Howard Battle Walker
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Howard Battle Walker (1915 - 1985)

Howard Battle Walker
Born in Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 16 Dec 1939 in Old Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 69 in Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Howard Battle Walker was born on May 8, 1915 in Salem, Salem City, Virginia, United States, son of Andrew Floyd Walker (1853–1915) and Barbara Biddle Patterson (1869–1953).[1][2]

He married Margaret Elizabeth Letchford on 16 December 1939, in Roanoke District, Halifax, Virginia, United States.[3]

They were the parents of at least 1 son:

Roy Lyn Walker-1945–2005

In 1940, Howard lived in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, United States.[4]

He enlisted for military service in 1943.[5]

He lived in Old Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1950.[6]

He died on 7 February 1985, in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 69,[7] and was buried in Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Virginia, United States.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJV9-6NK : Sat Mar 09 14:19:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Barbara B Walker and James E Walker, 1920.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNHL-KZM : Sun Mar 10 21:56:01 UTC 2024), Entry for B B Walker and Robert G Walker, 1930
  3. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-8DCN : Fri Mar 08 10:09:10 UTC 2024), Entry for Howard Battle Walker and Andrew Floyd Walker, 16 Dec 1939.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR1S-PJ1 : Sun Mar 10 08:13:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Barbara Walker and Howard B Walker, 1940.
  5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVM-81S : 5 December 2014), Howard B Walker, enlisted 13 Apr 1943, Roanoke, Virginia, 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 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  6. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLL-H89H : Fri Oct 06 15:05:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Howard B Walker and Margaret Walker, April 8, 1950.
  7. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-BLDM : 16 August 2019), Howard Battle Walker, 07 Feb 1985; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Salem, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #123848131




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