Edith A. Walker

Edith A. Walker (maiden name: Tanner) married Jeremiah Wilson Walker in Ross County, Ohio, on December 17, 1862. Together, they had at least thirteen children: Charles O., born September 21, 1863; Henry J., born around 1866; Sarah E., born November 7, 1868; Alice C., born October 15, 1870; Norman E., born September 9, 1872; William C., born October 18, 1874; Eliza E., born November 27, 1876; Hattie J., born January 5, 1879; Albert O., born March 13, 1881; Gertie A., born April 5, 1883; Delary D., born May 28, 1886; Edith, whose birth date is not known; and Willie H., born around March 1891. The family remained in Ross County after the war, and Jeremiah worked as a minister at the Bethel Baptist Church. Jeremiah died on July 7, 1900, due to a stroke or a heart attack. Edith eventually secured a widow's pension, and she was receiving $36 per month by the time of her death on July 4, 1914. 

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Name:Walker, Edith A.
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  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
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Person 1Person 2NumberRelation Type
Walker, Jeremiah WilsonWalker, Edith A.724626application-widow
Walker, Jeremiah WilsonWalker, Edith A.502838certificate-widow
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Death date:1914-07-14
Death place:Ohio
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Charles O.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Sarah E.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Alice C.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Norman Ellsworth
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, William C.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Eliza E.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Hattie J.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Delary D.
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Edith
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Willie H
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Henry J
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Albert O
Walker, Edith A.parent ofWalker, Gertrude
Walker, Edith A.wife ofWalker, Jeremiah Wilson
SOURCES

Pension Records for Jeremiah Wilson Walker, RG15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; United States Federal Census, 1870, 1880, 1900; 1890 Veterans Schedule for Jeremiah W. Walker; 1880 Agricultural Schedules for Jeremiah W. Walker; Marriage Record for Jeremiah W. Walker, accessed through Ancestry.com.