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Frances Best

Frances Best

Female Abt 1815 - 1880  (~ 66 years)

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  • Name Frances Best  [1] 
    Born Abt 1815  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Emigration Abt 1865 
    The obituary of Philip and Frances Walker's daughter Mary (Walker) Hopkins states that she moved "with her parents" to Gentry County, Missouri, when she was seven years old. The obituary gives her birth as July 1858, calculating to the year 1865 for the move. This agrees with other evidence. 
    Emigration Abt 1865 
    The obituary of Philip and Frances Walker's daughter Mary (Walker) Hopkins states that she moved "with her parents" to Gentry County, Missouri, when she was seven years old. The obituary gives her birth as July 1858, calculating to the year 1865 for the move. This agrees with other evidence. 
    Census 16 Aug 1870  Albany, Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1. Walker, Frances, 55, female, white, keeping house, real estate $900, personal $560, North Carolina, cannot read or write
    2. _____, Samuel A., 33, male, white, farm hand, Illinois, cannot read or write
    3. _____, Elliott, 16, male, white, school, Illinois, attending school
    4. _____, Mary E., 13, female, white, school, attending school
    5. _____, Edward, 9, male, white, Illinois, attending school
    6. _____, Green, 25, male, white, Illinois
    7. _____, Samuel W., 1, male, white, Missouri 
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    1. Walker, Frances, white, female, 64, widowed, farmer, cannot read or write, Illinois, Illinois, North Carolina
    2. _____, Samuel A., white, male, 46, son, single, at home, cannot read or write, North Carolina, Illinois, Illinois
    3. _____, Edward W., white, male, 18, son, single, at home, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
    4. _____, Samuel W., white, male, 11, son, single, at home, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois
    [Samuel, who is listed as a son is actually a grandson, the son of Anthony Green Walker] 
    Died After 1880  [4] 
    Death 1 Sep 1899  [5] 
    Alt. Birth 12 Oct 1915  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Old Brick Cemetery, Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I4184  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2011 

    Father Michael Best 
    Mother Anna Spence 
    Family ID F1610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Phillip V. Walker, [Possible son],   b. Abt 1812, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1862 and 1869, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 14 May 1833  Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Married 19 May 1833  Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Samuel A. Walker,   b. Nov 27 1834, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1904
    +2. Angelica Walker,   b. Abt 1836, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1870-1877, Gentry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years)
     3. Phetney Walker,   b. 13 Aug 1840, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1924, Gentry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +4. Anthony Green Walker,   b. 16 Jul 1845, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1918, Gentry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +5. Sylvester Elliott Walker,   b. 28 Oct 1853, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1927  (Age 73 years)
    +6. Mary Elizabeth Walker,   b. Jul 1857, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1938, Ringgold, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
    +7. Edward Wesley Walker,   b. 14 Feb 1862, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1926, New Hampton, Harrison County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F1464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 9 Apr 1869  Macoupin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2011 
    Family ID F1465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Philip V. Walker (possible son of Jacob and Agnes), 1860 Macoupin County, Illinois, census    		Philip V. Walker (possible son of Jacob and Agnes), 1860 Macoupin County, Illinois, census
    1860 U. S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Staunton, Township 7 Range 8, p. 257 (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 1837, family 1811, Phillip Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 206; FHL film no.…
    Frances (Best) Walker, widow of Philip V. Walker, 1870 Gentry County, Missouri, census    		Frances (Best) Walker, widow of Philip V. Walker, 1870 Gentry County, Missouri, census
    1870 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Albany, Huggins township, p. 7 (penned), p. 605 (stamped, recto), dwelling 48, family 53, Frances Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 776.
    Frances (Best) Walker, widow of Philip V. Walker, 1880 Gentry County, Missouri, census    		Frances (Best) Walker, widow of Philip V. Walker, 1880 Gentry County, Missouri, census
    1880 U. S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Huggins township, enumeration district (ED) 277, p. 8 (penned), p. 519 (stamped, verso), dwelling 71, family 72, Frances Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 687; FHL film no.…
    Edward W. Walker, death certificate 1926, Harrison County, Missouri    		Edward W. Walker, death certificate 1926, Harrison County, Missouri
    Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 28 October 2011), for Edward W. Walker, certificate no. 16058, Harrison County (1926)
    Philip V. Walker, 1840 Macoupin County, Illinois, census    		Philip V. Walker, 1840 Macoupin County, Illinois, census
    1840 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, [township not stated], [no penned p. no.], p. 39 (stamped), line 12, Phillip V. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 64.
    Anthony G. Walker, death certificate, 1919, Gentry County, Missouri    		Anthony G. Walker, death certificate, 1919, Gentry County, Missouri
    Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 30 October 2011), for Anthony Green Walker, certificate no. 45431, Gentry County (1919).
    Mary (Walker) Hopkins, 1925 Iowa State census, Ringgold County; daughter of Philip V. Walker and Frances Best    		Mary (Walker) Hopkins, 1925 Iowa State census, Ringgold County; daughter of Philip V. Walker and Frances Best
    1925 Iowa state census, Ringgold County, Tingley (town), line no. 109, for Mary Hopkins; "Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 November 2011); citing State Historical Society of Iowa, via HeritageQuest.
    Mary Elizabeth (Walker) Hopkins, obituary, 1938, Tingley, Iowa. Mrs. Hopkins was the daughter of Philip V. Walker and Frances Best.    		Mary Elizabeth (Walker) Hopkins, obituary, 1938, Tingley, Iowa. Mrs. Hopkins was the daughter of Philip V. Walker and Frances Best.
    Mary Elizabeth Hopkins obituary, deceased on 7 June 1938, Tingley, Iowa, undated clipping from unidentified newspaper; sent to the author by David Walker (davidwalker@juno.com), a descendant of Philip V. Walker, as a digital image, 30 December 2011. Mr. Walker identified the clipping as having come from the collection of Irene Groom, deceased,…
    Family group sheet of Philip V. Walker and his wife Frances Best, prepared by descendant Norma Jean Bell.    		Family group sheet of Philip V. Walker and his wife Frances Best, prepared by descendant Norma Jean Bell.
    Family group sheet, Phillip V. Walker (1812-1865) and Frances Best (1815-1899); compiled by Norma Jeane Belle (address for private use), 1986; digital image, sent to the author by David Walker (davidwalker@juno.com), December 2011. Both Ms. Belle and Mr. Walker are direct line descendants of Anthony Green Walker, son of Phillip V. and Frances…

  • Sources 
    1. [S1207] Illinois - Marriages State Archives online, Illinois State Archives, ((http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html)).

    2. [S1240] Illinois, Macoupin - census 1850 (Ancestry), Illinois, Macoupin County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    3. [S1678] 1870 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Albany, Huggins township, p. 7 (penned), p. 605 (stamped, recto), dwelling 48, family 53, Frances Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 776.

    4. [S1684] 1880 U. S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Huggins township, enumeration district (ED) 277, p. 8 (penned), p. 519 (stamped, verso), dwelling 71, family 72, Frances Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 687; FHL film no. 1,254,687.

    5. [S1912] Family group sheet, Phillip V. Walker (1812-1865) and Frances Best (1815-1899); compiled by Norma Jeane Belle (address for private use), 1986; digital image, sent to the author by David Walker (davidwalker@juno.com), December 2011. Both Ms. Belle and Mr. Walker are direct line descendants of Anthony Green Walker, son of Phillip V. and Frances (Best) Walker.

    6. [S1912] Family group sheet, Phillip V. Walker (1812-1865) and Frances Best (1815-1899); compiled by Norma Jeane Belle (address for private use), 1986; digital image, sent to the author by David Walker (davidwalker@juno.com), December 2011. Both Ms. Belle and Mr. Walker are direct line descendants of Anthony Green Walker, son of Phillip V. and Frances (Best) Walker., citing Book 3: 1045.

    7. [S1675] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 26 October 2011), entry for Philip V. Walker-Frances Best, Macoupin County (1833); citing Macoupin County Marriage Book 1: [p. not stated], license no. 82.


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