Name: Bartlett Yancy WALKER
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Birth: 31 Oct 1819 Surry Co., North Carolina
Death: 19 Mar 1912 Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho
Burial: Greenbay
Cemetery, Van Wert, Iowa?
Occupation: Homesteaded Nr. Van Wert, Iowa
Father: William WALKER
Mother: Catherine KIMBREL
Robert WALKER Esq. (Abt 1717/20 - bef Aug 1786) &
Unknown
Robert WALKER Jr.
(1 Sep 1748 - ) & Mary JONES (1 Nov 1758 - 9 Jun 1853)
William
WALKER* (27 Mar 1790 - Jun 1855) & Catharine KIMBREL (abt 1790 - 13 Aug
1835)
Bartlett Yancy WALKER (31 Oct 1819
– 19 Mar 1912) & Frances Nixon MAXEY (7 Apr 1827 - 1891)
Cyrus
WALKER* (7 Jan 1847 - Sep 1926) & Laura Etta MYERS (4 Jul 1853 - 28 May
1902)
Everett Elmer WALKER (6 Feb 1882 - 1948) & Linnie Ellen MACHLAN (30
Sep 1884 - 7 May 1974)
Elsie Maureen WALKER
(20 Nov 1903 - 12 Mar 1983) & Leo Newton COFFEY (1901 - 1998)
Fred Coffey
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Misc. Notes
Following notes from Geraldine Walker Wooley Binning -
Our
Great-Grandad Bartlett Yancy Walker homesteaded a mile East of Van Wert. There are no buildings there now. He went by his initials, "B.Y.".
His son
Cyrus Walker was our dad's father.
Cruiso Walker is buried in Leon cemetery - no family that I know
of. Hansford Walker went west and was
never heard from again.
Malinda
Walker Downey was his only girl. We
visited her grand daughter this summer (1983), at Hawthorne California, when
Alma, Mary, Bert & I visited our sister Florence - this was the first time
we ever saw her.
Found
“Thumbnail Bios” on the Decatur County rootsweb site, with the following
extracted from
Down One Hundred Years by L. Dale Ahern
This is a
book no longer in publication. It may be found in several libraries, most
likely in their reference room. The first part of his book are facts and
stories, most of locations. The second are short informational biographies.
Key to
Abbreviations: b. born; p. parents; w. wife; c. children; o. occupation; ch.
church; 1. lodges; d. died.
“WALKER, B.
T. - b. 1819; p. William and Katherine; c. to D. c. 1857: w. Francis Maxey; c.
Malinda, Cyrus, W. H., W. C., Albert, Frances: o. farmer; ch. Methodist”
This is
clearly our "B.Y." Walker. The only name I can't identify is
"Albert"?
(DECATUR COUNTY - FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP MAPS)
shows
Walker,
B.Y.-Section 7-Farmer-Surry Co., NC-l857-Patriot
Walker,
Cyrus-Section l7-Farmer-Knox Co., IL-l857-Patriot
with legend
of “Reference: Name-Residence-Business-Nativity-Came To State-Post Office
Address:” I read this as “B.Y.” settled in “Section 7”, was born in Surry Co.,
NC, and moved to Iowa in 1857. His son, Cyrus, came to Iowa at the same time.
1850 CENSUS, KNOX CO., ILL:
Bartlett is
found living near his father-in-law, Robert Maxey (see Robert’s notes).
His age is
31, and he lists his occupation as “Horticultural” (? an educated farmer?) and
was born in North Carolina. His wife Frances is 22, born in Virginia. Living at
home are 3 children: Elizabeth age 4, Cyrus age 2, and Washington age 5 months.
(My original source, Aunt Geraldine, did not name “Elizabeth” – but think
her name was "Elizabeth Malinda".) Cyrus and Washington are a perfect
fit to Geraldine's data.) All the children were born in Illinois.
1855 ILLINOIS CENSUS, KNOX COUNTY,
ORANGE TWP:
Bartlet Y
Walker is living next door to his brother-in-law, Richard A Maxey. They have
three boys under 10 (Cyrus, Washington Hansford, & William Cruso), one male
20-30 (probably his brother Richard, or maybe a hired hand?), one male 30-40
(B.Y.), one female under 10 (Elizabeth), and one female 20-30 (Frances). Two
men are in the militia. They have livestock worth $315.
1859 BIRTH AND DEATH OF DAUGHTER
FRANCES R:
“Find a
Grave” shows daughter Frances R buried near her parents in Green Bay
Cemetery, Clarke County, IA. (Photo
shows marker is badly eroded, hard to make out age at death – reporter’s
best guess was “3 mo 26 days”? If correct, that would have her born 15 May
1859?) The 1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedules report she died of
“Inflammation of the brain” (encephalitis) after an illness of 4 months.
1860 CENSUS, IOWA, DECATUR COUNTY,
FRANKLIN TWP:
Bartlett Y.
is age 40, a farmer, with real estate worth $3600 and other personal estate
worth $600. He was born in North Carolina. Wife Frances is age 36, born in
Virginia. At home are Elizabeth age 15, Cyrus age 14, Washington age 10,
William C. age 7, and Claiborn A. age 4. Also in the household is Bartlett's
brother, Richard B. Walker, age 31, occupation house joiner, born in North
Carolina. And they have a farm laborer, Joseph Ray, age 20, born in Illinois.
1863 CIVIL WAR DRAFT REGISTRATION:
In June 1863
Bartlett Y Walker, age 43, registered for the draft in Franklin, Decatur, IA
1870 CENSUS, DECATUR CO., FRANKLIN
TWP., IOWA:
Although he
got indexed as “Bartletz”, the census taker meant “Bartlet Y”. He is age 50, a
farmer, with real estate worth $7750 and other property worth $1916, born in
North Carolina. His wife Frances is age 38 (obviously she ages slowly!) born in
Virginia. Children are Cyras (age 22, worth $325), Washington (20), William C.
(18), and Claborn A. (15). All the boys are listed as Farm Laborers, but the
youngest two have been attending school as well.
1880 CENSUS, DECATUR COUNTY,
FRANKLIN TWP., IA:
Bartlet
(sic) Y Walker, age 60. Farmer, was born in NC. His father was born in NC, and
his mother in Virginia. His wife Frances is age 52, and she and her parents
were all born in Virginia.
Their farm
is adjacent to that of his son Claborn and wife Mary. They also live near
Robert Maxey, who is probably related to Bartlett’s wife Frances (Maxey).
1885 IOWA
CENSUS, DECATUR COUNTY
B. Y. and Francis are living next door to son Cyrus.
1900 CENSUS, DECATUR COUNTY, LONG
CREEK (VAN WERT), IA:
B. Y. Walker
is found along with his second wife M (Melissa). He was born October 1819, is
age 80. He and his parents were born in NC. He can read, write, and speak
English. He owns his property, has no mortgage, and it is a farm. His (second)
wife was born April 1836, she has had 3 children and they are still living. She
was born in Ohio.
1905 IOWA CENSUS, DECATUR COUNTY:
B. Y. and
Melissa are present (no additional info).
1910 CENSUS, IDAHO, WASHINGTON
COUNTY, WEISER:
This was a
revelation, never knew he had been in Idaho! Bartlett Y. Walker is age 90, has
been married twice, and is living with his son Cyrus and Cyrus' second wife
Adelia. See notes with Cyrus. NOTE:
His second wife, Melissa Walker, age 75, is living with HER son, Walter
Bassett, in Somerset, Mercer, MO.
IDAHO DEATH INDEX:
Certificate Number is 001740. He was born 10/31/1819 and died 3/19/1912 in the City of Weiser, County of Washington, Idaho.
FIND-A-GRAVE:
B. Y. Walker
and wife Frances are buried in Green Bay Cemetery, Clarke County, Iowa. Marker
photo online. “Frances R Daughter B.Y. & F Walker” is buried in same
cemetery.
Marriage #1: 20 Feb 1845 Knox Co., IL
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Spouse: Frances
Nixon MAXEY
Birth: 7 Apr 1827 Virginia
Death: 19 Apr 1891 Van Wert, Decatur Co., IA
Burial: Greenbay
Cemetery, Van Wert, Iowa
Father: Robert Taylor MAXEY
(1800-1875)
Mother: Ridley R NIXON (1800-1848)
Misc. Notes
Bartlett Yancy WALKER (31 Oct 1819 – 19 Mar 1912)
& Frances Nixon MAXEY (7 Apr 1827 - 19 Apr 1891)
Elizabeth Malinda
WALKER (1846 - )
Cyrus WALKER* (7
Jan 1847 - Sep 1926) & Delia BUTTS
Cyrus WALKER*
(7 Jan 1847 - Sep 1926) & Laura Etta MYERS (4 Jul 1853 - 28 May 1902)
Washington
Hansford WALKER (abt Dec 1849 - ) & Mary Agnes CORBETT (Sep 1860 - )
William Cruso
WALKER (1853 - ) & Ida (abt 1857 - )
Claborn WALKER
(Feb 1856 - ) & Mary A EASTER (abt 1862 - )
Frances Rozella
WALKER (b: 15 May 1859 – d: 10 Sep 1859)
Marriage #2: 14 Dec 1893 Decatur Co., IA
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Spouse: Melissa
DURHAM
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Birth: 15 Apr 1836 Ohio
Death: 26 May 1912 Mercer Co., MO
Burial: Meek Cemetery, Decatur Co., IA
Misc. Notes
(From Mercer Co. Newspaper)
OBITUARY
“Mrs Malissa Walker 76 years of age and mother of Walter
Bassett, a prominent farmer of Somersett township decided late last Sunday
evening at the son's home four miles north of Ravanna, by jumping into a
cistern.
From the meager details of the grewsome tragedy obtainable
by telephone we learn that Mrs Walker had appeared in her usual health that
day, coming down to breakfast in apparently good spirits. She refused however to eat any dinner and
remained in her room all afternoon.
About five o'clock neighbors came
to the Bassett home and called the family's attention to the fact that the trap
door to their cistern was standing open.
About the same time it was discovered that Mrs Walker had
disappeared. Rushing to the well the
family were horror striken to see the hair of the aged lady floating about on the water, which it
later developed was just deep enough to reach the woman's forehead.
Mrs Walker was rescued from the well in all haste and every
effort made to resuscitate her without avail. Undertaker O A Moore of Princeton
was telephoned to take charge of the body, which will be taken to Decatur
county, Iowa for burial.”
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