James Fred Walker

Other Events:

• Occupation:

  Worked for the Southern Railway Company until retirement.

• Religion:

  Belonged to the Central Church of Christ.

• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Rome township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 24 Jan 1920, Rome (village), Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
• Census: 21 Apr 1930, Rome (village), Rome township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
• Obituary: 20 Feb 1958, Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Notes:

Henry B. Walker, b abt 1836 Tennessee, enumerated next to him in 1910 census. Quick internet search shows that his wife was Martha P. Webb. Worth further looking.

Henry B. Walker, b abt 1836 Tennessee, enumerated next to him in 1910 census. Quick internet search shows that his wife was Martha P. Webb. Worth further looking. Possibly a first cousin? son of Samuel or one of the older Walkers?

Birth:
1900 Jefferson County IL census

Census:

1. Walker, James F., head, male, white, 35, first marriage, married 5 ears, Illinois, Tennessee, Tennessee, laborer, railroad, can read and write
2. _____, Mamie, wife, female, white, 22, first marriage, married 5 years, 2 children 2 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, ca read and write
3. _____, Jewel G., daughter, female, white, 4, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
4. _____, Lewis H., son , male, white, 3, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois


Census:

1. Walker, Fred, head, male, white, [36], married, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, [section foreman?]
2. _____, Mamie, wife, female, white, [33], married, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, home, housekeep
3. _____, Jewell, daughter, female, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
4. _____, [Denes], son, male, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
5. _____, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois
6. _____, James, son, male, white, 11 months, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois

Census:

1. Walker, Fred, Fred, head, owns, value $2000, not a farm, male, white, 45, married, first married age 19, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, foreman, section [railroad] "s. r. r.," not a veteran
2 _____, Mayme, wife, female, white, 42, married, first married age 16, can read and write, Illinois, illinois, illinois
3. _____, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, 19, single, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, illinois
4. _____, James, son, male, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Illinois, illinois, illinois


Obituary:

"J. Fred Walker Of Dix Dies; Rites At 2:00 Saturday

" J. Fred Walker, of Dix, died at 11:50 last night at Good Samaritan Hospital, at the age of 73 years, nine months and 20 days.
Mr. Walker was a retired employee of the Southern Railway Co.
He was a member of the Central Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 pm. at the Oxborn Funeral Home in Dix. The Rev. Lester Pifer will officiate and burial will follow in Memorial Gardens.
The body will lie in state at the Osborn Funeral Home at Dix, where friends may call after 6:00 p.m. Friday.
Mr. Walker was born April 29, 1884 in Boyd, the son of Levi and Winnie (Parker) Walker.
In December, 1904 he was married to Maryme Rice, who survives.
Besides his wife he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jewel Talbott and Mrs. Bee Carpenter, both of Mt. Vernon; two sons, James of Mt. Veron and Dennis of Smithton, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Vena Hawkins of Dix and Mrs. Iva Gossett of Centralia; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two half-brothers."

James married Mayme Rice [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]