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Edith Ruth Walker 1925–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1925

Birth Location: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Sep 2011

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Lawrence Walker

Mother: Mary Baskette

Spouse(s): Raleigh Jr.

Children(s): Mark Bacon

Edith Ruth Walker was born in 1925 in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Lawrence Walker And Mary Edith Baskette. In 1935, Edith Ruth Walker resided in New York, Richmond, New York. In 1940, Edith Ruth Walker resided in 4 Civil Division, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tenne. Edith Ruth Walker married Raleigh D Bacon Jr, and had children including Kimberly A Bacon, Leigh Bacon Goodin, Mark Allen Bacon, Raleigh Lawrence Bacon. Edith Ruth Walker passed away in 2011 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edith Ruth Walker was born in 1925 in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Lawrence Walker And Mary Edith Baskette.
  • In 1935, Edith Ruth Walker resided in New York, Richmond, New York.
  • In 1940, Edith Ruth Walker resided in 4 Civil Division, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tenne.
  • Edith Ruth Walker married Raleigh D Bacon Jr, and had children including Kimberly A Bacon, Leigh Bacon Goodin, Mark Allen Bacon, Raleigh Lawrence Bacon.
  • Edith Ruth Walker passed away in 2011 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Walker's Ancestors

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Edith Walker
1925–2011
Birth Place: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Lawrence Walker
1897–1937
Tennessee
Mary (Edith) Baskette
1894–1971
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Walker's Descendants

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Edith (Ruth) Walker (27 May 1925–11 Sep 2011) m. Raleigh (D. Bacon) Jr. (14 Oct 1920–13 Nov 1998)
  1. 1. Mark (Allen) Bacon 1949–1949

Edith Walker's Timeline

6 Records

1925
27 May 1925
Birth of Edith Ruth Walker in Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 10
Edith Ruth Walker resided here in New York, Richmond, New York
New York, Richmond, New York
1940
1940
Age 15
Edith Ruth Walker resided here in 4 Civil Division, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
4 Civil Division, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Edith Ruth Walker resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Edith Ruth Walker resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
2011
11 Sep 2011
Age 86
Death of Edith Ruth Walker in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1925
    Event Place: Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, rosemortuary fh; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03908; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 45-7
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 Sep 2011; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.3503519,0.2009418,0.6829222&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 1325; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 97-61

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New York, Richmond, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03908; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 45-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 4 Civil Division, Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03908; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 45-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: 1325; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 97-61

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Knoxville
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, rosemortuary fh; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 Sep 2011; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.3503519,0.2009418,0.6829222&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 2011
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, rosemortuary fh; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 14 Sep 2011; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.3503519,0.2009418,0.6829222&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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