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James Edward Walker 1920–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 2 Sep 1968

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Gobel Walker

Mother: Hortense Newby

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James Edward Walker was born in 1920 in Kentucky, the child of Gobel Walker And Hortense Newby. In 1941, James Edward Walker resided in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. James Edward Walker passed away in 1968 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edward Walker was born in 1920 in Kentucky, the child of Gobel Walker And Hortense Newby.
  • In 1941, James Edward Walker resided in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.
  • James Edward Walker passed away in 1968 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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James Walker's Ancestors

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James Walker
1920–1968
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Gobel Walker
1900–1962
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Hortense Newby
1903–1947
Kentucky
Grandparents
Dolphus Newby
1883–1966
Kentucky
Mamine Hunter
1886–
Great-Grandparents
Jane Newby
1858–1939
Jane Newby
1861–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Walker's Timeline

3 Records

1920
16 Apr 1920
Birth of James Edward Walker in Kentucky
Kentucky
1941
1941
Age 21
James Edward Walker resided here in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
1968
2 Sep 1968
Age 48
Death of James Edward Walker in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 13
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 309-12-1972; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 821
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1968; Roll: 13
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 309-12-1972; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Tarrant County,Texas, Probate Index, 1800-2012
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 821

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Tarrant County,Texas, Probate Index, 1800-2012

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