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Obituary, Billy Ray Walker

Sgt. Walker Rites To Be Held at Coffey Chapel on Thursday
Funeral services for Sergeant Billy Ray Walker will be held at the Coffey Chapel on Thursday, January 5, at 2 p.m., with Rev. H.M. Shehan and Rev. M.N. McFarland officiating and interment in the Grant cemetery. Coffey Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Sgt. Walker will be buried with military honors at the Grant cemetery. He was killed in a car wreck in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on January 1.

He was born in Hugo, on November 3, 1930, and is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Walker of Clore [sic], Texas, and grandparents Mrs. Maudie Kizer, Amarillo, Texas, and Willard Kizer, Hugo.

He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Ocie Oliza Walker, Hot Springs; Patsy Wanda Walker, Gussie Allen Walker, Harold Wayne Walker, Goree, Texas, and Billy Oren Walker, Ripley, Oklahoma.

The News joins with his many friends in expressing condolence to the relatives of the deceased. 

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. 

Obituary, Earl Reeves, probably in a local Simla area newspaper

Our brother, Earl Theodore Reeves, was born near Simla, Colo., November 6, 1909. He departed this life April 20, 1938, at the age of 28 years, five months and 14 days. He was the third son of our brother and sister, Wesley Whitfield Reeves and is survived by them as well as six brothers, Ernest of Grand Junction, Paul Marshall, Harold, Vergil and Lester, all of Simla. Our tenderest sympathy goes out to the members of the immediate family over the loss of a son and brother. Our brother was received by the First Baptist church of Simla, Colo., September 8, 1926. He followed his Lord in baptism soon after. Since that time he has been a faithful member and quite recently took the work as teacher of the Young Peoples group. The church will miss his presence most keenly. Our brother was graduated from Simla Union High school in the class of 1929. The greatest thing that can be said of any man can be said of Earl: He was loved by all who knew him. God according to his foreknowledge and in his infinite grace and mercy saw fit to take our brother suddenly from our midst into his Presence.
--One Who Knew Him 

Obituary, Earl Reeves, unindentified newspaper

Earl Reeves, 28 year old Simla youth, was instantly killed late Wednesday afternoon, when struck by lightning as he was working in the field.
Earl, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reeves, and a graduate of Simla Union High School, made his home with his parents on their farm about five miles south of Simla.
The accident occurred about 4:30 o'clock while Mr. Reeves was plowing with a tractor, but was not discovered until approximately thirty minutes later, when two other men working nearby, saw the tractor circling around apparently out of control, they decided to investigate.
Nearing the tractor, they saw it was driverless, and upon further investigation found Earl lying in the field. The tractor had been running about in a circle and the body was found some distance from the machine.
Dr. D. O. Groves, County Coroner, was called to investigate the accident, after which the body was removed to the Deits Funeral Home in Limon.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Evangelical Church in Simla Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. 

Obituary, Eudocia J. "Docia" (Walker) Stokes, undated, unidentified clipping, possibly from the Glencoe, Oklahoma, newspaper.

"Died Tuesday night.
The body of Eudocia Josephine Stokes who died Tuesday night is to lie in state at the home of her son, Robert Wesley Stokes, near Glencoe. She came to Payne County with her husband, Albert, in 1903. "Dosh", born in Hickman County, Tennessee, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Walker. She is survived by six sons: J. W. Stokes, W. E. Stokes and Robert W. Stokes of Glencoe, T. E. Stokes of Pawnee, Fred Stokes of El Monte, California and P. H. Stokes of Stillwater. She was preceded in death by five young children, Girtie, Luther, Sarah, Albert, and Ruby, who were all born and died in Howell County, Missouri. 

Obituary, George F. Walker, Stockton Daily Evening Record

WALKER--In Stockton, April 4, 1939, George F. Walker, loving husband of Nellie G. Walker of Stockton; loving father of Lila, Everett, George, Ralph, Jerrald and James Walker and Verna Perazza all of Stockton and the late Melvin Walker' loving brother ofCharles Walker of Oakland; loving grandfather of Barbara Walker and George Perazza of Stockton; a native of Stockton, Calif., aged 68 years, 5 months, 1 day.
Friends are invited to attend funeral services friday, April 7, 1939, at 10:30 a.m. at the De Young Memorial Chapel, where services will be held. Committal at San Joaquin Cemetery. A rosary will be said Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the De Young Memorial Chapel. 

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. 

Obituary, James K. Walker, Lawton Constitution
Funeral for James K. Walker, 87, Lawton, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Memorial Chapel with Dr. Gary W. Cook, pastor, officiating.
Mr. Walker died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in Lawton.
Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker Funeral Home.
He was born March 5, 1916, in Liberal, Mo., to Thomas Neal and Mary Maybelle Walker. In 1922 the family moved to Pittsburg, Kan., then to Enid and to Lawton in 1932. He was a 1936 graduate of Lawton High School. He received an associate degree in math and chemistry from Cameron Junior College in 1938. He married Ruth Fleming June 26, 1938, at Lawton.
He was a retired builder and was superintendent of construction for Shelton Construction Company for many years. He later worked for Buckner and Moore in Oklahoma City. He was involved in the construction of more than 45 major buildings in four states, 23 school buildings, four hospitals and four churches. Buildings he helped construct in the Lawton area include the McMahan Foundation, McArthur High School, Great Plains Area Vo Tech, the Hotel Lawtonian and Annex, and First Presbyterian Church. One of the hospitals he helped build was the Glennon Hospital for German Prisoners in Okmulgee. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Lawton Masonic Lodge No. 183.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Joan Walker, Sioux City, Iowa; three daughters and sons-in-law: Nancy and Andrew Bennett, Cleveland, Tenn.; Patti McIntyre and Cathy and Floyd Newsom, all of Lawton; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com. 

Obituary, James K. Walker, Lawton Constitution
Funeral for James K. Walker, 87, Lawton, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Memorial Chapel with Dr. Gary W. Cook, pastor, officiating.
Mr. Walker died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, in Lawton.
Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker Funeral Home.
He was born March 5, 1916, in Liberal, Mo., to Thomas Neal and Mary Maybelle Walker. In 1922 the family moved to Pittsburg, Kan., then to Enid and to Lawton in 1932. He was a 1936 graduate of Lawton High School. He received an associate degree in math and chemistry from Cameron Junior College in 1938. He married Ruth Fleming June 26, 1938, at Lawton.
He was a retired builder and was superintendent of construction for Shelton Construction Company for many years. He later worked for Buckner and Moore in Oklahoma City. He was involved in the construction of more than 45 major buildings in four states, 23 school buildings, four hospitals and four churches. Buildings he helped construct in the Lawton area include the McMahan Foundation, McArthur High School, Great Plains Area Vo Tech, the Hotel Lawtonian and Annex, and First Presbyterian Church. One of the hospitals he helped build was the Glennon Hospital for German Prisoners in Okmulgee. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Lawton Masonic Lodge No. 183.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Jimmie and Joan Walker, Sioux City, Iowa; three daughters and sons-in-law: Nancy and Andrew Bennett, Cleveland, Tenn.; Patti McIntyre and Cathy and Floyd Newsom, all of Lawton; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com. 

Obituary, Joel Franklin DeBoard
From the Mountain View Standard

August 15, 1919

REV. J. FRANKLIN DEBOARD - Uncle J. Franklin Deboard was born in White county, Illinois, July 13, 1836, and died June 15, 1919. He toiled along in this old troublesome world for 83 years, 11 months, and 2 days. He was wonderfully saved at the age of 16, and united with the M.E. church. He united in marriage August 26, 1858, to Margaret A. McKinsey, who was a faithful wife and helpmate, being converted to Jesus Christ in her 15th year. She still waits and mourns his departure. To this union were born thirteen children, seven girls and six boys. Five boys and two girls still are waiting their departure when they shall join their father and loved ones who have crossed on over the tide. Two girls, Mrs. J.H. Goodman and Mrs. W.L. Beard, and S.S. Deboard, live north of Chandler, Okla., and two boys, A.L. and R.H. Deboard, and two other sons, A.E. and L.L. Deboard, still live near Mountain View. Rev. Deboard was licensed to preach in the M.E. Church in 1860. He volunteered in the union army in August, 1861, and made a good soldier for three years, being honorably discharged in August, 1864. He left Illinois and came to Howell county in 1876, where he lived until his death. Shortly after arriving in Missouri he united with the Congregational church and was ordained to preach. 'Uncle Franklin' as he was called, was not a great preacher as some call great, but was one in whom everyone had confidence. He was always on hand at preaching services, prayer meetings, and Sunday school to do what he could for the Lord and the church. He was not only a preacher, but was one of the best Sunday school class leaders in the church. He was present to marry young people and also to bury the dead. 'Uncle Franklin' was well known and loved by both young and old. Especially was he loved by the host of grand-children, there being thirty-seven grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. Truly it was a shock, and we are grieved to lose him as husband, father, grandfather, neighbor and church worker. But our loss is his gain, so we say 'Amen' to the Father of Lights who doeth all things well. His grandson, Rev. Franklin N. Deboard. 

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. 

Obituary, Julia Bertrude (Findley) Chandler, Albuquerque Tribune

Chandler--Julia F. Chandler, 86, a resident of Albuquerque for 20 years, passed away in a local hospital on Thursday. She is survived by a son, W. F. "Bill" Chandler, Albuquerque, a daughter, Mrs. Harriet Henly, [Dulsen], Minn; two brothers, Lee Findley, Hood River, Ore.; Roy Findley, Plainview Tex.; a sister, Mrs. C. H. Morrow, Albuquerque, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Highland Baptist Church. Memorial services will be Mnday a 1 p. m. in Fern Chapel of Strong-horne, 1100 Coal SE, with Rev. Howard Marsh officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Memorial Park. 

Obituary, Louise (Woollums) Sharp Griscom, 1953, New Orleans

GRISCOM
Of 421 Baroane street, on Saturday, February 14, 1953, at 4 o'clock [? m.], LOUISE WOOLUNS [sic], wife of the late Powell Griscom; mother of Mrs. Beauchamp Sharp; a native of Carlyle, Ill.m and a resident of New Orleans for the past [30? 50?] years.
Funeral services were held Saturday, February 14, 1953, at 4 o' clock p.m., from the auxiliary funeral home of Jacob Schoes and son, 3827 Canal street, at North Scott street.
Interment in Hope Mausoleum. 

Obituary, Mary M. Walker, Lawton, Oklahoma
Funeral Rites: Mary M. Walker
Mrs. Mary M. Walker, 91, resident of Cedar Crest Manor since 1968, died there at 6:45 p.m. Thursday after a brief illness.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. N. N. Anderson, pastor of the Trinity Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Walker was born on March 7, 1882 in Howell County, Mo. She and Neal Walker were married on July 9, 1913, in Mountain View, Mo. They moved to Oklahoma in 1926 and lived first in Enid until 1932 when they moved here. Mr. Walker died in 1968. Mrs. Walker attended the Baptist church.
Survivors include one son, James, 1913 Dearborn; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. 

Obituary, Mrs. F. Beauchamp Sharp, New Orleans

SHARP
Mrs. F. Beaucahmp (Bea) Sharp, on Thursday, March 17, 1977 at 9 o' clock p.m., daughter of the late Louise Woollams [sic] and Franklin Sharp, and Powell Griscom by second marriage, age 95 years, a native of Carlisle, Illinois, and a resident of New Orleans.
Services were held from the funeral home of Jacob Schoen and Son, Inc., 3827 Canal St. at N. Scott, on Friday, March 18, 1977 at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Interment in Hope Mausoluem [sic].

[This is confusing because it makes it appear that her married name is Sharp, but also states that her maiden name was sharp.] 

Obituary, Neal Walker, Lawton, Oklahoma
Funeral will be at 2 PM Tuesday in Lawton Funeral Home Chapel for Neal Walker, 88, of 2004 A, who died Sunday in a local hospital.
Rev. N.N. Antonson, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Born March 18, 1882, in Mountain View, Mo., Mr. Walker as a child moved to Fort Cobb then to Lawton in 1932 from Enid. He was a carpenter and did construction work at Fort Sill and in Lawton until he retired in 1948. He owned a cabinet shop at 2006 A.
He was married 11 June 1914 to Mary Crowder.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son James, 1913 Dearborn; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; one brother Earl Walker, Mountain View, Mo.; and one sister Mrs. Lena Yocki, of Long Beach, Ca. 

Obituary, Roy Helton Walker, Gainesville (Florida) Sun

Roy Helton Walker, 78, 2130 NW 23rd Blvd., died Friday in Alachua General Hospital.
A native of Missouri, Walker was a retired mail carrier, and a member of the Unitarian Church.
He is survived by his widow, Vera; five daughters, Mrs. Barbara Herring, Miami; Mrs. Margaret Libertus, Cabool, Mo.; Mrs. Katherin Grisham, Cabool; Dr. Jean Walker, Roll, Mo; and Mrs. Leona Epstein, New Orleans; three sons, Biron H. Walker, Gainesville; Thomas Walker, Ironton, Mo; and Roscoe Cruce, Gainesville; 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
 

Obituary, transcribed, Paintsville (Kentucky) Herald, 10 January 1962, for Angie (Burke) Castle.

"Mrs. Angie Castle, 68, wife of Ambrose Castle of Thealka, died in a local hospital at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, January 4, following a brief illness. The daughter of the late William and Arminta George Burke, she was born July 19, 1893, in Floyd County. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. Also surviving are a brother, Walker Burk, Concord, and a half brother, Willie May, city. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Thealka Freewill Baptist Church with Ellis Hamilton and Don Fraley as officiating ministers. Burial was in the family cemetery at Lowmansville."
 

OBITUARY: Jesse W. Littrell
December 30, 1955 "Democrat Union"
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Jesse W. Littrell, 89, died on December 21, 1955 at the home of his son, C. F. Littrell, in Lawrenceburg. Last rites were held Thursday at First Street Church of Christ with Rev. E. O. Coffman and Rev. Andrew Brown officiating. Burial was in Mimosa Cemetery with Lay Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Littrell was a native of Lauderdale County, Alabama and a son of Jesse and Sarah Jane (Walker) Littrell. He moved to Lawrence County 55 years ago and was a well known farmer in the Five Points and Appleton communities. He was a member of Church of Christ. He is survived by five children, C. F. Littrell of Lawrenceburg, J. E. Littrell and Ethel Crick, both of Columbia, and Lola Littrell and Dura Littrell, both of Five Points; eleven grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.  

Obituary: Winnie (Parker) Holms Walker

Mrs. Winnifred Louise Walker, aged Dix resident, died at 2:20 pm. yesterday
at her home. Her age was 86 years, nine months and 11 days.

She was united in marriage with L.V. Walker April 5, 1880, her husband preceeded
her in death on March 18, 1923. A devoted woman, Mrs. Walker was a member of
the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at ll o'clock Sunday morning at the M.E. church at Dix,
officiated by Ref. D.J. Mooney, Interment will be made in Pleasant Hill Cemetary
south of Dix.
She is survived by five daughters, Verna McBride, Daisy Flowers,Vena Hawkins,
Iva Gossitt and Florence Holmes, all of Dix: two sons, Fred Walker of Dix and
Norman Holmes of Aurora, Ill. One son Charley Holmes of Centralia and one
daughter, Birdell Smith of Dix, preceded her in death. The body will remain at
the home until the funeral hour.

Submitted by: Janet Ridenour
Sept 9, 2001 

Reasearch NotesA courthouse fire consumed marriage records in Hickman County prior to 1866. Sarah is generally believed to have married Daniel Lindsey Brown prior to 1852. Brown was the son of the 13th Governor of Tennessee, Gov. Neal Smith Brown.

Some people believe that the daughter listed as "Sarah" may have been the same person as the "Martha" who appears in Alexander Clark's home in the 1850 census, but is not seen afterward.

Sarah is generally believed to have died about 1866, and her four attributed children are:
William J. "Buck" Brown-may have ridden with Jesse James, Cole Younger, etc
Jenny Brown, m. Claud Plunkett
A.C Brown, b abt 1858, no further info
Cheatham Easley Brown, b. 1865, d. 1945 Hickman Co


 

Research Log

Mon, 25 March 2012, online

Joaquin Co Historical Society quarterly journals. Checked each of them for "Walker" up to but not including vol. 9, no. 3 (Fall, 1995). They stopped loading for me at that point. 

Sues Railway Co., Signed Release When Ill, Says

Charging that the claim agent department of the New Orleans Railway and Light Co., took unfair advantage of him, while he was in a weaker condition, mentally and physically, owing to his injuries and the opiates which had been administered to him by surgeons, Harold H. Heno asks, in a suit filed Wednesday in the civil district court, for judgment against the company for $31, 208.50 damages, and the annulment of a release from liability which he is alleged to have given the company while he was still in the hospital.

The substance of the petition in Heno's suit is that he was employed as a deputy to the United States marshal [sic] during the recent street car strike; that he went down to the Orleans-St. Bernard parish line on July 21, 1920, to investigate a charge that strikers and sympathizers were threatening to molest strike-breaker car crews. Finding the rumor unfounded, he attempted to board a car by the front platform on which he was required to stand, the car started off with a jerk, the handlebar, of which he had taken hold, pulled loose from its fastenings, he was thrown to the ground. His leg had to be amputated as a result of his injuries.

He declares that five days after the accident, while he was suffering mentally and physically a representative of the claim agent's department of the N. O. R. Y. , and Light Co., called on him at the hospital, handed him $400 and had him sign a paper which he afterwards learned was a release of the railway company from liability [sic] for any further sum in [carnages?].
 

Transcription or abstraction of obituary that appeared in the Stillwater (Oklahoma) News Press on 16 May 1963

"Born October 17, 1896 in Wellston, the daughter of R. F. and Ida George. Married December 1, 1912 to J. W. Stokes at Fort Cobb. Came to Payne County in 1918. Lived in and near Glencoe since that time. Member of the Glencoe Baptist Church. Survived by three sons: Floyd Stokes, Rt 1; Albert Stokes, Rt 1; Calvin Richard Stokes, 227 Benjamin; three daughters: Ellen Delarven, Oklahoma City, Louise Morris, Chillicothe, OH; Mildred Sutton, Seiling; four brothers: Omar, Gilbert, Wesley and Otis George, all of Oregon, Oklahoma; one sister: Mrs. Marie Wagnor, Fresno, California; 15 grandchildren. One daughter preceded her in death." 

Ancestry.com tree indicates that Leona's first husband Willie Delbert Gray did not die until 1996, so they were apparently divorced prior to her remarriage to Alfred Herd. Leona herself is said to have died on 29 September 1986, and her husband Alfred Herd to die in 1981.

"Johnson and Pelland Family Tree and Branches_2009-12-14_01," posted by CardinalsNo1 of West Frankfort, illinois. 

Ancestry tree offers her date of death as 8 October 1949, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. No source citation. 

FindAGrave entry indicates that Louisa Walker was the mother of "Leathea Walker Wilcox." 

FindAGrave gives his death as 26 September 1973. 

FindAGrave indicates that Elizabeth's surname was "Wittington." To date, this data is not supported by any other. 

FindAGrave indicates that Luther Walker is buried at LaCrosse Cemetery, LaCrosse, Izard County, with his family. However, it offers no birth or death information and no headstone photo. 

• A Thomas J. Lasater, born 21 September 1862, died on 26 February 1940 and is buried in Solgohachia Friendship Cemetery, Conway Co ARK. This is probably the Thomas J. Lasater found as "father" in 1930 Conway Co census, in the home of his son Thomas C. Lasater born about 1891 in Missouri. The latter census indicates the elder Thomas was born in Tennessee.
  
• No likely Thomas Lasater is found in Collins cemetery with many of the other Lasaters
  
• Thomas Lasater has not been located in Missouri online death certificates
  
• A web search has not turned up Thomas and Ann Eliza his wife.
  

Possibly the obituaries of other family members will provide a clue to Thomas's whereabouts after the time of his marriage. 

• Adam is confirmed to be the son of John and Emeline (Cunningham) Roush by his death certificate.
  
• An Adam Roush married Maggie Yates in Howell County on 5 April 1890; Adam would have been age 24, and it seems likely that he was the Adam concerned. No other Adam Roush of marriageable age is known to have been in the county except for his Uncle Adam Roush who was still married to Livonia Chowning. However, his identity as the groom it is not otherwise confirmed.
  
• Adam has not been located in the 1900 census
  
• Adam appears in the 1910 Scott Co MO census with his wife "Martha C." born abt 1870 in Illinois. Also in the home were daughters Emma J. (abt 1894, IL); Fannie M. (abt 1896, IL); Dola (abt 1901, MO); and Minnie (abt 1904 MO)
  
• Adam is found in the 1920 Scott County census with wife "Catherine" born abt 1870 in Illinois. In the home were his daughters: Emma born about 1896 in Missouri, whose mother was born in Illinois; and Dora born about 1897 in Missouri, and married to Harry [Voyles?], also of the home. Dora's husband's surname is not clear. Variant searches on the possible surname fail to turn up a marriage record or a 1930 census record for Dora and her husband.
  
• Adam is found in the 1930 Scott County census with wife "Ellen" who was age 53, born in Texas. In the home was step-daughter "R. L. Bizzell"
  
• Adam's 1951 death certificate names "Ella Roush" as his wife
  
• There is a marriage record for Adam Roush to Ellen Bizzell, 10 December 1927, New Madrid County, Missouri
  
• A RootsWeb WorldConnect file indicates that Adam Roush, born 1866 in Howell Co MO, married "Mattie Payner," who was born 1866 in White Co, IL, and that they had a duaghter, Fannie May Roush, who was born Nov 1896 in White Co IL. The family file on WorldConnect: "Dyer County and Alsup Families Galore," posted by Sam Alsup (chaplain.alsup@gmail.com), updated 18 January 2012.
  
• A White County, Illinois, marriage is found between Adam "Raush and Mattie "Pryor," 17 August 1892 (Illinois Online Marriage Index)
  
• The same WorldConnect file reflected a marriage between Fannie May Roush and Henry Bolden, resulting in the birth of Charles Henry Bolden in 1919 in Scott County, Missouri
  
• A marriage between "Miss Fanny Roush" and H. M. Bolden is found in 1913, Scott County, MO
  
• A 1950 death certificate for Fannie May Bolden, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, states that her parents were Adam Roush and Mattie "Payner" and that she (Fannie) was born 1896 in White Co IL
  
• The same WorldConnect file stated that Mattie (Payner) Roush died in 1926 in Ripley County, Missouri
  
• A 1926 Ripley County death certificate is found for Mattie Roush, stating that she was born 1866 in Illinois. The informant was Adam Roush
  
• A 1913 Scott Co MO death certificate is found for Minnie Roush, born 1903 Sikeston, Scott Co MO; parents Adam Roush born in Howell Co MO and Mattie "Poynor" born in White Co IL
  

 

• Listed in 1880 census as "Eliza C.," born abt 1869
  
• Named in death index as "Martha Eliza"
  

 

• Luther's death certificate gives date of birth as 11 April 1891, Miller County
  
• Luther's 1900 census enumerations date of birth is April 1889
  
• Luther's 1910 census enumeration date of birth calculates to 1889
  

In conclusion, it seems likely that the death certificate offered the right day and month of birth but the wrong year. The informant was Luther's father. The 1900 census, closest to the event, was likely to be right. His mother was more likely to have been the census informant. 

• The client-provided descendant sheet gives her birth as 1805
  
• 1850 census states her age as 45, calculating to birth year of 1805
  
• 1860 census states her age as 53, calculating to birth year of 1807
  
• 1850 and 1860 agree on her birthplace as North Carolina
  

 

• The client-provided descendant sheet gives her birth as 1805
  
• 1850 census states her age as 45, calculating to birth year of 1805
  
• 1860 census states her age as 53, calculating to birth year of 1807
  
• 1850 and 1860 agree on her birthplace as North Carolina
  

 

• 1850 census, Galveston, age 10, birth year abt 1839-1840
  
• Galveston, age 21, birth year abt 1838-1839
  
• Birthdate from Josephine H. Jones numbered genealogy, 9 December 1838
  

 

• 1850 census, Louisa M., age 8, birth year 1841-1842
  
• 1860 census, Maria L., age 17, birth year 1842-1843
  
• Josephine H. Jones numbered genealogy offers birthdate of 10 October 1841
  

 

• Can't locate WWI draft reg
  
• Can't locate in 1920 census
  
• 1930 census indicates that he first married age 39--did his wife know about his first marriage?
  
• 1930 census indicates that he was a WWI veteran, but no record appears in his name? Another of his lies?
  
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• Cemetery marker gives her birth year as 1835
  
• 1850 census, Hannah V., age 16, calculating to 1834
  
• 1860 census, Anna V., age 23, calculating to 1837
  
• 1870 census, H. V., age 30, calculating to 1840
  
• 1880 census, Hanah V., age 46, calculating to 1836
  
• 1910 census, Hannah V., age 76, calculating to 1834
  
• Numbered genealogy from Josephine H. Jones, birthdate 27 January 1830
  

Supporting an earlier birthdate, her state of birth is consistently Tennessee, and we know the family moved to Mississippi in 1834. 

• Death certificate gives place of birth as Humphreys County and birthdate as 2 March 1848
  
• Collins Walker Bible omits Calvin from the child births
  
• The McMillan Gaelic Bible lists Calvin's birth as 22 March 1848
  

 

• Ellen's surname appears on the marriage license as "O'Ferrell" (jacket) and "Ferrill" (license).
  
• Her name appears on the marriage bond as "O'Ferrel" (jacket) and "Ferrell" (inside)
  

Indexed as "Ferrell" in the marriage book. 

• Gage surname forum posting (see citation for details) identifies her as "Parry Elizabeth White," the daughter of William White and Eliza Barnett.
  
• Marriage record identifies her as "P. E. White."
  
• Death index entry for son Jasper Newton Walker (1972) identifies her as "Parri White."
  
• Death index entry for son John R. Walker (1951) identifies her as "Para White."
  
• Death index entry for son George Henry Walker (1940) identifies her as "Pary Elizabeth White."
  

 

• Obituary states he was "raised in Georgia" and "lived for many years in Tennessee."
  
• 1810, Arch was commissioned as an ensign, 25th Tennessee Militia, Dickson County, Tennessee.
  
• Bounty land application of his brother Jacob Walker contains Arch's affidavit stating that he witnessed Jacob's marriage in February 1811 to Agnes McLean.
  
• 1812, a military infantry detachment under Lt. Col. R. C. Napier, Dickson County, lists an "Achilles Walker" as a private. [Note: Archelous was enumerated in the 1860 census as "Achilles."]
  
• Appears on jury duty, 1814, Dickson County, Tennessee.
  
• Appears on 1820 Madison County, Illinois, census.
  
• Obituary in 1866 indicates he lived in Illinois for 45 years, calculating to about 1821 

A "Dorothy Lish "Dolly" Osteen funeral notice appeared in Nashville newspaper on 3 April 2000 in Nashville. Amazingly, this was not the daughter of Effie (Walker) Lish.

The obit references a surviving sister, Annie Lee Osteen of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. A Google search finds a FindAGrave entry for Annie Lee Osteen which includes her 2009 obituary. The obituary states that she was the daughter of Lee and Ada Lish and names siblings including sister Dorothy "O'Steen" who married "Leslie O'Steen." See her entry at Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hamilton County, Tennessee. 

A "William" or "Wm" Walker does not appear in the 1855 Dickson County tax record for District 2, nor does he appear in the 1858 or later tax records. He appears only in the first year after turning 21. This agrees with the statement of William K. Walker of San Joaquin County, California, that he arrived in California in 1857.