Walker Dancy McCraw (1874 - 1969)

Born 1 Oct 1874 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Georgiana Charmie (Meadows) McCraw — married 30 Sep 1891 in Bedford, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1969 at age 95 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States

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Biography

Walker was born October 1, 1874 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was the son of Samuel McCraw and Martha Walker.

On September 30, 1891 he married Georgia Anna Chasmie Meador in Bedford County, Virginia. ^[1]

He registered for the WWI draft on September 10, 1918 in Fayette County, West Virginia. Walker listed his full name, that he was born October 1, 1874, that he is a Minister for the Church of God and his wife, Georgia A. McCraw is his nearest relative. He is described as medium height, stout build with blue eyes and brown hair. ^[2]

On May 29, 1937 he married Pauline Elinor Russell in Atkins County, Virginia. ^[3]

He passed away December 3, 1969 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida. Walker was laid to rest in Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida, United States. ^[4]

Research Notes

Walker is listed as Nancy W. McCraw on the 1880 census as a female. I actually think he was listed as Dancy W. McCraw and the name was mistakenly transcribed as Nancy at FamilySearch. The census taker evidently believed Dancy was a feminine name and listed him as female on the census. He lists his parents names on both of his marriage records.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

   Name: Walker D. Mccraw

   Gender: Male

   Marital status: Single

   Age: 17

   Birth Date: 1874

   Birth Place: Madison Co., VA

   Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1891

   Marriage Place: Bedford, Virginia

   Father: Samuel F. Mccraw

   Mother: Martha J. Meador

   Spouse: Georgia Anna Chasmie Meador

   FHL Film Number: 30597

   Reference ID: pg210

2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DQM-DXT2 : 6 March 2020), Walker Dancy McCraw, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-594N : 10 January 2019), Walker Dancy Mc Craw and Pauline Elinor Russell, 29 May 1937; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Atkins, Virginia, United States, certificate 9436, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2020), memorial page for Rev Walker Dancy McCraw (1 Oct 1874–3 Dec 1969), Find A Grave: Memorial #98907974, citing Skyway Memorial Gardens, Palmetto, Manatee County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by HNLjr (contributor 47307248) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPN-MM6 : 15 July 2017), Nancy W Mcgraw in household of Samuel F Mcgraw, Elon, Amherst, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 18, sheet 190D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,353.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZM-34Y : accessed 21 May 2020), Walker Mccraw, Bluefield city (north side), Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 14B, family 282, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPG6-HL9 : accessed 21 May 2020), Walker D Mccraw, Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 131, sheet 8A, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1652; FHL microfilm 1,375,665.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2V-4KX : accessed 21 May 2020), Walker D Mc Craw, Ashland Ward 4, Boyd, Kentucky, United States; citing ED 26, sheet 1A, line 21, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 560; FHL microfilm 1,820,560.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4HD-FV8 : accessed 21 May 2020), Walker D Mccraw, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 27A, line 37, family 422, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1852; FHL microfilm 2,341,586.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZW-W8J : 10 February 2020), Walker D Mccraw, Ward 4, Bluefield, Beaver Pond Magisterial District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-7, sheet 7B, line 66, family 149, 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 4428.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Denay Greco for creating WikiTree profile McCraw-35 through the import of Wayland-Ebert Family Tree .ged on Mar 10, 2013.