Brief Life History of Robert Hugh
When Robert Hugh Walker was born on 3 September 1916, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States, his father, Ira Isaiah Walker, was 39 and his mother, Eva Pearl Gailey, was 30. He lived in Cascade, Montana, United States in 1920 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1950. He died on 6 September 1989, in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 73.
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Sources (9)
- Robert Walker in household of Ira I Walker, "United States Census, 1920"
- Robert Hugh Walker, "Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Robert H Walker, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
Spouse and Children
1916–1989 Male
1922–2012 Female
Parents and Siblings
1877–1958 Male
1885–1963 Female
Siblings (2)
1915–2003 Male
1916–1989 Male
World Events (8)
1917
Age 1
1917 · Fort Lewis is Established
Age 1
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (mainly North and Midlands) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, from Middle English walker, Old English wealcere (an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’), ‘one who trampled cloth in a bath of lye or kneaded it, in order to strengthen it’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker . As a Scottish surname it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair ‘son of the fuller’. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, c. 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen County, VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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