Rachel Carline (Watkins) Walker (1862 - abt. 1921)

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas T Walker — married 12 Jan 1907 in Golconda, Illinois

Descendants

Died about 14 Apr 1921 at about age 59 in Renshaw, Illinois

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Biography

Rachel Watkins was born in Illinois in 1862.^[1]

Her father, William Watkins,^[2] was born in Tennessee.^[1] Her mother, Surellder Hannah,^[2] was born in Virginia.^[1]

Rachel married Elmer E. Renshaw in 1880 and by 1900 they had had nine children (six living). Their six living children were all were born in Illinois and still living at home at the time of the 1900 census:^[1]

• Arther (18), born October 1881^[1]
• Ivy (13), born February 1887^[1]
• Myrtle (10), born November 1889^[1]
• Gracie (8), born April 1892^[1]
• Minnie (5), born August 1894^[1]
• Sarah (2/12), born March 1900^[1]

By the 1910 census, Rachel had had two more children (still only six living),^[3] been widowed^[4] and remarried.^[2]

Rachel's second husband was Thomas T. Walker, son of George and Henrietta Walker. Thomas was 27 when they married.^[2] They were enumerated by the 1910 census for Pope County with five of Rachel's daughters: Ivy V. (23), Myrtle F. (20), Grace A. (18), Minnie A. (15), and Opal B. (10). They had been married for 3 years.^[3]

Research Notes

Change middle name as it is on Elmer & Rachel marriage license dated 24 Dec 1880. I have a true copy of. chuck 23 Feb 2002, G Grandson

Duplicate profiles, merged June 2023, had "certain" dates that didn't quite match:

• Birth: 2 February 1862 & 20 February 1862
  • the 1900 census has February 1862^[1]
  • her tombstone has 20 January 1862^[5]
• Death: 13 April 1921 & 15 April 1921^[6]
  • her FamilySearch PID has 13 April 1921, but no apparent source for it^[7]
  • her tombstone has 15 April 1921^[5]

The license for her second marriage was issued on 27 December 1906, but they married on 12 January 1907 (the date of return), in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois (according to information in the "Register of Marriages").^[2] As of 22 June 2023, the datafield shows they married in Golconda, Illinois.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} 1900 Census in Webster Precinct Resort village, Pope, Illinois:
   Household. Role. Gender. Age. Birthplace.
   Elmer E Renshaw Head M 39 Illinois.
   Rachel Renshaw Wife F 38 Illinois.
   Arther Renshaw Son M 19 Illinois.
   Ivy Renshaw Daughter F 13 Illinois.
   Myrtle Renshaw Daughter F 11 Illinois.
   Gracie Renshaw Daughter F 8 Illinois.
   Minnie Renshaw Daughter F 6 Illinois.
   Sarah Renshaw Daughter F 0 Illinois.
   Oscar Morgan Servant M 25 Illinois.
   John Plemons Boarder M 85 North Carolina.
   • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHS-5ZX : 6 March 2015), Sarah Renshaw in household of Elmer E Renshaw, Webster Precinct Resort village, Pope, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,336. Enumerated 13 June 1900. Image, accessed 22 June 2023.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2R-M1V : 2 May 2022), Thomas T. Walker and Rachel C. Watkins Renshaw, 27 Dec 1906; citing Massac, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 963,670. Date of return: 12 January 1907 (recorded 20 February 1907). Image, accessed 22 June 2023.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKXH-Q7F : accessed 22 June 2023), Rachel C Walker in household of Thomas T Walker, Webster, Pope, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 8B, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 319; FHL microfilm 1,374,332.
4. ↑ Elmer died 3 December 1904.
   • Find A Grave: Memorial #34370428 Elmer Elsworth Renshaw (tombstone image, accessed 22 June 2023).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #34370438 for Rachel Carline Wadkins Renshaw (tombstone image, accessed 22 June 2023).
6. ↑ Death date of 15 April 1921 entered by Karen Eckstein, Apr 12, 2013
7. ↑ FamilySearch PID for Rache Catherine Watkins (20 January 1862–13 April 1921):
   • FamilySearch Person: KN64-TZ5
   • FamilySearch Person Sources: KN64-TZ5 22 sources as of 22 June 2023
   • FamilySearch Person Memories: KN64-TZ5 3 memories as of 22 June 2023
   • FamilySearch Person Discovery: KN64-TZ5