, Gatesville (Saunders St.), Justice Precinct 1, Coryell County, Texas, USA
• Death: 22 Jan 1927;

  Death of his son Jimmy, along with 9 others on the Baylor basketball team.

• NEWS: 23 Dec 1927
• Census: 18 Apr 1930, Justice Precinct 1 (State Highway 7), Coryell County, Texas, USA
• Occupation: 1937, Coryell County, Texas, USA;

  Farming

• Residence: 1937, 411 S. 14th St., Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. Walker, George B., head, white, male, February 1870, 30, married, married 8 years, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, farmer, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 122
2. _____, Mary A., wife, white, female, June 1870, married 8 years, 3 children 3 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. _____, John H., son, white, male, January 1893, 7, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee
4. _____, George A., son, white, male, May 1896, 4, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee
5. _____, Dewey H., son, white, male, May 1898, 2, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
6. Rickets, Samuel [G.? S.?], boarder, white, male, August 1878, 21, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, can read and write

Census:

1. Walker, George B., head, male, white, 40, first marriage, married 18 years, Arkansas, Alabama, Alabama, farmer, tending land, employee, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 108
2. _____, Mary E. A., wife, female, white, 40, first marriage,married 18 years, 7 children all living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. _____, John [initial(s) illegible], son, male, white, 17, single, home farm, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
4. _____, George [O.? A.?], son, male, white, 13, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
5. _____, Dewey Hobson, son, male, white, 11, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
6. _____, Willie G., son, male, white, 8, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
7. _____, James S., son, male, white, 6, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
8. _____, Nellie [P.?], daughter, female, white, 3, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
9. _____, Allie M., daughter, female, white, 10 months, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, G. B., head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 49, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mississippi, farmer, farm, employed
2. _____, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, 49, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Garland, son, male, white, 18, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, clerk, soda fountain, salaried
4. _____, Jim, son, male, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
5. _____, Nellie, daughter, female, white, 13, single, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
6. _____, Allie Mae, daughter, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee

Death:

George's son James S. "Jimmy" Walker was one of Baylor's "Immortal 10"--10 Baylor basketball players that were killed when a train struck their bus in January 1927. The ten are still commemorated by incoming freshmen each year at Baylor.

NEWS:

George B. Walker was one of the parents who filed suit against Baylor after the death of his son James S. Walker when 10 of the Baylor basketball team were killed when their bus was struck by a train on 22 January 1927.

Census:

1. Walker, George B., head, owns, farm, male, white, 60, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, farmer, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 210
2. _____, Betty, wife, female, white, 60, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Allie M., daughter, female, white, 21, single, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, operator, Western Union

Died:

Cause of death: chronic Bright's Disease; and. myocarditis

George married Bettie Matthews on 30 Dec 1891 in White County, Arkansas, USA. Bettie was born on 27 Jan 1870 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Feb 1940 in Uvalde County, Texas, USA; was buried in Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:

Mary Ann Elizabeth "Bettie" Matthews

Died:

Chronic myocarditas; contributing factor arteriosclerosis.

Children: John H. Walker was born on 22 Jan 1893 in Arkansas, USA; died on 2 Oct 1947 in Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA; was buried in Uvalde County, Texas, USA. George Aubrey "Aubrey" Walker was born on 3 May 1896 in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; died on 27 Dec 1958 in 127 North 27th St., Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA; was buried in Restland, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. 2. Dewey Hobson "Hobson" Walker was born on 4 May 1898 in Osage, Coryell County, Texas, USA; died on 19 Oct 1943 in Uvalde County, Texas, USA; was buried in Uvalde County, Texas, USA. William Garland "Willie" Walker was born about 1902 in Texas, USA; died after October 1943. James Stephen "Jim" Walker was born on 16 Dec 1903 in Texas, USA; died on 22 Jan 1927 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Nellie Pearl Walker was born on 25 Sep 1906 in Osage, Coryell County, Texas, USA; died on 4 Nov 1969 in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA; was buried in Restland, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Allie M. Walker was born about 1909 in Texas, USA.

Other Events:

• RESEARCH: Probate or letters of administration not found. Online images at FamilySearch, Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 > White > Administration bonds and ... 1857-1889 vol E, B and 2. Checked for a year before and after date of death. Not found in index of Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 White Executor and guardian bonds and letters, 1854-1940 vol B, F and A.
• Military Service: 30 Oct 1847, DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA; Pvt., Co. C., Anderson's Rifles, Battalion Mississippi Rifles Joined 30 Oct Mustered in 19 Nov Carded record Vicksburg 8 Dec Period "During the War" March-April 1948 "Sick in Military Hospital Tampico" Reasons I believe this is the right John M. Walker:
  • Enlisted at Hernando, DeSoto County, right next to Marshall Co, where he is found in 1850 census and was married the same year.
  • Although there are a number of John Walker's in Marshall Co in 1850, there is only one John M. Marshall--the one married to Rachel Barnett.
  • There are no John Walkers in DeSoto Co in 1850.
  • Age is about right--22 on the card dated Nov and Dec of 1847, calculating to a birth year of 1825--just one year off.
  • Tax Record: 1848, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA;

    John M. Walker does not appear on the 1848 tax list.

  • Possible Census: 26 Sep 1850, Southern District, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
  • RESEARCH: 10 Apr 1851; John M. Walker assigned his military land patent to James Hadley (assignee), Union County. Champagnolle land office. (See BLM site.)
  • Note: 1858, White County, Arkansas, USA; John M. Walker appears as Justice of the Peace on a deed involving a Joseph H. Walker.
  • Land: 28 Jul 1859, White County, Arkansas, USA; John M. Walker sold 190 acres to Marcus Stewart, legal description not clear.
  • Census: 1860, Clay township, White County, Arkansas, USA
  • Possible Census: 18 Aug 1870, Searcy (post office), Marion township, White County, Arkansas, USA
  • RESEARCH: 1857-1872, White County, Arkansas, USA; White Co ARK, deed book F:774, John M. Walker to Marcus Stewart. Entered in index, page missing? Have asked Rick to doublecheck. Year uncertain, but that vol. covers 1857-1872, probably toward the latter end of that spread. Rick thought perhaps it was just a microfilming problem at the end of the roll. Have contact APG list to find researcher, and have contacted White Co Hist Soc to see if they know of someone who can check the original deed.
  • DAUGHTER: 1920, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA;

    Clara's death certificate names her parents as "Jno. M. Walker" and "Patty" Barnett."

  • DAUGHTER: 18 Oct 1928, Coryell County, Texas, USA;

    Theodocia's death certificate named her parents as "Jno Walker" and "Miss Barnett."

  • SON: 19 Feb 1937, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA;

    George B.'s death certificate names his parents as "John Walker" and "Miss Rachel Barnett."

  • DAUGHTER: 27 Oct 1945, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA;

    Daughter Della's death certificate states that her parents were "John M. Walker" and "Rachel Barnett."

  Notes:
  

  A Theodosia E. Walker is found marrying Stephen B. Byrd in White County, Arkansas on 23 September 1880. An Ancestry record also records Theodosia Cassandra Walker as marrying Steve Burtis Byrd, and states that her parents were John Manley Walker and Rachel Barnett.
  
  Cassandra is the middle name of J. M. Walker's younger sister (Sarah Cassandra "Cassie" Walker Lasater).
  
  Birth:
  

  Despite the fact that so many databases name him as "James M. Walker," it begins to appear that the John M. Walker found in the 1850 Marshall County, Mississippi, census, who married Rachel D. Barnett, and who is later found in White County, Arkansas--could be the same man as the "J. M. Walker" listed as the eldest son of Elijah Walker and his first wife, Matilda.
  
  The name "James M. Walker" may have come from the Charles Bowen typescript, which contains many errors (as well as much good information) and is not sourced.
  
  In favor of this:
  

  
  
  • Both the Collins Walker and the McMillan Gaelic Bible list him only as "J. M. Walker," with a birthdate of 18 September 1824.
    
  • Marshall County, Mississippi, where he was found in 1850, was the county where Elijah's elder brother George H. resided from abt 1834 until his death after 1870. The two were enumerated on the same page. On the previous page of the same census was "R. Walker," an apparent laborer--possibly Helton Rutherford Walker, who is not found in Tennessee in 1850
    
  • John M. and Rachel D. (Barnett) Walker are found in the 1870 White County, Ark, census. Rachel's parents, Zimmer and Emeline Barnett are found there as well. All four are buried in the Center Hill Baptist Church cemetery.
    
  • The birth date given on John M. Walker's stone in the Center Hill Baptist Church is 18 September 1824--the same as the birthdate given for J. M. Walker in the Walker Bibles
    

  
  
  This would seem to be a strong indication that the identities of James Monroe Walker from the Walker Bibles and John M. Walker who married Rachel D. Barnett can be merged.
  
  Possible Census:
  

  1. Walker, Jno. [possibly Jms?] M., 25, male, farmer, Tennessee
  2. _____, Rachel D., 16, female, Tennessee
  [Next door to the Zimri Barnett household]
  
  Though this person's name appears to be "Jno M." or probably "John M. Walker," it could be interpreted as Jms--remotely. [See digital image of census.]
  
  Census:
  

  1. Walker, J. M., 36, male, farmer, real estate $1500, personal $400, Tennessee, [attended school 2 months?]
  2. _____, R. D., 36, female, Tennessee
  3. _____, C. T., 9, female, Mississippi
  4. _____, S., 6, female, Mississippi
  5. _____, V. M., 5, female, Arkansas
  6. B[ele? Bell?], S., 30, male, farm labor, Kentucky
  7. West, S., 7, m, Arkansas
  [The apparent 2 months that J. M. Walker attended school probably actually represents 2 children attending school, an error by the census taker in executing census instructions.]
  
  [Day and month not stated for this township.]
  
  Possible Census:
  

  1. Walker, J. M., 45, male, white, farmer, real estate value $280, personal $600, Tennessee
  2. _____, Racheal, 37, female, white, keeping house, Mississippi
  3. _____, [Oley O.], 21, female, white, at home, Mississippi
  4. _____, Clara A., 18, female, white, at home, Mississippi
  5. _____, [Voley] E., 16, female, white, at home, Arkansas
  6. _____, Elizabeth, 10, female, white, Arkansas, attending school
  7. _____, [Theodotio] C., 8, female, white, Arkansas
  8. _____, Johana, [3? 5?], female, white, Arkansas
  9. _____, George B., 6 months, male, white, Arkansas, born in February
  10. Harrison, Jessey, 16, male, white, at school, Arkansas, attending school

  John married Rachel D. Barnett on 18 Jun 1850 in Marshall County, Mississippi, USA. Rachel (daughter of Zimri H. Barnett and Emeline) was born on 25 Jul 1833 in Tennessee, USA; died on 5 May 1887 in White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Hill, White County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 8 Jun 1880, Desarc [Des Arcs] township, White County, Arkansas, USA
• Probate: 11 Jul 1887, White County, Arkansas, USA; Inventory of estate, discussion of only minor child, George B. Walker

Notes:

Census:

1. [Walker, Rachel D.], w, f, 46, widowed, keeping house, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee
2. _____, Theotia [Theodosia C.], white, female, 17, daughter, single, laborer, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Nancy A., white, female, 14, daughter, single, laborer, attending school, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee
4. _____, Joanna, white, female, 12, attending school, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee
5. _____, George B., white, male, 10, son, laborer, attending school, cannot read, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee
[Disfiguring tape obscures the name of the head of household, though the capital "R" in her first name is visible. The household is identifiable through Rachel's correct age, her marital status (widowed), her state of birth, as well as the children's names and her proximity to additional daughters Clara Yerby, Oley Smith, and Mary Elizabeth Whisenant on the same page.]

Children: Olive Tepa "Ollie" Walker was born on 17 Jul 1851 in Mississippi, USA; died on 20 Aug 1908 in White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA. Clara A. Walker was born on 2 Feb 1854 in Mississippi, USA; died on 17 Jan 1920 in Normal Street, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA; was buried on 19 Jan 1920 in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA. Voley E. Walker was born about 1854 in Arkansas, USA; died after 1870. Mary Elizabeth Walker was born on 1 Jun 1861 in White County, Arkansas, USA; died on 18 Apr 1905 in Erath County, Texas, USA; was buried in Altman Cemetery, Erath County, Texas, USA. Theodosia C. Walker was born on 23 Sep 1863 in Arkansas, USA; died on 18 Oct 1928 in Coryell County, Texas, USA. Allie Della Walker was born on 9 Apr 1866 in Arkansas, USA; died on 27 Oct 1945 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, USA. Joanna Walker was born on 19 Jan 1867 in White County, Arkansas, USA; died on 21 Jan 1940; was buried in Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Hill, White County, Arkansas, USA. 4. George Barnett Walker was born on 8 Feb 1870 in White County, Arkansas, USA; died on 19 Feb 1937 in Milton Powell Memorial Hospital, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA; was buried in Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA. Emma Walker was born on 3 Jan 1872 in White County, Arkansas, USA; died on 17 Feb 1873 in White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Center Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Hill, White County, Arkansas, USA.