Sylvanus Walker

Israel Walker
(1825-1882)

Hannah Sarah Gantz
(1826-1909)

John Walker
(1856-1940)

Samantha Zeigler
(1859-1925)

Sylvanus Walker
(1878-1952)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rosa Bell Turner

Ethel Walker

Sylvanus Walker ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 9 February 1878, Indiana ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Rosa Bell Turner on 14 December 1901 in , Noble County, IN ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 24 March 1952 at age 74 ¹ ⁸
Buried: After 24 March 1952, Kendallville, IN ¹ ⁸

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Elkhart, IN on June 1880. ⁶

page 372C, T9-0301
Elkhart, Noble County, Indiana
Sylvanas Walker...Son..2..IN
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Elkhart Township, Noble, IN on 23 June 1900. ⁷

page 9A, District 84, Dwg 174, Family 178
Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana
Sylvanus Walker...Son..Feb 1878..22..IN..Painter
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wayne Township, Noble County, IN on January 1920. ³

Sheet 24B, Household 687, District 149
Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana
Head..Sylvanus Walker..41..IN
(Living with wife and daughter.)

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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Kendallville, IN on April 1930. ⁴ ⁹

Sheet 12B, Household 331, Roll 620, District 0003
Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana
Head..Sylvanus Walker..52..IN
(Living with wife.)

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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Kendallville, IN on 13 April 1940. ⁵

Sheet 2A, Family 31, Roll 1082, District 57-3B
Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana
623 East Wayne Street; house owned, $1500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Head..Sylvanus Walker..62..IN..8th grade..Laborer at Pump Factory..earned $830 in 1939
(Living with wife.)
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• He was buried after 24 March 1952 in the Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville, IN.

Plot: Section N6s Row 7

Find A Grave Memorial #41446905
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Sylvanus married Rosa Bell Turner, daughter of William Turner and Sarah Whitmer, on 14 December 1901 in , Noble County, IN.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Rosa Bell Turner was born on 7 April 1883 in Ohio,¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹⁰ died in 1966 ¹ ¹⁰ and was buried in 1966 in Kendallville, IN ¹ ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Wayne Township, Noble County, IN on January 1920. ³

Sheet 24B, Household 687, District 149
Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana
Head..Sylvanus Walker..41..IN
Wife..Rosa Walker..36..IN
Daughter..Ethel Walker..13..IN
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Kendallville, IN on April 1930. ⁴

Sheet 12B, Household 331, Roll 620, District 0003
Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana
Head..Sylvanus Walker..52..IN
Wife..Rosa B Walker..47..IN
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Kendallville, IN on 13 April 1940. ⁵

Sheet 2A, Family 31, Roll 1082, District 57-3B
Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana
623 East Wayne Street; house owned, $1500
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Head..Sylvanus Walker..62..IN..8th grade..Laborer at Pump Factory..earned $830 in 1939
Wife..Rosa Walker..57..IN..8th grade
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1 Sandy Gann, "Gann/Hatfield Family," database(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=smhatfield : accessed 7 Nov 2013).

2 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 9 Nov 2013); Name: Sylvanus Walker; Spouse's Name: Rosa B Turner; Event Date: 14 Dec 1901; Registration Place:, Noble, Indiana.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 149, sheet 24B, family 687, Sylvanus Walker and Rosa Bell Turner; index and images (accessed 11 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 0003, sheet 12B, family 331, Sylvanus Walker and Rosa Bell Turner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 620.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 57-3B, sheet 2A, household 31, Sylvanus Walker and Rosa Bell Turner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1082.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart, Noble County, Indiana, p. 372C, John Walker and Samantha (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0301.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 84, p. 9A, dwelling 174, family 178; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41446905.

9 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Wayne Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 149, sheet 24B, family 687, Sylvanus Walker and Rosa Bell Turner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Nov 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Nov 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41446904.

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