Brief Life History of Katie
When Katie Walk was born on 19 December 1868, in Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States, her father, Abraham Walk, was 30 and her mother, Catherine Mariah Faith, was 27. She married John Sherman Davison on 10 February 1892, in Butler, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Tribune, Greeley, Kansas, United States for about 10 years and Tribune Township, Greeley, Kansas, United States in 1940. She died on 7 March 1952, in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Tribune, Greeley, Kansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Kattie Walk in household of Abraham Walk, "United States Census, 1870"
- Katie Davison in household of John S Davison, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- Legacy NFS Source: Katie Walk - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Katie Walk
Spouse and Children
1865–1948 Male
1868–1952 Female
Children (11)
1892–1963 Male
1894–1995 Female
1896–1990 Male
1899–1983 Female
1899–1996 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1838–1903 Male
1840–1931 Female
Siblings (9)
1861–1947 Female
1864– Male
1865–1939 Female
1868–1952 Female
1871–1956 Male
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 2
1886
Age 18
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
German: from the personal name Walko.
German: occupational name, a variant of Walke .
English (Devon): apparently from Middle English walk ‘path, footway, place for walking’, perhaps a topographic name denoting someone who lived near or by a footpath. In some cases this may be a variant of Walkey, mainly found in Devon and Cornwall, which is unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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