Melissa Gayle Baker, DNA

Family/Spouse: Jim Knotts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samantha Knotts, DNA

J. married Cola Elizabeth Walker. Cola (daughter of John H. Walker and Mary Rogers) was born about 1934; died in 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Divorced:

  Marital status at time of death was "divorced."

• Census: 27 Jan 1920, Precinct 1 (Arnett Rd.), Coryell County, Texas, USA
• Residence: Oct 1943, Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas, USA
• Occupation: 1947;

  At the time of his death, John was a carpenter and a building contractor.

• Residence: 2 Oct 1947, 720 E. Main, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA;

  Residence of record--had been living there only 6 days.

• Obituary: 18 Oct 1947, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. Walker, John, head, renting, male, white, 27, single, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, farm schedule no. 193
2. _____, Aubrey, brother, male, white, 34, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, farm schedule no. 194
3. _____, Ruby, sister in law, female, white, 21, married, can read and write, Texas, Tennessee, Texas

Obituary:

Obituary, John H. Walker, 1948, Coryell County, Texas

John Walker, age 54, died in his sleep early in the morning, October 2, (47.

He was born in Arkansas January 22, 1893. Funeral services were conducted at the Vess Funeral Chapel Saturday morning, October 4, by Rev. M. M. Fulmer. Burial was in Uvalde Cemetery.

John married Mary Rogers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Note:

  Mary Rogers was first married to Clifford Baker, divorced, then second married John H. Walker. She was divorced from John and remarried to Clifford Baker.

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: 6. 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. 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.