William Otis Walker (1896 - 1981)

Born 19 Sep 1896 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Oct 1981 at age 85 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Walker is Notable.

William Otis Walker was an African-American publisher, Cleveland-area politician, and editor of the Call and Post, an African-American newspaper based in Cleveland. He was the African-American to serve in an Ohio Governor's cabinet.

William Otis Walker was born in Sep 1896 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States. He was the son of Alex Walker and Annie Lee Jones.

In 1900, William was living in Valley Creek, Dallas, Alabama.^[1]

William died on 29 Oct 1981 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio aged ~85.^[2]

See Also: Case Western Reserve Encyclopeida of Cleveland History [1]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley Creek, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0015
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #79536980
   Willie Otis Walker (3), single son, in household of Alex Walker (28) in Valley Creek, Dallas, Alabama. Born in Alabama, USA.
2. ↑ Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018"
   Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
   Ancestry Record 5763 #1227001 (accessed 21 April 2022)
   William O Walker death 29 Oct 1981 (age 85) in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, USA.

• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQD-Y5Q : Tue Jul 18 14:08:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Alex Walker and Annie Walker, 1910.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FB-X69 : 25 December 2021), William Otis Walker, 1917-1918.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-2X3N : 22 July 2021), William O Walker and Theresia I Brooks, 02 Jul 1919; citing Marriage, Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,944,388.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK1-DRC : accessed 25 July 2023), William O Walker, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 223, sheet 8A, line 36, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 298; FHL microfilm 2,340,033.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW5F-SSN : Tue Jul 11 20:29:13 UTC 2023), Entry for William O Walker and Theresa I Walker, 1940.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5DD-3ZC : 25 November 2020), William Otis Walker, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5363/william-otis-walker: accessed 25 July 2023), memorial page for William Otis “W.O.” Walker (9 Sep 1896–29 Oct 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5363, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).