Walter was born in 1891 to Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Josephine (Ratcliff) Sweeten. Walter married twice, divorcing his first wife. He lived in Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, and passed away in 1962 at 71 years old.
Timeline with Sources
1891 Mar 5 - Birth - Scott, Pulaski, Arkansas
1900 United States Federal Census - Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [1] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
1910 United States Federal Census - Township 6, McCurtain, Oklahoma [2] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
1914 Aug 30 - Marriage to Edrie Mae Taylor - McCurtain, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995[3] Film Number 001412723
1917 Jun 5 - Pushmataha, Oklahoma - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [4]; Occupation: Farming; Dependents: Wife and one child
by 1930 - Divorce from Edrie Mae Taylor
1930 United States Federal Census - Three Rivers, Otero, New Mexico [5] Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Logger (His brothers James and Irvin are living with him.)
1933 Nov 21 - Marriage to Margaret Elvira Florence Bryant - Roosevelt County, New Mexico - Web: RootsWeb Marriage Records Index [6]
1940 United States Federal Census - Verdigris, Rogers, Oklahoma [7] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer; Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
1942 Apr 27 - Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942[8]; Employer and Contact Person: R L Blackwell in Tulsa, OK
1962 Sep 10 - Death - Rogers County, Oklahoma - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014[9] — Find a Grave[10] Memorial# 36924311 - Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma, Plot: CP1-G.-A1.-5
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