Achilles Walker b. 19 Nov 1855 Macoupin County, Illinois, USA d. 15 Jun 1926 Caseyville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA: Our Family History

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Name	Achilles Walker
Nickname	Arch
Born	19 Nov 1855	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	8 Sep 1860	Dorchester (post office), Township 7 Range 7, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [2]
	1. Walker, Joseph, 35, male, farmer, real estate $2000, personal $502, Tennessee 2. _____, Barbara, 33, female, Germany 3. _____, Joseph, 9, male, Illinois, attending school 4. _____, George, 7, male, Illinois, attending school 5. _____, Almira, [8? 6?], female, Illinois 6. _____, Achilles, 4, male, Illinois 7. _____, Orange, 2, male, Illinois 8. _____, Barbara, 4 months, Illinois
Census	20 Jun 1870	Staunton, Township 7 Range 7, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [3]
	1. Walker, Joseph, 47, male, white, farmer, real estate $4500, personal $1000, Tennessee 2. _____, Barbara, 43, female, white, keeping house, born in "Bier," father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth 3. _____, Joseph, 18, male, white, works on farm, Illinois, mother of foreign birth 4. _____, George, 16, male, white, works on farm, Illinois, mother of foreign birth 5. _____, Almira, 15, female, white, no occupation, Illinois, mother of foreign birth 6. _____, "Ariole" [Achilles), 13, male, white, Illinois, mother of foreign birth, attending school 7. _____, Frances, 9, female, white, Illinois, mother of foreign birth, attending school 8. _____, Rice, 7, female, white, Illinois, mother of foreign birth, attending school
Census	15 Jun 1880	Union Street, Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [4]
	1. Walker, "Archless" [Achilles], white, male, 23, married, does jobbing work, Illinois, Tennessee, Germany 2. _____, Julia, white, female, 24, wife, keeping house, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee 3. _____, Georgia, white, female, 4, daughter, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, [Eva?] A., white, male, 2, son, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, Joseph E., white, male, 2 months, born May, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
Census	18 Jun 1900	O'Fallon township, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA [5]
	1. Walker, "Archless" [Achilles], head, white, male, Dec. 1854, 45, married 25 years, Illinois, Illinois, Germany, engineer, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Julia, wife, white, female, February 1853, married 25 years, 8 children 8 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 3. _____, Ferdinand, son, white, male, Dec. 1883, 16, single, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 4. _____, Maggie, daughter, white, female, 1890, 9, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, at school 8 months 5. _____, Ada, daughter, white, female, July 1888, 11, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, at school 8 months 6. _____, Leander, son, white, male, August 1893, 6, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 7. _____, Odessa, daughter, white, female, Mov. 1896, 3, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
Census	11 May 1910	Troy, Jarvis township, Madison County, Illinois, USA [6]
	1. Walker, Archelas [Achilles], head, male, white, 56, first marriage, married 36 years, Illinois, Tennessee, Germany, laborer, farm, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Julia, wife, female, white, 57, first marriage, married 36 years, 8 children 8 living, Illinois, Illinois, Tennessee, can read and write 3. _____, Joseph E., son, male, white, 30, single, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, farm, can read and write 4. _____, Lee, son, male, white, 16, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, farm, cannot read or write 5. _____, Odessa, daughter, female, white, 13, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write, attending school
Residence	1926	St. Jacob, Madison County, Illinois, USA [1]
Death	15 Jun 1926	Caseyville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA [1]
	name: Arch Walker titles and terms (original): death date: 15 Jun 1926 death place: Caseyville, St. Clair, Illinois gender: Male marital status: race or color: age: 70 estimated birth year: 1856 birth date: 29 Nov 1855 birthplace: Illinois father: Joe Walker father's titles and terms (original): father's birth place: Ky. mother: mother's titles and terms (original): mother's birth place: Germany occupation: Sawyer residence: St. Jacobs, IL street address: spouse: Julia Walker spouse's titles and terms (original): spouse's birthplace: burial date: 17 Jun 1926 burial place: cemetery: Nat'l. Cemetery informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4008175 image number: 2118 film number: 1613375 volume/page/certificate number: 25118
Died	15 Jun 1926	Caseyville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA [1]
Death	29 Jan 1933	Jarvis township, Madison County, Illinois, USA [7]
	name: Joseph Walker titles and terms (original): death date: 29 Jan 1933 death place: Jarvis, Madison, Illinois gender: Male marital status: race or color: age: 52 estimated birth year: 1881 birth date: 03 May 1880 birthplace: Ill. father: Arch Walker father's titles and terms (original): father's birth place: McCoupin Co., Ill. mother: Julia Teeter mother's titles and terms (original): mother's birth place: Ills. occupation: Laborer residence: Jarvis Twp. street address: spouse: spouse's titles and terms (original): spouse's birthplace: burial date: 31 Jan 1933 burial place: Jarvis, Madison, Ill. cemetery: Watt informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4008355 image number: 1481 film number: 1684953 volume/page/certificate number: ...
Alt. Name	Achilles (1860 census) [illegible] (1870 census) Archless (1880 and 1900 census) Archelas (1910 census) Arch (1926 death record)
Buried	National Cemetery [?] [1]
Person ID	I4363	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	7 Jan 2012

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 Julia Teeter, b. 28 Feb 1852, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 11 Jun 1921, Summerfield, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)

Married Abt 1875 [5]

Children

	1. Georgia Walker, b. 1876, Illinois, USA
	2. [Eva?] A. Walker, b. Abt 1878, Illinois, USA
	3. Joseph E. Walker, b. 3 May 1880, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA , d. 29 Jan 1933, Jarvis township, Madison County, Illinois, USA (Age 52 years)
	4. Ferdinand Walker, b. 3 Jan 1884, Illinois, USA , d. 19 Jan 1917, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, USA (Age 33 years)
	5. Ada Walker, b. Jul 1888, Illinois, USA
	6. Maggie Walker, b. Nov 1990, Illinois, USA
+	7. Leander Walker, b. 21 Aug 1893, Troy, Jarvis township, Madison County, Illinois, USA , d. 23 Jan 1945, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA (Age 51 years)
	8. Odessa Walker, b. Nov 1896, Illinois, USA

Last Modified 24 Oct 2013

Family ID F1641 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Achilles Walker, 1880 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1880 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Dorchester (village) [Union St.], enumeration district (ED) 114, p. 15 (penned), p. 162 (stamped, recto), dwelling 109, family 117, "Archless" [Achilles] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm…
		Achilles Walker, 1900 St. Clair County, Illinois, census 1900 U.S. census, St. Clair County, Illinois, population schedule, O'Fallon township, enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 21A, p. 173 (stamped, recto), dwelling 418, family 427, "Archless" [Achilles] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll…
		Achilles Walker, 1910 Madison County, Illinois, census 1910 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Troy, Jarvis township, enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 14B, p. 282 (stamped, verso), dwelling 242, family 245, Archelas Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 310.

Sources

[S1986] "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 7 January 2011), entry for Arch Walker, St. Clair County (1926); citing St. Clair County deaths, [vol., and p. not stated], certificate no. 25118; FHL film no. 1,613,375.
[S1656] 1860 U. S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Dorchester, Township 7 Range 7, p. 18 (penned), p. 547 (penned, verso), dwelling 128, family 127, Joseph Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 206; FHL film no. 803,206.
[S1657] 1870 U. S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Staunton, Township 7 Range 7, p. 10 (penned), p. 112 (stamped, verso), dwelling 64, family 65, Joseph Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Oct 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 250; FHL film no. 545,749.
[S1981] 1880 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Dorchester (village) [Union St.], enumeration district (ED) 114, p. 15 (penned), p. 162 (stamped, recto), dwelling 109, family 117, "Archless" [Achilles] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 232; FHL film no. 1,254,232. .
[S1982] 1900 U.S. census, St. Clair County, Illinois, population schedule, O'Fallon township, enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 21A, p. 173 (stamped, recto), dwelling 418, family 427, "Archless" [Achilles] Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 342.
[S1983] 1910 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Troy, Jarvis township, enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 14B, p. 282 (stamped, verso), dwelling 242, family 245, Archelas Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 310.
[S1985] "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 7 January 2011), entry for Joseph Walker, Madison County (1933); citing Madison County deaths, [vol., p., and certificate not stated]; FHL film no. 1,684,953.
[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.