Edward Earl Walker

Peter Walker
(Abt 1830-)

Eliza Keller
(Abt 1835-)

George Washington Wacaster
(1803-1886)

Sarah C. Chapman
(1844-1915)

James McDowell Walker
(1860-1938)

Dora Francis Wacaster
(1867-1940)

Edward Earl Walker
(1905-1969)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ella Ruth Propst

George Nelson Walker

Edward Earl Walker ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 31 July 1905, North Carolina ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Ella Ruth Propst on 24 December 1926 in Catawba County, NC ¹ ² ³
Died: 25 January 1969, Salisbury, NC at age 63 ⁷ ⁸
Buried: After 25 January 1969 ⁷ ⁸

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC on April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 16, Household 74
Bandy's Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Eddie E. Walker..Son..5..NC
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in West Hickory, NC on January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 39, Household 23
West Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Eddie Walker..Son..15..NC
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC on April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 21B, Roll 1680, District 0017, Household 422
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Edward E. Walker..Son-in-law..25..NC
(Living with wife and 2 children at home of her widowed father.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Clines Township, Catawba, NC on 8 May 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 3A, Roll 2886, District 18-9, Family 40
Clines Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Home owned, $4000
Last Place of Residence: Rural
Edward E. Walker..Head..36..NC..9th grade..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 31 Jul 1904, then his age should have been 34 instead of 36.
.

• He was buried after 25 January 1969 in the Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC.

Find A Grave Memorial #30081661
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Edward married Ella Ruth Propst, daughter of Daniel Elkanah Propst and Anna Sonora Hefner, on 24 December 1926 in Catawba County, NC.¹ ² ³ (Ella Ruth Propst was born on 16 June 1903 in Catawba County, NC,² ³ ⁹ died on 7 February 1978 in Catawba County, NC ⁹ and was buried after 7 February 1978 in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC ⁹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC on April 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 21B, Roll 1680, District 0017, Household 422
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Daniel E. Propst..Head..74..NC
Fannie L. Propst..Daughter..46..NC
Edward E. Walker..Son-in-law..25..NC
Eller R. Walker..Daughter..26..NC
Nellie R. Walker..Granddaughter..2..NC
George N. Walker..Grandson..0..NC
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Clines Township, Catawba, NC on 8 May 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 3A, Roll 2886, District 18-9, Family 40
Clines Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Home owned, $4000
Last Place of Residence: Rural
Edward E. Walker..Head..36..NC..9th grade..Farmer
Ella Walker..Wife..37..NC..9th grade
Nellie Ruth Walker..Daughter..12..NC..6th grade
George Nelson Walker..Son..10..NC..5th grade
.

1 "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch.com (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675514 : accessed 23 Jul 2014), Name: Edward ... Walker; Spouse's Name: Ella Ruth Propst; Event Date: 24 Dec 1926; Event Place: Catawba, North Carolina.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0017, sheet 21B, family 422, Edward Earl Walker and Ella Ruth Propst; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1680.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Clines Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 18-9, sheet 3A, household 40, Edward Earl Walker and Ella Ruth Propst; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2886.

4 Will Johnson, "Starting from Northwest Arkansas, mostly Franklin County and connecting those lines to their ancestor and descendents," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjfranklin : accessed 18 Jul 2014).

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Bandy's Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 4B, family 74, James McDowell Walker and Dora Francis Wacaster; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, West Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 2A, family 23, James McDowell Walker and Dora Francis Wacaster; index and images (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

7 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 23 Jul 2014), Name: Edward E. Walker; Event Date: 25 Jan 1969; Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Jul 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30081661.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Jul 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30081721.

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