Orange Walker b. 4 Jul 1858 Dorchester township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA d. 21 May 1936 Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA: Our Family History

1858 - 1936 (77 years)

Name	Orange Walker [1]
Born	4 Jul 1858	Dorchester township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	19 Jun 1900	Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [3]
	1. Walker, Orange, head, white, male, July 1858, 41, married 16 years, Illinois, Unknown, Germany, farmer, cannot read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 112 2. _____, Isibell [Isabelle], wife, white, female, February 1866, 34, married 16 years, 4 children 3 living, Illinois, South Carolina, Virginia, can read and write 3. _____, Lucy B., daughter, white, female, June 1891, 8, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, at school, 6 months, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Flossie C., daughter, white, female, April 1893, 7, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, 6 months, can read and write 5. _____, Writhe F., daughter, white, female, November 1896, 3, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, 6 months, attending school
Census	22 Apr 1910	Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [4]
	1. Walker, Orange, head, male, white, 57, first marriage, Illinois, Illinois, Germany, farmer, own account, cannot read or write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 37 2. _____, Isabella, female, white, 44, first marriage, married 26 years, [9] children 9 living, Illinois, South Carolina, Virginia, can read and write 3. _____, Lucy, daughter, female, white, 18, single, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 4. _____, Flossie, daughter, female, white, 17, single, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, attending school 5. _____, Writhe, daughter, female, white, 13, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, attending school 6. _____, Orange, son, male, white, 7, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, [no info about school]
Census	13 Jan 1920	Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [5]
	1. Walker, Orange, head, owns, free of mortgage, male, white, 61, married, cannot read or write, Illinois, Tennessee, Germany, farmer, general farm, farm schedule 42 2. _____, Isabelle, wife, female, white, 53, married, can read and write, Illinois, South Carolina, Virginia 3. _____, Flossie, daughter, female, white, 26, single, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Wrethe, daughter, female, white, 22, single, cannot read or write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, Orange C., son, male, white, 17, single, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
Census	14 Apr 1930	Gillespie (town), Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [6]
	1. Walker, Orange, head, owns, value $12,000, has radio set, farm, male, white, 71, married, first married age 21, cannot read or write, Illinois, Tennessee, Germany, farmer, not a veteran 2. _____, Isabell C., wife, female, white, 64, married, first married age 19, Illinois, South Carolina, Virginia 3. _____, Flossie E., daughter, female, white, 37, single, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Writhe F., daughter, female, white, 33, single, cannot read or write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
Death	21 May 1936	Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA [2]
	name: Orange Walker titles and terms (original): death date: 21 May 1936 death place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois gender: Male marital status: race or color: age: 77 estimated birth year: 1859 birth date: 04 Jul 1858 birthplace: Dorchester Twp., Ill. father: Josefath Walker [Joseph or Josephus?] father's titles and terms (original): father's birth place: U.S.A. mother: Barbara Wan...Ill [Weincill] mother's titles and terms (original): mother's birth place: Ger occupation: Farmer residence: Gillespie Township, Macoupin, Ill. street address: spouse: Lubelle Walker [Isabelle] spouse's titles and terms (original): spouse's birthplace: burial date: 24 May 1936 burial place: Carlinville, Macoupin, Ill. cemetery: Mayfield informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4008416 image number: 1068 film number: 1766163 volume/page/certificate number: Vol. 46 cn 22576
Died	21 May 1936	Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA [2]
Obituary	23 May 1936 [7]
	Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield) Orange Walker Gillespie, May 22 - Orange Walker, 77, a lifelong resident of the Dorchester community, west of this city, died last night at St. Francis hospital in Litchfield, where he had been a patient since April 1. Decedent was born near Dorchester, the son of Joseph and Barbara Walker, and had lived for many years on his farm, five miles west of this city. Surviving are one son, Orange jr., of Wood River; three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Luken of Gillespie, Mrs. Joseph Boree of northwest of this city and Miss Frances, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Ryatha Ann Spencer of northwest of this city, Mrs. Almira Howell of Gillespie and Mrs. Frances Clark of Alton; one brother, Joseph Walker, west of this city. The body was taken to the Jacoby funeral home in Bunker Hill, where services will be held at 2 pm. Sunday.
Buried	Mayfield Cemetery, Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [2]
Person ID	I4176	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	13 Apr 2014

Father	Joseph Walker, b. Abt 1823, Tennessee, USA , d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 58 years)
Mother	Barbara Weincil, b. Abt 1823, Germany , d. 1910 (Age ~ 87 years)
Married	Abt 1849	Illinois, USA [8]
Family ID	F1463	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Isabella Clark, b. 27 Feb 1866, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA , d. 17 Apr 1932, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)

Married 27 Feb 1884 Madison County, Illinois, USA [9]

Possibly date of license issue, not marriage.

Children

+	1. Lucy B. Walker, b. 4 Jun 1891, Illinois, USA , d. May 1981 (Age 89 years)
	2. Flossie C. Walker, b. Apr 1893, Illinois, USA , d. After August 1871
	3. Writhe Frances Walker, b. 7 Nov 1896, Illinois, USA , d. Mar 1971 (Age 74 years)
+	4. Orange C. Walker, b. Abt 1903, Illinois, USA , d. After 1936 (Age ~ 34 years)

Last Modified 12 Apr 2014

Family ID F1627 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents
Obituary, Orange Walker, 1936, Springfield, Ill.
Notes
Requested obit from Abraham Lincoln Library, 9 April 2014. Could have appeared in _The Litchfield News-Herald_.

Sources

[S1205] Illinois, Macoupin - census 1880 (Ancestry), Illinois, Macoupin County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S1955] "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 January 2011), entry for Orange Walker, Montgomery County (1936); citing Montgomery County deaths, vol. 46, [no p. stated], certificate no. 22576; FHL film no. 1,766,163.
[S4226] 1900 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 15A, p. 25 (stamped, recto), dwelling 107, family 107, Orange Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 13 April 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 324.
[S4225] 1910 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 6A (penned), p. 221 (stamped, recto), dwelling 115, family 116, Orange Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 13 April 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 308.
[S4224] 1920 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 6A (penned), p. 216 (stamped, recto), dwelling 118, family 119, Orange Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 April 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 388.
[S4223] 1930 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 3B (penned), p. 252 (stamped, verso), dwelling [none stated], family 65, Orange Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 12 April 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 539.
[S4228] “Central Illinois Deaths: Orange Walker,” Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Ill.), 23 May 1936, p. 4, col. 2; digital image GenealogyBank (www.genealogybank.com : downloaded 12 April 2014).
[S1655] 1850 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 7 Ranges 6 and 7, p. 636 (penned, recto), [no stamped page no.], dwelling 9, family 9, Joseph Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 118.
Jacob and Barbara did not yet have children in 1850, and their first known child, Joseph, was born about 1851. It is likely that they had been very recently married. No record of their marriage has been located in the Illinois Online Marriage Index.
[S4227] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 12 April 2014), entry for Orange Walker-Belle Clark, Madison County, 27 February 1884; citing Madison County, Marriage Book 8:212, license no. 1032.