John G. Walker b. 29 May 1860 Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA d. 19 Nov 1937 Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA: Our Family History

1860 - 1937 (77 years)

Name	John G. Walker [1, 2]
	As mentioned elsewhere, John is sometimes seen as Jonathan. In two census records he is given the middle initial "G" while his death record offers a middle initial of "M."
Born	29 May 1860	Dorchester, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [1, 3]
	Although John's death record indicates a birth date of 29 May 1858, that would have made his birth a scant 8 months after the birth of his brother Jacob--possible but unlikely. The 1900 census offers "May 1860" for his birth, and it is likely that the date was actually 29 May 1859 or 1860.
Gender	Male
Census	1 Jun 1900	Gillespie, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [1]
	1. Walker, Johnathan G., head, white, male, May 1860, 40, married 12 years, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana, house painter, can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Mary A., wife, white, female, December 1862, 37, married 12 years, 5 children 5 living, Illinois, England, England, can read and write 3. _____, Bessie V., daughter, white, female, September 1888, 11, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, at school, attended school 6 months, can read and write 4. _____, Mary L., daughter, white, female, August 1890, 9, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, at school, attended school 6 months, can read and write 5. _____, Edith P., daughter, white, female, February 1892, 7, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, at school, attended school 5 months, can read and write 6. _____, John G., son, white, male, February 1895, 5, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 7. _____, Nelly G., daughter, white, female, April 1898, 2, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
Census	25 Apr 1910	Gillespie [Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [4]
	1. Walker, John , head, male, white, 49, first marriage, married 22 years, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana, [coal miner], owns home without mortgage 2. _____, Mary A., wife, female, white, 47, first marriage, married 22 years, Illinois, England, England 3. _____, Pearl, daughter, female, white, 17, single, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 4. _____, John, Jr., son, male, white, 15, Illinois, Illinois, illinois, attending school, can read and write 5. _____, Nellie, daughter, female, white, 12, Illinois, Illinois, illinois, attending school, can read and write
Census	5 Jan 1920	Macoupin Street, Gillespie, Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [2]
	1. Walker, John G., head, owns free of mortgage, male, white, 59, married, can read and write, Illinois, U.S., Indiana, decorator, interior, own account 2. _____, Mary A., wife, female, white, 57, married, can read and write, Illinois, England, England 3. _____, Nellie G., daughter, female, white, 22, single, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, no occupation
Census	4 Apr 1930	Gillespie [805 Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [5]
	1. Walker, John, head, owns, value $1500, male, white, 69, married, first married age 27, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Indiana, painter, houses, not a veteran [The census indicates that he is married, but no wife is enumerated with him.]
Alt. Name	Johnathan G. (1900 census) Jonathan (1860 census) John (1910 and 1930 census) John G. (1920 census) John M. Walker (death record)
Died	19 Nov 1937	Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA [3]
Buried	Gillespie Cemetery, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [3]
Person ID	I4654	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	6 Jan 2012

Father	Samuel A. Walker, b. Apr 1832, Illinois, USA , d. After 1910 (Age ~ 78 years)
Mother	Eliza Ann Ward, b. Between 1837-1840, Indiana, USA , d. After 1910 (Age ~ 71 years)
Married	3 Aug 1854	St. Louis, Missouri, USA [7]
	It appears to have been not unusual for couples from Macoupin and Madison County to marry in St. Louis. An Eliza Ann Ward is listed among the congregation of Round Prairie Church, Macoupin County; she joined the church "by letter" on 18 May 1853, and "removed her membership to Dorchester." Joining by letter on the same date were "J. G. Ward" and "Sarah Ward." Additionally, the Illinois death index for John M. Walker states that his parents were Samuel Walker and Eliza Ann Ward. John M. was born 29 May 1858, in Dorchester, Illinois, and died on 19 November 1937 in Montgomery County, Illinois. This is strong evidence that the St. Louis marriage was that of the subject Samuel Walker. [3, 6]
Family ID	F1590	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary A., b. Dec 1862, Illinois, USA , d. After 1930 (Age ~ 68 years)

Married Abt 1888 [1, 4]

Children

	1. Bessie V. Walker, b. Sep 1888, Illinois, USA
	2. Mary L. Walker, b. Aug 1890, Illinois, USA
	3. Edith Pearl Walker, b. Feb 1892, Illinois, USA
	4. John G Walker, Jr., b. Feb 1895, Illinois, USA
	5. Nellie G. Walker, b. Apr 1898, Illinois, USA

Last Modified 6 Jan 2012

Family ID F1635 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		John M. Walker, 1930 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1930 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie [801 Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 2B, p. 122 (stamped, verso), dwelling 37, family 41, John Walker household; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jan 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 539.
		John Walker [son of Samuel and Eliza Ann (Ward) Walker, 1910 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1910 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie [Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 9B, p. 230 (stamped, verso), dwelling 186, family 192, John Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624,…
		John Walker (son of Samuel and Eliza A. (Ward) Walker), 1900 Macoupin County, Illinois, census 1900 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie, Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 1A, p. 11 (stamped, recto), dwelling 12, family 12, Johnathan [sic] G. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll…

Notes

It was difficult to follow John's progress due to his inconsistent name in census. He appears as Jonathan (1860), Johnathan G. (1900), John (1910), John G. (1920), John (1930), and as "John M. Walker" in his death record.

He is not found in his family home in 1880, when he would have been about 20, and has not been located elsewhere, raising the question of possible death.

His death record offers a birth of May 1858, inconsistent with the birth of Jacob in September 1857, and inconsistent with the birth year of "Jonathan" just 3 months old in the 1860 census.

These inconsistencies, however, can be resolved by the common threads of 1) his employment as a painter in census of 1900, 1920, 1930, and in his death record; and 2) consistency in his wife and children's names.

The death record was likely wrong about both his middle initial, which does not appear as an "M" in any other record, and about his birth date, which was probably 1859 or 1860, not 1858.

Sources

[S1977] 1900 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie, Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 1A, p. 11 (stamped, recto), dwelling 12, family 12, Johnathan [sic] G. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 324.
[S1975] 1920 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie [Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 2B, p. 238 (stamped, verso), dwelling 43, family 46, John G. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 388.
[S1875] "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 December 2011), entry for John M. Walker [John G. Walker], Montgomery County (1937); FHL film no. 1,787,129; citing Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield, Illinois.
[S1976] 1910 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie [Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 9B, p. 230 (stamped, verso), dwelling 186, family 192, John Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 308.
[S1974] 1930 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, population schedule, Gillespie [801 Macoupin St.], Gillespie township, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 2B, p. 122 (stamped, verso), dwelling 37, family 41, John Walker household; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jan 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 539.
[S1876] "Round Hill Church" database, Welcome to Macoupin County, Illinois, a division of Genealogy Trails (http://genealogytrails.com : accessed 10 December 2011), listing of members of Round Hill Church, Macoupin County; contributed by Crystal Jensen; citing original church records held by the Bunker Hill Public Library, Bunker Hill, Illinois. .
[S1874] “Missouri Marriage Records, 1805–2002,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 December 2011), St. Louis County, [vol. not stated]: 447, for Samuel Walker-Eliza Ann Ward (1854); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.