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Lester Leroy Walker 1895–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1895

Birth Location: Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1983

Death Location: Appanoose County, Iowa, USA

Father: James Walker

Mother: Manda Walker

Spouse(s): Ida Elias

Children(s): Melvin Walker, Marvin Walker, Dorothy Walker, Elsie Walker, Leona Walker, Orleta Clinkenbeard

The story of Lester Leroy Walker began in 1895 in Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Lester Leroy Walker married Ida Emila Elias, and had children including Dorothy Walker, Elsie Walker, Leona M Walker, Marvin Walker, Melvin Lester Walker, Orleta A Clinkenbeard. Lester Leroy Walker passed away in 1983 in Appanoose County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Leroy Walker began in 1895 in Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • Lester Leroy Walker married Ida Emila Elias, and had children including Dorothy Walker, Elsie Walker, Leona M Walker, Marvin Walker, Melvin Lester Walker, Orleta A Clinkenbeard.
  • Lester Leroy Walker passed away in 1983 in Appanoose County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Walker
1869–1951
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Manda Walker
1871–1955
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Ida Elias
1897–1979
Birth Location: Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, United States of America
IE

Children(s)

Melvin Walker
1919–1999
Birth Location: Wesington Sp, South Dakota
MW
Marvin Walker
1921–2007
Birth Location: Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, USA
MW
Dorothy Walker
1923–
Birth Location: Forestburg, Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States of America
DW
Elsie Walker
1925–2003
Birth Location: Wessington Springs, Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States of America
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Leona Walker
1926–1991
Birth Location: South Dakota, USA
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Orleta Clinkenbeard
1937–1987
Birth Location: Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
OC

Lester Walker's Ancestors

Self
Lester Walker
1895–1983
Birth Place: Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Parents
James Franklin Walker
1869–1951
Iowa, USA
Manda Walker
1871–1955
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Belford (Alexander) Walker
1844–1932
Morgan County, Missouri, USA
Lucinda Walker
1849–1932
Iowa, USA
William Minor
1824–1916
West Virginia
Elizabeth Haines
1835–1924
West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Simon Walker
1809–1903
Margaret Bryant
1818–1908
Joseph Bartlett
1824–1862
Catherine Childers
1827–1890
Theophilus Minor
1802–1872
Elisabeth Lantz
1800–1895
Abraham Haines
1807–1872
Mary Talkington
1810–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Walker
1780–1856
Elizabeth Shurr
1776–1869
Bryan Bryant
1795–
Issac Bartlett
1797–1857
Nancy Jobe
1798–1848
William Childress
1800–1837
Keziah Graves
1811–1868
Samuel Minor
1777–1851
Susannah Minor
1780–1818
John Lantz
1773–1858
Elizabeth Bonnett
1773–1873
William Haines
1774–1825
Mary
1792–
Jesse Talkington
1773–1852
Mary Crow
1774–1851

Lester Walker's Descendants

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Lester (Leroy) Walker (21 Apr 1895–9 Mar 1983) m. Ida (Emila) Elias (27 Apr 1897–31 Aug 1979)
  1. 1. Melvin (Lester) Walker 1919–1999 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Brackett 1924–1999
    1. 1. Judith (Ann) Walker 1947–2020 m. Jesse (Myron) Horn 1945–2020
    2. 2. Janite Walker 1949–1949
  2. 2. Marvin Walker 1921–2007
    1. 1. Vernon (Leroy) Walker 1947–2014
  3. 3. Dorothy Walker 1923– m. Chester Milburn 1917–1970
    1. 1. Barbara (Mae) Roland 1949–2002
  4. 4. Elsie Walker 1925–2003 m. Kenneth (G) Veach 1915–1998
  5. 5. Leona (M) Walker 1926–1991 m. Forrest (E) Bigelow 1917–2006
  6. 6. Orleta (A) Clinkenbeard 1937–1987 m. Doyle Clinkenbeard 1932–2017

Lester Walker's Timeline

10 Records

1895
20 Apr 1895
Birth of Lester Leroy Walker in Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1895
20 Apr 1895
Birth of Lester Leroy Walker in Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America
Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America
1895
21 Apr 1895
Birth of Lester Leroy Walker in Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Lester Leroy Walker resided here in Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Lester Leroy Walker resided here in Tama, Tama, Iowa, USA
Tama, Tama, Iowa, USA
1917
24 Dec 1917
Age 22
Lester Leroy Walker was married in Jerauld, South Dakota
Jerauld, South Dakota
1920
1920
Age 25
Lester Leroy Walker resided here in Cresco Ward 3, Howard, Iowa, USA
Cresco Ward 3, Howard, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Lester Leroy Walker resided here in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 45
Lester Leroy Walker resided here in Walnut City, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Walnut City, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1983
9 Mar 1983
Age 88
Death of Lester Leroy Walker in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T627_1137; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 4-32.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1721; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 714
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cresco Ward 3, Howard, Iowa; Roll: T625_494; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 718
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota; Roll: 2229; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 835.0; FHL microfilm: 2341963
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: 416; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240416
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tama, Tama, Iowa; Roll: T624_424; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1374437
    [7] South Dakota Marriages
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Walnut City, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Walnut City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Dakota; Registration County: Jerauld; Roll: 1877794

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Jerauld, South Dakota
    Record Source: South Dakota Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: 416; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240416

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tama, Tama, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tama, Tama, Iowa; Roll: T624_424; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1374437

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cresco Ward 3, Howard, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1721; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 714
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cresco Ward 3, Howard, Iowa; Roll: T625_494; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 718

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota; Roll: 2229; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 835.0; FHL microfilm: 2341963

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Walnut City, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T627_1137; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 4-32.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Jerauld County
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Dakota; Registration County: Jerauld; Roll: 1877794

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jerauld
    Record Source: South Dakota Marriages

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jerauld, South Dakota
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Dakota; Registration County: Jerauld; Roll: 1877794

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1983
    Event Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Find a Grave Index
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