James Levi Walters (1919 - 2001)

Born 11 Jan 1919 in Archibald, Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann Reed — married 25 Oct 1940 in Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Died 17 Nov 2001 at age 82 in Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1919. He was the son of Sam Walters and Talitha Palmer. He passed away in 2001^[1] in Collierville, Shelby, Tennessee.^[2]

The 1920 US Census documents his family living in Richland Parish, Louisiana.^[3] James was living in Memphis, Tennessee, with his mother and siblings when the 1930 Census was taken^[4] and the 1940 Census. In 1940 he was a 21-year old shopman who had completed high school.^[5]

In 1940, James married Mary Ann Reed in Shelby County, Tennessee. ^[6]

Research Notes

The Social Security record lists his birthplace as "Archville," Louisiana. There is no "Archville," Louisiana. The birthplace is probably "Archibald," in Richland Parish where the family was placed when the 1920 US Census was taken.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2018, from https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60901&h=25829813&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224
2. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4L-VC14 : accessed 9 February 2019), Mr James L Walters, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 18 Nov 2001; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Commercial Appeal, The, born-digital text.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RX2-36H?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-8MJ%3A1036471301%2C1037996501%2C1036499001%2C1589333301 : 14 December 2015), Louisiana > Richland > Police Jury Ward 4 > ED 107 > image 41 of 54; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Retrieved December 25, 2018, from https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6224&h=66385314&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Uzd7495&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2018, from https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2442&h=38109092&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6224
6. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-4XMS : 6 November 2017), James Levi Walters and Mary Ann Reed, 25 Oct 1940; citing Shelby, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,465,492.