Genealogy for
William Pickney Walker
About William Pickney Walker |
 William Pickney Walker 11/14/1855 - 4/28/1931 (Shown at age 55)
| William Pickney Walker was born on November 14, 1855 in Randolph, Alabama and died on April 28, 1931 in Cambell, Georgia. He lived to be 75 years old.
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 | Census | 7/6/1870 | Pumpkin Town District GA (Campbell County) | 14 yrs old | Recorded as family #572: Chambless Walker (age 45),
Nancy (age 38),
Jeremiah (18),
Cally (16),
Wm P (14),
Jas (12),
Almede (10),
Wylie (7), and
Lou Walker (age 5). Chambless is a farmer and his sons help work the farm. All were born in GA. Chambless estimates the value of his real estate to be $300. Chambless and Nancy cannot read or write. Two of the children, Jas and Almede, have been attending school.
Lou Walker 47
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 | Census | 6/7/1880 | Benson AL (Chilton County) | 24 yrs old | Dwelling #77, Family #77: William Walker (age 69), Margaret (daughter, age 30), William (son, 28), Sarah (daughter, 25), Molly (daughter, 23), and Samuel (son, age 20). The family is working the family farm. William (senior) is widdowed and the children are single. All of the children were born in AL as were their parents. William (senior) was born in AL, his father in NC, and his mother in AL. They cannot read or write.
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 | Census | 6/16/1880 | District 736 GA (Douglas County) | 24 yrs old | Recorded as family #26: Chambers Walker (age 52),
Nancy (wife, age 49),
Willis (son, age 23),
Almeda (daughter, 20),
Wylie (son, 16),
Ana (daughter, 14), and
Jesus Timons (brother-in-law, age 55).
Chambers is a farmer and his sons and brother-in-law help with the family farm. Almeda and Ana have been attending school. All were born in GA. |
 | Census | 6/18/1900 | Chapel Hill GA (Douglas County) | 44 yrs old | Recorded as Dwelling #460, Family #461: William Walker (age 49, born Nov 1850),
Isabella (wife, age 37, born Jan 1863),
Benjamin (son, age 18, born Feb 1882),
Claudia (daughter, age 16, born Nov 1883),
Henry (son, age 14, born Feb 1886),
William (son, 2 months old, born Mar 1889), and James Tunce (servant, single black male, age 22, born Aug 1877). William and Isabella have been married 19 years. Isabella has given birth to four children and all are currently living. William was born in Alabama, his father in NC and mother in SC. Isabella was born in GA, her father in GA and her mother in SC. William is renting the farm where they live. William (Sr.), Benjamin, and Claudia can read and write. Claudia has been attending school. |
 | Census | 5/6/1910 | Chapel Hill GA (Douglas County) | 54 yrs old | Recorded as Dwelling #136, Family #137: Benj Walker (age 28),
Viola (wife, age 28) and Wyley (son, age 3). Viola has given birth to one child and he is still living. Ben and Viola have been married seven years. All were born in GA as were their parents. English is their native language and both adults can read and write. Ben is a farmer working a general farm that they rent.
The family of William Walker (age 55) is recorded on the same census page. William has his son and daughter-in-law living with him: Jeffie (son, age 19) and Effie (daughter-in-law, age 18). Jeffie and Effie have been married for 2 years and have no children. William's wife is deceased. Effie and Jeffie say they and their parents were born in GA. William says he was born in GA and his parents in SC. William Dunn (black male, age 13) appears to be living with them.
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 | Other | 4/28/1931 | GA | 75 yrs old | Date of death obtained from the Bible of Effie Brock Walker. |
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Age | Date | Event |
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1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
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1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
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1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
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1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
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1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
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1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
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1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
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1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
62 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
65 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
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1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
22 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
24 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
34 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
40 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
45 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
46 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
48 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
51 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
51 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
51 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
57 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
59 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
68 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
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1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
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1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
Age | Date | Event |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
30 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
53 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
57 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
58 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
62 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
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1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
Age | Date | Event |
54 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
59 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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Marriages
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 | Isabella Akin Born on January 19, 1863 and died on September 14, 1909. They were married 3/20/1881.
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|  |  | Mary Pritchard Born on October 1, 1888 and died on October 7, 1967. They were married 4/28/1912.
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The Children of William Pickney Walker
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 23 years old
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Benjamin Chambers Walker Sr. Born in Douglas County, Georgia on February 24, 1882 and died in an unknown location on January 29, 1955. He was 72 years old.
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 25 years old
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Claudie Vivana Walker Born somewhere in Georgia on November 9, 1883 and died in Fulton County, Georgia on August 10, 1945. She was 61 years old.
She married Thomas Walker Hollis (8/25/1885-3/10/1967) on 5/29/1908 in Douglas County, GA. Her husband died in Douglasville (Douglas County), GA. Their children:
- Raymoth Isabella ...
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 22 years old
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Henry Cleveland Walker Born somewhere in Georgia on February 14, 1886 and died somewhere in Georgia on August 28, 1968. He was 82 years old.
He married Georgia Diggs (5/18/1879-10/6/1960) on April 19, 1905.
Their children included several who died young. The following children lived to adulthood:
- Bessie Walker Privett...
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 19 years old
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William Jefferson Walker Born somewhere in Georgia on March 15, 1891 and died somewhere in Georgia on July 29, 1929. He was 38 years old.
He married Effie Brock (10/3/1891-10/27/1969) on January 12, 1908. He committed suicide. They had no children....
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Lizzie Bell Walker Born somewhere in Georgia about 1913 and died somewhere in Georgia about 1991. She was about 78 years old.
She married Charles Leach....
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Agnes Lucille Walker Born somewhere in Georgia about 1915 and died somewhere in Georgia about 1986. She was about 71 years old.
She married Curtis Suddeth....
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Annie Lee Walker Born somewhere in Georgia about 1917 and died somewhere in Georgia about 1980. She was about 63 years old.
She married William Ford Amos....
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