Willie Gertrude Stewart was the third daughter of William Riley Stewart and Buriss Eveline Electra Fowler. She grew up in Cottle County, Texas, where her father was a farmer.
In 1917, she married Edwin Henry Waltke in Dallas, Texas. By the 1920 Census, Willie and Edwin were living in Los Angeles, California, where Edwin was working as a department manager for a wholesale dry good company. They welcomed three children to the family: Joanne in 1918, Edwin Jr. in 1920, and Doris Adele in 1923.
By 1930, They were still living in Los Angeles, but now Edwin was a wholesale dry good merchant "working on his own account" meaning he likely had his own business. The 1940 Census shows them living in their own home in Los Angeles. Edwin was still running his own business in 1950 – listed as a proprietor selling wholesale textiles.
Willie and Edwin continued to live in Los Angeles County after their retirement.
In 1917, she married Edwin Henry Waltke in Dallas, Texas. By the 1920 Census, Willie and Edwin were living in Los Angeles, California, where Edwin was working as a department manager for a wholesale dry good company. They welcomed three children to the family: Joanne in 1918, Edwin Jr. in 1920, and Doris Adele in 1923.
By 1930, They were still living in Los Angeles, but now Edwin was a wholesale dry good merchant "working on his own account" meaning he likely had his own business. The 1940 Census shows them living in their own home in Los Angeles. Edwin was still running his own business in 1950 – listed as a proprietor selling wholesale textiles.
Willie and Edwin continued to live in Los Angeles County after their retirement.
Willie Gertrude Stewart was the third daughter of William Riley Stewart and Buriss Eveline Electra Fowler. She grew up in Cottle County, Texas, where her father was a farmer.
In 1917, she married Edwin Henry Waltke in Dallas, Texas. By the 1920 Census, Willie and Edwin were living in Los Angeles, California, where Edwin was working as a department manager for a wholesale dry good company. They welcomed three children to the family: Joanne in 1918, Edwin Jr. in 1920, and Doris Adele in 1923.
By 1930, They were still living in Los Angeles, but now Edwin was a wholesale dry good merchant "working on his own account" meaning he likely had his own business. The 1940 Census shows them living in their own home in Los Angeles. Edwin was still running his own business in 1950 – listed as a proprietor selling wholesale textiles.
Willie and Edwin continued to live in Los Angeles County after their retirement.
In 1917, she married Edwin Henry Waltke in Dallas, Texas. By the 1920 Census, Willie and Edwin were living in Los Angeles, California, where Edwin was working as a department manager for a wholesale dry good company. They welcomed three children to the family: Joanne in 1918, Edwin Jr. in 1920, and Doris Adele in 1923.
By 1930, They were still living in Los Angeles, but now Edwin was a wholesale dry good merchant "working on his own account" meaning he likely had his own business. The 1940 Census shows them living in their own home in Los Angeles. Edwin was still running his own business in 1950 – listed as a proprietor selling wholesale textiles.
Willie and Edwin continued to live in Los Angeles County after their retirement.
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