Dorothy A. Stracener

Will married Ollie P. Butler on 14 Nov 1909 in White County, Arkansas, USA. Ollie (daughter of James W. Butler and Joanna Walker) was born in May 1892 in Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 3 May 1910, Coffey township, White County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Strosener, William M., head, male, white, 23, second marriage, married within the year, Arkansas, Alabama, Alabama, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule 109 2. _____, Ollie, wife, female, white, 19, first marriage, married within the year, 0 children 0 living, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas
• Census: 30 Jan 1920, De Leon, Comanche County, Texas, USA; 1. Stracener, Will M., head, owns, farm, male, white, 33, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Alabama, Alabama, laborer, wages 2. _____. Ollie, wife, female, white, 29, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas 3. _____, Edith, daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas 4. _____, Odell, daughter, female, white, 4 8/12, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas 5. _____, Inez, daughter, female, white, 1 8/12, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas
• Census: 16 Apr 1930, Royal township, White County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Strocener, William M., head, renting, owns radio, male, white, 43, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, farmer, general farming, employed, not a veteran, farm schedule 3 2. _____, Ollie [D.?], wife, female, white,38, married, first married age 18, can read and write, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas 3. _____, Odell, daughter, female, white, 14, single, attending school, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, house keeper, labor 4. _____, Melda Inez, daughter, female, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Arkansa, Arkansas, Arkansas 5. _____, Dortha A., daughter, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Arkansa, Arkansas, Arkansas

James married Joanna Walker on 8 Mar 1883 in White County, Arkansas, USA. Joanna (daughter of John M. Walker and Rachel D. Barnett) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 13 Jun 1900, Marion township, White County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Butler, James W., head, white, male, March 1860 40, married 17 years, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, farmer, can read and write, owns home with mortgage, farm schedule 96 2. _____, Joanna, wife, white, female, January 1868, 32, married 17 years, 7 children 6 living, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Yula A., daughter, white, female, June 1885, 14, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, can read and write, not attending school 4. _____, Robert, son, white, male, June 1887, 12, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, farm labor, cannot read and write, not attending school 5. _____, Leonard, son, white, male, April 1889, 11, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, farm labor, cannot read or write, not attending school 6. _____, Ollie P., daughter, white, female, May 1892, 8, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas 7. _____, Joseph L., son, white, male, January 1895,Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas 8. _____, Florence C., daughter, white, male, June 1897, 2, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas
• Census: 5 May 1910, Des Arc township, White County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Butler, James W., head, male, white, 50, first marriage, married 26 years, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, farmer, general farm, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule 157 2. _____, Johanna, wife, female, white, 42, first marriage, married 26 years, 10 children 8 living, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Joseph L., son, male, white, 14, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, farm labor, house farm, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Walter C., son, male, white, 7, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas, attending school 5. _____, Jesse G., son, male, white, 5, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas
• Census: 5 Jan 1920, Crosby township, White County, Arkansas, USA; 1. Butler, James W., head, renting, male, white, 59, married, can read and write, Kentucky, Kentucky, Virginia, farmer, farm, own account, farm schedule 59 2. _____, Johanna, wife, female, white, 52, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi 3. _____, Curtis, son, male, white, 16, not attending school, can read and write, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas 4. _____, Jessie, son, male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arkansas

Notes:

Birth:

Though Joanna's cemetery record gives a birthdate of 19 January 1869, her 1870 census enumeration marks her as three years old. It is likely that the day and month are correct in the cemetery listing, but the year wrong.

Children: Yula A. Butler was born in Jun 1885 in Arkansas, USA. George Robert Butler was born in Jun 1887 in Arkansas, USA. William Leonard Butler was born in Apr 1889 in Arkansas, USA. 3. Ollie P. Butler was born in May 1892 in Arkansas, USA. Joseph L. Butler was born in Jan 1895 in Arkansas, USA. Florence C. Butler was born in Jun 1897 in Arkansas, USA. Walter C. Butler was born about 1903 in Arkansas, USA. Jessie G. Butler was born about 1905 in Arkansas, 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. 7. 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. 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.