The Shemwell Family

Elijah Frost “Lige” WalkerAge: 55 years18591914

Name
Elijah Frost “Lige” Walker
Given names
Elijah Frost
Surname
Walker
Nickname
Lige
Birth March 4, 1859 26 28
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census June 26, 1860 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterRhoda Emily Walker
November 28, 1860 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Young Walker
February 6, 1862 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Simpson Walker
March 7, 1865 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a sisterMary White Walker
April 19, 1867 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census June 20, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterBettie Walker
February 14, 1873 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson
September 14, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 21 years)
MarriageEmma May DunbarView this family
about 1886 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#1
John Jay Walker
July 18, 1886 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Earl “Dutch” Walker
August 12, 1889 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Lee Young Walker
July 6, 1891 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Simpson Walker
February 11, 1892 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Gladys Ione Walker
August 30, 1893 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterMary White Walker
October 23, 1894 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Kenneth L Walker
June 27, 1895 (Age 36 years)
Death of a daughterGladys Ione Walker
November 1, 1895 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonKenneth L Walker
November 4, 1895 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Doris May Walker
September 7, 1896 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mary Edna Walker
September 20, 1899 (Age 40 years)
Death of a daughterMary Edna Walker
November 15, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Cecil Fay Walker
November 9, 1901 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Maude Walker
December 21, 1904 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Abbical Frost “Abbie” Walker
November 20, 1906 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Robin Elijah Walker
about 1910 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Monroe Beaty Walker
December 20, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherMary Adaline Frost
January 2, 1911 (Age 51 years)
Death July 21, 1914 (Age 55 years)
Burial July 22, 1914 (1 day after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1854White, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
2 years
himself
21 months
younger sister
14 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
William Simpson Walker
Birth: March 7, 1865 32 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1892Granby City, Newton, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary White Walker
Birth: April 19, 1867 35 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1894Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Bettie Walker
Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1944Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Family with Emma May Dunbar - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1886
7 months
son
John Jay Walker
Birth: July 18, 1886 27 18Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 12, 1959Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
William Earl “Dutch” Walker
Birth: August 12, 1889 30 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 12, 1961Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
son
Lee Young Walker
Birth: July 6, 1891 32 23Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 16, 1952Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Gladys Ione Walker
Birth: August 30, 1893 34 26Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1, 1895Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Kenneth L Walker
Birth: June 27, 1895 36 27Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 4, 1895Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
14 months
daughter
Doris May Walker
Birth: September 7, 1896 37 29Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 22, 1972Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Edna Walker
Birth: September 20, 1899 40 32Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 15, 1900Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Cecil Fay Walker
Birth: November 9, 1901 42 34Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 3, 1973Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Maude Walker
Birth: December 21, 1904 45 37Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 9, 1974Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
daughter
Abbical Frost “Abbie” Walker
Birth: November 20, 1906 47 39Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1980Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
son
Robin Elijah Walker
Birth: about 1910 50 42Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 9, 1977Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John M B Walkerhead28MFarmer550440TN
Mary A Walkerwife29FHouse KeeperTN
Emelia Walkerdaughter5FTN
Elouisa J Walkerdaughter3FTN
Elijah F Walkerson2MTN
John F Greer75MFarmerVA

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Walker, John M Bhead38MWFarmer + black smith15001500TN/
Walker, Mary Awife39FWKeeping houseTN
Walker, Emilia Adaughter15FWhelp at homeTN/
Walker, Elouisa Jdaughter13FWat homeTN/
Walker, Elijah Fson12MWat homeTN/
Walker, Rhoda Edaughter9FWat homeTN/
Walker, James Yson7MWat homeTN
Walker, William Sson5MWat homeTN
Walker, Mary Wdaughter3FWat homeTN
Loyd, Mary B26FWhouse helpTNN/
Frost, Emilia Lmother-in-law69FWmidwife1500TN
Van Winkle, James C20MWfarm laborerTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household

District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Walker, JohnWM48headMBlacksmithTNTNTN
Walker, MaryWF49wifeMKeeping houseTNTNTN
Walker, EmiliaWF25daughterSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, LouisaWF24daughterSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, ElijahWM22sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, JamesWM18sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, WilliamWM15sonSAt homeTNTNTN
Walker, MaryWF13daughterSAt homeNTNTNTN
Walker, ElizabethWF7daughterSAt homeNTNTNTN
Loyel, MaryWF35servantSservantNTNTNTN