Alfred Walker Life Line chronology *1870, July 6, Michigan Census, Berlin Twp, Ionia County, Michigan: Parents: Timothy, 40, farmer, England ( b.15 Feb 1829, Hartshead, Yorkshire) Mary, (E. St. John), 26,, keeping house, Canada (b.1843 Hamilton, Ontario) Siblings: Sarah, (J.) 9 Canada (b.19 May 1861, Essex Ctr., Ontario) Josephine, 7, Canada (b.1863) Augusta, 5, Canada (b. 08 1865) William, 1, Canada (b.1869 - born year before Alfred *1871 10 March: Birth: Alfred Walker, Ionia, Berlin Twp, Ionia County, Michigan Parents: Timothy Walker, formerly Belle River, Rochester Twp, Essex County, Ontario, Canada & Mary E. (St. John) Walker, formerly Belle River, Rochester Twp, Essex County, Ontario, Canada *1881 Canadian Census - Essex County, Rochester Twp, Belle River, Ontario Canada Timothy Walker, 52, (b. 1829) Head of Household, Farmer, Ontario, Church of England Mary Walker, 38, (b. 1843) (Hamilton, Ontario) Weslyan Methodist Josephine Walker, 18, (b. 1863) Weslyan Methodist Fannie Walker, 15, (b. 1866) Weslyan Methodist William Walker, 12, (b. 1869) Weslyan Methodist Alfred Walker, 10, (b. 1871) Weslyan Methodist John Walker, 6, (b. 1875) Weslyan Methodist Charles Walker, 4,(b. 1877) Weslyan Methodist Archie Nelson Walker, 1, (b.12 Aug 1879) Weslyan Methodist, (d. 17 Aug 1945, Vancouver, B.C., Canada) Note: * A research by Thomas L. Walker, grandson of Alfred Walker, trips to Belle River, Rochester Twp, Ontario, Canada April 2002 and Ontario Archives, Toronto, Canada, Apr 2002, Feb 2003, Apr 2003. Walker Genealogy 1
**1897, June 16, Marriage: Alfred Walker, 26 (b. 1871), resident of Ingersoll, County of Norfolk, birth place Ionia, Michigan, Parents: Mary and Timothy Walker, Occupation/profession trading agent to Charlotte Smith, 22, resident of King Lake, (b. 24 Sept 1874), birth place - South Norwich, County of Norfolk, Parents Hannah M. Lawrence and Thomas Smith, d. 1945 or 1946, buried Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Burford, Ontario. Canada **1896, 4 Jun, Birth: Estella Gertrude Walker, d. 1981 **1898, 24 Apr, Birth: Edna May Walker, Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, Single, Saleslady d. 28 Nov 1934 of Carcinoma of cervix **1900, 4 Feb, Birth: Thomas Reginald Walker, Ingersoll, Ontario, d. 16 Jul 1960, Danbury, CT., buried, Newtown Cemetery, Newtown, CT. Note: **Information provided by Ross Walker, of Montpelier, Idaho, grandson of Charlotte and Alfred Walker confirmed by Y Chromosome DNA testing July 22, 2009 and from website: http://www.hisandhersphoto.com/family/hhwalker.htm, His and Her Photography by Ross and Linda Walker??? Divorce Decree between Alfred and Charlotte (Smith) Walker: Unknown Further research needed. Need to look for divorce records in Ingersoll, Norfolk Co., Ontario, Canada Date unknown ***1902, July 26, MARRIAGE LICENSE: Alfred Walker and Elizabeth [Margaret] (Maude) Wellman, attested: J. H. Cummins, Clerk, Commonwealth of Kentucky ***1902, July 27, Certificate of Marriage: Alfred Walker and Elizabeth [Margaret] (Maud) Wellman, at Falmouth (Ky) in the county of Pendleton, in the presense of W.L. Wachter and N.J. Wellman, signed: W.M. Britt, Clerk Walker Genealogy 2
*** 1902 Marriage Record: Pendleton County Court, Falmouth, Ky, pages 374 and 375, Box 46 and 66: Page 374: Name of Groom-Walker, Alfred, Date of Issue: July 26, Residence: Lexington, age: 28, No of Marriage: 2, Occupation: Organ Tuner, Birth Place: Mich[igan], Name and Birthplace of Father: Eng[land], Name and Birthplace of Mother: Canada Page (375): Name of Bride Wellman, Elizabeth (Maude), Date of Issue: July 26, Residence: Co[unty], Age: 18, No. of Marriage: / (0 none), Birthplace: Ky, and Birthplace of Father: Ky, Name and Birthplace of Mother: Ohio (b: Jan. 4, 1884, Pendleton Co., Ky, d. November 5, 1918 of TB following birth of John McGuire *** 1914 Marriage Book, Falmouth, Ky, page 6 18,, Marriages: Walker. Walker, Alfred, age 28, Lex. (2d m.) Occupation Organ tuner. b. in Mich. Father b. in Eng. Mother b. in Canada. M. 1902 to Elizabeth Wellman. Age 18. Pendleton Co. She & her father b. in Ky. Her mother b. in Ky, Pendleton Co., Jan 4, 1884 Wellman ( and Welman). Brides Wellman, Elizabeth (Maude) m. 7/27/1902 (to) Alfred Walker ***1905, Jan 29 Child Birth: James Leslie Walker (later adopted by Thomas McGuire taking the sir name McGuire) to Alfred Walker and Elizabeth Maude (Wellman) Walker, James Leslie (Walker) McGuire d. 29 Oct 1953 at age of 48 yrs & 9 mos. of acute gastritis, etiology not determined, at Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, profession, paper maker in paper industry. Re: Ohio Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Cert. of Death, Primary Clerk # 0901/ Registrars # 669 Note: ***Provided by research from Carol Hood, daughter of James Leslie (Walker) McGuire.???? Need to look for divorce decree/records circa 1904/05, Pendleton Co., Ky. 1904, Nov 29 Marriage: Alfred Walker, 33 years of Portsmouth, Ohio, Scioto County, divorced once to Dollie (Miranda) Hicks, 19, b. 21 Oct 1885, of Grayson, Ky., father Peter Hicks and mother Olive (Blevins) Hicks (Certified Copy of Marriage Records No. 312, Walker Genealogy 3
Marriage License Application, Justice of the Peace, Henry Hall, Probate Judge, F.L. Sikes, Deputy Clerk, Emmett K. McKeorm, full and complete transcript from record of Marriages Vol. 13, Page 156 Witness at Portsmouth Ohio, 31 Oct 1947, Ralph A. Stevens, Probate Judge and ex-officio Clerk of the Probate Court, Betty Hunt, Deputy Clerk. d. 20 Aug 1966, Ironton, Ohio (age: 81) Children of Alfred Walker and Miranda Dollie (Hicks) Walker 1905, Nov 17 Birth: Thurman Ray Walker, d. March 13, 1975 age 69 1907, Oct 5 Birth: Ada Margaret Walker Hale, d. Nov 18, 1996, age 89 1909, Sept 6 Birth: Ethel Jane Walker Knight, d. Apr 22, 1981, age 71 1914, Aug 17 Birth: Stanley Edward Walker, d. Jun 17, 1991, age 76 1916, May 20 Birth: James William Walker, d. Oct 18, 1985, age 69 1918, Mar 28 Birth: Richard Melvin Walker, d. March 22, 1919, age 11mos, 25 days of Pneumonia/Influenza per death certificate 1920, Mar 28 Birth: Marshall Walker, d. Aug 2, 2006 of Prostate Cancer 1922, Jul 21 Birth: Thomas Alfred Walker 1925, Jan 1 Birth: Ellis Merve Walker, d Nov 27, 1992, age 67 1938, 18 Feb Divorce: Dolly (Hicks) Walker and Alfred Walker, case heard by Judge Collier. Dolly granted custody of children, recorded in IProbate Court Lawence Co., Ironton, Ohio, Clerk of Court s office Journal 36, pg 33 per letter from Helen P. Clarke, Probate Judge dated March 11, 1946. 1942, mo/day Marriage: Alfred Walker to Cornnie (Connie) M. Ecker Reynolds, b. Feb. 15, 1897, d. Aug. 10, 1976 (age 79) 1954, Jun 19 Death Alfred Walker, 83 yrs, 3 mos, 9 days, at Lima Memorial Hosp, Allen County, Bath Twp, Lima, Ohio of cerebral thombosis, auricular fibrillation and heart failure and arteriolar cardiovascular disease, Ohio Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, Reg. Dist. No. 0201, State File No. 34582, Registrar s no 371, interred Ward Walker Genealogy 4
Cemetery, Allen Co., Ohio. http://www.censusfinder.com/ontario-canada-census-records.htm http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/onquick.html Looking for Estella Gertude Walker born 4 June 1986 on 1901 Canadian Census, Ontario, Wentworth or Essex or North Norfolk Walker Genealogy 5
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