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.

Mayme Lee Bell (1884-1949)

Mayme Lee Bell was born March 11, 1884 in Hays, McCracken County, Kentucky.  She was the second of six children born to Wyley Jesse Bell and Elizabeth Eaker.  Mayme was raised on the family’s dairy farm in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.

In 1905, Mayme married Frederick Courtney Walker in McCracken County.  She was 21 years old and he was 24 years.  Fred was born on March 23, 1881 in McCracken County, Kentucky, the son of William Walker and Elizabeth Seamon.

Fred and Mayme raised their family in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  Fred was employed by the railroad as a machinist and foreman.  In 1920, they were living in a house at 1959 Monroe Street, and then at 1841 Wheeler Avenue in 1930.  Fred and Mayme were the parents of seven children:

            Jesse B.                                 born 1906

            James Frederick                   born 1908

            John Richard                          born  1909

            Louis L.                                  born November 7, 1911

            Charles Clifford                    born April 18, 1914

            Nell Sue                                born September 25, 1917

            Mary S.                                   born March 16, 1926

                       

Mayme Lee Bell Walker died on February 8, 1949.  She and Fred were living at 2724 Kentucky Avenue in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  She died as a result of lung cancer, just one month shy of her 65^th birthday.  She was buried two days later in the Maple Lawn Cemetery in Paducah.

Fred C. Walker survived his wife by 16 years.  He died on November 12, 1965 in McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was 84 years old at his death.

Notes for Mayme Lee Bell

Birth and Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.

Notes for Fred C. Walker

Birth and Death:  Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp.. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Residence and Occupation in 1920:  Year: 1920; Census Place:  Paducah,  McCracken,  Kentucky;  Roll: T625_588; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 887.

Residence and Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census  Place:  Paducah,  McCracken,  Kentucky; Roll: 768; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 277.0.

Notes for Louis, Charles, Nell, and Mary Walker

Birth:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.

Notes for Jesse, James, and John Walker

Birth:  Year: 1920;Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T625_588; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 887.