Willie Durklin Walters

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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Family Time Line

Elbert Lee Jenkins
1880–1949
Willie Durklin Walters
1884–1956
Marriage: 30 December 1903
Leslie Leon Jenkins
1907–1959
Bernice Mae Jenkins
1910–1997
John Howard Jenkins
1918–1931
Billy Joan Jenkibs
1921–1988

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"

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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