Genealogy for
Wiley Chambers Walker
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Wiley Chambers Walker
7/12/1863 - 12/28/1928
(Shown at age 47)
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Wiley Chambers Walker was born on July 12, 1863 somewhere in Georgia and died on December 28, 1928 somewhere in Georgia. He lived to be 65 years old.
He is buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He married Susie Brown (2/12/1970 - 4/2/1914). They had the following children:
- Newton J. Walker (1/17/1887 - 8/11/1965). He is buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with his wife, Estella L. Heard (4/12/1892 - 11/13/1916).
- Neal Walker (2/2/1890 - 7/4/1894). He is buried at Pleasant Gove.
- Roland W. Walker (3/13/1892 - 2/17/1917). Buried at Pleasant Grove.
- Waddie A. Walker (1895 - ??). She married Dee Brown and lived in Tallapoosa, GA
- Lloyd W. Walker (1897 - 1917). He is buried at Pleasant Grove.
- William Paul Walker (1900 - ??). He lived near Gadsden, AL.
- Viola Walker. She lived in Florida in 1975.
- Jewel Walker. Lived in Florida in 1975.
- Inez W. Walker (1909 - 1965). She never married and is buried at Pleasant Grove.
- Emily Walker. Her mother died when she was born in 1914.
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 | Census | 7/6/1870 | Pumpkin Town District GA (Campbell County) | 6 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 | 6/16/1880 | District 736 GA (Douglas County) | 16 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. |
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Wiley, his family, and friends. For example, Wiley is 2 years old when American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
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| 7 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 12 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 42 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
| 49 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
| 51 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
| 54 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
| 57 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
| 61 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
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| 2 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 6 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 14 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 16 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 26 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 32 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 34 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 37 |
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. |
| 37 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 38 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 39 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 40 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 41 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 43 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 43 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 43 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 49 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 50 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 51 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 60 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 60 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 61 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 63 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 64 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 65 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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| 19 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 22 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 45 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 49 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 50 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 54 |
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. |
| 56 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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| 2 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 5 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 12 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 13 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 46 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 47 |
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. |
| 64 |
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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| 46 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 51 |
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. |
| 54 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 56 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 57 |
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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Born on February 12, 1870 and died on April 2, 1914
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