Cynthia Jane Cox

Other Events:

• Census: 18 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 3 May 1910, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA;

  1. Dryman, Henry, head, male, white, 57, second marriages, married 15 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 183 2. _____, Cinthy J., wife, female, white, 49, second marriage, 15 years, 10 children 7 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write 3. Walker, Goldy, step daughter, female, white, 17, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write, not attending school 4. Dryman, Frank, son, male, white, 14, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write 5. _____, Benjamin, son, male, white, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attending school

• SON: 8 Dec 1912, Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• DAUGHTER: 12 May 1916, Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Census:

1. Dryman, Henry, head, white, male, January 1866, 45, married 5 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 166
2. _____, Cintha J., life, white, female, April 1861, 39, married 5 years, 9 children 8 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. Walker, Mary, step daughter, white, female, June 1880, 19, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm labor, can read and write
4. Dryman, George, son, white, male, September 1884, 15, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farm labor, attended school [3] months, can read and write
5. Walker, Nola, step daughter, white, female, March 1889, 11, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm labor, attended school [5] months, can read and write
6. Walker, Thomas, step son, white, male, April 1891, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
7. _____, Goldie, step daughter, white, female, September 1892, [7], Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
8. Dryman, Frank, son, white, male, June 1896, [3], Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
9. _____, Annie, daughter, white, female, April 1896, 2, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri

SON:

John R. Walker
died 8 December 1912, Willow Springs, Howell County, MIssouri
male, white, married
born 1 August 1884, Willow Springs, Missouri
Father: Bud Walker, born in Tennessee
Mother: Jane Cox, born in Missouri
Informant: Nola Kelley, Willow Springs, Missouri
Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis, duration 2 years
Burial: Moffitt Cemetery
Undertaker: E. M. Rollins, Willow Springs

DAUGHTER:

Golda Walker
single, white female
b 15 Sept 1892 in Willow Springs, MO
Age 23 yrs, 7 mos, 27 days
Occupation: none
Father: Bud Walker, born in TN
Mother: Jane Cox, born in MO
Date of Death: 12 May 1916
Tuberculosis of lungs
Buried City Cemetery 14 May 1916
Informant: Nola KELLEY of Willow Springs
Undertaker: [Illegible] T.R. BURNS? BRNIER?

Died:
Cynthia Jane (Cox) Walker died between 1910 and 1920, and probably in Howell County. She appears in the 1910 census with second husband Henry Dryman. Henry appears in the 1920 Howell Co MO census als 'widowed.'

Cynthia's death certificate has not been located, though Missouri made death certificates mandatory in 1910. Compliance was not universal.

Buried:

Jane Walker has no known cemetery marker, either with her first husband William E. "Bud" Walker at Moffitt Cemetery in Howell County or with her second husband Henry Dryman at Hutton Valley Cemetery, also in Howell County.

Cynthia married William E. "Bud" Walker between 1877 and 1879. William (son of Helton Rutherford Walker and Esther Elizabeth Thornton) was born on 31 Jan 1856 in Tennessee, USA; died on 15 Feb 1893 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Moffitt Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 2. Levi Henderson Walker   was born on 16 Jun 1879 in Missouri, USA; died on 19 Nov 1936 in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA. 3. Mary Walker   was born in Jun 1881 in Missouri, USA; died between 1900-1910. 4. John R. Walker   was born on 1 Aug 1884 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 8 Dec 1912 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 9 Dec 1912 in Moffitt Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri. 5. Claude Walker   was born in Feb 1887 in Missouri, USA; died between 1900-1910 in South Dakota, USA. 6. Nola Walker   was born on 15 Mar 1889 in Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Oct 1948 in Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi; was buried in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA. 7. Thomas Walker   was born on 14 Apr 1891 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 3 Oct 1918 in Camp Cody, Luna County, New Mexico, USA. 8. Goldie Walker   was born on 15 Sep 1892 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 12 May 1916 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 14 May 1916 in Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

Cynthia married Henry Dryman about 29 May 1895 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Henry (son of Mary Goslin) was born on 1 Jan 1853 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Feb 1920 in Hutton Valley, Howell County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 9. Frank Dryman   was born in Jun 1896 in Missouri, USA; and died. 10. Annie Dryman   was born in Apr 1898 in Missouri, USA; and died. 11. Benjamin Dryman   was born about 1902 in Missouri, USA; and died.

Other Events:

• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 19 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Occupation: 1902, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA;

  Henderson Walker was working in Tacoma as a millhand for "T. M. Co."

• Occupation: 1910, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA;

  Driver, Hoquiam fire department

• Residence: 1910, 1014 Chenault Ave., Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Census: 19 Apr 1910, Hoquiam Precinct, Hoquiam, Chehalis County, Washington, USA
• World War I Draft Registration: Abt 1917-1918, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Census: 23 Jan 1920, Hoquiam (city), Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Census: 17 Apr 1930, 714 Hill Ave., Hoquiam (city), Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Occupation: 1928-1936, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA;

  The mortuary sheet indicates that Henderson Walker had been with his current occupation (Walker and Sandstrom service station) for eight years prior to his death.

• Funeral home: Nov 1936, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Obituary: 22 Nov 1936, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Funeral notice: 24 Nov 1936, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• RESEARCH: 13 Aug 2006

Notes:

It has been a mystery to me, how Levi Henderson Walker (known as "Henderson") got all the way out to Grays Harbor County in Washington state. However, it turns out that his step-cousin, George F. DRYMAN, can be found in the same county in the 1930 census. Possibly they moved out together.

After the early death of Henderson's father (Henderson was 13), his mother married a second time to Henry Dryman, a widower who lived in the area. The George F. Dryman who moved to Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA was his nephew.

Birth:
The 1880 census was taken in this home on 3 June 1880. It listed Len/Levi as 11 months old, and born in June. Hence, he was born late June 1880.

Census:

1. Walker, Wm. U., white, male, 24, married, tanner, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee
2. _____, Cinthy J., white, female, 19, wife, married, keeping house, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee
3. _____, Levi H., white, male, 11/12, son, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri

[William's middle initial in this enumeration was interpreted by Ancestry.com as a "W." However, a study of the enumerator's handwriting makes it more likely that it was intended as a "U." Since William's middle name was "Euen," this is an understandable error on the part of the recorder.

Census:

1. Cunningham, Van, head, born January 1864, 36, married 9 years, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 194
2. _____, Martha [K.], wife, white, female, January 1873, 28, married 9 years, 4 children 4 living, Missouri, Kentucky, Missouri, can read and write
3. _____, William [V.], son, white, male, August 1891, 8, Missouri, Arkansas, Missouri
4. _____, Rosalee, daughter, white, female, February 1893, 7, Missouri, Arkansas, Missouri
5. _____, Jesse W.., son, white, male, December 1894, 5, Missouri, Arkansas, Missouri
6. _____, Ollive D., son, white, male, October 1896, 3, Missouri, Arkansas Missouri
7. _____, Mary M., mother, white, female, February 1840, 60, widowed, 1 child 1 living, Tennessee, Virginia, Tennessee, can read and write
8. Walker, Henderson, servant, white, male, June 1879, 20, single, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write

Census:

1. Walker, Henderson L., head, male, white, 31, single, Kentucky, unknown, unknown, fireman, city, can read and write
2. Gibekey, G. L., lodger, male, white, 29, divorced, Illinois, Germany, Germany, fireman, city, can read and write
3. Cramer, Clarence, lodger, male, white, 29, single, Iowa, unknown, unknown, fireman, city, can read and write
4. O'Brien, Frank, lodger, male, white, 25, single, unknown, unknown, unknown, fireman, city, can read and write

[While the middle initial and the state of birth are wrong, it is clear that the informant for the enumerator was G. L. Gibekey, because he was the only one with known parental birthplaces. The name, proximity, and employment as a fireman still point to the overwhelming likelihood that this is Levi Henderson Walker.]

World War I Draft Registration:

Levi Henderson Walker
Permanent address: City Hall, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, Washington
Age 39
Date of birth: June 16, 1879
white
Fireman, City of Hoquiam
Nearest relative: Mrs. Nola Kelley, Willow Springs, Missouri
Tall, medium build, blue eyes, dark hair

Census:

1. Walker, Levi H., head, [renting or owning, not stated], male, white, 40, single, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, fireman, city

[Notations in place of street and address. Where most entries contain a four-digit house number, Henderson's entry says "section 2." Where most entries contain a street name, written perpendicular to the entry, Henderson's appears to contain a number. The status of his residence as a roomer or renter is not clear.]

Census:

1. Sandstrom, Anton, head, owns, value $2000, has a radio set, male, white, 76, widowed, first married age 24, cannot read and write, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, immigrated 1881, naturalized, laborer, cabinet works, not a veteran
2. _____, Mabel, daughter, female, white, 41, single, can read and write, Michigan, Sweden, Sweden
3. Davis, Jennie, daughter, female, white, 45, widowed, first married age 32, can read and write, Michigan, Sweden, Sweden, sales woman, retail grocery
4. Walker, Levi H., boarder, male, white, 50, single, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, machinist, auto service, not a veteran

[Henderson and Mabel, in this household, were a couple, living together. See letter, below, from the Polson Museum director, citing the statement of Reuben Sandstrom, son of Reuben Sandstrom.]

Funeral home:

Pinnick Mortuary
Levi H. Walker
Residence: 714 Hill Ave, Hoquiam, Wash.
Date of death: Nov 19, 1936, at 11:10pm
Place of death: 714 Hill Ave., Hoquiam, Wash.
Length of time in District where death occurs: 35 years
male, white, single
Date of Birth: June 16, 1881
Age 55 years, 5 months, 3 days
Occupation: Service Station Operator
Employer: Walker & Sandstrom
Last worked: Nov 1936
Total time: 8 years
Birthplace: Willow Springs, Mo.
Name of father: [blank]
Name of mother: [blank]
Insurance: yes
Date of Funeral: Nov 27, 1936
Place: Chapel
Clergyman: Abel Johnson
Burial at: Sunset
Autopsy: no
Physician: A.E. Anderson
Immediate relatives: sister, Mrs. M.E. Kelley, of Amory, Mississippi

Obituary:

Obituary, Hoquiam Washingtonian

L.H. Walker
The funeral of L.H. Walker, Hoquaim service station operator, who dropped dead Thrusday, has been set for next Friday afternoon from the Pinnick mortuary. The funeral has been delayed to permit the arrival of Mrs. M.E. Kelly, a sister of Mr. Walker, amd Miss Thelma Kelly and Basil Kelly, niece and nephew of the dead man. These relatives are coming here for the funeral from Amory, Mississippi.

Funeral notice:

Funeral Notice, Hoquiam Washiingtonian

Levi H. Walker
Memorial services for Levi H. Walker will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Pinnick chapel, with Rev. Axel Johnson officiating. Entombment wil be in a Clark vault in Sunset Memorial park under the auspices of the Fraternal Order of Eagles

RESEARCH:

Email from John Larson, director of the Polson Museum in Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington, sent 13 Augst 2006.

"Hello,
Our community librarian, Roberta Holmes, passed along your research request regarding Levi Henderson Walker and his life here in Hoquiam as a fireman. Our museum, the Polson Museum, will be more than happy to do some research on Mr. Walker as well as look for photographs of the fire department around the 1920s. Our main researcher volunteers here on Wednesdays and I'll be passing along your info to him this week. I did do a preliminary search in our collections database and see that we do have a postcard of Hoquiam firefighters that lists a "Walker" as pictured. We also have another HFD photo that lists a Walker as well. I'd guess that this is the great uncle you're looking for so we'll be digging out those images this week.
I did give a call to our local mortuary, Coleman Mortuary, who has been in business here now for nearly 100 years. They handled his death arrangements and had some pretty good information on file.
Levi H. Walker was born on June 16, 1881 in Willo Springs, Missouri and he died on November 19, 1936 in Hoquiam, Washington. At the time of his death, he was a service station operator at "Walker & Sandstrom" (which we'll do some additional digging on this Wed.). He resided at 714 Hill Ave. in Hoquiam and had lived in Hoquiam for 35 years. He had a sister, M.E. Kelley, who lived in Amory, Mississippi and the records did not indicate who his mother and father were. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Park here in Hoquiam. The funeral arrangements were handled by Reuben Sandstrom who was his partner at the service station.
I took the liberty of phoning Basil Sandstrom, a member of our museum, and found out that Reuben was his father. Unfortunately, Levi Walker died when Basil was only four so he had no recollection of Mr. Walker. Basil did note that Levi dated his aunt (Reuben's sister) Mabel Sandstrom and resided with her at the home that was formerly Reuben Sandstrom's parents (Reuben lived at 722 Hill just a few houses down from his parents original home at 714). Anyway, Basil didn't really know much more about Levi as his dad never talked much about the man.
Well, I hope this info helps. I'll be writing again with more info and likely with some photographic images as well. It may take us a week or two to get things pulled together for you so stay tuned. Please feel free to contact me with any other info you think may be helpful in our search or other details you'd like us to look for.
Sincerely,
John Larson, Director Polson Museum
P.O. Box 432 1611
Riverside Ave. Hoquiam, Wash. 98550
360.533.5862
www.polsonmuseum.org"

Notes:

Birth:
1900 printed census indicates her birth year as 1889 - however her age is 19, birth year should be 1881.

Died:

In 1900 her mother Cynthia Dryman was enumerated as the mother of 9 children, 8 living. In 1910 she was enumerated as the mother of 10 children, 7 living. There are discrepancies here. The total numbers of children in each case are as we would expect: 9 by 1900 and (with the additional birth of Benjamin in 1901) 10 in 1910.

But which child was already dead by 1900? All nine known children were accounted for. If she had, as is likely, lost a child prior to 1900, then she was the mother of 10 children in 1900.

If, as stated in 1910, she was mother of 10 children and only 7 were living, these were the living: Henderson, John R., Nola, Thomas, Goldie, Frank, and Benjamin. Not located in 1910 are Mary, Claude, and Annie. Did Mary, Claude, and Annie all die between 1900 and 1910? Annie would have been just 12, it is likely that she would be found in her family home, if living. Mary could have married and Claude might not yet have died.

However, the most likely conclusion is that all three of these died between 1900-1910.

Other Events:

• Census: 15 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 16 Apr 1910, 22 Hall St., Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Indirect evidence demonstrates the likelihood, though not the certainty, that the John R. Walker who married Blanche McCann in Jasper County was the John R. Walker from Howell County who was the son of William E. Walker and Cynthia Cox.

• John R. Walker's 1912 Howell County death certificate states that he was married at the time of his death, though it does not name his wife
  
• A John R. Walker "of Willow Springs" married Blanche McCann in April 1909, in Jasper County, Missouri
  
• John R. Walker and his new wife Blanche were enumerated in 1910, in Jasper County, Missouri
  
• The John R. Walker enumerated with Blanche in 1910 Jasper County was within two years of the age of the John R. Walker of Howell County. The census informant did not know John R. Walker's parents' birthplaces and probably did not know his precise age.
  
• The middle initial of "R" is shared by both
  
• Although John R. Walker died in Howell County in 1912, he does not appear in Howell County in the 1910 enumeration.
  

In conclusion, it is likely that the John R. Walker of the 1910 Jasper County census enumeration, and the husband of Blanche McCann, is the same person as the John R. Walker who died in 1912, in Howell County, Missouri.

The 1920 census fails to find Blanche (McCann) Walker or Francis Walker.
A search of Missouri marriage records fails to find a second marriage for Blanche (McCann) Walker.
A search of the 1930 census fails to find a John Walker and wife Blanche anywhere.


Census:

1. Findley, Manuel A., head, white, male, born March 1859, 41, married 11 years, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write. owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 138
2. _____, Amanda J., wife, white, female, April 1868, 32, married 11 years, 7 children 1 living, Missouri, Missouri, North Carolina
3. _____, Manuel A., son, white, male, December 1898, 1, Missouri, Georgia, Missouri
4. Walker, John, servant, white, male, [month not stated] 1884, 16, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, day laborer, can read and write

[Three households separate this one from Rutherford Walker, John's grandfather, where John's younger brother Claud resided.]

Census:

1. McCann, Tom, head, male, white, 48, first marriage, married 21 years, Virginia, Ireland, Ireland, watchman, zinc mine, can read and write, renting house
2. _____, Belle, wife, female, white, 44, first marriage, married 21 years, 6 children 2 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write
3. Walker, John, son in law, male, white, 24, first marriage, married 1 year, Missouri, U. S., U. S., pool, pool hall, can read and write
4. _____, Blanche, daughter, female, white, 19, first marriage, married 1 year, Missouri, Virginia, Missouri, can read and write
5. _____, Francis, grandson, male, white, 1 month, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
6. McCann, Harry, boarder, male, white, 25, single, Missouri, U.S., U.S., shoveler, gold mine, can read and write
7. _____, Bernard, son, male, white, 2, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri

Died:

John R. Walker
died 8 December 1912, Willow Springs, Howell County, MIssouri
male, white, married
born 1 August 1884, Willow Springs, Missouri
Father: Bud Walker, born in Tennessee
Mother: Jane Cox, born in Missouri
Informant: Nola Kelley, Willow Springs, Missouri
Cause of death: Pulmonary tuberculosis, duration 2 years
Burial: Moffitt Cemetery
Undertaker: E. M. Rollins, Willow Springs

John married Blanche McCann on 24 Apr 1909 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 12. Francis Walker   was born in Mar 1910 in Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• Negative evidence:

  Not located in South Dakota state census, 1905 or 1915.

• RESEARCH:

  No record of the death of Claud Walker in South Dakota, searched 1 July 1905 through 31 December 1925.

• Census: 15 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley township, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• RESEARCH: Between 1970-1990

Notes:

Claude Walker appears, age 13, in Helton Rutherford Walker's 1900 Howell County, Missouri, census enumeration, where he is designated as "grandson." The surname "Walker" and his age point to the William E. "Bud" Walker as his father. (Bud had died in 1893 and his wife had remarried.)

No other documents naming Claud have yet been discovered. He has not been located in the 1910 census.

Information on Bud's children was obtained by Wilda (Phipps) Beasley from Ben Dryman, a child of Cynthia (Cox) Walker's second marriage. (See letter and citation.) Ben named Claud as one of the children of Bud and Cynthia and stated that he had gone to Deadwood, North Dakota (should be "South Dakota") where he died in the mines. He also indicated that Claud had never married.

Census:

1. Walker, Rutherford, head, white, male, October 1829, 71, married, married 46 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule, 142
2. _____, Elizabeth, wife, white, female, October 1837, 64, married, 46 years, 12 children 10 living, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, can read and write
3. _____, Claude, grandson, whtie, male, February 1887, 13, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm labor, can read, cannot write

RESEARCH:

Letter from Wilda (Phipps) Beasley, about 2002
"Janis,
I have just this morning received two messages from Jeff Reece (Rhysaprhys@aol.com) and he included in one, a message from you dated 10/27/02 - giving census records of THORNTON, WALKER, DRYMAN in Texas and Howell Co. Missouri. Back in 1981 I was corresponding with Robert Wesley Stokes, son of Eudocia (Walker) and Albert Wesley Stokes, daughter of Helton Rutherford Walker and Ester Elizabeth Thornton. Robert Stokes sent me the following list of children for William "Bud" Walker and Jane Cox: Six Children: (1) Henderson Walker (2)John Walker (3) Claude Walker (4) Nola Walker (5) Tom Walker (6) Goldie Walker After William Walker died, Jane Cox married Henry Dryman and they had 4 children; he gave me the following: (1) Frank Dryman (2) Ben Dryman 3 and 4: died young, buried: Moffett Cemetery I also corresponded with a Ben Dryman in Dec 1981 (who I presume was #2 child) and with a Mrs. Carl Caton in Dec. 1981 - they gave me the following information: Henderson Walker was a fire Chief in Okam, Washington - was married - had 1 daughter. John Walker - never maried - buried: Moffett Cemetery Claude Walker - Killed in Mines in Deadwood, N.Dakota - he never married Nola Walker - lived in Willow Springs, MO, married to Mart Kelly, had 3 children: Thelma, Basil and the other died young. Mart Kelly worked for the railroad. Nola and Mart were already deceased in 1981 Tom Walker - was in World War I - never married - died in 1918 with the flu - buried: Moffett Cemetery Goldie Walker - lived with mother and step-father - never married - buried: Moffett Cemetery. This Moffett Cemetery is in Hutton Valley - I have never gone to it - my Dad (Tim Phipps) was going to take me there, but before we got to it, my mother had a severe stroke and was in the Nursing Home in Willow Springs and we just never took the time to go. Then, my Dad passed away in 1995 and I just never took the time to go."

Died:

Researcher Wilda (Phipps) Beasley had an opportunity in the 1970's or 1980's to interview Ben Dryman, the younger half-brother of Claude Walker. Ben stated that Claude died in the mines in "Deadwood, North Dakota" (probably actually Deadwood, South Dakota). Wilda Beasley was a descendant of Helton Rutherford Walker through his daughter Martha Jane "Mattie" (Walker) Phipps.

No date has been associated with this event. However, Claude Walker appeared in the 1900 census in the home of his Walker grandparents.

In 1900 his mother Cynthia Dryman was enumerated as the mother of 9 children, 8 living. In 1910 she was enumerated as the mother of 10 children, 7 living. There are discrepancies here. The total numbers of children in each case are as we would expect: 9 by 1900 and (with the additional birth of Benjamin in 1901) 10 in 1910.

But which child was already dead by 1900? All nine known children were accounted for. If she had, as is likely, lost a child prior to 1900, then she was the mother of 10 children in 1900.

If, as stated in 1910, she was mother of 10 children and only 7 were living, these were the living: Henderson, John R., Nola, Thomas, Goldie, Frank, and Benjamin. Not located in 1910 are Mary, Claude, and Annie. Did Mary, Claude, and Annie all die between 1900 and 1910? Annie would have been just 12, it is likely that she would be found in her family home, if living. Mary could have married and Claude might not yet have died.

However, the most likely conclusion is that all three of these died between 1900-1910.

Other Events:

• Census: 18 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 25 Apr 1910, Rawlins Ave., Willow Springs (city), Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 10 Jan 1920, Willow Springs, Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 7 Apr 1930, Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
• Note: Nov 1936, Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA;

  Nola travelled from Mississippi to Hoquiam, Washington, to attend her brother Henderson's funeral when he unexpectedly died of a heart attack. Her children Thelma and Basil accompanied her.

• Census: 16 Apr 1940, Beat 1, [unincorporated area of Amory], Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

Notes:

Nola May WALKER, b 15 March 1889 Simms Valley, MO died 26 Oct 1948 Amorey, Monroe Co, MISS m Martin Edward KELLY (b 26 Oct 1884 in Sargent, Texas Co MO) on 1 June 1906 Martin Edward Kelly's parents: John Sylvester KELLY 22 May 1848, Richfield, Juniata, PA Sarah Jemima PITMAN 6 Jan 1866 Pulaski, MO

Death certificate of son Kenneth KELLEY indicates that her name was Nola Mae WALKER prior to marriage and that she was born in Willow Springs, Howell County, MO.

Census:

1. Dryman, Henry, head, white, male, born January 1866, 45, married 5 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 166
2. _____, Cintha J., wife, white, female, April 1861, 39, married 5 years, 9 children 8 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennesse, can read and write
3. Walker, Mary, step daughter, white, female, June 1880, 19, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm laborer, can read and write
4. Dryman, George, son, white, male, September 1884, 15, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, attended school 3 months, can read and write
5. Walker, Nola, step daughter, white, female, March 1889, 11, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attended school 5 months, can read and write
6. _____, Thomas, step son, whtie, male, April 1891, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri [no additional data]
7. _____, Goldie, step daughter, white, female, September 1892, 7, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
8. Dryman, Frank, son, white, male, June 1896, 3, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
9. _____, Annie, daughter, white, female, April 1898, 2, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri

Census:

1. Kelley, Marton [Martin], head, male, white, 25, first marriage, married 4 years, Missouri, unknown, unknown, fireman, railroad, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage
2. _____, Nola, wife, female, white, 21, first marriage, married 4 years, 2 children 2 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write
3. _____, Thelma, daughter, female, white, 3, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Basil, daughter, female, white, 1, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
5. Walker, Tom, brother in law, male, white, 19, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, laborer, odd jobs, can read and write

Census:

1. Kelley, Martin, head, [renting or owned?], male, white, 34, married, can read and write, Missouri, U.S., U.S., engineer, railway
2. _____, Nola, wife, female, white, 31, married, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
3. _____, Thelma, daughter, female, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Basil, son, male, white, 10, attending school, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri

Census:

1. Kelley, Martin E., had, renting, $25, radio set, not a farm, male, white, 45, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Missouri, Ireland, Missouri, engineer, railroad, not a veteran
2. _____, Nola M., wife, female, white, 40, married, first married age 17, can read and write, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
3. _____, Thelma M., daughter, female, white, 22, single, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, teacher, public school
4. _____, Basil H., son, male, white, 21, single, attending school, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri

Census:

1. Kelley, Martin E., head, male, white, 55, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same house 5 years ago, locomotive engineer, Frisco railroad, income $3000
2. _____, Nola M., wife, female, white, 51, married, completed grade 8, Missouri, same house 5 years ago
3. Stuart, W. B., roomer, male, white, 23, single, 3 years of college, Mississippi, renting, lived in Kempler County, Mississippi, in 1935, teacher, public school, income for the year $900

Died:

Data from Wilda Beasley fixed her death date as 26 October 1948. However, the entry on FindAGrave offers a death year of 1947. The photo of her double stone with husband Martin E. Kelley reflects a mossy growth obscuring the engraving.

Nola married Martin Kelley on 1 Jun 1906 in Howell County, Missouri, USA. Martin was born in 1882 in Missouri, USA; died in 1946; was buried in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children: 13. Thelma Kelley   was born about 1907; and died. 14. Basil Kelley   was born about 1909 in Missouri, USA; and died. 15. Kenneth Kelley   was born on 28 Dec 1914 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; died on 6 Dec 1915 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA; was buried on 8 Dec 1915 in Willow Springs City Cemetery, Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

Other Events:

• Military:

  Carded record, Military service, on Missouri Digital Heritage, from Missouri State Archives:

  Walker, Thomas Army Serial Number: 3,657,955 White Residence: Willow Springs, Missouri Inducted at: Pawnee, Oklahoma, 25 June 1918 Born: Willow Springs, Missouri Date of birth: 14 April 1891 Note:20 TNG CO CASUAL CAMP CODY, NM TO 27 JUL/18; CO C 134 INFANTRY TO DEATH Grades, with date of appointment: PVT 9/1918 Remarks: DIED OF BRONCHO PNEUMONIA 3 OCT 1918; SISTER, NOLA M KELLEY, WILLOW SPRINGS, MO NOTIFIED

• Census: 18 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 25 Apr 1910, Rawlins Ave., Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Description, physical: 5 Jun 1917, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USA;

  Tall, medium build, red hair, and gray eyes.

• Occupation: 5 Jun 1917, Ralston, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USA;

  Thomas was farming and working for himself, probably indicating that he had rented a farm. His first cousin Walter Stokes was renting a farm in Pawnee County in 1920, and may have been present in the county as early as 1917.

• World War I Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Precinct 5, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USA
• Military: 25 Jun 1918, Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USA;

  Enlisted in the Army.

• Military: 25 June-27 July 1918, Camp Cody, Luna County, New Mexico, USA;

  Basic training.

• Military: 27 Jul 1918;

  Private, assigned to Co. C, 134th Infantry

Notes:

Served in WW1; died of influenza in 1918. Never married. (Wilda Beasley per Ben Dryman)

Never married.

Census:

1. Dryman, Henry, head, white, male, born January 1866, 45, married 5 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 166
2. _____, Cintha J., wife, white, female, April 1861, 39, married 5 years, 9 children 8 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennesse, can read and write
3. Walker, Mary, step daughter, white, female, June 1880, 19, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm laborer, can read and write
4. Dryman, George, son, white, male, September 1884, 15, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, attended school 3 months, can read and write
5. Walker, Nola, step daughter, white, female, March 1889, 11, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attended school 5 months, can read and write
6. _____, Thomas, step son, whtie, male, April 1891, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri [no additional data]
7. _____, Goldie, step daughter, white, female, September 1892, 7, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
8. Dryman, Frank, son, white, male, June 1896, 3, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
9. _____, Annie, daughter, white, female, April 1898, 2, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri

Census:

1. Kelley, Marton [Martin], head, male, white, 25, first marriage, married 4 years, Missouri, unknown, unknown, fireman, railroad, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage
2. _____, Nola, wife, female, white, 21, first marriage, married 4 years, 2 children 2 living, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write
3. _____, Thelma, daughter, female, white, 3, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
4. _____, Basil, daughter, female, white, 1, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri
5. Walker, Tom, brother in law, male, white, 19, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, laborer, odd jobs, can read and write

Military:

Thomas's aunt, Eudocia (Walker) Stokes, had sons living in Pawnee. Was Thomas in Pawnee when he enlisted because he was living with or visiting them?

Died:

[copied and pasted from Missouri Digital Heritage website
WALKER, THOMAS
Serial No.: 3,657,955
Race: W
Residence: WILLOW SPRINGS, MO
Inducted at: PAWNEE, OK on 6/25/1918
Place of birth: WILLOW SPRINGS, MO
Age or date of birth: 14APR1891
Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers:
20 TNG CO CASUAL CAMP CODY, NM TO 27 JUL/18; CO C 134 INFANTRY TO DEATH
Grades, with date of appointment: PVT 9/1918
Engagements:
Wounds or other injuries received in action:
Served overseas from ? To ? from ? To ?
Honorably discharged on demobilization
In view of occupation he was, on date of discharge, reported per cent disabled.
Remarks:

DIED OF BRONCHO PNEUMONIA 3 OCT 1918; SISTER, NOLA M KELLEY, WILLOW SPRINGS, MO NOTIFIED

Other Events:

• Census: 18 Jun 1900, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 3 May 1910, Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Lived with her mother and step-father. Never married. (Wilda Beasley interview with Ben Dryman, Goldie's step-brother.)

Census:

1. Dryman, Henry, head, white, male, born January 1866, 45, married 5 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 166
2. _____, Cintha J., wife, white, female, April 1861, 39, married 5 years, 9 children 8 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennesse, can read and write
3. Walker, Mary, step daughter, white, female, June 1880, 19, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, farm laborer, can read and write
4. Dryman, George, son, white, male, September 1884, 15, single, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, attended school 3 months, can read and write
5. Walker, Nola, step daughter, white, female, March 1889, 11, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attended school 5 months, can read and write
6. _____, Thomas, step son, whtie, male, April 1891, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri [no additional data]
7. _____, Goldie, step daughter, white, female, September 1892, 7, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
8. Dryman, Frank, son, white, male, June 1896, 3, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri
9. _____, Annie, daughter, white, female, April 1898, 2, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri

Census:

1. Dryman, Henry, head, male, white, 57, second marriage, married 15 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, owns farm without mortgage, farm schedule no. 183
2. _____, Cinthy J., wife, female, white, 48, second marriage, married 15 years, 10 children 7 living, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read and write
3. Walker, Goldy, step daughter, female, white, 17, single, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write
4. Dryman, Frank, son, male, white, 14, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, can read and write
5. _____, Benjamin, son, male, white, 9, Missouri, Tennessee, Missouri, attending school

Died:

NAME Golda Walker
single, white female
b 15 Sept 1892 in Willow Springs, MO
Age 23 yrs, 7 mos, 27 days
Occupation: none
Father: Bud Walker, born in TN
Mother: Jane Cox, born in MO
Date of Death: 12 May 1916
Tuberculosis of lungs
Buried City Cemetery 14 May 1916
Informant: Nola KELLEY of Willow Springs
Undertaker: [Illegible] T.R. BURNS? BRNIER? [5]

Notes:

Birth:
Probably Howell Co, MO