Ida Myrtle (Fortner) Walley (1882 - 1959)

Born 22 Apr 1882 in Sullivan Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Apr 1959 at age 76 in Macon, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ida Myrtle Fortner was born on April 22, 1882 in Sullivan Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States, daughter of Pleasant Fortner (1849–1929) and Margarete Millicent Lee (1844–1903).

Ida (age 22), daughter of Pleasant Fortner & Maryrette Lee, married Ira Walley in 1903 in Christian, Illinois, United States.^[1]

In the 1900 census Pleasant was the married head of household in Moweaqua, Shelby, Illinois.^[2]

In the 1910 census Ira (age 39), Farm Hand, was the married head of household in Stonington, Christian, Illinois, United States.^[3]

In the 1920 census Ida (age 56) was the wife of Ira Walley in Stonington, Christian, Illinois.^[4]

In the 1930 census Myrtle (age 46) was the wife of Ira Walley at 533 Hullcrest Additi??, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.^[5]

Myrtle's son Kenneth K Walley married Violet Devore on 17 Jun 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.^[6]

Myrtle was mentioned in the obituary of her husband Ira Walley on 1 Apr 1950 in Decatur, Illinois, United States.^[7]

In the 1950 census Ida (age 68) was the widowed head of household in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.^[8]

Ida was mentioned on a memorial in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, United States with a death date of 6 Apr 1959. Ida Myrtle Fortner Walley^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940", database
   Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records
   Ancestry Record 61370 #900048710 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Ida Myrthle Fortner (22) marriage to Ira Walley in 1903 in Christian, Illinois, USA.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Moweaqua, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 345; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0114
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #3547478 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Pleasant Fortner, married head of household in Moweaqua, Shelby, Illinois. Born in Indiana, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonington, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T624_235; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374248
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #4324004 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Ira Walley (39), married, Farm Hand, head of household in Stonington, Christian, Illinois, USA. Born in Indiana.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Stonington, Christian, Illinois; Roll: T625_299; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 27
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #71578019 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Ida M Walley (56), wife, in household of Ira Walley (50) in Stonington, Christian, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 2340273
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #27427676 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Myrtle I Walley (46), wife, in household of Ira Walley (58) at 533 Hullcrest Additi??, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
6. ↑ Marriage of son Kenneth K Walley: "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images
   Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 253; Film Title: 82 Wayne 072950-076250; Film Description: Wayne (June-August 1930)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9093 #1201765833 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Myrtle Fortner's son Kenneth K Walley marriage to Violet Devore on 17 Jun 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
7. ↑ Obituary of husband Ira Walley: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", database
   The Decatur Daily Review; Publication Date: 1 Apr 1950; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/85366967/?article=fa271cc6-c499-4e72-87da-40a3084bdd53&focus=0.025785703,0.68405783,0.15104437,0.87242347&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #18521354 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Name: Myrtle Ida Fortner; Gender: Female; Newspaper Title: The Decatur Daily Review; Spouse: Ira Walley.
8. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census", database with images
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: 1464; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 105-90
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #220910082 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Ida Myrtle Walley (68), widowed head of household in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
9. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #149453855 (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Memorial page for Ida Myrtle Fortner Walley (22 Apr 1882-6 Apr 1959), citing Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA (plot: Section 9); Maintained by Bill Mears (contributor 48772011).