Walter Jay Talkington Jr. (1938 - 2009)

Born 14 Feb 1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Walter Jay Talkington Jr. was born in Appalachia, in West Virginia.

Walter was the son of Walter J. Talkington and Alma Vanscoy Talkington of Harrison County, West, Virginia. Based on the 1940 and 1950 census, he appears to have been an only child.

Walter served in the U. S. Navy from 6 Jan 1959 and was discharged on 19 Dec 1962.

In the 1940 census Walter (age 2) was the son of Walter J Talkington in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia.^[1]

In the 1950 census Walter (age 12) was a son in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 17-6
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #148891979 (accessed 7 November 2023)
   Walter J Talkington Jr (2), single son, in household of Walter J Talkington (24) in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia. Born in West Virginia.
2. ↑ 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: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 275; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 17-27
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #35429659 (accessed 7 November 2023)
   Walter J Tackington Jr (12), single son, in household of Walter Tackington J Sr (34) in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Born in West Virginia.

• Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010", database
  Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
  Ancestry Record 2441 #8269557 (accessed 7 November 2023)
  Name: Walter Jay Talkington; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 14 Feb 1938; Death Date: 23 Aug 2009; Enlistment Branch: NAVY; Enlistment Date: 6 Jan 1959; Discharge Date: 19 Dec 1962.

• Marriage: "West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971", database
  Ancestry Record 2538 #1147739 (accessed 7 November 2023)
  Walter Jay Jr Talkington (22) marriage to Sandra Lee Shields on 7 Aug 1960 in Harrison, West Virginia.

• Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", database
  Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
  Ancestry Record 3693 #85565480 (accessed 7 November 2023)
  Walter J Talkington death 23 Aug 2009 (born 14 Feb 1938) residing at 26302, Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia.

• Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images
  Find A Grave: Memorial #139139853 (accessed 7 November 2023)
  Memorial page for Walter J “Sonny” Talkington Jr. (14 Feb 1938-23 Aug 2009), citing West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA (plot: SECTION 5 SITE 607); Maintained by Jack P (contributor 48132559).

• Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019", database
  National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
  Ancestry Record 8750 #6642061 (accessed 7 November 2023)
  Walter Jay Talkington Jr burial (died on 23 Aug 2009) in West Virginia National Cemetery, Grafton, West Virginia, USA. Born on 14 Feb 1938.