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William Wylie Walker (1868 - 1925)

William Wylie Walker
Born in Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Son of and
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Husband of — married 24 Nov 1897 in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of Americamap
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Died at age 56 in Little Greenbriar, Sevier County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Walker was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

William was born September 2, 1868 in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. He was a son of John Walker and Margaret Jane King.

William married Martha Jane Trotter on November 24, 1897 in Sevier County, Tennessee. [1]

William passed away February 5, 1925 and was laid to rest in the Mattox Cemetery in the Wears Valley Community in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. [2]

Timeline

Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee[3]

  • John N Walker 29/m, farmer, $200 $300, TN
  • Margarett J Walker 23/f, keeping house, TN
  • James T Walker 3/m, TN
  • William W Walker 1/m, TN

Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee[4]

  • John N. Walker head, 39/m, md, farmer,
  • Margarett Walker wife, 33/f, md, keeping house,
  • James T. Walker son, 12/m, school, TN/TN/TN
  • William W. Walker son, 10/m, school, TN/TN/TN
  • Margarett J. Walker dau, 8/f, school, TN/TN/TN
  • John H. Walker son, 6/m, TN/TN/TN
  • Mary E. Walker dau, 4/f, TN/TN/TN
  • Martha A. Walker dau, 3/f, TN/TN/TN
  • Nancy M. Walker dau, 4/12/f, TN/TN/TN
  • Margarett King mother in law, 77/f, wd, TN/TN/TN

Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee[5]

  • Wily W Walker head, 27/m, Sep 1872, md 3yrs, TN/TN/TN, farmer
  • Martha J Walker wife, 21/f, Oct 1879, md 3yrs, 1birth/1living, TN/TN/TN
  • Mary J Walker dau, 1/f, Jan 1899, TN/TN/TN

Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Sevier, Tennessee[6]

  • William W Walker head, 41/m, md1 13yrs, TN/TN/TN, laborer, railroad
  • Martha J Walker wife, 35/f, md1 13yrs, 5births/5living, TN/TN/TN
  • Mary J Walker dau, 11/f, TN/TN/TN
  • Martha A Walker dau, 9/f, TN/TN/TN, school
  • Nancy L Walker dau, 6/f, TN/TN/TN, school
  • Louise E Walker dau, 4/f, TN/TN/TN, school
  • John F Walker son, 1/m, TN/TN/TN

Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Sevier, Tennessee[7]

  • Wiley Walker head, 52/m, md, TN/TN/TN, foreman, rr section
  • Martha J Walker wife, 45/f, md, TN/TN/TN
  • Alice Walker dau, 18/f, school, TN/TN/TN
  • Lena Walker dau, 15/f, school, TN/TN/TN
  • Evelyn Walker dau, 13/f, school, TN/TN/TN
  • Frank Walker son, 11/m, school, TN/TN/TN
  • Josie Walker dau, 7/f, TN/TN/TN
  • Margarie Walker dau, 4/f, TN/TN/TN

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958[8]

  • Name: Wiley Walker
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White
  • Age: 55
  • Birth Date: 5 Nov 1869 (differs from tombstone)
  • Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
  • Death Date: 5 Feb 1925
  • Death Place: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
  • Father: John N Walker
  • Mother: Margaret McFalls (differs from other known records)
  • Informant: John W Walker, son
  • Certificate Number: 104

Sources

  1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:Q2NJ-CXWX : 10 March 2021), Entry for W W Walker and M J Trotter, 24 Nov 1897; citing Sevier County, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 969,967.
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6978994/william-wylie-walker: accessed 04 August 2022), memorial page for William Wylie Walker (2 Sep 1868–5 Feb 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #6978994, citing Mattox Cemetery, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Virgil & DeAnna Hancock-Cooley (contributor 36950484).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD89-T51 : 29 May 2021), Wlliam W Walker in entry for John N Walker, 1870, Civil District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.
  4. ↑ "United States Federal Census, 1880"; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Page: 384B; Enumeration District: 183
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #11008816 (accessed 4 August 2022)
    William W Walker (10), single son, At Home, in household of John N. Walker (39) in Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
  5. ↑ "United States Federal Census, 1900"; Census Place: Civil District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee; Roll: 1595; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1241595
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61115437 (accessed 4 August 2022)
    Wily W Walker (27), married, Farmer, head of household in Civil District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9FJV-NVN : accessed 4 August 2022), Household of William W Walker, Civil District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 140, sheet 1B, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1518; FHL microfilm 1,375,531.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MDCP-2XQ : 3 February 2021), Household of Wiley Walker, 1920, Civil District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"; Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 186
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #280548 (accessed 4 August 2022)
    Wiley Walker death 5 Feb 1925 (age 55), son of John N Walker & Margaret McFalls, in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.

See Also

  • "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW7-BZG : 23 February 2021), W. W. Walker in entry for Martha Alice Walker Ault, 23 Mar 1947; Death, Fountain City, Knox, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.




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