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Lela Frances Walton 1897 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1897

Birth Location: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1988

Death Location: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA

Father: John Walton

Mother: Sula Melton

Spouse(s): Jesse Lockhart

Children(s): Golda Lockhart, Vina Lockhart, Jesse Lockhart, Genovia Lockhart

In 1897, Lela Frances Walton entered the world in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA, born to John Thomas Walton and Sula Jane Melton. Lela Frances Walton married Jesse Charles Lockhart, and had children including Golda Leno Lockhart, Vina Levearl Lockhart, Jesse Charles Jr Lockhart, Genovia Ledoskey Lockhart. Lela Frances Walton passed away in 1988 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Lela Frances Walton entered the world in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA, born to John Thomas Walton and Sula Jane Melton.
  • Lela Frances Walton married Jesse Charles Lockhart, and had children including Golda Leno Lockhart, Vina Levearl Lockhart, Jesse Charles Jr Lockhart, Genovia Ledoskey Lockhart.
  • Lela Frances Walton passed away in 1988 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Walton
1874 – 1957
Birth Location: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Sula Melton
1874 – 1968
Birth Location: Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Lockhart
1893 – 1950
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Golda Lockhart
1915 – 2008
Birth Location: Ranger, Eastland, Texas, USA
GL
Vina Lockhart
1919 – 2010
Birth Location: Chaney, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Jesse Lockhart
1922 – 1997
Birth Location: Chaney, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Genovia Lockhart
1923 – 2000
Birth Location: Chaney, Eastland, Texas, USA
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Lela Walton's Ancestors

Self
Lela Walton
1897 – 1988
Birth Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
Parents
John Thomas Walton
1874 – 1957
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Sula (Jane) Melton
1874 – 1968
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Everett) Melton
1840 – 1929
Fulton, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Jane) Johnson
1840 – 1875
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Melton
1816 – 1898
Mary Sheffield
1816 – 1880
Richard Johnson
1803 – 1865
Ladoska Hopper
1814 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Everett Sheffield
1790 – 1860
Susanna Hare
1787 – 1860
Samuel Hopper
Elizabeth Young

Lela Walton's Descendants

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Lela (Frances) Walton (3 Sep 1897 – 21 May 1988) m. Jesse (Charles) Lockhart (28 Sep 1893 – 19 Jan 1950)
  1. 1. Golda (Leno) Lockhart (21 Mar 1915 – 1 Dec 2008) m. William (Alman) Ellington
    1. 1. Mae (Dean) Ellington (23 Nov 1936 – ) m. Wendell (Davis) Smith
      1. 1. Angela (Jane) Smith (3 Oct 1960 – )
      2. 2. Carla (Ann) Smith (13 Jun 1963 – )
    2. 2. Ella (Jane) Ellington (1 Aug 1939 – )
  2. 2. Vina (Levearl) Lockhart (13 May 1919 – 2 Sep 2010) m. Leon (James) Dyer (1 Sep 1912 – 13 Mar 2001)
    1. 1. La (Vina Ruth) Dyer (23 Mar 1936 – ) m. Leonard (Lee) Strain (25 Mar 1929 – )
      1. 1. Leonard (Lee) Strain (3 Nov 1952 – ) m. Myra (Lynn) Thomas (6 Dec 1954 – )
        1. 1. Erin (Paige) Strain (4 Feb 1982 – )
        2. 2. Reagan (Michelle) Strain (21 Dec 1983 – )
      2. 2. Larry (Lynn) Strain (23 Sep 1956 – ) m. Beverly (Arline) Beasley (19 Mar 1960 – )
        1. 1. Shaun (Curtis) Strain (25 Apr 1982 – )
        2. 2. Jason (Kyle) Strain (19 Oct 1983 – )
    2. 2. Leon (James Jr) Dyer (10 Jan 1939 – ) m. Mary (Frances) Floyd (26 Oct 1942 – ) m. Lana (Rebecca) Cook (15 Nov 1943 – )
      1. 1. Vicci (Annette) Dyer (2 Sep 1960 – )
      2. 2. Lisa (Yvonne) Dyer (4 Sep 1964 – ) m. Landon (Tillford) Turnbow m. Kendall (Shane) Alexander (2 Aug 1960 – )
        1. 1. Landa (Shay) Turnbow (21 Aug 1983 – )
        2. 2. Christopher (Shane) Alexander (9 Mar 1988 – )
        3. 3. Ethan (Noble) Alexander (7 Jan 1990 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Margret) Dyer (5 Nov 1944 – ) m. Wilmer (Eugene) Robertson (4 Nov 1941 – )
      1. 1. Rodney (Eugene) Robertson (12 Jan 1962 – ) m. Barbara (Jo) Nicholson (9 Mar 1961 – )
        1. 1. Chad (William) Robertson (4 Sep 1980 – )
        2. 2. Wendy (Renee) Robertson (8 Dec 1981 – )
      2. 2. Ricky (Ray) Robertson (20 Sep 1963 – )
      3. 3. Randall (Lynn) Robertson (20 Sep 1972 – )
    4. 4. Joel (Lynn) Dyer (23 Dec 1945 – ) m. Judith (Dee) Mitchell (1944 – )
  3. 3. Jesse (Charles Jr) Lockhart (17 Mar 1922 – 12 Mar 1997) m. Dora (Frances) Nicholson
    1. 1. Jessie (Andrew) Lockhart (29 Nov 1943 – )
    2. 2. Helen (Rose) Lockhart (2 Nov 1947 – )
    3. 3. Donnie (Bob) Lockhart (25 Aug 1960 – ) m. Colette (Marie) Clarno (29 Aug 1964 – )
      1. 1. Kristin (Marie) Lockhart (22 Dec 1989 – )
      2. 2. Amanda (Renee) Lockhart (24 May 1996 – )
  4. 4. Genovia (Ledoskey) Lockhart (18 Dec 1923 – 9 Dec 2000) m. Howard (Franklin) Kinerd (18 Mar 1922 – 1 Dec 1993)
    1. 1. Billy (Lee) Kinerd (14 Jan 1947 – ) m. Florine (Yvonne) Staton (1949 – )
      1. 1. Jennifer (Ann) Kinerd (5 Oct 1974 – )

Lela Walton's Timeline

2 Records

1897
3 Sep 1897
Birth of Lela Frances Walton in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
1988
21 May 1988
Age 91
Death of Lela Frances Walton in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1988
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
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