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Dessie Edith Walker 1907–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1907

Birth Location: Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 11 Sep 1987

Death Location: Springfield, Lane, Oregon, USA

Father: Rufus Walker

Mother: Minnie Deschamps

Spouse(s): Howard Killgore

Children(s): Dorothy Killgore, Velma Killgore, Vivian Killgore, Howard Killgore

Dessie Edith Walker was born in 1907 in Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Rufus King Walker And Minnie Elizabeth Deschamps. In 1910, Dessie Edith Walker resided in Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma. In 1920, Dessie Edith Walker resided in Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma. Dessie Edith Walker married Howard Crosby Killgore, and had children including Arlene Pearl Killgore, Dorothy Ruth Killgore, Howard David Killgore, Lloyd Rufus Killgore, Nita Marie Killgore, Velma Edith Killgore, Vivian Fern Killgore. Dessie Edith Walker passed away in 1987 in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Dessie Edith Walker was born in 1907 in Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Rufus King Walker And Minnie Elizabeth Deschamps.
  • In 1910, Dessie Edith Walker resided in Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma.
  • In 1920, Dessie Edith Walker resided in Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma.
  • Dessie Edith Walker married Howard Crosby Killgore, and had children including Arlene Pearl Killgore, Dorothy Ruth Killgore, Howard David Killgore, Lloyd Rufus Killgore, Nita Marie Killgore, Velma Edith Killgore, Vivian Fern Killgore.
  • Dessie Edith Walker passed away in 1987 in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dessie Walker's Ancestors

Self
Dessie Walker
1907–1987
Birth Place: Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Rufus King Walker
1879–1970
Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Minnie (Elizabeth) Deschamps
1884–1968
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dessie Walker's Descendants

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Dessie (Edith) Walker (11 Mar 1907–11 Sep 1987) m. Howard (Crosby) Killgore (25 Jan 1891–24 Mar 1939)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Ruth) Killgore 1926–1937
  2. 2. Velma (Edith) Killgore 1928–2016 m. Francis (Melvin) Killian 1925–1999
  3. 3. Vivian (Fern) Killgore 1933–2012 m. Clarence (Evert) Wood 1930–1991
  4. 4. Howard (David) Killgore 1935–2016

Dessie Walker's Timeline

7 Records

1907
11 Mar 1907
Birth of Dessie Edith Walker in Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Dessie Edith Walker resided here in Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma
Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma
1920
1920
Age 13
Dessie Edith Walker resided here in Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
1935
1935
Age 28
Dessie Edith Walker resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Dessie Edith Walker resided here in Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA
Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA
1951
1951
Age 44
Dessie Edith Walker resided here in Bakersfield, California, USA
Bakersfield, California, USA
1987
11 Sep 1987
Age 80
Death of Dessie Edith Walker in Junction City, Lane, Oregon, USA
Junction City, Lane, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1907
    Event Place: Atoka County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3324; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 61-15.
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 443-18-0294; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1484; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: .
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Oklahoma, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gowen, Latimer, Oklahoma; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dow, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1484; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 188; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3324; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 61-15.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3324; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 61-15.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Bakersfield, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1987
    Event Place: Junction City, Lane, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 443-18-0294; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Lane, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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