Myrtle Clara Walker (1921 - 1978)

Born 6 Sep 1921 in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Wife of Carl Adam Kegley — married 7 Apr 1937 in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States

Died 11 Nov 1978 at age 57 in Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Myrtle Clara Walker was born in West Virginia.

Myrtle Clara Walker lived in Virginia.

The Life Summary of Myrtle Clara Walker:

When Myrtle Clara Walker was born on 6 September 1921, in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States, her father, Benjamin Harrison Walker, was 32 and her mother, Willie Mae Grubb, was 23.^[1]

She married Carl Adam Kegley on 7 April 1937, in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States.^[2]

They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.

Carl Adam Jr. Kegley-1938–1938

Nila Marie Kegley-1940–2018

Sarah Sue Kegley-1941–Deceased

Jerry S Kegley-1944–2021

Anna Myrtle Kegley Ennis-1945–2012

Brenda Lou Kegley-1947–1947

Kermit Wayne Kegley-1950–1981^[3]

In 1940, they lived in Rock Magisterial District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States one (1) child.^[4]

In 1950, they lived in Slab Fork District, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States with four (4) children.^[5]

She died on 11 November 1978, in Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, at the age of 57,^[6] and was buried in Fairfax Memorial Park, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHJ-BY4 : accessed 4 May 2023), Myrtle C Walker in household of Ben H Walker, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 19B, line 63, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2546; FHL microfilm 2,342,280.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-91V3 : 20 February 2021), Carl Adam Kegley and Myrtle Clara Walker, 12 Feb 1938; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Pearisburg, Virginia, United States, certificate 3319, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VSV-D1Z
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZH-88D : 8 January 2021), Clara Kegley in household of Carl Kegley, Rock Magisterial District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-45, sheet 23B, line 64, family 369, 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 4429.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FQF-X1FL : Mon Jan 30 07:30:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Carl A Kegley and Myrtle C Kegley, 4 April 1950.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-XPRP : 16 August 2019), Myrtle Clara Kegley, 11 Nov 1978; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Clifton, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199425800/myrtle-clara-kegley