William Walker was born on April 26, 1844
in Kentucky. He was the son of William
Walker, of New Hampshire or Massachusetts.
William married Elizabeth “Lizzie” Seamon on October 3, 1872 in
McCracken County, Kentucky. He was 28
years old and she was 18 years.
Elizabeth was born on August 20, 1854 in Paducah, McCracken County,
Kentucky. Her parents were Henry Seamon
and Catherine Henbing, both born in Germany.
William and Elizabeth were the parents of seven children:
Anna L. Walker born
July 1873
Joseph Walker born
November 1875
John K. Walker born
March 1878
Frederick Courtney Walker born
March 23, 1881
Lena Walker born
July 1884
Lloyd Walker born
August 1888
James William Walker born
July 14, 1891
After their marriage, William and Elizabeth settled their family
on a farm in Clarks River, McCracken County, Kentucky.
William Walker died on February 12, 1891 in McCracken County,
Kentucky. He was buried in the Oak Grove
Cemetery in Paducah, McCracken County.
He was 46 years old at his death.
In 1900, Elizabeth was living with all of her children in a home
on Broad Street in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.
After her children had all grown, Elizabeth moved in with her son,
James, and his family in their home on Lovelaceville Paducah Road in Massac,
McCracken County, Kentucky. She was
living with them in 1930, and presumably stayed with them until her death.
Elizabeth Seamon Walker died on April 7, 1934 in McCracken County,
Kentucky. She was laid to rest next to
her husband in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, McCracken County. She was 79 years old at her death.
Buried in the same lot as William and Elizabeth Walker, is another
grave marked William H. Walker. William
H. was born in 1874 and died in 1876.
Notes for William Walker
Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index,
1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave.
Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
1860 US Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll:
M653_383; Page: 981; Image: 645; Family History Library Film: 803383. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1870 US Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll:
M593_487; Page: 132B; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 545986. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Marriage to Elizabeth: , Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
1880 US Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Clarks River, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll:
430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page: 195B; Enumeration District: 129;
Image: 0395. Ancestry.com and The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Notes for Elizabeth Seamon
Birth & Death: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index,
1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave.
Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
1860 US Census: Year: 1860; Census Place:
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: M653_383; Page: 938; Image: 602; Family
History Library Film: 803383. Ancestry.com.
1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1900 US Census: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Paducah Ward 6, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 540;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1240540. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Paducah Ward 5, McCracken, Kentucky;
Roll: T624_493; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374506. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
1920 US Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll:
T625_588; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 551. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal
Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1930 US Census: Year: 1930;
Census Place: Massac, Mccracken, Kentucky; Roll: 768;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0019; Image: 838.0;
FHL microfilm: 2340503.
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
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