William H. Walker

1868 - 1902  (~ 34 years)

• Name	William H. Walker  [1, 2]
  Born	Jul 1868	California, USA   [3, 4]
  	William's death register entry states his age as 34 years and 1 month, calculating to his birth in july 1868.
  Gender	Male
  Possible Census	11 Jun 1900	Stockton, Stockton township, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [5]
  	1. Newell, George, head, white, male, November 1841, 58, widowed, New York, New York, New York, proprietor, rooming house, can read and write, renting house 2-5. [Miscellaneous roomers from Mexico, England and Italy] 6. Walker, W. H., roomer, white, male, "unable to locate" [explanation for missing birthdate and birthplaces], laborer, can read and write 7.-18. [Miscellaneous roomers, most with missing data] [While we cannot be sure that this is the subject William H. Walker, he has not been located elsewhere in the 1900 census. He would have been about 32 years of age. He died two years later, unmarried, and it seems likely that this is him.]
  Died	3 Aug 1902	San Joaquin County, California, USA   [4, 6, 7]
  	William H. Walker's stated cause of death was "rheumatism." A little research indicates that the term was used for any sort of joint ailment. The cemetery records, rendered orally, offered William's death date as 31 August 1902. However, the register clearly reflects a date of 3 August 1902.
  Buried	Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California   [6]
  	Was single at the time of his death. Buried in the 12-person plot purchased by his father at the time of Bridget's death. Both of his parents are buried here as well.
  Person ID	I2145	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	William King Walker,   b. 15 Oct 1834, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1888, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Bridget Dolan,   b. Abt 8 Oct 1836, Northern Ireland ,   d. 13 Apr 1884, At home, Copperopolis Road, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1867	San Joaquin County, California, USA   [1, 8]
  Family ID	F774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		William K. Walker, family cemetery plot, Stockton Rural Cemetery, San Joaquin County, California Informal research report, Sheri Fenley (sherifenley@gmail.com), email, to Janis Walker Gilmore (janis.gilmore@gmail.com), 3 April 2012; citing records of Stockton Rural Cemetery (2350 Cemetery Lane, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California), for William K. Walker, lot 18, block 17. Cemetery records consist of a burial ledger and a plot book from…
  		William H. Walker, death registration, 1902, San Joaquin County, California San Joaquin County, California, Register of Deaths, [vol. not stated], p. 287, for W. H. Walker, 3 August 1902; Recorder's Office, Stockton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2264] 1880 U. S. census, San Joaquin County, California, population schedule, O'Neil township, enumeration district (ED) 101, p. 21 (penned), p. 123 (stamped, recto), dwelling 136, family 138, Wm. K. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 March 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 80; FHL film no. 1,254,080. [S2335] Informal research report, Sheri Fenley (sherifenley@gmail.com), email, to Janis Walker Gilmore (janis.gilmore@gmail.com), 3 April 2012; citing records of Stockton Rural Cemetery (2350 Cemetery Lane, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California), for William K. Walker, lot 18, block 17. Cemetery records for early years consist of a burial ledger and a plot book from which they verbally convey information, but they do not allow photographs or scans of the material., W. H. Walker, died 31 August 1902, age 34. [S236] Walker, William K. - Census 1880 San Joaquin Co CA, (1880 U.S. census, San Joaquin County, California, population schedule, O'Neil township, ED 101, p. 21 (penned), p. 123 (stamped), dwelling 136,family 138, Wm. K. Walker household; digital image, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 Aug 2007); citing National Archives and Record Administration microfilm publication T9, roll 80.). [S2374] San Joaquin County, California, Register of Deaths, [vol. not stated], p. 287, for W. H. Walker, 3 August 1902; Recorder's Office, Stockton. [S2296] 1900 U.S. census, San Joaquin County, California, population schedule, Stockton (25 El Dorado St.), Stockton township, enumeration district (ED) 17B, sheet 11A, p. 184 (stamped, verso), dwelling 313, family 351, George Newell household, detail for W. H. Walker, roomer; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 March 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 108. [S2325] Old Cemeteries of San Joaquin County, California (Stockton, Cal.: San Joaquin Genealogical Society, 1962), 2: 206, entry for W. H. Walker (1902). [S2335] Informal research report, Sheri Fenley (sherifenley@gmail.com), email, to Janis Walker Gilmore (janis.gilmore@gmail.com), 3 April 2012; citing records of Stockton Rural Cemetery (2350 Cemetery Lane, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California), for William K. Walker, lot 18, block 17. Cemetery records for early years consist of a burial ledger and a plot book from which they verbally convey information, but they do not allow photographs or scans of the material., W. H. Walker, died 31 August 1902. [S2315] San Joaquin County, California, marriages, 2: 615, entry for William K. Walker-Bridget Dolan (1867); informational copy, microfilm image [no reference numbers stated] printed on State of California vital record certification form, San Joaquin County Recorder, Stockton. Original records (not available to the public) held by the San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum, Lodi. .