Viola Tilda (Bocook) Walker (1885 - 1948)

Born 13 Apr 1885 in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States

Wife of Henry William Walker — married 21 Jan 1901 in Alleghany, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1948 at age 63 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Native Virginian

Viola Tilda was a Home Maker.

The Life Summary of Viola Tilda (Bocook) Walker:

When Viola Tilda Bocook was born on 13 August 1885, in Alleghany, Virginia, United States, her father, Samuel Vinton Bocook, was 42 and her mother, Mary Matheny, was 34. They had five (5) children together.^[1]

She married William Henry Walker on 21 January 1901, in Alleghany, Virginia, United States.^[2]

They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters ^[3]

She lived in Clifton District, Alleghany, Virginia, United States for about 20 years.^[4][5]

Her husband, Henry, died January 28, 1924 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.^[6]

On 14 Jan 1925, Viola's second daughter married Henry Taylor Kelly in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States.^[7]

In 1930, Viola listed as head of household, lived in Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States with her married daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, two (2) sons, and one (1) daughter.^[8]

On 14 Apr 1936, Viola had to bury her first daughter, Lottie Lee, who died of pneumonia influenza due to congested heart failure. Lottie Lee died in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States.^[9]

Happier times were coming for Viola. Her son, Gordon William Walker, married Gertrude Mae Brown Clark on January 4, 1946 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States.^[10]

Viola did not know she had a slow growing cancer, cervical cancer, and on 27 December 1948, Viola died in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, at the age of 63,^[11] and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LBMW-TT8/viola-tilda-bocook-1885-1948
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCL-2Z9 : 29 January 2020), Viola Bocock in entry for Henry Walker, 1901.
3. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LBMW-TT8/viola-tilda-bocook-1885-1948
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPG1-HWP : accessed 9 June 2021), Viola Walker in household of Henry W Walker, Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 12B, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1620; FHL microfilm 1,375,633.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJNQ-QZL : accessed 9 June 2021), Lollie Walker in household of Henry Walker, Alleghany, Virginia, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GL-TJ84?cc=2377565&wc=H9HJ-5HT%3A1505092201%2C1505717502 : 20 August 2018), Albemarle County > 1924 > image 55 of 640; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ3-P8Y : 29 January 2020), Viola Walker in entry for Henry Taylor Kelly, 1925.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CZBF-B3Z : accessed 5 March 2022), Viola Walker, Clifton, Alleghany, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 22A, line 49, family 426, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2433; FHL microfilm 2,342,167.
9. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-F91G : 16 August 2019), Viola Bocook in entry for Lottie Witt, 14 Apr 1936; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBB-KVFF : 20 February 2021), Viola Tildie Bocook in entry for Gordon William Walker and Gertrude Mae Brown Clark, 04 Jan 1946; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States, certificate 204, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
11. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-W1WR : 16 August 2019), Tilda Viola Walker, 27 Dec 1948; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
12. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32895641/tilda-viola-walker