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Bessie Imogene Walker 1929 – 2024 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 AUG 1929

Birth Location: Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 13 APR 2024

Death Location: El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Joseph Walker

Mother: Maudie Stephens

Spouse(s): Falconer Edwards, Arnold Wallace

Children(s): Rocky Edwards, Betty Edwards, Patti Edwards, Robert Wallace

The story of Bessie Imogene Walker began in 1929 in Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Bessie Imogene Walker resided in Cordell, Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA. In 1935, Bessie Imogene Walker resided in Thomas, Oklahoma. Bessie Imogene Walker married Falconer Patrick Odene Edwards, Arnold Bruce Wallace, and had children including Rocky Allen Edwards, Betty Gail Edwards, Patti Jean Edwards, Robert Bruce Wallace. Bessie Imogene Walker passed away in 2024 in El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Imogene Walker began in 1929 in Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Imogene Walker resided in Cordell, Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1935, Bessie Imogene Walker resided in Thomas, Oklahoma.
  • Bessie Imogene Walker married Falconer Patrick Odene Edwards, Arnold Bruce Wallace, and had children including Rocky Allen Edwards, Betty Gail Edwards, Patti Jean Edwards, Robert Bruce Wallace.
  • Bessie Imogene Walker passed away in 2024 in El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Walker
1901 – 1983
Birth Location: Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
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Maudie Stephens
1899 – 1984
Birth Location: Black River, Independence, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Falconer Edwards
1928 – 1954
Birth Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
FE
Arnold Wallace
1926 – 2001
Birth Location: Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma, United States
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Children(s)

Rocky Edwards
1952 –
Birth Location: –
RE
Betty Edwards
1954 –
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
BE
Patti Edwards
1953 –
Birth Location: –
PE
Robert Wallace
1964 –
Birth Location: –
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Bessie Walker's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Walker
1929 – 2024
Birth Place: Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Joseph Marion Walker
1901 – 1983
Bowie, Montague, Texas, USA
Maudie (May) Stephens
1899 – 1984
Black River, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Lawrence (Lorenzo Dell) Walker
1877 – 1918
Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
Ora (Minter) Farmer
1881 – 1938
Alabama, USA
Charles Stephens
1869 – 1916
Georgia, USA
Magnolia (May) Young
1882 – 1901
Ashley, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Walker
1850 – 1931
Louise Box
1858 – 1925
Thomas Farmer
1846 – 1891
Sallie Broadway
1846 – 1926
Calvin Stephens
1842 – 1901
Sarah Jones
1855 – 1901
Joseph Young
1842 – 1903
Mandana Smith
1848 – 1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Walker
1802 – 1888
Mary Coundry
1811 – 1867
Cornelius Box
1815 – 1870
Mary Wells
1819 – 1879
Benjamin Farmer
1820 – 1879
Aseneth Owens
1826 – 1881
Shadrack Stephens
1815 – 1893
Minerva Pittman
1820 – 1897
Lewis Young
1815 – 1890
Sarah Cooper
1823 –
John Smith
1804 – 1881
Nancy Ragan
1810 – 1880

Bessie Walker's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (Imogene) Walker (5 AUG 1929 – 13 APR 2024) m. Falconer (Patrick Odene) Edwards (17 JUN 1928 – 6 OCT 1954) m. Arnold (Bruce) Wallace (26 MAY 1926 – 28 DEC 2001)
  1. 1. Rocky (Allen) Edwards (14 JUL 1952 – ) m. Levitta Rogers m. Doris (Dian) Girard
    1. 1. Kyle (Allen) Edwards (14 DEC 1978 – )
    2. 2. Chad Edwards (1981 – )
  2. 2. Betty (Gail) Edwards (18 NOV 1954 – ) m. Thomas (Stephen) McGoffin m. J (R) Thomas m. Billy Davis
    1. 1. Jared (Ray) Thomas (18 JAN 1983 – ) m. Jamie (Leann) Brittain
      1. 1. Claire (Elizabeth) Thomas (8 MAY 2008 – )
      2. 2. Chlo (RaeAnn) Thomas (3 OCT 2005 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Patrick) Davis (23 FEB 1974 – ) m. April (Michelle) Childers (1972 – )
  3. 3. Patti (Jean) Edwards (2 SEP 1953 – ) m. Kenneth (Eugene) Dodd (15 JAN 1949 – 22 OCT 2020)
    1. 1. Brian (Keith) Dodd (1 MAY 1972 – )
    2. 2. Heather Dodd (29 MAR 1982 – )
    3. 3. Karrie Dodd (7 OCT 1983 – )
    4. 4. Sherry (Lynn) Dodd (20 MAY 1974 – )
  4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Wallace (19 MAY 1964 – ) m. Mary Schweitzer (13 JUN 1968 – )

Bessie Walker's Timeline

10 Records

1929
5 AUG 1929
Birth of Bessie Imogene Walker in Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in Cordell, Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
Cordell, Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in Thomas, Oklahoma
Thomas, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 11
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in Judicial Township 8, Fresno, California, United States
Judicial Township 8, Fresno, California, United States
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 11
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in Fresno, California, United States
Fresno, California, United States
1950
1950
Age 21
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
1950
17 APR 1950
Age 21
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in Arapaho Township, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
Arapaho Township, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
1993
1993
Age 64
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in 73014-0067, Calumet, OK
73014-0067, Calumet, OK
1994
1994
Age 65
Bessie Imogene Walker resided here in 73014, Calumet, OK
73014, Calumet, OK
2024
13 APR 2024
Age 95
Death of Bessie Imogene Walker in El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA
El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 AUG 1929
    Event Place: Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Citation Text: Record for Imogene M Walker-Wallce
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] Details: Details: Details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341672 Citation Text: Record for Bessie T Walker
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Details: Details: Details: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: 1528; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 20-1 Citation Text: R
    [6] Oklahoma, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1960-2023, Oklahoma State Election Board; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Voter Registration Records,1901-2023
    [7] Details: Details: Details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: T627_205; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10-123B
    [8] Details: Details: Details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 701.0; FHL microfilm: 2341672
    [9] Details: Details: Details: accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for Bessie Imogene Walker, person ID GQ4N-391.
    [10] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
    [11] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Citation Text: Record for Imogene M Walker-Wallce
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
    [4] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cordell, Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341672 Citation Text: Record for Bessie T Walker
    [2] Details: Details: Details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 701.0; FHL microfilm: 2341672

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cordell, Washita, Oklahoma; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341672 Citation Text: Record for Bessie T Walker
    [2] Details: Details: Details: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: 1528; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 20-1 Citation Text: R

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 APR 2024
    Event Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1975
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1960-2023, Oklahoma State Election Board; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Voter Registration Records,1901-2023

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 APR 2024
    Event Place: El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Details: Details: Citation Text: Record for Imogene M Walker-Wallce
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
    [4] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Place: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: Details: Details: Citation Text: Record for Imogene M Walker-Wallce

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Judicial Township 8, Fresno, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Thomas, Oklahoma
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: T627_205; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10-123B

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Fresno, California, United States
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Fresno, California; Roll: T627_205; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 10-123B

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: 1528; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 20-1 Citation Text: R

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: 73014-0067, Calumet, OK
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: 73014, Calumet, OK
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 73036, El Reno, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Oklahoma, U.S., Voter Registration Records, 1960-2023, Oklahoma State Election Board; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Voter Registration Records,1901-2023

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Calumet, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Details: Details: Citation Text: Record for Imogene M Walker-Wallce

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 APR 1950
    Event Place: Arapaho Township, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
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