When the 1870 US Census was taken, Walter was 21. Born in Georgia, Walter had moved with his family to Alabama. In 1870, the household was in China Grove. Pike, Alabama.[1] Walter was the oldest child in the family which included:
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Head Male 44 Georgia
Amanda M Head Female 39 Georgia
Walter A Head Male 21 Georgia
Thomas L Head Male 20 Georgia
Laura B Head Female 17 Georgia
Calvin A Head Male 15 Alabama
William R Head Male 13 Alabama
Louisa B Head Female 11 Alabama
Ulah E Head Female 0 Alabama
He married Margaret Victoria Head. They head: Lula (Head) Jarrell, Laura (Head) Rhymes[2]
↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBD-V8R : 4 March 2021), Walter A Head in entry for Laura Rhymes, 17 Feb 1946; citing Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, certificate number 2256, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,221,061.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS5T-Y3N : accessed 16 June 2023), Walter A Head, Wards 8-9, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 14A, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,576.
See also:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXC-CRD : 14 January 2022), Walter Head, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPY5-PB9 : accessed 16 June 2023), Walter A Head, Police Jury Ward 9, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 10A, family 177, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 525; FHL microfilm 1,374,538.
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