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John Lester Walker 1890–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1890

Birth Location: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1963

Death Location: Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Albert Walker

Mother: Mary Simpson

Spouse(s): Martha King

Children(s): Mary Walker, Louis Walker

In 1890, John Lester Walker entered the world in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, born to Albert Anderson Walker And Mary Mollie Simpson. John Lester Walker married Martha Lena King, and had children including Louis Windford Walker, Mary Liza Walker. John Lester Walker passed away in 1963 in Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1890, John Lester Walker entered the world in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, born to Albert Anderson Walker And Mary Mollie Simpson.
  • John Lester Walker married Martha Lena King, and had children including Louis Windford Walker, Mary Liza Walker.
  • John Lester Walker passed away in 1963 in Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Walker's Ancestors

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John Walker
1890–1963
Birth Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Albert Anderson Walker
1847–1907
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Mollie") Simpson
1861–1897
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Marion) Simpson
1834–1900
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) Smith
1835–1906
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Simpson
1787–1870
Jane Smith
1797–1880
Thomas Smith
1808–1882
Elizabeth Harris
1812–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Simpson
1757–1824
Jane Wisehart
1760–1821
William Smith
1763–1831
Mary White
1767–1832
William Jr
1786–1856
Elizabeth Jameson
1777–1849

John Walker's Descendants

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John (Lester) Walker (8 Sep 1890–17 Feb 1963) m. Martha (Lena) King (1 Jan 1890–14 May 1966)
  1. 1. Mary (Liza) Walker 1916–1971 m. James (Joseph) Pruitt 1916–1974
  2. 2. Louis (Windford) Walker 1919–1968 m. Frances (Etheleen) Massey 1918–2009

John Walker's Timeline

2 Records

1890
8 Sep 1890
Birth of John Lester Walker in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1963
17 Feb 1963
Age 73
Death of John Lester Walker in John Umstead Hospital, Butner, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
John Umstead Hospital, Butner, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1890
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1963
    Event Place: John Umstead Hospital, Butner, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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