Curly Nevesters Walker (1889 - 1921)

Born 23 Sep 1889 in Severe, Arkansas, United States

Died 1 Jun 1921 at age 31 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Curly was born in 1889 in Arkansas.

Curley Walker married Myrtle Freelan on 07 Dec 1914 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Justice of the Peace officiated. Alfred Walker and Charley Brown were witnesses.^[1]

In 1917, Curly registered for the WWI draft in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was married and working as a carrier for G M Kemp, contractor. He listed his race as African. His dependents were his mother, wife, and sister. He was living at 307 and 1/2 No. Elgin in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[2]

Curly passed away in 1921 from a gunshot wound received during the Tulsa Race Massacre.^[3] Burial was in potter's field in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-1JTK : 23 March 2020), Curley Walker and Myrtle Freelan, 07 Dec 1914; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDR-HHS : 23 February 2021), Curley Nevesters Walker, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ Known Dead and Wounded in the Tulsa Race Riot(https://tulsaraceriot.wordpress.com/research-topics/known-dead-and-wounded-in-the-tulsa-race-riot/)
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/177988795/curly-nevesters-walker : accessed 30 May 2021), memorial page for Curly Nevesters Walker (23 Sep 1889–1 Jun 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #177988795, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Ian D. Swart (contributor 47109713) .

See also:

• "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4YKH-95ZM : 12 May 2021), Curley Walker, 1918.
• "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4YKH-95ZM : 12 May 2021), Curley Walker, 1918.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre
• https://time.com/6052246/tulsa-race-massacre-generation-impact/
• https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/tulsa-race-massacre
• https://tulsahistory.pastperfectonline.com/advancedsearch?utf8=%E2%9C%93&advanceSearchActivated=true&firstTimeSearch=true&search_include_objects=true&search_include_library=true&search_include_photos=true&search_include_archives=true&search_include_creators=true&search_include_people=true&search_include_containers=true&searchcat_1=&searchcat_2=&searchcat_3=&searchcat_4=&searchcat_5=&searchcat_6=&searchcat_7=&searchcat_8=&searchcat_9=&searchcat_10=&searchcat_11=&searchcat_12=&searchcat_13=&searchcat_14=%22Tulsa+Race+Massacre%22&searchcat_15=&searchButton=Search