Wesley "West" Walker, son of John O Walker and Rebecca E ?Wilkinson?
First Name: Wesley, per childhood census in 1880, age 22
Nickname: West, per all records except for 1880 census
BIRTH AND DEATH:
Birth: about 1858 in Missouri, per childhood census
... it says b. abt 1856 on death index, but assume early census is accurate
Death: 5 Nov 1929, Shasta County, California, per death index
EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
1) West has childhood census with parents & siblings in 1870 & 1880
2) West's household in 1910 includes West's brother Jesse.
3) West is living next door to his father in 1910
4) Parents marriage: John O Walker, Rebecca E Chapman, 2 Jun 1852, Cedar MO
.... several family trees say Rebecca had 2 previous marriages
DEATH INDEX:
Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939
Name: West Walker
Birth Year: abt 1856
Death Date: 5 Nov 1929
Age at Death: 73
Death Place: Shasta, California, USA
MARRIAGE:
familysearch, California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
Name: West Walker
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Mar 1884
Event Place: Shasta, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Year (Estimated:) 1858
Spouse's Name: Emma Harper
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
CENSUS / TIMELINE
1870 census: Township 4, Shasta, California
John O Walker ...... 76 ... NC
Rebecca Walker .... 55 ... AL
Martha Walker ..... 16 ... MO
George Walker ..... 38 ... MO
West Walker ......... 12 ... MO <--------
Jesse Walker ......... 10 ... NB
1880 census: Township 9, Shasta, California
John O. Walker ..... 85 ... NC,NC,NC ... widowed
George Walker ..... 46 ... MO,NC,SC ... son
Wesley Walker ...... 22 ... MO,NC,SC ... son <--------
Jesse Walker ......... 19 ... UT,NC,SC ... son
1884-MAR: marriage of West Walker and Emma Harper, in Shasta Co., CA
1884-NOV: birth of child, Jesse A Walker
18xx: death of Rachel Emma (Harper) West; exact death year unknown
1900 census: Tuolumne, California
David S Williams ........ 55 ... AR,TX,KY ... married 25 years
Sarah A Williams ........ 44 ... MO,OH,MO ... 7 children, 4 living
John D C Williams ...... 19 ... CA,AR,MO
George D L Williams .. 15 ... CA,AR,MO
Bertha E A Williams ... 12 ... CA,AR,MO
Frank E O Williams ...... 6 ... CA,AR,MO
West Walker ............... 34 ... MO,NC,AL ... b. Jun 1865, border, widowed <--------
Samuel E Talley .......... 75 ... TN,NC,TN ... border
Note: West's age is way off, but assume this is our West Walker
Note: West's son appears to be living in an orphanage
1910 census: Long Valley, Mendocino, California
West Wallser ....... 53 ... MO,NC,AL ... widowed
Jesse A Wallser ... 23 ... CA,MO,WA ... son ... [entire family says Walker]
Jesse G Wallser ... 49 ... CA,NC,AL ... brother, married 22 years
Note: living next door to West's father, John O Walker, age 72 widowed
1920 census: Millville, Shasta, California
West Walker ....... 63 ... MO,NC,AL ... servant, married
Note: living with the HUNT family with many HUNT children
1929: death of Wesley Walker, in Shasta Co., CA
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