Elnora Wiggins Walker
  Birth Date:
March 25, 1883 (grave); 1883-1890 (according to census);
March 25, 1888 (Social Security)
Date of Death: July 5, 1985
Mother: Julia Alford Wiggins
Father: Lewis Wiggins
Siblings: Mary Wiggins, Eugene Wiggins, Ida B Wiggins, John Wiggins,
Samuel Wiggins, Sarah Wiggins
Children:
Earnest Thomas Walker I, Anderson
Walker, Jr., Julia May Walker,
Ida Belle Walker and Hazel Louise Walker
Spouse: Anderson Walker, Sr.
Nickname: Momma Walker
Burial:
Porterdale Cemetery
Columbus
Muscogee CountyGeorgia, USA
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Top row left to right: Louella Cain, James Cain (Louella's former
husband),
Clara Harris,
Minnie
Walker,
Eva Harvey,
Leonidas Walker holding Tamara (Alice's daughter) and Alice Bass.
Bottom row left to right : Unidentified woman, Elnora Wiggins Walker |
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Elnora
Wiggins Walker is the niece of the famous
"Blind" Tom Wiggins. In
1976 a new marker was provided for "Blind" Tom Wiggin's grave at
Westmoreland. At
the dedication were family members Carrie E. Wiggins Poulain-Ford shown
standing on the left in this photo next to Elnora Wiggins Walker who is seated
with the cane in the first photo and standing with it in the second.
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According to her death certificate, she was 102 years old at time of death.
This history was provided by Hazel Louise Walker Byrd, born
June 17, 1918. She was 91 years old at the time this information was gathered.
Elnora Wiggins' father 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, Jr., Earnest Thomas Walker I (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
(1138 East 7th St.) lived next door to Elnora Walker (1134 East 7th St.),
which would explain how Louella met her future husband,
Ernest Thomas Walker.
Anderson Walker died when Hazel was two years old. He had
stroke while working at the brick yard.
Marriage Certificate
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Husband |
Walker, Anderson |
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Wife |
Wiggins, Elnora |
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Date |
1906-05-10 |
"Eugene" Walker is likely Anderson Walker Jr. who probably went by
Junior which was miscommunicated as Eugene. "Earnestine Walker" is likely
Earnest T. Walker I.
Andrew is a typo or miscommunication for Anderson. Lucinda is Hazel Louise
Walker Byrd.
Annie B Walker is likely Ida B Walker.
