Zula
Zanzibar Walker was born on March 13, 1891 in Ada Valley, Conway County,
Arkansas. She was the daughter of
Garland Adison Walker and Agnes Elizabeth Bennett. Zula’s father died when she was just two
years old. Her mother remarried in 1894
to Samuel M. Howell, a widower. Zula was
raised on the family farm in Higgins, Conway County, Arkansas.
Zula married Daniel Leroy Deeter on October 28, 1910 in Conway
County, Arkansas. She was 19 years old
and he was 24 years. Daniel was born on
December 14, 1885 in Arkansas, the son of Charles Palmer Deeter and Lydia
Sibella Burkett.
Daniel and Zula were the parents of nine children:
Mabel Thurston Deeter born 1911
Lucien Talmadge Deeter born 1913
Fletcher H. Deeter born
1914
Morton Lansing Deeter born
1916
Melba Deeter born
1920
Virginia Deeter born
1923
Merle Dean Deeter born
1925
Wanda Mae Deeter born
1928
John Ann Deeter born
1932
Daniel registered for the draft for the First World War on
September 12, 1918 in Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas. Daniel and Zula and their children were
living in Morrilton at that time, where Daniel was working as a farmer. He was described as of medium height and
build, with blue eyes and brown hair.
Daniel did not serve in the war.
In 1920, Daniel and Zula and their family were living and working
on a farm in Cedar Falls, Conway County, Arkansas. The family remained in Cedar Falls until at
least 1940.
Daniel registered for the draft for World War II in 1942. At that time, he and Zula were living in Morrilton,
Conway County, Arkansas.
Daniel Leroy Deeter died on
December 17, 1979 in Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas. He was buried in the Petit Jean Mountain
Cemetery in Oppelo, Conway County, Arkansas.
He was 94 years old at his death.
Zula Zanzibar Walker Deeter died on January 26, 1996 in North
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Petit Jean Mountain
Cemetery in Oppelo, Conway County, Arkansas.
Zula died just a few weeks before her 106th birthday.
Notes for Zula Zanzibar Walker
Birth & Death: “Zula W Deeter,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
1900 US Census: “Zula Walker,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Higgins,
Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 6B; Enumeration
District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240055. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Zula Walker,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Higgins,
Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T624_47; Page: 7B;
Enumeration District:0005; FHL microfilm: 1374060. Ancestry.com. 1910
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Marriage: “Zula Walker,” Ancestry.com. Arkansas,
County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
1920 US Census: “Zula Z Deeter,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Cedar
Falls, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T625_57; Page: 5B;
Enumeration District:2; Image: 893. 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: “Zula Deeter,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Cedar
Falls, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 69; Page: 3A;
Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 631.0; FHL
microfilm: 2339804. Ancestry.com. 1930
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
1940 US Census: “Zula Z Deeter,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar
Falls, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T627_127; Page: 3A;
Enumeration District: 15-6. Ancestry.com. 1940
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Burial: “Zula Z Deeter,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index,
1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 12 April 2015
Notes for Daniel Leny Deeter
Birth & Death: “Daniel Deeter,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
1900 US Census: “Dannel D Deeter,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Petit
Jean, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 9A;
Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1240055. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Ray Deeter,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Cedar
Falls, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T624_47; Page: 4B;
Enumeration District:0002; FHL microfilm: 1374060. Ancestry.com. 1910
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
WWI Draft: “Daniel Leroy Deeter,” Registration State: Arkansas;
Registration County: Conway; Roll: 1522836. Ancestry.com. U.S.,
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
WWII Draft: “Daniel Leroy Deeter,” The National Archives at St. Louis;
St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: Arkansas. Ancestry.com. U.S.,
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Burial: “Daniel L Deeter,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index,
1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 12 April 2015
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