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Kenneth Chester Walker 1912 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1912

Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1978

Death Location: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Walker

Mother: Lovidy Melton

Spouse(s): Ethel Moorhead

Children(s): Kenneth Walker, Robert Walker

The story of Kenneth Chester Walker began in 1912 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA. Kenneth Chester Walker married Ethel Irene Moorhead, and had children including Kenneth Ross Walker, Robert Franklin Walker. Kenneth Chester Walker passed away in 1978 in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Kenneth Chester Walker began in 1912 in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA.
  • Kenneth Chester Walker married Ethel Irene Moorhead, and had children including Kenneth Ross Walker, Robert Franklin Walker.
  • Kenneth Chester Walker passed away in 1978 in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Walker
1882 – 1963
Birth Location: Sabine, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
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Lovidy Melton
1891 – 1978
Birth Location: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Moorhead
1913 – 2004
Birth Location: North Baltimore, Wood, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Kenneth Walker
1939 –
Birth Location: Roscoe, Nolan, Texas, USA
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Robert Walker
1943 –
Birth Location: Ventura, Ventura, California, USA
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Kenneth Walker's Ancestors

Self
Kenneth Walker
1912 – 1978
Birth Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
Parents
Joseph Franklin Walker
1882 – 1963
Sabine, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
Lovidy (Eugene) Melton
1891 – 1978
Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Raleigh) Melton
1862 – 1923
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mary Hughes
1861 – 1920
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Melton
1840 – 1929
Mary Johnson
1840 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816 – 1898
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
Richard Johnson
1803 – 1865
Ladoska Hopper
1814 – 1900

Kenneth Walker's Descendants

1.
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Kenneth (Chester) Walker (27 Oct 1912 – 17 Aug 1978) m. Ethel (Irene) Moorhead (23 Apr 1913 – 9 May 2004)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Ross) Walker (15 Mar 1939 – ) m. Nancy (Sue) White (26 Mar 1941 – )
    1. 1. Julie (Lynn) Walker (12 Mar 1963 – ) m. Gary (Lee) Moody
    2. 2. Jennifer (Kay) Walker (3 Nov 1969 – )
  2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Walker (4 Aug 1943 – ) m. Marie (Lorraine) Tuck
    1. 1. Shelly (Lynn) Walker (24 Jun 1967 – ) m. John (R) Adams (1964 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Franklin Jr) Walker (27 Oct 1969 – )
    3. 3. Andrew (Michael) Walker (16 Dec 1982 – )

Kenneth Walker's Timeline

2 Records

1912
27 Oct 1912
Birth of Kenneth Chester Walker in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
1978
17 Aug 1978
Age 66
Death of Kenneth Chester Walker in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1912
    Event Place: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
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