Thomas Neal "Neal" Walker b. 19 Mar 1882 Liberal, Barton County, Missouri d. 8 Nov 1970 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma: Our Family History

1882 - 1970 (88 years)

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Name	Thomas Neal "Neal" Walker [1, 2, 3]
Nickname	Neal
Born	19 Mar 1882	Liberal, Barton County, Missouri [4, 5]
	Evidence of birth year 1900 census, age 17, June census and March birthday, age calculates to birth in 1883; additionally, states ?March 1883? as his birth 1910 census, age 26, May census, March birthday, age calculates to 1884 birth 1920 census, age 37, January census, March birthday, age calculates to 1882 birth 1930 census, age 48, April census, age calculates to 1882 1940 census, age 57, April census, age calculates to 1883 Obituary, 18 March 1882 SSDI, 18 March 1882
Gender	Male
Census	14 Jun 1900	Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [6]
	1. Walker, Thomas N., head, white, male, born January 1858, 42, married 22 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 145 2. _____, Tennessee, wife, white, female, January 1858, 42, married 22 years, 10 children 7 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Neal, son, white, male, March 1883, 17, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm laborer, can read and write 4. _____, Luther, son, white, male, May 1886, 14, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm laborer, can read and write 5. _____, Roy, son, white, male, September 1891, 8, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, attended school 5 months 6. _____, Earl, son, white, male, March 1894, 6, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attended school 5 months 7. _____, Lena A., daughter, white, female, November 1897, 2, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee
Census	6 May 1910	Banner township, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA [7]
	1. Perschbacher, John A., head, male, white, 26, first marriage, married 0 years, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 105 2. _____, Grace, wife, female, white, 17, first marriage, married 0 years, 0 children, Arkansas, [blank], [blank], can read and write 3. Walker, Neal, "pardner," male, white, 26, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write
NEWS	26 Feb 1915	Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA [8]
	Mountain View Standard: "Mrs. Neal Walker, who attended the funeral of her mother, left Thursday of last week for her home in Liberal, Mo."
Census	16 Jan 1920	Ozark township, Liberal (city), Barton County, Missouri, USA [9]
	1. Walker, Neil [Neal], head, owns farm, male, white, 37, married, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, carpenter, houses 2. _____, Mary M., wife, female, white, 37, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, West Virginia 3. _____, James Knox, son, male, white, 3 years 10 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
Residence	Abt 1922	Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, USA [10]
	Moved from Liberal, Missouri, to Pittsburg, Kansas, around this time.
Residence	Between 1922-1930	Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA [10]
	The family moved from Pittsburg, Kansas, to Enid, Oklahoma, sometime between 1922 and 1930.
Census	7 Apr 1930	329 Olive St., Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA [11]
	1. Walker, Neil T. [Neal], head, owns, value $800, not a farm, male, white, 48, first married age 31, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, mechanic, building, not a veteran 2. _____, Mary M., wife, female, white, 48, first married age 31, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, West Virginia 3. _____, James K., son, male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
Residence	1932	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA [10, 12]
	The family moved from Enid to Lawton in Oklahoma.
Census	27 Apr 1940	485 A St., Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA [13]
	1. Walker, Thomas N., head, family 2004, 485 A Street, owns, value [$1500], male, white, 57, married, 2 years of high school, Missouri, same house (1935), worked 40 weeks, income $800, no other income 2. _____, Mary M., wife, female, white, 58, married, 1 year high school, Missouri, same place (1935) [Living next door to son, James K. Walker]
NEWS	9 Jul 1963	2004 A, Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA [14]
	Fiftieth Anniversary, newspaper item, Lawton Mr. and Mrs. Neal Walker, 2004 A, are celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary today in their home with their family. The couple has lived in Lawton for 30 years. They have a son, James, 1913 Dearborn, and four grandchildren, Jimmy Walker, Pensacola, Fla., and Nancy, Patti and Cath Walker, all of 1913 Dearborn.
Died	8 Nov 1970	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma [2, 15, 16]
Obituary	9 Nov 1970	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA [12]
	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.
SON	Dec 2003	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA [10]
	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.
Buried	Lawton-Sunset Memorial Gardens, Comanche County, Oklahoma [16]
Person ID	I3408	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	3 Jun 2022

Father	Thomas Newell "Tom" Walker, b. 29 Jan 1858, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA , d. 5 Sep 1942, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
Mother	Phoebe Tennessee "Tennie" Crowder, b. 11 Jan 1858, Giles County, Tennessee, USA , d. 7 Apr 1913, Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 55 years)
Married	30 Dec 1877	T. C. Bolerjack's home, Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [17, 18, 19, 20]
	Aunt Della's story of Tom and Tennie's marriage: "Phoebe Tennessee Crowder and Thomas Newell Walker were married Dec 31 of 1877 near Mt. View Missouri. They were married at their home by Grandpa Walker (he lived on a farm two miles west of them). They got on horseback and went to Jimmy Durnell's and Bud Hope and Mary Durnell were married the same day. They were a witness at this wedding."
Family ID	F1036	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Maybelle "Mollie" Polk, b. 7 Mar 1882, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 18 Oct 1973, Cedar Crest Manor, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 91 years)

Married 4 Jul 1913 Howell County, Missouri, USA [12, 21, 22, 23]

Neal Walker's obit states that they were married on 11 June 1914. Molly's obit states that they were married on 9 July 1913. Their Howell County marriage license was issued on 4 July 1913, indicating that their marriage probably took place between 4-9 July 1913.
The 1900 Howell Co MO census reflects a Mary Polk, born in West Virginia, shows her with several children - but no daughter Mary.
The 1910 census for the same individual, however, shows a Mary Polk in the household, age 28, divorced. There is a Howell County marriage recorded between Mary M. Polk and Oliver Fuller on 11 March 1900, and the couple appears in the 1900 Howell County, Missouri, census. Mary Polk Fuller indicates her mother was born in West Virginia, which is a clear indication that this is the correct Mary Polk.

Children

+	1. James K. Walker, b. 5 Mar 1916, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri , d. 17 Dec 2003, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 87 years)

Last Modified 3 Oct 2012

Family ID F1158 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes
See attached sources. [24]

Sources

[S904] Interment.net - database of cemetery transcriptions, ((http://interment.net/), "Cemetery Transcription Library"), Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma; submitted by Aggie Cochrane (Reliability: 3).
"Thomas Neal Walker, b. 1882, d. 1970, age 88 years"
«i»I obtained a copy of James K. Walker's obituary, which cited his burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, in Lawton, Oklahoma. I looked for an online database of those buried in that cemetery, and found Thomas Neal Walker and his wife Mollie Polk buried in the same place.- JWG«/i»
[S457] SSDI - Ancestry.com, (Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Index," database, «i»Ancestry.com«/i» (http://www.ancestry.com/)), entry for Thomas Walker, SS no. 443-07-1956 (accessed 16 Aug 2007) (Reliability: 3).

Name: Thomas Walker
SSN: 443-07-1956
Last Residence: 73501 Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States Born: 19 Mar 1882
Died: Nov 1970
State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951 )
[S4049] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013), entry for Thomas Walker, November 1970, SS no. 443-07-1956.
[S25] Walker, Della - Documents, (The collected letters and documents of Della Eveline (Walker) Warren Lonnem (now deceased); these documents passed from Della Lonnem to her daughter, Faith (Lonnem) Quick; from Faith to her niece, Jesse Keenon (granddaughter of Della Lonnem); photocopied, 1996, in the possession of Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC); original documents in the possession of Jesse Keenon (Muskogee, Oklahoma), 2007.).
Della states that Neal was born 2 31/3 years after his sister Ida.
[S1033] Oklahoma, Caddo - 1910 U.S. Census, (1910 U.S. census, Caddo County, Oklahoma, population schedule), Banner township, ED 48, sheet 6B, dwelling 114, family 114, John A. Perschbacher household; (Reliability: 3).
[S2642] 1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township, enumeration district (ED) 56, dwelling 173, household 173, Henry Dryman household, detail for Thomas Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 Sept 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 860. .
[S2676] 1910 U.S. census, Caddo County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Banner township, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 6B, p. 6 (stamped, verso), dwelling 114, family 114, John A Perschbacher household, detail for Neal Walker; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1245.
[S6626] "Local and Personal" Mountain View Standard (Mountain View, Mo.), 26 February 1915, p. 4, col. 2, item for Mrs. Neal Walker; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 3 June 2022).
[S2678] 1920 U.S. census, Barton County, Missouri, population schedule, Ozark township (4th class), Liberal (city), enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 12A (penned), p. 241, (stamped, recto), dwelling 310, family 310, "Neil" [Neal] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 902.
[S334] "United States Obituary Collection," transcription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Sept 2007), for James K. Walker (2003); citing the Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 19 Dec 2003 [p. and col. not stated]. .
[S2679] 1930 U.S. census, Garfield County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Enid (329 Olive St.), enumeration district (ED) 24-25, sheet 6B, p. 229 (stamped, verso), dwelling 132, family 144, Neil T. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1902.
[S2673] "Neal Walker," obituary, Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 9 November 1970, p. 6, col. 7; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 3 October 2012).
[S2681] 1940 U.S. census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Lawton, enumeration district (ED) [16-1918], sheet 16A, p. 221 (stamped, recto), house no. 2004, Thomas N. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Oct 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3286.
[S2674] "Walkers Hold Anniversary," Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 9 July 1963, p. 8, col. 2; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 3 October 2012).
[S324] Walker, Thomas Neal - obituary (1970, OK), (Obituary item for Thomas N. Walker, «i»NewspaperArchive.com«/i» (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 26 Sept 2007), "Funeral Services: Neal Walker," digital image; citing «i»The Lawton Constitution«/i», Lawton, Oklahoma, 9 Nov 1970, p. 6, col. 7).
[S904] Interment.net - database of cemetery transcriptions, ((http://interment.net/), "Cemetery Transcription Library"), survey of Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, submitted by Aggie Cochrane; entry for Thomas Neal Walker (1970) (Reliability: 3).
"Thomas Neal Walker, b. 1882, d. 1970, age 88 years"
I obtained a copy of James K. Walker's obituary, which cited his burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, in Lawton, Oklahoma. I looked for an online database of those buried in that cemetery, and found Thomas Neal Walker and his wife Mollie Polk buried in the same place.- JWG
[S309] Missouri, Howell - Mountain View Standard Newspaper, Missouri.
«b»Mrs. T.N. Walker«/b»
Phoebe Tennessee Crowder was born in Giles county, Tenn., January 11, 1858; died at her home near Mountain View, Mo., April 7, 1913, age 55 years, 2 months and 27 days.
She was married to T.N. Walker December 30, 1877. To this union were born eleven children - seven boys and four girls. Three boys and one girl died in infancy. She leaves a husband and four boys and three girls to mourn their loss.
She professed faith in Christ in the year 1878 at Walker Chapel church in Howell county, Mo., in services conducted by Rev. J. B. Rice and H.R. Walker; sanctified in the year 1901 at West Plains, Mo., in services conducted by Rev. J.M. Robinson, presiding elder of the South Missouri and Arkansas conference of the Free Methodist church.
Her children were all at her bedside except one daughter, Mrs. Della E. Warren of Oxnard, Cal.
She was a great sufferer from tuberculosis but endured with great patience, ever mindful of others through all of her sufferings as she was in health. Shel like Paul of old, has fought a good fight, kept the faith and has gone to the reward of the faithful.
Regardless of the rainfall she was followed by a large concourse of friends to Walker Chapel, where after a short service conducted by Bro. A.J. Koonce, the body was laid to rest to await the resurrection morn.
A Friend
[S2262] The collected letters and documents of Della Eveline (Walker) Warren Lonnem (now deceased); these documents passed from Della Lonnem to her daughter, Faith (Lonnem) Quick; from Faith to her niece, Jesse Keenon (granddaughter of Della Lonnem); photocopied, 1996, in the possession of Janis Walker Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC); original documents in the possession of Jesse Keenon (Muskogee, Oklahoma), 2007.
[S2649] Howell County, Missouri, marriage certificate, Marriage Book [1877]: 105, D. A. Thomas Walker-Tennessee Crowder, 30 December 1877; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
[S4370] Howell County, Missouri, Marriage Book B:155, Thomas Walker-Tennessee Crowder, 1877, certificate and return; Recorder’s Office, West Plains.
[S323] Oklahoma, Garfield - 1930 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Garfield County, Enid, Enid township, Garfield County, Oklahoma, ED 24-25, Sheet 6B, Dwelling 132, Family 144, Neil T. Walker household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3).
[S2677] “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805–2002,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Oct 2012), Howell County, license no. 125, for T. N. Walker-Mary M. Polk (1913); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. .
[S2675] "Funeral Rites: Mary M. Walker," Lawton (Oklahoma) Constitution, 19 October 1973, p. 11, col. 3; digital image, NewspaperArchive (http://newspaperarchive.com : accessed 3 October 2012).
[S73] Walker, William D. Walker (memories), (Informal conversations and interviews with William D. Walker (Beaverton, Oregon), by his daughter, Janis Gilmore (Pawleys Island, SC), 1984 to the present (2007); regarding the history of the Walker, Campbell, Crowder, and DeBoard families.), Interview Oct 2003. (Reliability: 3).