Dora Francis Wacaster

Dora Francis Wacaster
(1867-1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. James McDowell Walker

Dora Francis Wacaster ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹

Born: 19 January 1867, , Lincoln County, NC ² ³ ⁴ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹
Marriage (1): James McDowell Walker on 13 September 1888 in Catawba County, NC ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Died: 22 January 1940, Bandys Township, Catawba, NC at age 73 ⁷ ¹¹
Buried: 24 January 1940 ⁷ ¹¹

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln County, NC on 16 June 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 82, Household 76
Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Dara Wacasser..3..NC

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in North Brook Township, Lincoln County, NC on June 1880. ¹⁰

1880 US Census
Sheet 349A, District 104, Roll 0970
North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Dora F. Wakester..Daughter..13..NC

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Bessemer City, NC on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 22B, District 76, Dwelling 366, Household 378
Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Home Rented
Married 11 years
Doria Walker..Wife..Jan 1867..33..NC..6/6..Cotton Mill

(Living with husband, 6 children, and sister, Minnie Wacaster.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 16, Household 74
Bandy's Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Dorah F. Walker..Wife..43..NC

(Living with husband and 9 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in West Hickory, NC on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 39, Household 23
West Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
Dora Walker..Wife..52..NC

(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Icard, NC on June 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 6, Household 1, Roll 1677
Icard, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Dora F. Walker..Wife..64..NC

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 19 Jan 1867, then her age should have been 63 instead of 64.
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• She was buried on 24 January 1940 in the Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Morganton, NC.

Find A Grave Memorial #18794868
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Dora married James McDowell Walker, son of Peter Walker and Eliza Keller, on 13 September 1888 in Catawba County, NC.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ (James McDowell Walker was born on 21 June 1860 in Burke County, NC,¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ¹² died on 3 May 1938 in Hickory, NC ⁶ ¹² and was buried on 5 May 1938 in Morganton, NC ⁶ ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Bessemer City, NC on 13 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 22B, District 76, Dwelling 366, Household 378
Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Home Rented
Married 11 years
James Walker..Head..Jun 1863..36..NC..Cotton Mill Carder
Doria Walker..Wife..Jan 1867..33..NC..6/6..Cotton Mill
Walter Walker..Son..Jan 1890..10..NC
John Walker..Son..Apr 1892..8..NC
Manley Walker..Son..Nov 1893..6..NC
Bertha Walker..Daughter..Dec 1895..4..NC
Albert Walker..Son..Dec 1898..1..NC
Charley Walker..Son..May 1900..1m..NC
Minnie Wokehester..Sister-in-law..Aug 1884..15..NC..Cotton Mill
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Bandys Township, Catawba, NC on April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 16, Household 74
Bandy's Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
James M. Walker..Head..49..NC
Dorah F. Walker..Wife..43..NC
Walter W. Walker..Son..20..NC
John J. Walker..Son..18..NC
M. M. Walker..Son..17..NC
Bertha B. Walker..Daughter..14..NC
Albert A. Walker..Son..12..NC
Daniel D. Walker..Son..10..NC
Gracie G. Walker..Daughter..8..NC
Eddie E. Walker..Son..5..NC
Roosvelt R. Walker..Son..2..NC
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in West Hickory, NC on January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 39, Household 23
West Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
J. M. Walker..Head..59..NC
Dora Walker..Wife..52..NC
Albert Walker..Son..23..NC
Roy Walker..Son..13..NC
Grace Walker..Daughter..17..NC
Eddie Walker..Son..15..NC
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Icard, NC on June 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 6, Household 1, Roll 1677
Icard, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
James M. Walker..Head..69..NC
Dora F. Walker..Wife..64..NC
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1 "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch.com (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675514 : accessed 20 Jul 2014), Name: James M. Walker; Event Date: 13 Sep 1888; Event Place: Catawba Co., North Carolina.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 22B, dwelling 366, family 378, James McDowell Walker and Dora Francis Wacaster; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 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.

4 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.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Icard, Burke County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0006, sheet 1A, family 1, James McDowell Walker and Dora Francis Wacaster; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1677.

6 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 20 Jul 2014), Name: James Mcdowell Walker; Event Date: 03 May 1938; Event Place: Hickory, Burke Co., N.C.

7 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 20 Jul 2014), Name: Dora Francis Walker; Event Date: 22 Jan 1940; Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina.

8 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).

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Lauren Hill Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, p. 10, dwelling 82, family 76, George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

10 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 104, p. 349A, George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0970.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jul 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18794868.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 20 Jul 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18794864.

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