WALKER Ira Sylvester

1873 - 1949  (75 years)

• Name	WALKER Ira Sylvester
  Born	21 Jul 1873	Sturgis(Bells Mines), Crittenden County, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jan 1949	Harrisburg, Saline County, IL
  Buried	UNKNOWN	Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Independence Township, Saline County, IL
  Person ID	I2037	Combo
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	WALKER Hugh Mack,   b. 4 Feb 1832, Livingston County, Kentucky ,   d. 26 Jun 1876, Crittenden County, Kentucky  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	HURLEY Mary Jane,   b. 4 Nov 1843, Crittenden Co., Kentucky ,   d. 19 Feb 1919, Crittenden Co., KY  (Age 75 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1865	Crittenden County, KY
  Notes	From B. J. Jerome Feb 2007: "Crittenden County, KY Marriage Records 1842-1866 and Abstracts of Wills Book 1 1842-1924" page 111: 3 Jul 1865. H.M. Walker - Mary J. Craig No return. [The date is the bond date, but there is no marriage return and apparently no license. Often the license was returned to the county clerk with the date of marriage. There is none in this case. It may have been lost, never returned by the minister or J.P. or they may have actually married in another KY county.]
  Family ID	F0736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LAMBERT Sidney,   b. 14 Aug 1875, Hardin County, IL ,   d. 27 Jan 1954, Harrisburg, Saline County, IL  (Age 78 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1898	Crittenden County, KY
  Notes	Married by C. I. Gooch with witness Sam Hughes. Jamile has a copy of marriage license and marriage certificate.
  Children	1. WALKER Lillie May,   b. 6 Jan 1899, Wheatcroft, Webster Co., KY ,   d. 25 Apr 1994, Harrisburg, Saline County, IL  (Age 95 years)   2. WALKER Charles Irwin,   b. 21 Jun 1901, Kentucky ,   d. 27 Oct 1977, Harrisburg, Saline County, IL  (Age 76 years)   3. WALKER Hugh Elbert,   b. 18 Jan 1906, Saline County, IL ,   d. 22 Aug 1978  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F0833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Left: Ira Walker and wife Sidney Lambert Walker - Right: Hurley Walker and wife Minnie Little Walker
  		Ira, Mack and Ed Walker, sons of H. M. Walker and Mary Hurley.
  		Ira S. Walker Ira S. Walker is in the lighter colored suit. We believe the others might be Walkers, also, but do not know their names.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1898 Kentucky Marriage License - Ira S. Walker and Sidney Lambert
  		Obituary for Ira S. Walker From The Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL Wednesday, January 12, 1949 Vol. 34, No. 165 Front Page
  		Transcription: Petition for Equity to sell land owned by H. M. Walker, deceased. (October 8 1886) Ten years after H. M. Walker died, his widow Mary J. Hurley Walker made a petition to the Crittenden County Circuit Court to allow the sale of the family homestead, with distribution of funds being made to the heirs of H. M. Walker. Jamile has a copy of the original court petition.
  		Transcription: Sale of Land from the Estate of Hugh M. Walker to Alex Woody (September 27 1890) This sale of land to Alex Woody specifies each heir of H. M. Walker and the amount of money to be paid to each one. Jamile has a copy of the original deed.

  
  

  Headstones

  Ira Walker and his wife Sidney Lambert Walker

  
  

• Notes

  1890 H. M. Walker's farm was sold to Alex Woody, with the proceeds distributed to his wife Mary and their six children. Starting in 1894, Ira became of age and tried to claim his funds for his portion of the farm sale. He was living in Webster County, KY at the time. Continuing through 1895, he filed a number of court papers trying to recover his inheritance. Jamile has copies of these filings. 1895 Ira was living in Webster County, KY at the time he filed an Amended Petition in Crittenden County, KY to correct a mistake made in a deed. (Jamile has a copy of the petition.) 1900 Census Ira, wife Sidney, and daughter Lillie M. KY/Crittenden/Marion During this census Ira's birthdate was listed as June 1873. (Other researchers have his birthdate listed as July 21, 1873.) 1910 Census Ira, wife Sidney, and three children IL/Saline Co/Harrisburg. 1920 Census Ira, wife Sidney, and two sons IL/Saline Co./Harrisburg. Ira is listed as a miner, and Sidney was working in a grocery store. 1949, January 12 Obituary in "The Daily Register" of Harrisburg, IL. Vol 34, No. 165, front page Ira S. Walker, 75, Dies; Rites Thursday 2 p.m. Ira S. Walker, 75, 28 North Clubb street, in Gaskins City, died of pneumonia at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrisburg hospital. His death followed a brief illness. Mr. Walker, who was the father of Charles and Hughey Walker, well known business men of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Elmer Seets of this city, was a coal miner by occupation. He and his wife, Sidney, came to Harrisburg from Sturgis, KY., his birthplace, 35 years ago. He has two brothers, Hurley Walker, Memphis, and Mack Walker, Sturgis, KY who also survive. His body was taken home today from the Gibbons funeral home, and his funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Gaskins City Baptist church. The Rev. Roy Reynolds will conduct the service, assisted by the Rev. Clayton Humphrey, and burial will be at Macedonia cemetery at Mitchellsville. Walkers Cleaners, operated by Charles Walker, will be closed Thursday because of the death and funeral of Mr. Walker's father. From Ira's grandson, Jake, in e-mail of March 20, 2007 Ira was hurt in a mine accident when he was a younger adult. He suffered a broken hip and walked with a limp the rest of his life.

  
  

• Sources

  [S01742] 1900 Census.