Charles M. Walker (1903 - 1965)

Born 22 Jun 1903 in Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Mar 1965 at age 61 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Charles is recorded in the household of his maternal grandfather, J. M. Pickett in the 1910 census as Charles Hodge.^[1]

Charles and his brother, Howard Walker were brought to the St. Joseph Orphanage in 1911 and apparently Charles remained there for the rest of his life.^[2][3]

This writer hasn't located Charles or Howard in the 1920 census nor was Charles located in the 1930 census; however, he is recorded as a lodger at St. Joseph Orphanage in 1940 and the record indicates he was living there in 1935. His name is recorded as Charles M. Walker, Lodger, Male, White, age 38, Single; He attended school through the third grade. He is recorded as born in Arkansas and lived in the same place in 1935. His work and everyone else's on the page is recorded as Inst. Because he was recorded on line 79 additional information was collected which states both parents were born in Arkansas. English is his mother tongue and his usual occupation is a Laborer. ^[4]

Charles' niece knew he lived in the Little Rock area and that he died around 1960. She had an exact birth date from the Orphanage papers she had acquired years ago.

With his exact date of birth and the newly released Arkansas Death Certificates we found his death date, then quickly located his obituary and finally his Findagrave memorial.^[5]. ^[6]. ^[7]

His obituary indicated he had lived at St. Joseph Orphanage since 1911 which corresponds with family papers.^[8]

At this time we believe he was never married or had children. His niece has her DNA available in a couple of databases and to date, there aren't any shared matches with people considered to be descendants of Charles. She has many shared matches to the Pickett family and related Pickett and Hester lines.

Here is a link to the National Register of Historic Places Application for St. Joseph's Orphanage. [1].

Link to St. Joseph's Home in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Charlie Hodge Event Type: Census Event Date: 1910 Event Place: Township 2, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States Event Place (Original): , Bryan, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1901 Birthplace: Oklahoma Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Birthplace: Texas Relationship to Head of Household: Grandson Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Grandson Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 10 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace J M Pickett Head M 46 Texas Allen Pickett Daughter F 24 Texas Charlie Hodge Grandson M 9 Oklahoma Howard Walker Grandson M 3 Oklahoma District: ED 18 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Household ID: 191 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T624 Affiliate Film Number: 1243 GS Film Number: 1375256 Digital Folder Number: 004973304 Image Number: 01154 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N03505-9 Record Number: 53675 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7Y-L6Z : accessed 7 September 2020), Charlie Hodge in household of J M Pickett, Township 2, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 10B, family 191, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1243; FHL microfilm 1,375,256.
2. ↑ Private papers received from St. Joseph Orphanage regarding Charles and Howard Walker; held by Niece of Charles Walker
3. ↑ >Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas). Saturday, 20 Mar 1965, Obit for CHARLES WALKER, Genealogybank.com. (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A15AF7916AD8C31D6%40GB3NEWS-15BB0: accessed 7 Sep 2020)
4. ↑ Name: Charles M Walker Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Hill Township, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Last Place of Residence: Same House Gender: Male Age: 38 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1902 Birthplace: Arkansas Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Lodger District: 60-103 Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 1 Sheet Number and Letter: 1B Line Number: 79 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 169 Digital Folder Number: 005461543 Digital Folder Number: 005461543 Image Number: 00371 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ23-QYV : 14 December 2019), Charles M Walker, Hill Township, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-103, sheet 1B, line 79, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 169.
5. ↑ Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1965 Source Information Ancestry.com. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Original data: Arkansas Department of Vital Records. Death Certificates. Little Rock, AR, USA.
6. ↑ Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas). Saturday, 20 Mar 1965, Obit for CHARLES WALKER, Genealogybank.com. (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A15AF7916AD8C31D6%40GB3NEWS-15BB0: accessed 7 Sep 2020)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for Charles Walker (22 Jun 1903–19 Mar 1965), Find A Grave: Memorial #178885526, citing Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Whitney McLaughlin (contributor 48577592) .
8. ↑ Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas). Saturday, 20 Mar 1965, Obit for CHARLES WALKER, Genealogybank.com. (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A15AF7916AD8C31D6%40GB3NEWS-15BB0: accessed 7 Sep 2020)