Anderson Walker, Sr.

Birth Date: 1867 Date of Death: June 5, 1921 Mother: Martha Walker (according to census), Lucendia Pryer (according to death certificate but there is no record of her existence) Father: King Walker I Siblings: King Walker II, Eli Walker, Benjamin Walker, Mariah Walker, Jerry Walker, Leonora Walker, Celless Walker, Alice Walker, Queen Walker, Babe Walker, Johnnie Walker Children: Earnest Thomas Walker I, Anderson Walker, Jr., Julia May Walker, Ida Belle Walker and Hazel Louise Walker Spouse: Elnora Wiggins Nickname:

Burial: Porterdale Cemetery Columbus Muscogee County Georgia, USA

This history was provided by Hazel Louise Walker Byrd. She was 91 years old at the time this information was gathered.

Elnora Wiggins' father, Lewis Wiggins, called her while she was teaching school in Cussetta, GA and told her that a friend of his needed a wife. Her father then took her to marry this man whose name was Anderson Walker. Elnora and Anderson had six children: Anderson Walker, Earnest Thomas Walker (was a twin, but the twin died at birth), Julia May Walker, Ida Bell Walker, and Hazel Louise Walker.

King Walker II, Elnora's brother-in-law, would bring bushels of peas and butterbeans to help Elnora with her children. King was a farmer in Chattahoochee county, possibly a sharecropper.

Louella Elizabeth Shipp lived next door to Elnora Walker, which would explain how Louella met her future husband, Earnest Thomas Walker.

Anderson Walker died when Hazel was two years old. He had a stroke while working at the brick yard according to Hazel which matches his death certificate.

1880 United States Federal Census
about Anderson Walker

Marriage Certificate

"Eugene Walker" is likely Anderson Walker Jr. "Earnestine Walker" is likely Earnest Thomas Walker I.

1920 United States Federal Census
about Andrew Walker

Andrew Walker is likely a typo or miscommunication for Anderson Walker. Lucinda Walker is Hazel Louise Walker.

Death Certificate

According to his death certificate, his mother's name is Lucendria Pryer. There is no census information to support the existence of a Lucendria Pryer ever. It is likely Elnora Walker made up a name.