Sylvester Elliott Walker b. 28 Oct 1853 Macoupin County, Illinois, USA d. 3 Aug 1927: Our Family History

1853 - 1927 (73 years)

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Name	Sylvester Elliott Walker [1]
Nickname	Ell
Born	28 Oct 1853	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Census	26 Sep 1860	Staunton, Township 7 Range 6, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [4]
	1. Walker, Phillip, 48, male, farmer, real estate $500, personal $265, Tennessee, cannot read or write 2. _____, Frances, 45, female, North Carolina, cannot read or write 3. _____, Phetney, 20, female, Illinois 4. _____, Anthony, 15, male, Illinois 5. _____, Eliott, 7, male, Illinois 6. _____, Mary, 3, female, Illinois
Census	16 Aug 1870	Albany, Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA [5]
	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, Illinois, attending school 5. _____, Green, 25, male, white, Illinois 6. _____, Samuel W., 1, male, white, Missouri
Census	30 Jun 1880	Bogle township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA [6]
	1. Walker, Sylvester E., white, male, 24, married, farmer, Illinois, Virginia, Tennessee 2. _____, Elizabeth, white, female, 20, married, keeping house, Missouri, "O," "O." [No explanation for the meaning of "O."] 3. _____, Francis M., white, female, 4, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri 4. _____, William [E.?], white, male, 1, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri 5. Murphy, Robert, white, male, 36, single, farmer, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky
Census	21 Jun 1900	Bogle township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA [2]
	1. Walker, Sylvester E., head, white, male, born Oct 1853, 46, married, married 24 years, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 164 2. _____, Elizabeth, wife, white, female, Nov 1857, 42, married 24 years, 6 children 6 living, Missouri, Ohio, Ohio, can read and write 3. _____, William, son, white, male, Dec 1878, 21, single, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, farm laborer, can read and write 4. _____, Mary, daughter, white, female, June 1881, 18, single, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, can read and write 5. _____, Edna, daughter, white, female, Dec 1888, 11, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, attended school 6 months 6. _____, Sylvester, son, white, male, Sept 1891, 8, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, attended school 5 months 7. _____, Bryan, son, white, male, Nov 1897, 2, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri
Census	25 Apr 1910	Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA [7]
	1. Walker, Sylvester E., head, male, white, 56, first marriage, married 34 years, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 129 2. _____, Elizabeth A., wife, female, white, 52, first marriage, 6 children 6 living, Missouri, Ohio, Ohio, can read and write 3. _____, William, son, male, white, 31, single, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, farmer, home farm, can read and write 4. _____, Sylvester H., son, male, white, 18, single, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, no occupation, can read and write, attending school 5. _____, Leslie B., son, male, white, 12, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, can read and write, attending school 6. Beery, Edna, daughter, female, white, 21, first marriage, married 0 years, 0 children 0 living, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, can read and write 7. _____, George, son in law, male, white, 22, first marriage, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, home farm, can read and write
Census	19 Jan 1920	Huggins, Gentry County, Missouri, USA [8]
	1. Walker, S. E., head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 66, can read and write, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee, farming, general, own account, farm schedule no. 92 2. _____, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, 62, can read and write, Missouri, Ohio, Ohio 3. _____, William, son, male, white, 41, married, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, farming, at home 4. _____, Nancy E., daughter in law, female, white, 21, can read and write, Missouri, Indiana, Missouri 5. _____, Leslie B., son, male, white, 22, married, can read and write, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri, farming, general at home 6. _____, Dora, daughter in law, female, white, 21, married, can read and write, Missouri, Indiana, Missouri
Died	3 Aug 1927 [3]
Buried	Gentry County, Missouri, USA [3]
Person ID	I4187	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	22 Mar 2019

Father	Phillip V. Walker, [Possible son], b. Abt 1812, Tennessee, USA , d. Between 1862 and 1869, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 50 years)
Mother	Frances Best, b. Abt 1815, North Carolina, USA , d. After 1880 (Age ~ 66 years)
Alt. Marriage	14 May 1833	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [9]
Married	19 May 1833	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [10]
Family ID	F1464	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Ann Rodgers, b. 2 Nov 1857, Missouri, USA , d. 25 Feb 1923, Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)

Married Abt 1876

Children

	1. William Edward Walker, b. 5 Dec 1878, Gentry County, Missouri, USA , d. 23 Jan 1957, Huggins township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA (Age 78 years)
	2. Mary Walker, [dau Sylvester], b. Jun 1881, Gentry County, Missouri, USA , d. 8 May 1939, St. Joseph, Washington township, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA (Age ~ 57 years)
	3. Edna Walker, b. Dec 1888, Gentry County, Missouri, USA
	4. Sylvester Hezekiah Walker, b. 1 Sep 1891, Gentry County, Missouri, USA , d. After June 1917 (Age 25 years)
+	5. Leslie Bryan Walker, b. 29 Nov 1897, Gentry County, Missouri, USA , d. 19 Jun 1963 (Age 65 years)
	6. [Unknown] Walker

Last Modified 10 Nov 2011

Family ID F1553 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		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.
		Sylvester Elliott Walker, 1880 Gentry County, Missouri, census 1880 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Bogle township, enumeration district (ED) 270, p. 29 (penned), p. 413 (stamped, recto), dwelling 246, family 258, Sylvester E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 687; FHL…
		Sylvester Elliott Walker, 1900 Gentry County, Missouri, census 1900 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Bogle township, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 10B, p. 182 (stamped, verso), dwelling 175, family 176, Sylvester E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 855.
		Sylvester Elliott Walker, 1910 Gentry County, Missouri, census 1910 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Huggins township, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 8B, p. 241 (stamped, verso), dwelling 135, family 135, Sylvester E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 781.
		Sylvester Elliott Walker, 1920 Gentry County, Missouri, census 1920 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Huggins township, enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 6A, p. 106 (stamped, recto), dwelling 91, family 91, S. E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Nov 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 919.
		Elizabeth Ann (Rodgers) Walker, death certificate, 1923, Gentry County, Missouri; wife of Sylvester Elliott Walker Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 10 November 2011), for Alizabeth [Elizabeth] Ann Walker, certificate no. 4506, Gentry County (1923).
		William E. Walker, death certificate, 1957 Gentry County, Missouri; son of Sylvester E. Walker and Elizabeth Ann Rogers Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 10 November 2011), for William Edward Walker, certificate no. 903, Gentry County (1957).
		Mary Walker (daughter of Sylvester E. Walker), death certificate, 1939, Buchanan County, Missouri Missouri Secretary of State, “Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960,” digital images, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives : accessed 11 November 2011), for Mary Ash, certificate no. 18053, St. Joseph, Washington township, Buchanan County (1939).
		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

[S1206] WorldConnect, Rootsweb, ((http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)).
ID: I08128
Name: Phillip V. WALKER
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1812 in Tennessee

Marriage 1 Frances BEST b: ABT 1815 in North Carolina
* Married: 19 MAY 1833 in Macoupin Co., Illinois
Children:
Phetney WALKER b: ABT 1840 in Illinois
Anthony Green WALKER b: 16 JUL 1845 in Illinois
Elliott WALKER b: ABT 1853 in Illinois
Mary WALKER b: ABT 1857 in Illinois
[S1738] 1900 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Bogle township, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 10B, p. 182 (stamped, verso), dwelling 175, family 176, Sylvester E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 855.
[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.
[S1677] 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. 803,206.
[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.
[S1737] 1880 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Bogle township, enumeration district (ED) 270, p. 29 (penned), p. 413 (stamped, recto), dwelling 246, family 258, Sylvester E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 687; FHL film no. 1,254,687.
[S1739] 1910 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Huggins township, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 8B, p. 241 (stamped, verso), dwelling 135, family 135, Sylvester E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 781.
[S1740] 1920 U.S. census, Gentry County, Missouri, population schedule, Huggins township, enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 6A, p. 106 (stamped, recto), dwelling 91, family 91, S. E. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Nov 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 919.
[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.
[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.