Helton Alanson "Lance" Walker b. 10 Aug 1874 Howell County, Missouri, USA d. 25 Nov 1957 Liberal, Barton County, Missouri: Our Family History

1874 - 1957 (83 years)

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Name	Helton Alanson "Lance" Walker [1]
Nickname	Lance
Born	10 Aug 1874	Howell County, Missouri, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census (State)	14 Jun 1900	Montier township, Shannon County, Missouri, USA [3]
	1. Walker, H. A., head, white, male, August 1874, 25, married 6 years, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, mill laborer, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Cora, wife, white, female, April 1878, 22, married 6 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Edos [Edith], daughter, white, female, October 1895, 4, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 4. _____, Otho, son, white, male, July 1897, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 5. _____, Mirtle [Myrtle], daughter, white, female, November 1899, 0, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 6. _____, T. W. brother, white, male, July 1876, 23, single, Missouri, Tennesee, Tennessee 7. Smith, Arther, boarder, white, male, Mary 1883, 17, single, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, mill laborer, can read and write 8. Bird, Herr, boarder, white, male, [March 1881?], 29, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, mill laborer, can read and write
Census	25 Apr 1910	Carroll township, Texas County, Missouri, USA [4]
	1. Walker, Helton A., head, male white, 36, first marriage, married 16 years. Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and writ, owns farm, with mortgage, farm schedule no. 65 2. _____, Cora E., wife, female, white, 32, first marriage, married 16 years, 7 children 7 living, Missouri, Iowa, Iowa, can read and write 3. _____, Edith E., daughter, female, white, 14, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Otho, son, male, white, 12, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 5. _____, Myrtle A., daughter, female, white, 10, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 6. _____, Hollis W., son, male, white, 7, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri 7. _____, Edward S., son, male, white, 5, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 8. _____, James C., son, male, white, 3, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri 9. _____, William E., son, male, white, 2 months, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
Census	16 Jan 1920	Carroll township, Texas County, Missouri, USA [5]
	1. Walker, Lance H., head, owns, farm, male, white, 45, married, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule no. 27 2. _____, Cora, wife, female, white, 41, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Edith, daughter, female, white, 24, single, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, teacher, public school 4. _____, Othal, son, male, white, 22, single, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee, bookkeeper, bank 5. _____, Hollis, son, male, white, 17, single, attending school, can read and write, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, laborer, general farm 6. _____. Sylvester, son, male, white, 15, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 7. _____, Clyde, son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 8. _____, Everett, son, male, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 9. _____, Wilma, daughter, female, white, 7, attending school, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 10. _____, Howard, son, male, white, 4, Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee 11. _____, Raymond, son, male, white, 1 [7/12?], Missouri, Missouri, Tennessee
Census	5 Apr 1930	Barton City township, Barton County, Missouri, USA [6]
	1. Walker, Heldon [Helton], head, renting, farm, male, white, 56, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, farming, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 20 2. _____, Cora E., wife, female, white, 52, married, first married age 16, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Sylvester, son, male, white, 20, single, can read and write, Missouri Missouri, Tennessee, laborer 4. _____, Wilma, daughter, female, white, 17, attending school, can read and write, Missouri Missouri, Tennessee 5. _____, Howard, son, male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Missouri Missouri, Tennessee 6. _____, Kenneth, son, male, white, 9, attending school, Missouri Missouri, Tennessee [Next door is their married son, Hollis, and family]
Census	12 Apr 1940	Ozark township, Barton County, Missouri, USA [7]
	1. Walker, Helton A., head, renting, value $4000, farm, male, white, 66, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, rural in 1935, employed for pay, farmer, no other income, farm schedule no. 73 2. _____, Cora Ellen, wife, female, white, 61, married, completed grade 8, Missouri 3. _____, Kenneth C., son, male, white, 19, single, attending school, completed 4 years high school, Missouri, not employed
Obituary	Nov-Dec 1957	Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA [8]
	Obituary, Liberal News "Helton A. Walker Dies Monday Night Helton A. Walker, 85, died at his home on Darwin street at 10:30 p. m., Monday, November 25, 1957. He had only been ill a few days. Mr. Walker was born August 10, 1872 at Trask, Mo. He had lived in this area 34 years and had been a resident of Liberal for 15 years. Mr. Walker and his wife Cora would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary January 18, 1958. Survivors besides the widow are seven sons and three daughters. They are: Othol and Sylvester Walker of Powell, Wyo., Howard Walker of Riverton, Wyo., Everett Walker of St. Joseph, Hollis Walker, Clyde Walker and Kenneth Walker, all of Liberal; Mrs. James Hart of Powell, Wyo., Mrs. Herman Watkins, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Buford Reeder of Mulberry; 35 grandchildren, a brother Tea Walker lives at Englewood, Colo. One son, Raymond preceded Mr. Walker in death."
Parents	Lance's 1957 death certificate names his parents as "Helton Radford Walker" and "Easter Thornton. [2]
Died	25 Nov 1957	Liberal, Barton County, Missouri [1, 2]
Buried	Liberal City Cemetery, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA [9]
Person ID	I3521	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	23 Jan 2022

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 [10, 11]
Family ID	F1072	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Cora Ellen Burke, b. 16 Apr 1878, Kingsport, Tennessee, USA , d. 9 Oct 1969, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA (Age 91 years)

Married 18 Jan 1894 Howell County, Missouri, USA [12, 13]

Lance was just 20 and Cora just 15 at the time of their marriage. Lance had the consent of his father and Cora of her guardian, illegible name, appears to be David Hicks, her maternal grandfather.

Children

	1. Edith Walker, b. 31 Oct 1895, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 5 Jun 1974, St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA (Age 78 years)
+	2. Othal Thomas Walker, b. 16 Jul 1897, Summersville, Texas County, Missouri, USA , d. 8 Aug 1977, American Fork Hospital, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, USA (Age 80 years)
+	3. Myrtle Annis Walker, b. 19 Nov 1899, Howell County, Missouri, USA , d. 6 May 2002, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas (Age 102 years)
+	4. Hollis Wesley Walker, b. 14 Aug 1902, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA , d. 31 Jul 1990, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years)
	5. Edward Sylvester "Ves" Walker, b. 30 Dec 1904, Missouri, USA , d. 16 Sep 1978 (Age 73 years)
	6. James "Clyde" Walker, b. 8 Aug 1907, Missouri, USA , d. 24 Mar 1986, Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
+	7. Everett William Walker, DNA, b. 16 Feb 1910, Summersville, Texas County, Missouri , d. 6 Apr 2009, St. Joseph, Andrew County, Missouri, USA (Age 99 years)
+	8. Wilma Irene Walker, b. 7 Dec 1912, Texas County, Missouri, USA , d. 20 Dec 1995, Paulding County, Georgia, USA (Age 83 years)
	9. Howard Wilson Walker, b. 8 Sep 1916, Texas County, Missouri, USA , d. 15 Feb 2010, Sequim, Clallam County, Washington, USA (Age 93 years)
	10. Raymond Burk Walker, b. 6 Jun 1918, Summersville, Texas County, Missouri, USA , d. 27 Jun 1920, Summersville, Texas County, Missouri, USA (Age 2 years)
+	11. Charles Kenneth Walker, b. 16 Sep 1921, Summersville, Texas County, Missouri, USA , d. 26 Jun 1990, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA (Age 68 years)

Last Modified 16 Sep 2013

Family ID F1190 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos
Helton Alanson "Lance" Walker and wife Cora Burke, abt 1901
Probably about 1901, eldest three children Edith, Othal Thomas, Myrtle Annis.

Helton Alanson Walker (1874-1957)

Documents
Obituary, Helton Alanson Walker, 1957, Liberal, Missouri

Obituary, Cora (Burke) Walker, 1961, Liberal, Missouri.

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. .
[S3718] Missouri State Board of Health, death certificate no. 43449 (1957), Helton Alance [Alanson] Walker; "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1962," digital images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : accessed 16 September 2013); Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
[S3812] 1900 U.S. census, Shannon County, Missouri, population schedule, Montier township, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 8B, p. 225 (stamped, verso), dwelling 145, family 145, H. A. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 903.
[S3813] 1910 U.S. census, Texas County, Missouri, population schedule, Carroll township, enumeration district (ED) 98, sheets 5B-6A (penned), pp. 250b-251a (stamped), dwelling 112, family 112, Helton A. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 826.
[S3814] 1920 U.S. census, Texas County, Missouri, population schedule, Carroll township, enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 5A (penned), p. 35 (stamped, recto), dwelling 31, family 31, Lance H. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 965.
[S3815] 1930 U.S. census, Barton County, Missouri, population schedule, Barton City township, enumeration district (ED) 6-1, sheets 1B-2A, pp. 128b-129a (stamped), dwelling 21, family 22, Heldon [Helton] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1175.
[S3816] 1940 U.S. census, Barton County, Missouri, population schedule, Ozark township, enumeration district (ED) 6-17, sheet 4A, p. 168 (stamped, recto), household no. 73, Helton A. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 September 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2084.
[S4281] “Helton A. Walker Dies Monday Night,” Liberal (Missouri) News, [n.d., after 25 November 1957], [n.p., n. col]; [likely reel no. 31257], State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia.
[S3875] Pat Simmons, contributor, "Helton Alanson 'Lance' Walker," database and digital image of cemetery marker, Liberal City Cemetery (Liberal, Barton County, Missouri), memorial no. 30964003, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed 29 September 2013).
[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.
[S3811] Howell County, Missouri, Marriage Book [1894]: 102, license and return, H. A. Walker-Cory E. Burk[e], 18 January 1894; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 September 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.
[S3810] Howell County, Missouri, marriage license application no. 2141, H. A. Walker-Cory E. Burk, issued 9 January 1894; digital image, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1850-2002," Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 September 2013); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.