Sunday, April 12, 2015

Zula Zanzibar Walker (1891-1996)

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: 1240055Ancestry.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.
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: 893Ancestry.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: 2339804Ancestry.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: 15-6Ancestry.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: 1240055Ancestry.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: 1374060Ancestry.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: ArkansasAncestry.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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