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George Barnett Walker

George Barnett Walker

Male 1870 - 1937  (67 years)

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  • Name George Barnett Walker  [1] 
    Born 8 Feb 1870  White County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 12 Jun 1900  Coryell (city), Precinct 7, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1. Walker, George B., head, white, male, February 1870, 30, married, married 8 years, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, farmer, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 122
      2. _____, Mary A., wife, white, female, June 1870, married 8 years, 3 children 3 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
      3. _____, John H., son, white, male, January 1893, 7, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      4. _____, George A., son, white, male, May 1896, 4, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      5. _____, Dewey H., son, white, male, May 1898, 2, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      6. Rickets, Samuel [G.? S.?], boarder, white, male, August 1878, 21, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, can read and write
    Census 25 Apr 1910  Justice Precinct 7, McLennan County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1. Walker, George B., head, male, white, 40, first marriage, married 18 years, Arkansas, Alabama, Alabama, farmer, tending land, employee, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 108
      2. _____, Mary E. A., wife, female, white, 40, first marriage,married 18 years, 7 children all living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
      3. _____, John [initial(s) illegible], son, male, white, 17, single, home farm, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
      4. _____, George [O.? A.?], son, male, white, 13, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
      5. _____, Dewey Hobson, son, male, white, 11, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
      6. _____, Willie G., son, male, white, 8, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, can read and write, attending school
      7. _____, James S., son, male, white, 6, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      8. _____, Nellie [P.?], daughter, female, white, 3, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      9. _____, Allie M., daughter, female, white, 10 months, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
    Census 6 Jan 1920  Gatesville (Saunders St.), Justice Precinct 1, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1. Walker, G. B., head, owns with mortgage, male, white, 49, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mississippi, farmer, farm, employed
      2. _____, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, 49, married, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
      3. _____, Garland, son, male, white, 18, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, clerk, soda fountain, salaried
      4. _____, Jim, son, male, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      5. _____, Nellie, daughter, female, white, 13, single, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
      6. _____, Allie Mae, daughter, female, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
    Death 22 Jan 1927 
    Death of his son Jimmy, along with 9 others on the Baylor basketball team. 
    • George's son James S. "Jimmy" Walker was one of Baylor's "Immortal 10"--10 Baylor basketball players that were killed when a train struck their bus in January 1927. The ten are still commemorated by incoming freshmen each year at Baylor.
    NEWS 23 Dec 1927  [6] 
    • George B. Walker was one of the parents who filed suit against Baylor after the death of his son James S. Walker when 10 of the Baylor basketball team were killed when their bus was struck by a train on 22 January 1927.
    Census 18 Apr 1930  Justice Precinct 1 (State Highway 7), Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 1. Walker, George B., head, owns, farm, male, white, 60, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, farmer, general farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 210
      2. _____, Betty, wife, female, white, 60, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
      3. _____, Allie M., daughter, female, white, 21, single, can read and write, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, operator, Western Union
    Occupation 1937  Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farming 
    Residence 1937  411 S. 14th St., Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 19 Feb 1937  Milton Powell Memorial Hospital, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Cause of death: chronic Bright's Disease; and. myocarditis
    Buried Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I4893  Full | ProgenitorWalker
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 

    Father John M. Walker,   b. 18 Sep 1824, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1873, White County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Rachel D. Barnett,   b. 25 Jul 1833, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1887, White County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1850  Marshall County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Family ID F1715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bettie Matthews,   b. 27 Jan 1870, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1940, Uvalde County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1891  White County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
    +1. John H. Walker,   b. 22 Jan 1893, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1947, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     2. George Aubrey "Aubrey" Walker,   b. 3 May 1896, Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1958, 127 North 27th St., Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +3. Dewey Hobson "Hobson" Walker,   b. 4 May 1898, Osage, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1943, Uvalde County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     4. William Garland "Willie" Walker,   b. Abt 1902, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. After October 1943  (Age ~ 41 years)
     5. James Stephen "Jim" Walker,   b. 16 Dec 1903, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1927, Taylor, Williamson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     6. Nellie Pearl Walker,   b. 25 Sep 1906, Osage, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1969, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     7. Allie M. Walker,   b. Abt 1909, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F1723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Rachel D. (Barnett) Walker, widow of John M. Walker, 1880 White County, Arkansas, census.    		Rachel D. (Barnett) Walker, widow of John M. Walker, 1880 White County, Arkansas, census.
    1880 U. S. census, White County, Arkansas, population schedule, Desarc [Des Arc] township, enumeration district (ED) 285, p. 14 (penned), p. 108 (stamped, verso), dwelling 115, family 118, [Rachel D. Walker] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 80; FHL…
    George B. Walker, death certificate, 1937, Coryell County, Texas    		George B. Walker, death certificate, 1937, Coryell County, Texas
    Coryell County, Texas, death certificate no. 7349 (1937), George Barnett Walker; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 3 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.
    George Aubrey Walker, death certificate, 1958, Coryell Co TX    		George Aubrey Walker, death certificate, 1958, Coryell Co TX
    Coryell County, Texas, death certificate no. 66727 (1958), George Aubrey Walker; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.
    Nellie Pearl (Walker) Powell, death certificate, 1969, Coryell County, Texas    		Nellie Pearl (Walker) Powell, death certificate, 1969, Coryell County, Texas
    Coryell County, Texas, death certificate no. 77698 (1969), Nellie Pearl Powell; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.
    John H.Walker, death certificate, 1947,Uvalde County, Texas    		John H.Walker, death certificate, 1947,Uvalde County, Texas
    Uvalde County, Texas, death certificate no. 44317 (1947), John Walker; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.
    James S. Walker, death certificate, 1927, Williamson County, Texas. Died in bus accident with Baylor basketball team.    		James S. Walker, death certificate, 1927, Williamson County, Texas. Died in bus accident with Baylor basketball team.
    Williamson County, Texas, death certificate no. 3828D (1927), James Stephen Walker; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.
    Dewey Hobson 'Hobson' Walker, death certificate, 1943, Uvalde County, Texas    		Dewey Hobson "Hobson" Walker, death certificate, 1943, Uvalde County, Texas
    Williamson County, Texas, death certificate no. 49016 (1943), Hobson Walker; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2422] 1870 U.S. census, White County, Arkansas, population schedule, Searcy (post office), Marion township, p. 1 (penned), p. 382 (stamped, recto), dwelling 5, family 5, J. M. Walker household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 67. .

    2. [S2449] Coryell County, Texas, death certificate no. 7349 (1937), George Barnett Walker; "Texas, Deaths 1890–1976," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 3 June 2012); citing Bureau of Vital Statistics, Texas Death Records, State Registrar's Office, Austin.

    3. [S2453] 1900 U.S. census, Coryell County, Texas, population schedule, Coryell (city),Precinct 7, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 7A-B, p. 184A-B (stamped), dwelling 122, family 128, George B. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1624.

    4. [S2452] 1910 U.S. census, McLennan County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 7 (Waldo V. Asage Road), enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 15B, p. 179 (stamped, verso), dwelling 111, family 111, George B. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1576.

    5. [S2451] 1920 U.S. census, Coryell County, Texas, population schedule, Gatesville (Saunders St.), Justice Precinct 1, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 6A, p. 95, (stamped, recto), dwelling 119, family 125, G. B. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1787.

    6. [S2458] "Baylor Sued for $49,240 Damages," The Richardson (Texas) Echo, 23 December 1927, p. 1, col. 3; digital image, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com: accessed 4 June 2012).

    7. [S2450] 1930 U.S. census, Coryell County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 1 (State Highway 7), enumeration district (ED) 50-2, sheet 14A, p. 97 (stamped, recto), dwelling 256, family 258, George B. Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2309.

    8. [S2455] "Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas," database and digital images, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 June 2012), entry for George George Barnett Walker (1870-1937); memorial no. 36773671, posted 2009 by "Paula J" (no contact info). .

    9. [S2423] "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 2 June 2012), John M. Walker-Rachel. D. Barnett (1850), Marshall County, Mississippi; citing FHL film no. 894,365.

    10. [S4838] White County, Arkansas, Marriages, E:90, John M. Walker-Rachel D. Barnett (1850); FHL film no. 894,365.

    11. [S2454] White County, Arkansas, Marriage Book J: 119, license and return, George B. Walker-Bettie Matthews (1891); "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957,"digital images, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 June 2012).


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