Brief Life History of Francis David
When Francis David Walker Jr. was born on 11 October 1914, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States, his father, Francis David Walker, was 28 and his mother, Ida Kilby SMITH, was 24. He married Ame Huntington Lynn on 2 December 1939. He lived in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1925 and Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 2 January 2003, in Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Francis D Walker, Jr in household of Ida Smith Walker, "United States Census, 1920"
- Francis D Walker Junior, "Rhode Island State Census, 1925"
- Francis D Walker Jr, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1914–2003 Male
1915–1987 Female
Parents and Siblings
1886–1969 Male
1890–1963 Female
Siblings (3)
1914–2003 Male
1917–2001 Male
1924–2004 Female
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
1917 · World War I Contributions
Age 3
1941
Age 27
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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