Monday, April 13, 2015

Maude Walker (1893-1991)

Maude Walker was born on January 12, 1893 in Ada Valley, Conway County, Arkansas.  She was the daughter of Garland Adison Walker and Agnes Elizabeth Bennett.  Maude’s father died the same year she was born.  Her mother remarried in 1894 to Samuel M. Howell, a widower.  Maude was raised on the family farm in Higgins, Conway County, Arkansas.

Maude married Eugene Arthur Ashcraft on September 16, 1910 in Conway County, Arkansas.  She was 18 years old and he was 21 years.  Eugene was born on November 4, 1889 in Conway County, Arkansas, the son of William Columbus Ashcraft and Nancy A. Puckett.

Eugene and Maude were the parents of two children:

Theo T. Ashcraft                   born 1912
Valeria A. Ashcraft               born 1916

Eugene registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Conway County, Arkansas.  He was described as of medium height and build, with brown hair and brown eyes.  He did not serve in the war, as he was the sole provider for his wife and two small children.

Eugene and Maude settled their family in Casa, Perry County, Arkansas, where they lived and worked on a farm.  Sometime between 1920 and 1930, they moved their family to a house at 1607 Mc Almont Street in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.  Eugene was employed as a grader at the E.L. Bruce Lumber Company in Little Rock.

Eugene Arthur Ashcraft died on March 14, 1968 in Pulaski County, Arkansas.  He was buried in the Orion Cemetery in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas.  He was 78 years old at his death.

Maude Walker Ashcraft died 22 years later, on January 1, 1991 in Arkansas.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Orion Cemetery in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas.  She was 98 years old at her death.



Notes for Maude Walker
Birth & Death:  “Maude Ashcroft,” 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 13 April 2015
1900 US Census:  “Maud 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:  “Maudie Walker,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Higgins, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T624_47; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374060Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Marriage:  “Maud Walker,” Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
1920 US Census:  “Maud Ashcroft,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Casa, Perry, Arkansas; Roll: T625_76; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 42Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1930 US Census:  “Maude Ashcroft,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 91; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 470.0; FHL microfilm: 2339826Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
1940 US Census:  “Maude Ashcroft,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: T627_166; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 60-21Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Eugene Arthur Ashcroft
Birth & Death:  “Eugene Ashcroft,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
1900 US Census:  “Eugene A Ashcroft,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Petit Jean, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 8B; 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:  “Zula Walker,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Higgins, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T624_47; Page: 7B; Enumeration District:0005; FHL microfilm: 1374060Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
WWI Draft:  “Eugene A Ashcroft,” 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:  “Eugene Arthur Ashcroft,” 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:  “Eugene A Ashcroft,” 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 13 April 2015


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