George William Walker

(May 1869 ~ October 01, 1924)

May 1869 – 01 October 1924

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GEORGE W. WALKER

SUCCUMBS AT GALENA

Galena, Kan., Oct. 1. — George William Walker, 85 years old, died at 1:45 o'clock this morning at his home, 808 Wood street, following a three weeks' illness from a complication of diseases.

Mr. Walker, who was born in Columbus, came to Galena with his parents in 1892. For fourteen years he served as a secret service customs officer of the United States at Manila, Philippine Islands.

In 1903 he married Miss Cristane Evangelista in a province near Manila. They returned to Galena in 1916.

During the last eight years, Walker had been employed at the Riverton plant of the Empire District Electric Company.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Lottie Walker, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Walker; a brother, Joe Walker of Joplin and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Ford of Wichita Falls, Tex.

Funeral services will be held at the family residence at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon by the Rev. M. C. Cook, pastor of the Christian church.

Burial will be in Hill Crest cemetery.

Joplin Globe,

Thursday, October 2, 1924,

Pg. 2. 2 of 10.

Joplin, Missouri

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Thanks to SUSIE Kent-Spencer #48050412 for her information:

This was my great-grandfather, his daughter; Charlotte Marie Kent, is my grandma, she is buried in the same cemetery.

Grandma told me about her dad, when I was a child. He was a member of the Secret Service, that's how he met my great-grandmother in the Phillipines, he was sent there, back when Aguinaldo was rebelling against the Phillipines, that's where he met my great-grandmother and she gave birth to my grandma at Manilla Bay in Luzon.

They later opened a cafe in Galena, KS, where my grandma helped out, that's where she met my grandpa.

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George W Walker

United States Census, 1900

name: George W Walker

titles & terms:

event: Census

event date: 1900

event place: ED 108 Columbia Barracks Headquarters 9th Calvary, Cuba, Armed Forces - Foreign Countries, United States

birth date: May 1869

birthplace: Kansas

relationship to head of household:

father's birthplace: Louisiana

mother's birthplace: Indiana

race or color (standardized): White

gender: Male

marital status: Single

years married:

estimated marriage year:

mother how many children:

number living children:

immigration year:

page: 12

sheet letter: A

family number:

reference number: 11

film number: 1241838

digital folder number: 004119088

image number: 00249

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M318-7M9), George W Walker, ED 108 Columbia Barracks Headquarters 9th Calvary, Cuba, Armed Forces - Foreign Countries, United States; citing sheet 12A, family, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241838.

Notes:

Line 11. Walker George W Corporal Galena Kansas 63 Wall St White Male May 1869 21 S Kansas Louisians Indiana Can read, write and speak English

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