Brief Life History of Willie Durklin
When Willie Durklin Walters was born on 10 September 1884, in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States, her father, Henry Craig Walters, was 32 and her mother, Iseta Sevilla Stone, was 28. She married Elbert Lee Jenkins on 30 December 1903, in Falls, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 2, Hidalgo, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 4 May 1956, in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Donna, Hidalgo, Texas, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Billy Jenkins in household of Elbert L Jenkins, "United States Census, 1940"
- Willie Walders, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Billie D Jenkins, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889
Historical Boundaries: 1889: Otero, Colorado, United States
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Walter , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
German: patronymic from Walter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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