Henry William Walker (1880 - 1924)

Born 11 Sep 1880 in Salem, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Viola Tilda (Bocook) Walker — married 21 Jan 1901 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1924 at age 43 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian

Henry William was a Farmer/Grazier.

The Life Summary of William Henry Walker (Or Henry William Walker):

Henry W. Walker was born 11 SEP 1880, Salem, Virginia, the son of Andrew "Floyd" Walker and Theodosia Caldwell. Henry had three siblings: John Ashby Walker, Roberta Frances "Bertie" Walker and Andrew Maurice Walker.^[1]

At age twenty (20), on 21 Jan 1901, Henry married Viola Bocock in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.^[2]

They had six (6) children: Lattie Lee, Gordon, Ceola Mamie, Fred Wilson, Marvin, and Sadie Marie.^[3]

In 1910, the couple was living in Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States with four (4) of their children.^[4]

Henry does his patriotic duty and registers for the WWII draft.^[5]

In 1920, the family lived in Alleghany, Virginia, United States with two (2) additional children.^[6]

On 3 May 1923, Henry walks his oldest daughter, Lottie Lee, down the aisle to marry a gentleman, Raymond Sidney Whitt of Covington, VA, in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States.^[7]

Henry never walked his other daughters down the aisle, because nine (9) months later, on January 28, 1924, Henry dies in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States^[8] and his burial is unknown.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Biography from FindaGrave page.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCL-2ZQ : 29 January 2020), Henry Walker, 1901.
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBM4-3DS
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPG1-HWG : accessed 9 June 2021), Henry W Walker, Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 12B, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1620; FHL microfilm 1,375,633.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6CT-PCX : 24 December 2021), Henry Walker, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJNQ-QZK : accessed 5 March 2022), Henry Walker, Alleghany, Virginia, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ3-2MP : 29 January 2020), Henry Walker in entry for Raymond Whitt, 1923.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GL-TJ84?cc=2377565&wc=H9HJ-5HT%3A1505092201%2C1505717502 : 20 August 2018), Albemarle County > 1924 > image 55 of 640; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33047977/henry-w-walker : accessed 04 March 2022), memorial page for Henry W. Walker (11 Sep 1880–28 Jan 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33047977, ; Maintained by LuvMtns (contributor 47088037) Burial Details Unknown.

Notes

Henry W. Walker was born 11 SEP 1880, Salem, Virginia, the son of Andrew "Floyd" Walker and Theodosia Caldwell. Henry had three siblings: John Ashby Walker, Roberta Frances "Bertie" Walker and Andrew Maurice Walker. He also had nine half-siblings and his stepmother was Barbara Biddle Paterson.

Henry married Viola "Tilda" Bocook about 1902, Alleghany County, Virginia, they had six children: Lottie L. Walker, William "Gordon" Walker, Mamie Ceola Walker, Fred Wilson Walker, Marvin Walker and Sadie Marie Walker.

Henry worked for a period of time for the railroad in Salem, Virginia, while living with his sister, Bertie, and her husband, Andrew J. Garnett. After Henry married Tilda, they lived on Wilson Creek, Alleghany County, Virginia, and he worked as a farmer.