Emery Collins Walker

Other Events:

• Parents:

  His 1953 death certificate names parents as "F. E. Walker" and "Mattie Givens."

• Census: 17 May 1940, Craw Gap Rd., 1st District, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1949, Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA;

  1953 death certificate indicated he had lived in that neighborhood for four years.

• Occupation: Aug 1953, Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA;

  Ike was a machinist at the Tennessee Products Company.

Notes:

Name:

Enumerated in 1920 as "Ike E." but named on the FindAGrave entry for his mother as "Emery Ike Walker."

1. Walker, "Forist" E. [Forest E.], head, male, house owned value $4000, white, 57, single, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], farm, employed for pay, worked 60 hours, farm, farming, own account, worked 52 weeks, income $1,131, farm schedule no. 186
2. _____, Emry E., son, male, white, 24, married, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], employed for pay, worked 60 hours, farm, farming, own account, 52 weeks, income $181, farm schedule no. 187
3. _____, Odel, daughter in law, female, white, 24, married, completed grade 6, Tennessee, rural Hickman County [1935], not employed for pay
4. _____, Emry C., grandson, male, white, [6/12?], Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, "Forist" E. [Forest E.], head, male, house owned value $4000, white, 57, single, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], farm, employed for pay, worked 60 hours, farm, farming, own account, worked 52 weeks, income $1,131, farm schedule no. 186
2. _____, Emry E., son, male, white, 24, married, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], employed for pay, worked 60 hours, farm, farming, own account, 52 weeks, income $181, farm schedule no. 187
3. _____, Odel, daughter in law, female, white, 24, married, completed grade 6, Tennessee, rural Hickman County [1935], not employed for pay
4. _____, Emry C., grandson, male, white, [6/12?], Tennessee

Died:

Cause of death: Ike committed suicide in the yard near his house at 6:30 in the evening, by gunshot to the heart, when drunk.

Ike married Odell Lampley on 11 Aug 1939 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 2 Jan 1920, Smith Springs Rd., First District, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, 1st Civil District, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 17 May 1940, 1st Civil District, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
• Obituary: Sep 1965;

  Transcription of obituary, no citation

  Mr. Foriest Ernest Walker, 82 years, in the Williamson County Hospital, Thursday morning, Sept. 9, 1965. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Carey Conastar of River Rouge Mich., Mrs. lena W. Beaver of Mobile, Ala., and Mrs. Marvin Pratt of Franklin, Tenn., son William Walker of Nashville; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lena Fussell of Dickson; one brother, Collins Walker, of Franklin, Tenn. Remains are at the Franklin Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be conducted from the hudgens Chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. John Lampley. Friends will serve as pallbearers. Internment in Hudgens Cemetery.

Notes:

Name:

Collins Walker Bible gives Forest's birth as 5 December 1883--not 1882.

Birth:

1900 census Collins Walker Bible all give 1883 as his birth year. His cemetery marker and WWI draft registration offer the same date, but the year 1882 for his birth.

Census:

1. Walker, Forest E., head, owns, farm, male, white, 37, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 3
2. _____, Mattie M., wife, female, white, 23, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Lena M., daughter, female, white, 6, attending school, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
4. _____, Ike [E.], son, male, white, 4 112, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
5. _____, Bill, son, male, white, 2, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
6. _____, Nannie V., daughter, female, white, 8/12, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, Forest E., head, owns, farm, male, white, 47, divorced, first married age 30, can read and write, farmer, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 58
2. _____, Emery [T.?], son, male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, general farm
3. _____, Bill, son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, general farm


Census:

1. Walker, "Forist" E. [Forest E.], head, male, house owned value $4000, white, 57, single, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], farm, employed for pay, worked 60 hours, farm, farming, own account, worked 52 weeks, income $1,131, farm schedule no. 186
2. _____, Emry E., son, male, white, 24, married, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], employed for pay, worked 60 hours, farm, farming, own account, 52 weeks, income $181, farm schedule no. 187
3. _____, Odel, daughter in law, female, white, 24, married, completed grade 6, Tennessee, rural Hickman County [1935], not employed for pay
4. _____, Emry C., grandson, male, white, [6/12?], Tennessee

Forest married Martha Mae "Mattie" Givens on 22 Dec 1912 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA, and was divorced in 1921 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. Martha (daughter of Sidney Givens and Lucinda Sullivan) was born on 6 Sep 1896 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Sep 1966 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Missing Census: 1930;

  Mattie is said to have married Charles H. Hoskins in 1928, Williamson County, but no record of the marriage, nor their 1930 enumeration has been located.

• Census: 8 May 1940, 1st Civil District, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

1st wife

Census:

1. Hoskins, C. H., head, male, white, owns home (farm), value $4000, 76, married, completed grade 8, Tennessee, same house [1935], farm, employed for pay, 60 hours, farmer, farm, own account, 52 weeks, has other sources of income, farm schedule no. 9
2. _____, Mattie Mai, wife, female, white, 44, married, completed grade 7, Tennessee, same house
3. _____, Mattie Frances, daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, completed grade 4, Tennessee, same house

Notes:

Divorced:

While no divorce decree "per se" appears in this file, it is clear that the intent is divorce and payment for the divorce. Additionally, Mattie remarried in 1928.

Children: Lena M. Walker was born about 1914 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; died after 1966. 2. Ike Emery Walker was born on 7 Dec 1915 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Aug 1953 in Bon Aqua, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hudgins Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. William "Bill" Walker was born on 9 Dec 1917 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Nov 1994 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Harpeth Hills Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Nannie V. Walker was born about 1919 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. Esther Walker was born after 1920 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Arch's death certificate identified his parents as "Eliga Walker" and "Mary McMillan," both born in North Carolina [sic].

• Census: 1 Nov 1850, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 11 Jul 1860, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 21 Jun 1880, District 1, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 8 Jun 1900, Civil District 2, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
• Census: 9 May 1910, Rural Route 2, Civil District 5, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
• SON: 23 Jan 1953, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA;

  Mayhew's death certificate names his parents as "Arch Walker" and "Jane Davis."

Notes:

In Maury County, Tennessee

1. Walker, A. M., head, male, white, 59, first marriage, married 39 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, home farm, own account, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 114
2. _____, F. J., wife, female, white, 57, first marriage, 59, 6 children 5 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, [ability to read and write blank]

Census:

1. Walker, Elijah, 48, male, farmer, value of real estate $100, Georgia, cannot read or write
2. _____, Mary, 37, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write
3. _____, Sarah, 19, female, Tennessee
4. _____, William, 16, male, farmer, Tennessee
5. _____, Levi, 14, male, Tennessee
6. _____, James, 12, male, Tennessee
7. _____, Matilda, 10, female, Tennessee
8. _____, Ritha, 9, female, Tennessee
9. _____, Margaret, 7, female, Tennessee
10. _____, George, 5, male, Tennessee
11. _____, Calvin, 3, male, Tennessee
12._____, Archalus, 1, male, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, Elijah, 57, male, farmer, real estate $600, personal $800, Georgia [can read and write, implied]
2. _____, Mary, 47, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write
3. _____, James, 22, male, farmer, personal $400, Tennessee, cannot read or write
4. _____, Ritha S., 17, female, Tennessee
5. _____, Margret M., 15, female, Tennessee
6. _____, Geo. R., 14, male, Tennessee
7. _____, Calvin M., 12, male, Tennessee
8. _____, R.M. [A. M.], 10, male, Tennessee
9. _____, Jacob R., 8, male, Tennessee
10._____, L.D. [Alonzo Denson], 6, male, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, A. M., white, male, 30, married, farmer, [can read and write, implied], Tennessee, South Carolina, Tennessee
2. _____, F. Jane, white, female, 33, wife, married, keeping house, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Mayhue, white, male, 6, son, attending school, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
4 _____, Everlena, white, female, 3, daughter, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
5. _____, Oceola, white, male, 3 months, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee

Census:

1. Walker, Arch M., head, white, male, June 1850, 49, married 29 years, Tennessee, North Carolina, Tennessee, farmer, can read, cannot write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 58
2. _____, Francis J, wife, white, female, August 1847, 52, married 29 years, 6 children 5 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. _____, Ernest F., son, white, male, December 1882, 17, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, can read and write, did not attend school this year
4. _____, Emory C., son, white, male, June 1886, 13, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, at school, attended school 3 months, can read and write

Census:

1. Walker, A. M., head, male, white, 59, first marriage, married 39 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, home farm, own account, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 114
2. _____, F. J., wife, female, white, 57, first marriage, 59, 6 children 5 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, [ability to read and write blank]

Archalas married Frances Jane Davis on 15 Aug 1871 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. Frances (daughter of James Davis and Lucetta Hay) was born on 25 Aug 1847 in Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Jan 1931 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fielder Cemetery, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 9 Sep 1850, Civil District 2, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Birth:
or 1844?

Census:

1. Davis, James A., 21, male, farmer, Tennessee, cannot read or write
2. _____, Lucetta, 28, female, Tennessee, cannot read or write
3. _____, Frances J., 2, female, Tennessee
4. _____, William T., 7 months, Tennessee

Children: Mary A. L. Walker was born on 30 Jul 1872 in Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Nov 1872 in Tennessee, USA. Mayhew Walker was born on 12 Jun 1874 in Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Jan 1953 in Civil District 9, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hudgins Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. Evieline Gervate "Lena" Walker was born on 31 Jan 1877; died on 30 Oct 1969 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Union Cemetery, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA. Ocie Ola Walker was born on 9 Mar 1880; died on 25 Oct 1954 in Mississippi, USA. 4. Forest Ernest Walker was born on 5 Dec 1883 in Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Sep 1965 in Williamson County Hospital, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hudgins Cemetery, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. Emory Collins Walker was born on 9 Jun 1886 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Apr 1967 in [probably] Williamson County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Union Cemetery, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA.

Sidney married Lucinda Sullivan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]