Walter Albert Chalmers (1880 - 1957)

Born 12 Oct 1880 in Cornelius, Washington, Oregon, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Nov 1957 at age 77 in Washington, Oregon, United States

Biography

Walter was born in Cornelius, Oregon, on October 12, 1880, to Francis Chalmers, who was born in Scotland, and Adeline Amanda Hanley, born in Canada. Walter's parents were married on September 25, 1879.^[1]Walter was tall, with blue eyes and brown hair.

In 1900, Walter was in his second year at Pacific University, a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon. Founded in 1849, Pacific U. was originally named the Tualatin Academy.^[2][3]

During World War I, Charles registered for the draft at the age of 37 years. At the time, he was a mechanic, working in a garage repairing automobiles.^[4]

On November30, 1905, Walter married Florence Ann Wilson. Florence was born in Kansas. The couple were married in Tigard, Oregon.^[5]Florence passed away November 25, 1957.^[6]

At the age of 39, Walter was paying on the mortgage of his house, working as a mechanic and had two children; named Paul and Ruth. Paul was nine years old and Ruth was six.^[7]

Walter was a machinist, married to Florence with two more daughters, named Gertrude and Wilma. His oldest children, Paul and Ruth, were still living with him at home in Forest Grove, Oregon.^[8]

Living in Forest Grove, Oregon, at the age of 61, Walter registered for the WWII Draft. At the time, Walter was employed by the Carnation Fuel Company. Carnation, Oregon, originally called South Forest Grove, was named after the Carnation Milk Products Company, originally named the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company.^[9][10]

Walter passed away on November 25, 1957, in Washington County, Oregon.^[11]

Census Data

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSDR-23W : accessed 5 October 2020), Walter A Chalmers in household of Francis Chalmers, Columbia and Mountain Precincts, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 149, sheet 5B, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,353.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLY1-R6D : accessed 5 October 2020), Walter A Chalmers, Portland Ward 10, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 236, sheet 10B, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1287; FHL microfilm 1,375,300.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48P-QRM : accessed 5 October 2020), Walter A Chalmers, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing ED 419, sheet 6A, line 1, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1505; FHL microfilm 1,821,505.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSX-LCN : accessed 5 October 2020), Walter Chalmers, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 1B, line 97, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1957; FHL microfilm 2,341,691.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTF-H4H : 30 January 2020), Walter A Chalmers, Election Precinct 24, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-29, sheet 2A, line 30, family 31, 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 3383.

Sources

1. ↑ Delayed Birth Certificate; Oregon State Board of Health; Walter Albert Chalmers
2. ↑ Pacific University; Wikipedia.com
3. ↑ U.S. School Catalogs; Pacific University, Walter Chalmers
4. ↑ U.S. World War I Registration Card; on file at Ancestry.com
5. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census for Florence Chalmers; Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
6. ↑ Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008; on file at Ancestry.com
7. ↑ 1920 U.S. Census for Walter A. Chalmers; Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon.
8. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census for Walter Chalmers; on file at Ancestry.com.
9. ↑ WWII Registration Card for Walter Chalmers
10. ↑ Carnation, Oregon; Wikipedia
11. ↑ Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008; Ancestry.com

• Delayed Certificate of Birth; Oregon State Board of Health; W.A. Chalmers, Forest Grove, Oregon, 4 Apr 1942. See image on this page.
• "Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZPB-X72 : 12 February 2020), Walter Albert Chalmers, 1880.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6ZB-17W : 25 August 2019), Walter Albert Chalmers, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-2BQQ : 8 May 2020), Walter Albert Chalmers, 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.).
• "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ4Z-Y3S : 11 December 2014), Walter A Chalmers, 1957; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Washington, Oregon, certificate number 14081, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

See Also

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 April 2020, 23:21), entry for Walter Albert Chalmers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6F8-ZB4); contributed by various users.
• McGee Family Tree at Ancestry.com.

Acknowledgements

• Bio by D. Scott Lee-11043
• Family photos by Lynette Gail Dunn; Ancestry.com