James Martin WALKER1,2,3,4,7,5,6
11th Mar 18931,2,3,4,5,6 - 12th Nov 19581,4
Life History
11th Mar 1893 |
Born in Custer County, Colorado.1,2,3,4,5,6 |
1920 |
Resident Age: 26; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Head in Weatherford Ward 4, Parker, Texas, USA.6 |
12th Nov 1958 |
Died in Dallas, Dallas, Texas.1,4 Pulmonary Edema and Congestive Heart Failure, due to Old & Recent Myocardial Infarction & Chronic pyelonephritis for several years |
after 13th Nov 1958 |
Buried in Oakland Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.1,4 |
Notes
- Walker Family Bible
Births of First Children:
Robert Milton Walker Jan 18, 1880
Rosie Lee Walker Jan 18, 1882
Izella Walker Oct 19, 1888
James M Walker March 11, 1893
Calvin Martin Walker Apr 11, 1895
J M Walker was married to Miss Sarah Jane Brown Aug 1878
She was born Aug 2, 1861
Died 1905 at the age of 43 yrs
-- Bible originally owned by Verda Walker, copy provided by Elizabeth Walker Brandon, daughter of Verda & James M Walker. Copy in possession of Melinda Dean Chrestman. Accessed on Ancestry.com 4 March 2016.
1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 13 June, Weatherford, District 63, page 6A, Hse/Fam #89
Walker, Jas A Head W M Aug 1861 38 Married 21 yrs TX GA AL No Occup Rents
Walker, Sarah J Wife W F Aug 1861 38 Married 21 yrs 8 children/8 living TX AL IL
Walker, Rosa Wife W F June 1891 13 36 yrs TX TX TX
Walker, Pearl Dau W F Dec 1886 11 TX TX TX
Walker, Isila Dau W F Oct 1888 11 TX TX TX
Walker, Charles M Son W M May 1891 9 Colorado TX TX
Walker, James Son W M March 1893 7 Colorado TX TX
Walker, Calvin Son W M April 1895 5 TX TX TX
King, Sarah E Mother W F Feb 1824 66 AL AL AL
In 1920, Jim is in his own household, unmarried but hosting his sister Pearl and her children. Pearl Martin is reported as married, but her husband James is not in the home. They did divorce at some time before 1925 when James married again in Oklahoma. They might have been already divorced at census time, or separated before the divorce.
1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 17 January, Weatherford Ward 4, District 64, page 14B, Hse #311, Fam #333
Walker, Jim Head Rents M W 26 Single TX TX TX Cotton Laborer
Martin, Pearl Sister F W 31 Married [but husband James not in the household] Colorado TX TX [b abt 1889]
Martin [Parsons], Leon Dau F W 7 TX US Colorado [b abt 1912]
Martin, Ruby Dau [of Pearl] F 3yrs8mos TX US Colorado [b abt Apr 1906]
Note that the name Pearl does not appear in the Walker Bible list of children. Pearl's reported age matches the birth date in late 1888 of the daughter named Izella. But Pearl's death certificate reports her date of birth as 25 DSec 1886 and her place of birth as Custer County, Colorado. The informant for the certificate was her brother JM.
Jim and Pearl's father and his young wife Verda (Berdie) are living next door. James Walker's wife Berdie is 4 years younger than his daughter Pearl Martin.
1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 17 January, Weatherford Ward 4, District 64, page 14B, Hse #310, Fam #332
Walker, James Head Owns M W 55 Married TX US US No Occup
Walker, Berdie Wife F W 27 Married TX AL TX Keeper Small Granary Store
Walker, Fritz Son M W 6 TX TX TX [b abt 1913]
Walker, Lizzie Dau F 5 TX TX TX [b 1914]
-- Ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=100693575&indiv=try
Jim's death certificate tells us he never married. In the 1940 census, he is enumerated in Weatherford as a one-person household at the same address with a familly named Dixon.
1940 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 15 April, Weatherford, District 184-1, Page 13A, 601 Ft Worth, Hse #315, Rents $2
Walker, J M Head M W 47 Single Grade 7 b Colorado same house in 1935 City Street Laborer [b abt 1893]
Renting a room at this address form resident renter J A Dixon, a farmer living in town
In his 1942 draft registration, he lists his sister Ruby Williams as his contact.
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
James Martin Walker
Birth Date 11 Mar 1893 Custer County, Colorado
Residence Ft Worth St, Weatherford, Texas
Contact Mrs Ruby William ((sister Izella), 408 Ft Worth, Weathreford
Employed by City of Weatherford as a Street Worker
Signed J M Walker
(back)
5' 10.5" 145 lbs, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair, Light Brown Complexion
Scar on right leg just above the ankle
Registered 27 April 1942 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
James' death certificate reports his birth place was Colorado, with no further detail. No further record has been found to clarify his family's period of residence there at the time of his and his brother Charles' birth. His death certificate reports he was to be buried in the East Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford, but he was actually buried in the Oakland Cemetery there.
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903 1982
James M Walker
Birth 11 March 1893 Colorado
Residence 408 Ft Worth St, Weatherford, Parker, Texas
Never Married
Father James M Walker
Mother Sarah J Brown
Informant VA Records, Dallas, Texas; WWI Veteran
Age at Death 65 yrs, Never Married
Death 12 November 1958 VA Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, stay of 3 mos
Cause of death Pulmonary Edema and Congestive Heart Failure, due to Old & Recent Myocardial Infarction & Chronic pyelonephritis for several years
Removal 13 Nov 1958 for Burial in East Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, by Cotton-Bratton Funeral Home
Filed 14 November 1958, filed State 9 December 1958
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
James M Walker
Birth Date 11 Mar 1893
Death Date 12 Nov 1958
Service #3063707
Enlistment 26 May 1918 Pvt, US Army, Co D, 132 MGBN, 36th Division
Discharge Honarable 18 June 1919
Application 29 July 1960 and ship to Mrs Ruby Williams, Box 341, Weatherford, Texas
Stone ordered 8 September 1960, Flat Granite Stone with Latin Cross, from David Williams & Son, Dallas
Cemetery Unnamed in the record, Location Weatherford, Texas
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James Martin Walker, II
Birth Mar 11, 1893
Death Nov 12, 1958
Parents James M Walker (1861 - 1942)
Son of James Milton Walker & Sarah Mary Jane Brown
Siblings:
Rosa Lee Walker Lee (1882 - 1973)
Pearl Maude Walker Martin (1886 - 1931)
Izella Walker Williams (1888 - 1970)
Calvin M Walker (1895 - 1939)
Burial Oakland Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
Created by timcdfw Jul 19, 2008
-- Find a Grave Memorial #28387840, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28387840
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Sources
- 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 2. Walker Family Bible
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 13 June, Weatherford, District 63, page 6A, Hse/Fam #89
- 4. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
- 5. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- 6. 1920 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 17 January, Weatherford Ward 4, District 64, page 14B, Ft Worth St, Hse #311, Fam #333
- 7. 1940 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas
- 15 April, Weatherford, District 184-1, Page 13A, 601 Ft Worth, Hse #315, Rents $2
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