Daniel Elkanah Propst
(1855-1945)
Anna Sonora Hefner
(1863-1927)
Ella Ruth Propst
(1903-1978)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edward Earl Walker

Ella Ruth Propst 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 16 June 1903, Catawba County, NC 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Edward Earl Walker on 24 December 1926 in Catawba County, NC 1 2 3
  • Died: 7 February 1978, Catawba County, NC at age 74 4
  • Buried: After 7 February 1978, Bandys Township, Catawba, NC 4
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She 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
Eller R. Walker..Daughter..26..NC
(Living with husband and 2 children at home of her widowed father.)
.

• She 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
Ella Walker..Wife..37..NC..9th grade
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

• She was buried after 7 February 1978 in the Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC.

Find A Grave Memorial #30081721
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Ella married Edward Earl Walker, son of James McDowell Walker and Dora Francis Wacaster, on 24 December 1926 in Catawba County, NC.1 2 3 (Edward Earl Walker was born on 31 July 1905 in North Carolina,2 5 6 7 8 died on 25 January 1969 in Salisbury, NC 7 8 and was buried after 25 January 1969 7 8.)

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
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Sources


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 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.

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.


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