James Young WalkerAge: 76 years1862–1939
- Name
- James Young Walker
- Given names
- James Young
- Surname
- Walker
 Birth | February 6, 1862 29 31 |
 Birth of a brother | William Simpson Walker March 7, 1865 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 sister | Mary White Walker April 19, 1867 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 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 4 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 6 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bettie Walker February 14, 1873 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson September 14, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 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 18 years) |
 Marriage | Louvernia Lowery — View this family about 1884 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elijah Munroe Walker October 14, 1884 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Ellen Walker April 27, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Henry Clay Walker September 7, 1889 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Simpson Walker February 11, 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Annie May Walker February 17, 1892 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Clyde Walker June 15, 1894 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary White Walker October 23, 1894 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Lee Walker April 13, 1897 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 son #7 | John Y Walker about 1902 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William W Walker about 1905 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Lou Madeline Walker September 21, 1907 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Ruby Adeline Walker May 21, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | John Monroe Beaty Walker December 20, 1910 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Adaline Frost January 2, 1911 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elijah Frost “Lige” Walker July 21, 1914 (Age 52 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Elijah Frost “Lige” Walker July 22, 1914 (Age 52 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Amelia Ann “Millie” Walker June 22, 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a son | John Y Walker June 24, 1916 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Elouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker April 14, 1937 (Age 75 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Elouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker April 15, 1937 (Age 75 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Frost Family Cemetery |
 Death | February 4, 1939 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gavilan Hill Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Monroe Beaty Walker Birth: April 14, 1832 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1910 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Adaline Frost Birth: November 17, 1830 32 29 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1911 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1854 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Amelia Ann “Millie” Walker Birth: November 27, 1854 22 24 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: June 22, 1915 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Elouisa Jane “Eliza” Walker Birth: October 16, 1856 24 25 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1937 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Elijah Frost “Lige” Walker Birth: March 4, 1859 26 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 21, 1914 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Rhoda Emily Walker Birth: November 28, 1860 28 30 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1942 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months himself |
James Young Walker Birth: February 6, 1862 29 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1939 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Simpson Walker Birth: March 7, 1865 32 34 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 1892 — Granby City, Newton, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary White Walker Birth: April 19, 1867 35 36 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1894 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Bettie Walker Birth: February 14, 1873 40 42 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1944 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Louvernia Lowery |
| himself |
James Young Walker Birth: February 6, 1862 29 31 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1939 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
| wife |
Louvernia Lowery Birth: August 3, 1866 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 12, 1949 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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Marriage: about 1884 — |
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9 months son |
Elijah Munroe Walker Birth: October 14, 1884 22 18 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1964 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Ellen Walker Birth: April 27, 1887 25 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1986 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Henry Clay Walker Birth: September 7, 1889 27 23 — Washington, United States Death: June 8, 1990 — California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Annie May Walker Birth: February 17, 1892 30 25 — Washington, United States Death: November 15, 1973 |
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2 years son |
James Clyde Walker Birth: June 15, 1894 32 27 — Washington, United States Death: December 14, 1972 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Charles Lee Walker Birth: April 13, 1897 35 30 — Rossland, West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada Death: December 8, 1963 — Tulare, California, United States |
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6 years son |
John Y Walker Birth: about 1902 39 35 — Montana, United States Death: June 24, 1916 — Fresno, California, United States |
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4 years son |
William W Walker Birth: about 1905 42 38 — California, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Lou Madeline Walker Birth: September 21, 1907 45 41 — San Mateo, California, United States Death: December 5, 2005 |
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3 years daughter |
Ruby Adeline Walker Birth: May 21, 1910 48 43 — Santa Clara, California, United States Death: December 18, 1988 — San Martin, Santa Clara, California, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household
District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Monroe Beaty Walker - Household
District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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