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Elsie May Walker 1917 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Mcbain, Michigan

Death Date: 2 May 1981

Death Location: Nashville, Barry, Michigan

Father: William Walker

Mother: Ida Bodary

Spouse(s): Clarence Eckard

Children(s):

Elsie May Walker was born in 1917 in Mcbain, Michigan, the child of William Edward Walker and Ida Mae Bodary. In 1920, Elsie May Walker resided in Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Elsie May Walker resided in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA. Elsie May Walker married Clarence Henry Eckard. Elsie May Walker passed away in 1981 in Nashville, Barry, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Elsie May Walker was born in 1917 in Mcbain, Michigan, the child of William Edward Walker and Ida Mae Bodary.
  • In 1920, Elsie May Walker resided in Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Elsie May Walker resided in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA.
  • Elsie May Walker married Clarence Henry Eckard.
  • Elsie May Walker passed away in 1981 in Nashville, Barry, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Walker
1874 – 1945
Birth Location: Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
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Ida Bodary
1888 – 1953
Birth Location: Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Clarence Eckard
1901 – 1964
Birth Location: Amesville, Athens County, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Elsie Walker's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Walker
1917 – 1981
Birth Place: Mcbain, Michigan
Parents
William Edward Walker
1874 – 1945
Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
Ida (Mae) Bodary
1888 – 1953
Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
Albinus (Louis" Alvin") Bodary
1866 – 1948
Ecorse, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Mary (Ellen) Tate
1875 – 1946
Michigan, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Tate
1835 – 1903
Philena Wiseman
1852 – 1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Tate
1775 – 1850
Mary Cook
1811 – 1833
Peter Wiseman
1825 – 1907
Mary Burton
1828 – 1913

Elsie Walker's Timeline

6 Records

1917
26 Feb 1917
Birth of Elsie May Walker in Mcbain, Michigan
Mcbain, Michigan
1920
1920
Age 3
Elsie May Walker resided here in Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Elsie May Walker resided here in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Elsie May Walker resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1956
1956
Age 39
Elsie May Walker resided here in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Lansing, Michigan, USA
1981
2 May 1981
Age 64
Death of Elsie May Walker in Nashville, Barry, Michigan
Nashville, Barry, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Mcbain, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan; Roll: T625_785; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 113
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340727
    [5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Riverside, Missaukee, Michigan; Roll: T625_785; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 113

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Ionia, Michigan; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340727

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lansing, Michigan
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MI
    Record Source: Web: Barry County, Michigan, Death Index, 1900-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nashville, Barry, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1981
    Event Place: Nashville, Barry, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Barry County, Michigan, Death Index, 1900-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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