Edward Walker
(1814-1880)
Abigail Smith
(1816-)
Byron Edward Walker
(1854-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rose Anna Holmes

Byron Edward Walker 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 25 October 1854, Belvidere Township, Boone, IL 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Rose Anna Holmes on 18 July 1890 in , Rock County, WI 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 24 November 1930, Belvidere, IL at age 76 5 6
  • Buried: 26 November 1930, Belvidere, IL 5 6
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Byron Walker
Death Date: 24 Nov 1930
Death Place: Belvidere, Boone, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1854
Birthplace: Belvidere Township, Boone Co., Ill
Father: Edward Walker
Father's Birth Place: Green, New York
Mother: Abigal Smith
Mother's Birth Place: Green, New York
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Belvidere, Ill
Spouse: Rose Walker
Burial Date: 26 Nov 1930
Burial Place: Belvidere, Boone, Ill
Cemetery: Belvidere
Digital Folder Number: 4008284
Image Number: 654
Film Number: 1653486
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 130 pg 40184

Source Citation
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3Z7-BYG : accessed 08 Aug 2012), Byron Walker, 24 Nov 1930; citing reference cn 130 pg 40184, FHL microfilm 1653486.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 1853. 6

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 15 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 1, Dwelling 122, Family 125
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
Farm owned no mortgage
Married 10 years
Byron Walker..Head..Oct 1854..46..IL..Farmer

(Living with wife, daughter, and widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 28 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 1, Dwelling 148, Family 153
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
Farm owned, no mortgage
Byron Walker..Head..56..IL..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife, daughter, and widowed sister.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 10 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 1, Dwelling 42, Family 45
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
House owned with mortgage
Byron Walker..Head..66..IL..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 25 April 1930. 4

1930 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 6, Dwelling 168, Family 171, Roll 406
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
House owned
Byron Walker..Head..76..IL..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
.



• He was buried on 26 November 1930 in the Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #115990220
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Byron married Rose Anna Holmes, daughter of Charles Tarbell Holmes and Mary Josephine Packard, on 18 July 1890 in , Rock County, WI.1 2 3 4 (Rose Anna Holmes was born on 9 June 1870 in Cherry Valley, IL,1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 died in 1959 11 and was buried in 1959 in Belvidere, IL 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 15 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 1, Dwelling 122, Family 125
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
Farm owned no mortgage
Married 10 years
Byron Walker..Head..Oct 1854..46..IL..Farmer
Rosa Walker..Wife..Jun 1870..29..IL..1/1
Lillie Walker..Daughter..Feb 1891..9..IL
Abigail Walker..Mother..Mar 1816..84..IL..Widowed..1/1
Edward Barker..Servant..May 1836..64..NY
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 28 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 1, Dwelling 148, Family 153
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
Farm owned, no mortgage
Byron Walker..Head..56..IL..Farmer, General Farm
Rose Walker..Wife..39..IL..1/1
Lillie R. Walker..Daughter..19..IL
Eliza Parmer..Sister..74..NY..Widowed..4/3
Richard Ingelhard..Hired Man..19..GER..Laborer, Farm
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 10 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 1, Dwelling 42, Family 45
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
house owned with mortgage
Byron Walker..Head..66..IL..Farmer
Rose Walker..Wife..50..IL
Lillie R. Walker..Daughter..28..IL
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Belvidere Township, Boone, IL on 25 April 1930. 4

1930 US Census
Sheet 7B, Roll 406, District 6, Dwelling 168, Family 171
Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois
house owned
Byron Walker..Head..76..IL..Farmer
Rose A. Walker..Wife..59..IL
Lilly R. Walker..Daughter..39..IL
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Groom's Name: Myron Edward Walker
Groom's Birth Date: 1853
Groom's Age: 37
Bride's Name: Rosa Anna Holmes
Bride's Birth Date: 1870
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 18 Jul 1890
Marriage Place: Rock, Wisconsin
Groom's Father's Name: Edward Walker
Groom's Mother's Name: Abigail Smith
Bride's Father's Name: Charles Holmes
Bride's Mother's Name: Packard
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00323-0
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
Source Film Number: 1275534
Reference Number: 274

Source Citation
"Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRF8-FS9 : accessed 03 Aug 2012), Myron Edward Walker and Rosa Anna Holmes, 18 Jul 1890.
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 7A, dwelling 122, family 125, Byron Edward Walker and Rose Anna Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 7B, dwelling 148, family 153, Byron Edward Walker and Rose Anna Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 2B, dwelling 42, family 45, Byron Edward Walker and Rose Anna Holmes; index and images (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Belvidere Township, Boone County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 7B, dwelling 168, family 171, Byron Edward Walker and Rose Anna Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 406.

5 "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438856 : accessed 30 Mar 2020), Byron Walker, 24 Nov 1930; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,653,486.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 Oct 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115990220.

7 Lisa Holmes, "Lisa Holmes Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3110691 : accessed 24 Oct 2014).

8 Sharon Rouse, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9QD4-WNW : accessed 24 Jul 2012).

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 217, p. 15C, dwelling 149, family 153, Charles Tarbell Holmes and Mary Josephine Packard; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0261.

10 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 4-1, p. 15A, household 333; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 25 March 2019), memorial page for Rose Holmes Walker (1870\endash 1959), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115990324, citing Belvidere Cemetery, Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA


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