Robert Moore "Bob" Walker b. 6 Mar 1871 Hickman County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Nov 1954 Howell County, Missouri, USA: Our Family History

1871 - 1954 (83 years)

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Name	Robert Moore "Bob" Walker
Born	6 Mar 1871	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	19 Jun 1880	Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [3]
	1. Walker, R. Helton, white, male, 51, married, farmer, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 2. _____, E. Easter, white, female, 42, wife, married, keeping house, Alabama, North Carolina, North Carolina 3. _____, B. Etta, white, female, 14, daughter, at home, attending school, Tennessee, Tennessee, Alabama 4. _____, C. Lenora, white, female, 12, daughter, at home, attending school, cannot write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Alabama 5. _____, J. Martha, white, female, 10, daughter, at home, attending school, cannot write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Alabama 6. _____, R. More, white, male, 9, son, at home, attending school, cannot read or write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Alabama 7. _____, A. Helton, white, male, 6, son, at home, cannot read or write, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama 8. _____, T. W. Theodore, white, male, 4, son, at home, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
Census	20 Jun 1900	Chapel township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [4]
	1. Walker, Robert, head, white, male, November 1871, 29, married 7 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, can read and write 2. _____, Nancy E., wife, white, female, February 1871, 29, married 7 years, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Stella A., daughter, white, female, October 1893, 6, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri 4. _____, Flossa m., daughter, white, female, November 1895, 4, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri 5. _____, William H., son, white, male, January 1898, 2, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri 6. _____, Florance, daughter, white, female, February 1899, 1, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
Census	26 Apr 1910	Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [5]
	1. Walker, Robert M., head, male, white, 39, first marriage, first married age 19, Tennessee, unknown, Tennessee, farmer, general, own account, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 133 2. _____, Nancy E., wife, female, white, 39, first marriage, first married age 19, Missouri, unknown, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Stella A., daughter, female, white, 16, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Flosa M., daughter, female, white, 14, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 5. _____, William R., son, male, white, 12, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 6. _____, Florence, daughter, female, white, 11, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 7. _____, Velma, daughter, female, white, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attending school 8. _____, Alvin W., female [sic], white, 7, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attending school
Census	14 Jan 1920	Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [6]
	1. Walker, Robert , head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 50, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 188 2. _____, Nancy, wife, female, white, 48, married, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, Elvin, son, male, white, 16, single, not attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farm labor 4. _____, Meril, son, male, white, 8, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
Census	12 Apr 1930	Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [7]
	1. Walker, Robert , head, owns, farm, male, white, 58, married, age at first marriage 22, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 117 2. _____, Nancy, wife, female, white, 58, married, age at first marriage 22, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Merill, son, male, white, 19, single, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general, farm schedule, no. 118
Census	23 Apr 1940	Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA [8]
	1. Walker, Robert M., head, male, white, owns home, value $500, farm, 65, married, completed grade 5, Tennessee, same house in 1935, not working, unemployed, farm schedule no. 134 2. _____, Nancy E., wife, female, white, married, 70, completed grade 5, Missouri, same house, working at home, no other income
Died	8 Nov 1954	Howell County, Missouri, USA [2]
	Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri Robert Moore Walker Death: 8 Nov 1954 male, white, married Date of birth: March 6 [no year] age 83 farmer born Tenn Father: William H. Walker Mother: Ester Thornton wife: Nancy E. Walker Informant: Nancy E. Walker Cause of death: Myocardial [decomposition?] Burial 12 Nov 1954, Walker Chapel, Howell Co Mo
Buried	12 Nov 1954	Walker Chapel Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, USA [2, 9]
Obituary	18 Nov 1954	Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA [10]
	Obituary, Mountain View Standard "Obituary--Walker Robert M. Walker, the son of William H. Walker and Ester Walker, was born on the 6th day of March, 1871 in Hickman County, Tennessee, departed this life November 8, 1954, at the age of 83 years, 7 months and two days. He was married to Nancy E. Smith on the 7th of September, 1893. To this union were born seven children, four daughters and three sons. They all survive him: Mrs. Stella Pelton of Castle Rock, Colo.; Mrs. Flossie Caton of Licking, Mo.; Mrs. Florence Houck of Mountain View, Mo.; and Mrs. Velma Jones of Chandler, Okla. The three sons are Willie Walker, Davenport, Okla.; Alvin Walker, Kenniwick Wash., and Merrill Walker of Denver Colo. He is also survived by two brothers, H. A. Walker of Liberal, Mo., and Theodore Walker of Denver, Colo., and by one sister, Mrs. Nora Koonce of Chandler, Okla. Also by 39 grandchildren, some 50 great grandchildren and by a host of nieces and nephews, as well as a multitude of friends. He gave his heart to Christ early in life and joined the Methodist church of which is was a member at death."
Person ID	I3513	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	26 Apr 2014

Father	Helton Rutherford Walker, b. 21 Oct 1828, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA , d. 29 Aug 1901, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)
Mother	Esther Elizabeth Thornton, b. 1 Oct 1837, Alabama, USA , d. 22 Apr 1908, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 70 years)
Married	26 Jan 1854	Hickman County, Tennessee, USA [11, 12]
Family ID	F1072	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nancy Ellen Smith, b. 1 Feb 1871, Hutton Valley, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 28 Sep 1958, Trask, Howell County, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years)

Married 7 Sep 1893 Howell County, Missouri, USA [13]

Children

+	1. Stella A. Walker, b. 5 Oct 1893, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 16 Apr 1990, Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado, USA (Age 96 years)
+	2. Flossie M. Walker, b. Between 1895-1897, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 13 Jan 1997 (Age ~ 100 years)
+	3. William Helton "Willie" Walker, b. 3 Jan 1898, Missouri, USA , d. Between Jul 1968 and Nov 1968, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)
+	4. Florence Coantha Walker, b. 17 Feb 1899, d. 16 Sep 1986 (Age 87 years)
	5. Bonnie Velma Walker, b. 25 Nov 1900, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 31 May 1991 (Age 90 years)
	6. Alvin W. Walker, b. Abt 1903, Missouri, USA , d. After November 1954 (Age ~ 51 years)
	7. Merrill C. "Baldy " Walker, b. 19 Sep 1910, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 1 Nov 1968, Colorado, USA (Age 58 years)

Last Modified 2 Sep 2013

Family ID F1187 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos
Robert Moore Walker (1871-1954)

Documents
Obituary, Robert M. Walker, 1954

Sources

[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 Robert M. Walker, certificate no. 37249, Howell County, Missouri (1954) (Reliability: 3), 31 Dec 2007.
Goldsberry township, Howell County, Missouri
Robert Moore Walker
Death: 8 Nov 1954
male, white, married
Date of birth: March 6 [no year]
age 83
farmer
born Tenn
Father: William H. Walker
Mother: Ester Thornton
wife: Nancy E. Walker
Informant: Nancy E. Walker
Cause of death: Myocardial [decomposition?]
Burial 12 Nov 1954, Walker Chapel, Howell Co Mo
[S3804] Missouri State Board of Health, death certificate no. 37249 (1954), Robert Moore Walker "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1962," digital images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : accessed 2 September 2013); Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
[S2562] 1880 U. S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Goldsberry township, enumeration district (ED) 52, p. 25 (penned), p. 469 (stamped, recto), dwelling 199, family 199, R. Helton Walker [Helton R. Walker] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Sept 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 691; FHL film no. 1,254,691.
[S3805] 1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Chapel township, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 16B, p. 38 (stamped, verso), dwelling 314, family 316, Robert Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 860.
[S3806] 1910 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township, enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 6B (penned), p. 183 (stamped, verso), dwelling 126, family 126, Robert M. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 784.
[S3808] 1920 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township , enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 7B (penned), p. 76 (stamped, verso), dwelling 145, family 147, Robert Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1191.
[S3807] 1930 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township, enumeration district (ED) 46-12, sheets 5A-B, pp. 124a-b (stamped), dwelling 111, family 122, Robert Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1191.
[S3809] 1940 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township, enumeration district (ED) 46-14, sheet 8B, p. 131 (stamped, verso), household no. 147, Robert M. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2113.
[S41] Missouri, Howell - Cemetery, Walker Chapel, (County Road 2980, near Trask, Howell County, Missouri), marker for Robert M. Walker (Reliability: 3).
[S4282] “Obituaries: Obituary—Walker,” Mountain View (Missouri) Standard, 18 November 1954, p.3, col. 2; [likely reel no. 31258], State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia.
[S311] Helton Rutherford Walker obituary, photo copy of undated clipping from unidentified newspaper, sent to the author by Harold Reeves (Riverton, Wyoming), about 1990. Mr. Reeves is now deceased. The State Historical Society of Missouri has searched their microfilm collection of West Plains and Mountain View (Howell County) newspapers for the obituary without success.
[S99] Esther Pratt (6408 Worchester Drive; Nashville, Tennessee) to Sandra Johnston (Oklahoma), letter, 13 May 1997, regarding the Elijah Walker family of Dickson County, Tennessee. Privately held by Ms. Johnston. The author has lost contact with Ms. Johnston and no longer knows her whereabouts.
[S3803] Howell County, Missouri, Marriage Book [1893]: 53, Robt M. Walker-Nancy E. Smith, 17 September 1893; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 September 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.