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Josephine “Josie” <I>Evans</I> Walker

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Josephine “Josie” Evans Walker

Birth
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Death
12 Jul 1940 (aged 78)
Portland, Washington County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section H plot 112 grave # 4 west 1/2
Memorial ID
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On March 22, 1877, my 3rd Great Grandparents Elias and Josephine were married in Drywood, Bourbon County, Kansas where my 2nd Great Grandfather John Franklin Walker was born. Josephine's mother Josephine (Hoyt) Colbert was wrongly transcribed as Mary Colbert due to misreading her signature, Mrs. Colbert (she was married to Mason Colbert) as Mary Colbert. It made me think that my 4th Great Grandmother was Mary Colbert for seven years until somebody showed me the truth.
There is a marriage record of Matthew and Josephine Hoyt married December 28, 1849 in Bartholomew County, Indiana where Josephine's parents Rodney and Prudence (Jones) Hoyt lived at the time and Matthew's father Theophilus and Rosannah (Serbel) Evans used to live.

Suggested edit:
Confirmation of death year 1940 not 1960:

Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968
Name: Josephine Walker
[Josephine Evans]
Gender: Female
Age: 75
Birth Date: 1865
Birth Place: Illinois
Death Date: 12 Jul 1940
Death Place: Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA
Father: Evans
Certificate Number: 2318
Burial: Rose City
Contributor: janicet (47361005) •
There is an 1850 Census record of Matthew and Josephine living in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Josephine's parents, Rodney and Prudence with their children were living in the same county at the time

There is an 1870 Census record of Mason and Josephine Colbert living in Allen Grove, Mason, Illinois with children - Frederick Colbert 4/12, Melvin Evans 18, Willard Evans 16, Charles 11, Mountford Evans 9, George Evans 8, Josie Evans 6.
Therefore, I am 100 percent sure that Matthew Evans and Josephine Hoyt were my 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine Evans' parents.

Washington Co, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name: Josephine Evans
Gender: Female
Spouse: Elias A. Walker
Child: Mae Allen

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Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
Name: Josephine Evans
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Birth Date: abt 1863
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1877
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Elias Walker
Contributor: janicet (47361005) •

Suggested edit:
Josephine is buried next to Elias at Rose City cemetery. Section H plot 112 grave # 4 west 1/2
Contributor: DME (47314021)

Suggested edit:
Please remove all information listing Mason Colbert as my 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine (Evans) Walker's father.
My 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine Evans was the daughter of Matthew Evans and Josephine Hoyt.
The problem is that people have been mixing up my 3rd Great Grandmother with her younger maternal half sister Josephine Colbert who was Mason Colbert's daughter.
My 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine was in the Mason household recorded as Josie Evans in 1870 US Census.
In the 1880 US Census, she was with my 3rd Great Grandfather Elias Walker.

There is even marriage record of my 3rd Great Grandmother being married to Elias Walker in Bourbon County, Kansas with the name Josephine Evans at the age of 14.
for some reason, Josephine's mother Josephine (Hoyt) Colbert signed her name, Mrs. Colbert and then it got transcribed as Mary Colbert.
Contributor: (48302889) • [email protected]
Edit recommendation:
On March 22, 1877, my 3rd Great Grandparents Elias and Josephine were married in Drywood, Bourbon County, Kansas where my 2nd Great Grandfather John Franklin Walker was born. Josephine's mother Josephine (Hoyt) Colbert was wrongly transcribed as Mary Colbert due to misreading her signature, Mrs. Colbert (she was married to Mason Colbert) as Mary Colbert. It made me think that my 4th Great Grandmother was Mary Colbert for seven years until somebody showed me the truth.
There is a marriage record of Matthew and Josephine Hoyt married December 28, 1849 in Bartholomew County, Indiana where Josephine's parents Rodney and Prudence (Jones) Hoyt lived at the time and Matthew's father Theophilus and Rosannah (Serbel) Evans used to live.

Suggested edit:
Confirmation of death year 1940 not 1960:

Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968
Name: Josephine Walker
[Josephine Evans]
Gender: Female
Age: 75
Birth Date: 1865
Birth Place: Illinois
Death Date: 12 Jul 1940
Death Place: Portland, Washington, Oregon, USA
Father: Evans
Certificate Number: 2318
Burial: Rose City
Contributor: janicet (47361005) •
There is an 1850 Census record of Matthew and Josephine living in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Josephine's parents, Rodney and Prudence with their children were living in the same county at the time

There is an 1870 Census record of Mason and Josephine Colbert living in Allen Grove, Mason, Illinois with children - Frederick Colbert 4/12, Melvin Evans 18, Willard Evans 16, Charles 11, Mountford Evans 9, George Evans 8, Josie Evans 6.
Therefore, I am 100 percent sure that Matthew Evans and Josephine Hoyt were my 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine Evans' parents.

Washington Co, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
Name: Josephine Evans
Gender: Female
Spouse: Elias A. Walker
Child: Mae Allen

Suggested edit:
Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
Name: Josephine Evans
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Birth Date: abt 1863
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1877
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Elias Walker
Contributor: janicet (47361005) •

Suggested edit:
Josephine is buried next to Elias at Rose City cemetery. Section H plot 112 grave # 4 west 1/2
Contributor: DME (47314021)

Suggested edit:
Please remove all information listing Mason Colbert as my 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine (Evans) Walker's father.
My 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine Evans was the daughter of Matthew Evans and Josephine Hoyt.
The problem is that people have been mixing up my 3rd Great Grandmother with her younger maternal half sister Josephine Colbert who was Mason Colbert's daughter.
My 3rd Great Grandmother Josephine was in the Mason household recorded as Josie Evans in 1870 US Census.
In the 1880 US Census, she was with my 3rd Great Grandfather Elias Walker.

There is even marriage record of my 3rd Great Grandmother being married to Elias Walker in Bourbon County, Kansas with the name Josephine Evans at the age of 14.
for some reason, Josephine's mother Josephine (Hoyt) Colbert signed her name, Mrs. Colbert and then it got transcribed as Mary Colbert.
Contributor: (48302889) • [email protected]


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  • Created by: Robert Abney
  • Added: Jun 4, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210864996/josephine-walker: accessed ), memorial page for Josephine “Josie” Evans Walker (17 Feb 1862–12 Jul 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210864996, citing Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Robert Abney (contributor 48473675).