Individual Details

Joe D. Walker

(14 Feb 1919 - 1 Jun 1953)

Events

Birth	14 Feb 1919	Wells, Cherokee County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	17 Apr 1930	(John Albert Walker and Mittie Lorraine Silvey) Houston, Harris County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	18 Apr 1940	(John Albert Walker and Mittie Lorraine Silvey) Montgomery County, Texas
Enlistment	26 Jun 1946	Houston, Harris County, Texas
Death	1 Jun 1953	Houston, Harris County, Texas
Burial		New Bethlehem Cemetery, Cut and Shoot, Montgomery County, Texas

Families

Father	John Albert Walker (1888 - 1976)
Mother	Mittie Lorraine Silvey (1896 - 1990)
Sibling	Mildred Ivy Walker (1914 - 1997)
Sibling	Hazel Mayford Walker (1916 - 1986)
Sibling	Geraldine Walker (1923 - 1995)
Sibling	Annie Marie Walker (1926 - 2009)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

John Walker Head M 38 Texas - Laborer, City, street & bridge
Mittie Walker Wife F 34 Texas
Mildred Walker Daughter F 16 Texas
Hazel Walker Daughter F 14 Texas
Joe Walker Son M 11 Texas
Geraldine Walker Daughter F 7 Texas
Annie Marie Walker Daughter F 4 Texas

Census (family)-shared

John A Walker Head M 51 Texas - Farming
Mittie L Walker Wife F 45 Texas
Joe D Walker Son M 21 Texas - Farming
Geraldine Walker Daughter F 16 Texas
Annie M Walker Daughter F 14 Texas
Herman J White Grandson M 5 Texas

Enlistment

WALKER JOE D
Event TypeMilitary Service
Event Date26 Jun 1946
Term of EnlistmentEnlistment for Hawaiian Department
Event PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
RaceWhite
Citizenship Statuscitizen
Birth Year1919
BirthplaceTEXAS
Education Level1 year of high school
Marital StatusDivorced, with dependents
Military RankSergeant
Army BranchAir Corps
Army ComponentRegular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source ReferenceEnlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer

Death

Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Musician, band

Endnotes

1. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2V3-S3P : 4 December 2014), John Albert Walker in entry for Joe Walker, 14 Feb 1919; citing Wells, Cherokee, Texas, United States, certificate 5804, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,492,112..

2. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HBF6-16Z : accessed 28 May 2017), Hazel Walker in household of John Walker, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 24A, line 19, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2343; FHL microfilm 2,342,077..

3. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4S6-HWV : accessed 28 May 2017), Joe D Walker in household of John A Walker, Justice Precinct 3, Montgomery, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 170-6, sheet 16B, line 79, family 540, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4109..

4. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNK-76V : 5 December 2014), Joe D Walker, enlisted 26 Jun 1946, Houston, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland..

5. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37Q-CV2 : 5 December 2014), John A Walker in entry for Joe D Walker, 01 Jun 1953; citing certificate number 30397, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,926..

6. Find A Grave Memorial# 35434678.