James Fred Walker

1884 - 1958  (73 years)

• Name	James Fred Walker  [1]
  Born	29 Apr 1884	Boyd, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	1900 Jefferson County IL census
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Rome township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	1. Walker, James F., head, male, white, 35, first marriage, married 5 ears, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee, laborer, railroad, can read and write 2. _____, Mamie, wife, female, white, 22, first marriage, married 5 years, 2 children 2 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, ca read and write 3. _____, Jewel G., daughter, female, white, 4, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Lewis H., son , male, white, 3, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
  Census	24 Jan 1920	Rome (village), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	1. Walker, Fred, head, male, white, [36], married, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, [section foreman?] 2. _____, Mamie, wife, female, white, [33], married, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, home, housekeep 3. _____, Jewell, daughter, female, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, [Denes], son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 6. _____, James, son, male, white, 11 months, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
  Census	21 Apr 1930	Rome (village), Rome township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	1. Walker, Fred, Fred, head, owns, value $2000, not a farm, male, white, 45, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, foreman, section [railroad] "s. r. r.," not a veteran 2 _____, Mayme, wife, female, white, 42, married, first married age 16, can read and write, Illinois, illinois, illinois 3. _____, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, 19, single, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, illinois 4. _____, James, son, male, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, illinois, illinois
  Died	19 Feb 1958	Good Samaritan Hospital, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Obituary	20 Feb 1958	Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	"J. Fred Walker Of Dix Dies; Rites At 2:00 Saturday " J. Fred Walker, of Dix, died at 11:50 last night at Good Samaritan Hospital, at the age of 73 years, nine months and 20 days. Mr. Walker was a retired employee of the Southern Railway Co. He was a member of the Central Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 pm. at the Oxborn Funeral Home in Dix. The Rev. Lester Pifer will officiate and burial will follow in Memorial Gardens. The body will lie in state at the Osborn Funeral Home at Dix, where friends may call after 6:00 p.m. Friday. Mr. Walker was born April 29, 1884 in Boyd, the son of Levi and Winnie (Parker) Walker. In December, 1904 he was married to Maryme Rice, who survives. Besides his wife he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jewel Talbott and Mrs. Bee Carpenter, both of Mt. Vernon; two sons, James of Mt. Veron and Dennis of Smithton, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Vena Hawkins of Dix and Mrs. Iva Gossett of Centralia; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two half-brothers."
  Occupation	Worked for the Southern Railway Company until retirement.  [2]
  Religion	Belonged to the Central Church of Christ.  [2]
  Person ID	I3064	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Levi V. Walker,   b. 11 Apr 1836, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1923, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Winifred Louise "Winnie" Parker,   b. Feb 1851, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 18 Nov 1937, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1880	Illinois, USA   [6]
  	1900 Jefferson County IL census states the couple has been married 20 yrs. Winnie first appears as his wife in the 1880 Jefferson Co IL census.
  Family ID	F792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayme Rice,   b. Abt 1888, Illinois, USA ,   d. After February 1958  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F1858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry B. Walker, b abt 1836 Tennessee, enumerated next to him in 1910 census. Quick internet search shows that his wife was Martha P. Webb. Worth further looking. Henry B. Walker, b abt 1836 Tennessee, enumerated next to him in 1910 census. Quick internet search shows that his wife was Martha P. Webb. Worth further looking. Possibly a first cousin? son of Samuel or one of the older Walkers?

  
  

• Sources

  [S820] Illinois - death certificate, copy of original, Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics. Rome, Jefferson County, Illinois Certificate no. 13307 Levi V. Walker male, white, married Born 11 April 1836 Age 86 years, 11 months, 4 days Born in Tennessee Father: Eligah [Elijah] Walker, born Tennessee Mother: Mary McMillan, born Tennessee Informant: J. Fred Walker, of Dix, Illinois Date of death: 15 March 1923 Cause: nephritis and old age Place of burial: Pleasant Hill, 18 March 1923 Undertaker: [N. W.?] Osborn, of Dix, Illinois [S3240] "J. Fred Walker of Dix Dies: Rites At 2:00 Saturday," The Register-News (Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois), 20 February 1958, p. 2, col. 1; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 17 March 2013). [S3229] 1910 U.S. census, Jefferson County, Illinois, population schedule, Rome township, enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 2B (penned), p. 257 (stamped, verso), dwelling 40, family 41, James F. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 294. [S3230] 1920 U.S. census, Jefferson County, Illinois, population schedule, Rome (village), enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 9B (penned), p. 149 (stamped, verso), dwelling 207, family 211, Fred Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 376. [S3231] 1930 U.S. census, Jefferson County, Illinois, population schedule, Rome (village), Rome township, enumeration district (ED) 41-26, sheet qA, p. 229 (stamped, recto), dwelling 4, family 4, Fred Walker household; digital images, _Ancestry.com_ (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 March 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 521. [S3195] Jenny Ridenour, submitter, "Jefferson County, Illinois, Obituaries" transcriptions, Welcome to Jefferson County, Illinois (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ : accessed 7 March 2013), for Mrs. Winnifred Walker; no publication information.