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Oscar J. Walker 1886–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1886

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 23 Apr 1976

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Father: Ephriam Walker

Mother: Eliza Payton

Spouse(s): Louderel Cody, Lulu Shaw

Children(s): Christine Walker, Gretchen Black, Myrtis Walker

Oscar J. Walker was born in 1886 in Georgia, the child of Ephriam Pennington Walker And Eliza Payton. In 1900, Oscar J. Walker resided in Akins, Spalding, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Oscar J. Walker resided in Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia, USA. Oscar J. Walker married Louderel Cody, Lulu Shaw, and had children including Christine Walker, Gretchen E Black, Myrtis Walker. Oscar J. Walker passed away in 1976 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Oscar J. Walker was born in 1886 in Georgia, the child of Ephriam Pennington Walker And Eliza Payton.
  • In 1900, Oscar J. Walker resided in Akins, Spalding, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Oscar J. Walker resided in Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
  • Oscar J. Walker married Louderel Cody, Lulu Shaw, and had children including Christine Walker, Gretchen E Black, Myrtis Walker.
  • Oscar J. Walker passed away in 1976 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephriam Walker
1853–1927
Birth Location: Orchard Hill, Spalding, Georgia, USA
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Eliza Payton
1861–1942
Birth Location: Griffin, GA
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Spouses(s)

Louderel Cody
1888–
Birth Location: Georgia
LC
Lulu Shaw
1880–
Birth Location: Alabama
LS

Children(s)

Christine Walker
1908–
Birth Location: Georgia
CW
Gretchen Black
1911–1982
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
GB
Myrtis Walker
1910–
Birth Location: Georgia
MW

Oscar Walker's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Walker
1886–1976
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Ephriam Pennington Walker
1853–1927
Orchard Hill, Spalding, Georgia, USA
Eliza Payton
1861–1942
Griffin, GA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oscar Walker's Descendants

1.
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Oscar (J.) Walker (4 Feb 1886–23 Apr 1976) m. Louderel Cody (abt 1888–) m. Lulu Shaw (abt 1880–)
  1. 1. Christine Walker 1908–
  2. 2. Gretchen (E) Black 1911–1982 m. Charles Black 1901–
  3. 3. Myrtis Walker 1910–

Oscar Walker's Timeline

9 Records

1886
4 Feb 1886
Birth of Oscar J. Walker in Georgia
Georgia
1900
1900
Age 14
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Akins, Spalding, Georgia, USA
Akins, Spalding, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Detroit (Districts 1-250), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit (Districts 1-250), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 65
Oscar J. Walker resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1976
23 Apr 1976
Age 90
Death of Oscar J. Walker in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1886
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Akins, Spalding, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Akins, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: 220; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1240220

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Atlanta Ward 4, Fulton, Georgia; Roll: T624_191; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374204

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_804; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit (Districts 1-250), Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 2340769

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 257; Film Title: 82 Wayne 086040-089319; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1976
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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