Friday, March 6, 2015

William Walker (1844-1891)

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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