Descendants of James Walker
Generation No. 1
1.
James1 Walker was born October 22, 1835 in OH, and
died December 26, 1903 in TX. He married
Sarah Stelle. She was born June
22, 1843 in OH, and died Unknown.
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About James Walker:
Burial:
Unknown, Dresden Cemetary, Navarro Co., TX
Children
of James Walker and Sarah Stelle are:
2 i. Lum2 Walker, died Unknown.
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About Lum Walker:
Residence:
Unknown, Oklahoma
3 ii. Wash Walker, died Unknown.
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About Wash Walker:
Residence:
Unknown, Nacogdoches, TX
4 iii. Mattie Walker, died Unknown.
+ 5 iv. John Alexander Walker, born September 12,
1868 in OH; died October 30, 1938 in Navarrro Co., TX.
Generation No. 2
5.
John Alexander2 Walker (James1) was born
September 12, 1868 in OH, and died October 30, 1938 in Navarrro Co., TX. He married Laura Janette Hiler October
08, 1893 in Ellis Co., TX, daughter of John Hiler and Melissa Thomason. She was born August 03, 1877 in Lee Co., MS,
and died February 13, 1949 in Navarrro Co., TX.
Notes
for John Alexander Walker:
Death
Certificate, TX State Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX
Letter
of 2 Feb 1983 from Dorothy Loosier Sabo (relative)
Headstone
Inscription at Dresden Cem., Navarro Co., TX
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About John Alexander Walker:
Burial:
Unknown, Dresden Cemetary, Navarro Co., TX
Census:
1900, TX, Navarro Co., Pct 5, Vol 85, Enum 105
Notes
for Laura Janette Hiler:
Death
Certificate, TX State Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX
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About Laura Janette Hiler:
Burial:
Unknown, Dresden Cemetary, Navarro Co., TX
Children
of John Walker and Laura Hiler are:
6 i. Emma3 Walker, born August 14,
1894; died November 13, 1897.
7 ii. Beulah Walker, born February 24, 1897 in TX;
died March 01, 1915 in Ellis Co., TX.
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About Beulah Walker:
Burial:
Unknown, Old Burnham Cem., Ensign, Ellis Co., TX
8 iii. James Dewey Walker1, born
February 16, 1900 in TX2; died December 29, 1969 in Navarro
Co., TX2. He married
Jean Middlebrooks Private; born Private.
+ 9 iv. Myrtle Walker, born March 05, 1902 in Ellis
Co., TX; died October 11, 1978 in Harrison Co., TX.
10 v. Evie Walker, born May 03, 1904 in Navarro
Co., TX3; died February 15, 1975 in Navarro Co., TX3. She married Oscar A. Loosier February 08,
1920 in Ennis, Ellis Co., TX; born October 22, 18974; died
July 1970 in Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX4.
11 vi. Male Child Walker, born September 16, 1906
in Navarro Co., TX; died September 16, 1906 in Navarro Co., TX.
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About Male Child Walker:
Burial:
Unknown, Lone Oak Cem., Blooming Grove, Navarro Co., TX
12 vii. Clarence Irwin Walker, born September 05,
1908 in Scurry Co., TX; died Unknown in Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX. He married Bonnie Turner Private; born
Private.
13 viii. Mattie Orabelle Walker, born January 26,
1914 in TX; died July 16, 1916 in Ellis Co., TX.
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About Mattie Orabelle Walker:
Burial:
Unknown, Old Burnham Cem., Ensign, Ellis Co., TX
Generation No. 3
9.
Myrtle3 Walker (John Alexander2, James1)
was born March 05, 1902 in Ellis Co., TX, and died October 11, 1978 in Harrison
Co., TX. She married Harvey Conway
Smithen February 27, 1920 in Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX, son of Edward
Smithen and Althea Pritchett. He was
born March 26, 1893 in Navarro Co., TX, and died November 13, 1971 in Navarro
Co., TX.
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About Myrtle Walker:
Burial:
Unknown, Dresden Cemetary, Navarro Co., TX
Notes
for Harvey Conway Smithen:
Death
Certificate, File#15/651, TX State Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin, TX
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About Harvey Conway Smithen:
Burial:
Unknown, Dresden Cemetary, Navarro Co., TX
Occupation:
Tinsmith
Children
of Myrtle Walker and Harvey Smithen are:
14 i. Harvey Conway (H.C.)4 Smithen,
Jr., born September 03, 1921; died July 03, 1989 in Navarro Co., TX. He married Marjorie Mae Stringer Private;
born Private.
+ 15 ii. Edith Marie Smithen, born Private.
16 iii. Johnny Raymond Smithen, born Private.
Generation No. 4
15.
Edith Marie4 Smithen (Myrtle3 Walker, John
Alexander2, James1) was born Private. She married Claude Dickson Taylor5
Private, son of Claude Taylor and Nellie Parker. He was born February 29, 1928 in Red River
Co., TX6, and died March 1986 in Harrison Co., TX6.
Notes
for Claude Dickson Taylor:
US
Coast Guard papers relating to service time by C.D. Taylor in possession of
John B. Taylor, Midlothian, TX
C.D.
(Bud) Taylor was a Texas Highway Patrolman for fifteen years before entering
the field of industrial safety & security in 1968. At the time of his death, Bud was Plant
Manager for Alcoa Aluminium, Marshall Works.
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About Claude Dickson Taylor:
Burial:
Unknown, Harrison Co., TX
Military
service: Bet. 1946 - 1948, U.S. Coast Guard7
Children
of Edith Smithen and Claude Taylor are:
17 i. Johnny Bruce5 Taylor, born
Private. He married (1) T. A. Dugovic
Private; born Private. He married (2) M.
L. Bonebrake Private; born Private. He
married (3) Karen Adele Koenig Private; born Private.
18 ii. Nancy Carol Taylor, born Private.
19 iii. Jennifer Lynn Taylor, born Private.
Endnotes
1. Genealogy.com, Family Archive #110, Social
Security Death Index: U.S. Ed. 9, Social Security Death Index, Release date:
April 10, 2000.
2. Genealogy.com, Family Archive #110, Social
Security Death Index: U.S. Ed. 9, Social Security Death Index, Release date:
April 10, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.112.9.128398.77.
3. Genealogy.com, Family Archive #110, Social
Security Death Index: U.S. Ed. 9, Social Security Death Index, Release date:
April 10, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.112.9.13124.204.
4. Genealogy.com, Family Archive #110, Social
Security Death Index: U.S. Ed. 9, Social Security Death Index, Release date:
April 10, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.112.9.13125.10.
5. Birth Certificate, Red River County Clerk's
Office, Clarksville, TX, Bk 5, Pg 19, Claude Dickson Taylor born 29 Feb 1928 to
Claude E. Taylor and Nellie Parker.
6. Genealogy.com, Family Archive #110, Social
Security Death Index: U.S. Ed. 9, Social Security Death Index, Release date:
April 10, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.112.9.113837.109.
7. Honorable Discharge, United States Coast
Guard, Claude Dickson Taylor enlisted 12 Jan 1946 at Dallas, TX. Served on active duty in Atlantic City, NJ,
Groton, CT, Alameda, CA, Honolulu, HA,
Johnston Island. Honorably discharged 12
Jan 1948 with rating of Radioman Second Class.