Clara Glenn (Taylor) Walker (1878 - 1962)

Born 1 Dec 1878 in Colorado, Texas, United States

Wife of James Lucius Walker — married 20 Oct 1897 in Borden, Colorado Co. Texas

Died 4 Jul 1962 at age 83 in Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas, United States

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Biography

Burial

Lakeside Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Colorado County, Texas, USA ^[1]

Obituary

Mrs. Clara Walker, 83, Dies In Fire Near Eagle Lake

An explosion apparently touched off by leaking butane gas caused a fire that claimed the life of Mrs. Clara Walker, 83, former Osage resident, Wednesday night, July 4.

The explosion and fire destroyed Mrs. Walker’s home, where she lived alone, about 7 miles south of Eagle Lake in the vicinity of Matthews. Her body was found among the ashes of what had been a room next to the kitchen. She usually kept all the inside doors closed and possibly after the explosion awakened her she had gone to the kitchen and opened the door before the fire overcame her.

Her daughter, Mrs. G. M. Cason, who lives half a mile away heard the explosion about midnight or shortly after and saw the glow from the flames. She tried to reach her mother’s home but the heat prevented her from even passing on the road. She drove to Eagle Lake by another route and summoned help, but the fire by that time was beyond control.

Mrs. Walker, the former Miss Clara Taylor, was born and reared at Osage, northeast of here, on the Charlie Moore place, but had lived most of her life in the Eagle Lake section. She and her husband returned to live for several years with Mr. Moore, then moved back to the Eagle Lake area. Mr. Walker died about four years ago.

Mrs. Walker was a cousin of Mrs. H. B. Hopper and each year had been spending a few days of the summer in the Hopper home here. She had visited here Monday through Saturday of the week before her death.

Surviving in addition to Mrs. Cason is another daughter, Mrs. Skinner of Falfurrias, a son, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held Friday at the Eagle Lake Methodist church, with burial in Lakeside Cemetery. Weimar Mercury, July 12, 1962, page 1

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66841509/clara-glenn-walker: accessed 16 November 2022), memorial page for Clara Glenn Taylor Walker (1 Dec 1878–4 Jul 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #66841509, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Colorado County, Texas, USA; Maintained by darla halley (contributor 47178862) .

• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-H66K : 23 February 2021), Lucious Walker and Clara Taylor, 20 Oct 1897; citing Marriage, citing Colorado, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 973,556.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L7-M92 : 12 January 2022), Clara Walker in entry for Jim L Walker, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2QQ-1BG : accessed 16 November 2022), Clara G Walker in household of James L Walker, Justice Precinct 2, McCulloch, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 190, sheet 7B, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1574; FHL microfilm 1,375,587.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHTT-C3F : 3 February 2021), Clara G Walker in entry for James L Walker, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CW89-YT2 : accessed 16 November 2022), Clara G Walker in household of James L Walker, Precinct 8, Colorado, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 21B, line 66, family 446, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2311; FHL microfilm 2,342,045.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJF-C7F : accessed 16 November 2022), Clara Walker in household of James L Walker, Justice Precinct 8, Colorado, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 45-16, sheet 19B, line 58, family 358, NARA microfilm publication T627 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBD-3ZZ : 20 February 2021), Clara Gelnn Walker, 05 Jul 1962; citing certificate number 47432, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,117,024.