Effie Walker b. Sep 1886 Tennessee, USA d. After 1951: Our Family History

1886 - 1951 (~ 65 years)

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Name	Effie Walker
Born	Sep 1886	Tennessee, USA [1]
	Probably in Dickson County. Data on birth date varies. 1900 census: September 1886 1910 census: age 22, calculates to 1888 1920 census: age 28, calculates to 1892 1930 census: age 43, calculates to 1887 1940 census: age 52, calculates to 1888 SSDI gives birthdate as 16 Sept 1897 The 1900 census seems the most likely to be close to right.
Gender	Female
Census	2 Apr 1940	4509 Nevada Street, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA [2]
	1. Lish, John J., owns, value $4000, not a farm, head, male, white, 62, married, completed grade 8, Tennessee, lived in same house 1935, employed for pay, worked 56 hours, inspector, railroad, worked 50 weeks, salary $1800, no other income 2. _____, Effie, wife, female, white, 52, married, completed 2 years of high school, Tennessee, same house, not employed 3. _____, Dorthy [Dorothy] E., daughter, female, white, 18, single, completed 4 years high school, Tennessee, lived in same house 4. _____, John J., Jr., son, male, white, 17, single, completed 2 years high school, Tennessee, lived in same house
Directory	1951	4509 Nevada Street, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA [3]
	Effie M. Lish, "wid John J." Also listed at the same address were Dorothy E. Lish and John J. Lish (draftsman). [3]
Died	After 1951 [3, 4, 5]
	Effie Lish, widow of John J. Lish is seen in the 1951 Nashville directory. Her death date is sometimes given in 1967, confused with the obituary of an Effie Jane Walker who died in December of that year. However, the obituary of Effie Jane Walker names her as the former "Miss Effie Jane Cleghorne" of Cookeville.
Person ID	I5417	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	4 Jun 2013

Father	Calvin Monroe Walker, b. 22 Mar 1848, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA , d. 7 Sep 1930, 3811 Elkins Ave., Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)
Mother	Ellen C. Ferrell, b. 20 May 1862, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA , d. 2 Dec 1937, 4509 Nevada Street, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
Married	25 Sep 1886	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [6, 7, 8]
Divorced	Before 26 March 1891 [9, 10, 11]
Family ID	F1424	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John J. Lish, b. 17 Nov 1877, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA , d. 24 Oct 1944, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)

Married 8 Sep 1920 Davidson County, Tennessee, USA [12, 13]

Children

	1. Dorothy E. Lish, b. 6 Jul 1921, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA , d. 29 Feb 2012 (Age 90 years)
	2. John J. Lish, Jr., b. 28 Dec 1922, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA , d. Dec 1986 (Age 63 years)

Last Modified 8 May 2013

Family ID F1898 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Found on an obituary database, Nashville Public Library:

Effie Jane Walker, obit appeared Nashville Tennesseean, p. 27, 27 Dec 1967

John J. Lish, obit appeared in Nashville Tennesseean, sec. C, p. 7, 15 December 1986

Dorothy "Dottie" Lish Osteen, obit appeared in Nashville Tennesseean, 3 April 2000, p. B-5

Sources

[S3381] 1900 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, First Civil District, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 8B, p. 8 (stamped, verso), dwelling 145, family 147, Acy Bishop household, for Ellen "Bishop," wife; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 May 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1567.
[S3386] 1940 U.S. census, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 1, Ward 25, Nashville (4509 Nevada St.), enumeration district (ED) 99-178, sheet 2B, p. 2160 (stamped, verso), household no. 45, John J. Lish household, for wife Effie Lish; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 May 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3976.
[S3496] Polk's Nashville (Davidson County, Tennessee) City Directory, Including Cities of Belle Meade and Berryhill . . , vol. 1951, 575, for Effie M. Lish (4509 Nevada Ave.), widow of John J. Lish; "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989," index and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.co : accessed 2 June 2013).
[S3390] Social Security Administration, "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 May 2013), entry for Effie Walker, 1967, SS no. 415-58-7007.
[S3497] "Mrs. Walker, 66, Services Set," Nashville (Tennessee) Banner, 27 December 1967, p. 6, col. 8; microfilm Nashville Banner, December 1967, TSLA, Nashville.
[S3373] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), C. M. Wallker-Elle O'Ferrell, marriage license and return, Dickson County, issue and return 25 September 1886; FHL microfilm no. 2,114,116; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.
[S3372] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), C. M. Walker-Ellen O'Ferrell, marriage bond no. 3816, Dickson County, 25 September 1886; FHL microfilm no. 2,114,116; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.
[S3377] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), C. M. Walker-Ellen O'Ferrell, marriage record, Marriage Book [May 1881-March 1889]: 64, Dickson County, 25 September 1886; FHL microfilm no. 497,401; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.
[S3484] "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 May 2013), Dickson County, Tennessee, marriage license no. 5839, Asa Bishop-Ellen Ferrell, 2 September 1899, and return, 19 September 1899; citing Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, microfilm [no. not stated], Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
[S3375] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), C. M. Walker-Nanie [Nannie] England, marriage bond no. 4451, Dickson County, 26 March 1891; FHL microfilm no. 2,114,117; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.
[S3374] "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), C. M. Wallker-Nanie [Nannie] England, marriage license and return, Dickson County, issue and return 26 March 1891; FHL microfilm no. 2,114,117; original marriage records, Dickson County Courthouse Annex, Charlotte, Tenn.
[S3387] "Tennessee, Marriages, 1790-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 8 May 2013), for Jas. J. Lish [John J. Lish]-Effie M. Walker, 8 September 1920, Davidson County; citing marriage book [1920]: 419, license no. 23674; FHL film no. 200,327.
[S3389] "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," index and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 8 May 2013), John J. Lish, 24 October 1944, Davidson County, certificate no. 20306; citing FHL microfilm no. 2,137,351; Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.