John R. Walker

1884 - 1912  (28 years)

• Name	John R. Walker  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Aug 1884	Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	1. Findley, Manuel A., head, white, male, born March 1859, 41, married 11 years, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write. owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 138 2. _____, Amanda J., wife, white, female, April 1868, 32, married 11 years, 7 children 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, North Carolina 3. _____, Manuel A., son, white, male, December 1898, 1, Missouri, Georgia, Missouri 4. Walker, John, servant, white, male, [month not stated] 1884, 16, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, day laborer, can read and write [Three households separate this one from Rutherford Walker, John's grandfather, where John's younger brother Claud resided.]
  Census	16 Apr 1910	22 Hall St., Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	1. McCann, Tom, head, male, white, 48, first marriage, married 21 years, Virginia, Ireland, Ireland, watchman, zinc mine, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Belle, wife, female, white, 44, first marriage, married 21 years, 6 children 2 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 3. Walker, John, son in law, male, white, 24, first marriage, married 1 year, Missouri, U. S., U. S., pool, pool hall, can read and write 4. _____, Blanche, daughter, female, white, 19, first marriage, married 1 year, Missouri, Virginia, Missouri, can read and write 5. _____, Francis, grandson, male, white, 1 month, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 6. McCann, Harry, boarder, male, white, 25, single, Missouri, U.S., U.S., shoveler, gold mine, can read and write 7. _____, Bernard, son, male, white, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
  Died	8 Dec 1912	Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	John R. Walker died 8 December 1912, Willow Springs, Howell County, MIssouri male, white, married born 1 August 1884, Willow Springs, Missouri Father: Bud Walker, born in Tennessee Mother: Jane Cox, born in Missouri Informant: Nola Kelley, Willow Springs, Missouri Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis, duration 2 years Burial: Moffitt Cemetery Undertaker: E. M. Rollins, Willow Springs
  Buried	9 Dec 1912	Moffitt Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri   [3]
  Person ID	I2741	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	William E. "Bud" Walker,   b. 31 Jan 1856, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1893, Howell County, Missouri, USA  (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Jane Cox,   b. Abt 1861, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1910-1920, Howell County, Missouri, USA  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	Between 1877 and 1879  [6]
  	estimate based on her age, and age of son
  Family ID	F1173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche McCann
  Married	24 Apr 1909	Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA   [3, 7]
  Children	1. Francis Walker,   b. Mar 1910, Missouri, USA
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F1232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Indirect evidence demonstrates the likelihood, though not the certainty, that the John R. Walker who married Blanche McCann in Jasper County was the John R. Walker from Howell County who was the son of William E. Walker and Cynthia Cox. John R. Walker's 1912 Howell County death certificate states that he was married at the time of his death, though it does not name his wife A John R. Walker "of Willow Springs" married Blanche McCann in April 1909, in Jasper County, Missouri John R. Walker and his new wife Blanche were enumerated in 1910, in Jasper County, Missouri The John R. Walker enumerated with Blanche in 1910 Jasper County was within two years of the age of the John R. Walker of Howell County. The census informant did not know John R. Walker's parents' birthplaces and probably did not know his precise age. The middle initial of "R" is shared by both Although John R. Walker died in Howell County in 1912, he does not appear in Howell County in the 1910 enumeration. In conclusion, it is likely that the John R. Walker of the 1910 Jasper County census enumeration, and the husband of Blanche McCann, is the same person as the John R. Walker who died in 1912, in Howell County, Missouri. The 1920 census fails to find Blanche (McCann) Walker or Francis Walker. A search of Missouri marriage records fails to find a second marriage for Blanche (McCann) Walker. A search of the 1930 census fails to find a John Walker and wife Blanche anywhere.

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] Wilda (Phipps) Beasley (Gainesville, MO) to author, letters and e-mail, from the mid-1980's to 2000; Wilda Beasley was the daughter of Martha Jane Walker and James Thomas Phipps; Mrs. Beasley is now deceased. , Janis (Reliability: 3). : I have just this morning received two messages from Jeff Reece (Rhysaprhys@aol.com) and he included in one, a message from you dated 10/27/02 - giving census records of THORNTON, WALKER, DRYMAN in Texas and Howell Co. Missouri. Back in 1981 I was corresponding with Robert Wesley Stokes, son of Eudocia (Walker) and Albert Wesley Stokes, daughter of Helton Rutherford Walker and Ester Elizabeth Thornton. Robert Stokes sent me the following list of children for William "Bud" Walker and Jane Cox: Six Children: (1) Henderson Walker (2)John Walker (3) Claude Walker (4) Nola Walker (5) Tom Walker (6) Goldie Walker After William Walker died, Jane Cox married Henry Dryman and they had 4 children; he gave me the following: (1) Frank Dryman (2) Ben Dryman 3 and 4: died young, buried: Moffett Cemetery I also corresponded with a Ben Dryman in Dec 1981 (who I presume was #2 child) and with a Mrs. Carl Caton in Dec. 1981 - they gave me the following information: Henderson Walker was a fire Chief in Okam, Washington - was married - had 1 daughter. John Walker - never maried - buried: Moffett Cemetery Claude Walker - Killed in Mines in Deadwood, N.Dakota - he never married Nola Walker - lived in Willow Springs, MO, married to Mart Kelly, had 3 children: Thelma, Basil and the other died young. Mart Kelly worked for the railroad. Nola and Mart were already deceased in 1981 Tom Walker - was in World War I - never married - died in 1918 with the flu - buried: Moffett Cemetery Goldie Walker - lived with mother and step-father - never married - buried: Moffett Cemetery. This Moffett Cemetery is in Hutton Valley - I have never gone to it - my Dad (Tim Phipps) was going to take me there, but before we got to it, my mother had a severe stroke and was in the Nursing Home in Willow Springs and we just never took the time to go. Then, my Dad passed away in 1995 and I just never took the time to go. I have never (until hearing from Jeff) heard of Ewin Thornton - I have several THORNTON families - whose son was he? My information was sent by a Martha Thornton of Centerville, TN in 1994 - her husband was Charlie Simmons Thornton. I believed from all the data she sent, that William Thornton born 1805 to be Beda Clark's husband; he was the son of Josiah B. Thornton born 1779, died: 1858/9, son of Thomas Thornton and Martha. He was married to Esther ____ born 1784, died: 3 June 1867. I have it that they had the following children: (1( Moses) born 1802, died: 2 Apr 1874, married Elizabeth Duncan. (2) William - born 1805 (3) Reuben, born 1807, died: 2 Aug 1869, married Amanda (1817 - 1868) (4) Josiah,Jr. (1808-1895)marr: 1833 to Elizabeth Vaught. (5) John C. (1811 - )marr: Louisa Golightly (6) Sarah (1815-1860) - old maid (7) James M. (1817- ) marr: Rebecca Ridens Also have this little tid-bit: Jan.7, 1868 - Rutherford Walker & Robert Reeves petitioned the court to be included in the estate of Josiah Thornton, deceased, in the case of Moses Thornton, et al vs: Eliz. Walker et al ( 1858 or 1859) Monday Morning March 2, 1868 Subpoenas were served on Robt. Reaves & wife Lena, Rutherford Walker and wife,Elizabeth in the case of Moses Thornton vs: Elizabeth Walker et al. Minors involved include: A.J.Thornton, J.B., Marcus D. & Jane, children of Wm.Thornton , and James D. Easley, Esq. was appt. gdn. for said minors. I have been in contact with several descendants of Howell Jackson Thornton, brother of Esther Elizabeth Thornton and none of them know who his father was. None of them know anything about Benjamin Thornton, brother of Howell Jackson Thornton and Esther Elizabeth and Polena Thornton. Do you have any data about Benjamin Thornton? Would like to have your proof of Ewin Thornton, his parents and siblings. I want my records to be accurate and not just from supposition, which I did in thinking William Thornton to be Beda's husband ! Sincerely - Wilda Beasley [S40] Missouri - Death records 1910 - 1955 (MO Archives online), («i»Missouri Digital Heritage«/i» (http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/), "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1956," digital image,), entry for John R. Walker, certificate no. 39127, Howell County, Missouri (1912) (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2007. Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri John R. Walker male, white, married born 1 Aug 1884, Willow Springs, Mo 28 years, 4 months, 8 days brick mason, daily labor Father: Bud Walker, Tenn Mother: Jane Cox, Mo Informant, Nola Kelley, of Willow Springs, Mo Death: 8 Dec 1912 Cause: pulmonary tuberculosis Burial:Moffitt Cemetery, 9 Dec 1912 [S2615] Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 18 March 2012), for John R. Walker, certificate no. 39127, Howell County, Missouri (1912). . [S2618] 1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Chapel township, enumeration district (ED) 52, Manuel Fiindley household, detail for John Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Sept 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 860. [S2616] 1910 U.S. census, Jasper County, Missouri, population schedule, Webb City, Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 6B, p. 175 (stamped, verso), dwelling 107, family 138, Tom McCann household, detail for John Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Sept 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 791. [S2612] 1880 U. S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township, enumeration district (ED) 48, p. 7 (penned), p. 387 (stamped, recto), dwelling 58, family 59, Wm U. Walker [William E. Walker] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 Sept 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 691; FHL film no. 1,254,691. [S2617] “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805–2002,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Sept 2012), Jasper County marriage license, Marriage Book [not stated]: 256, for John Walker-Blanche McCann (1909); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.