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Joe Marion Gay Jr.

• Father: Joe Marion Gay¹ b. 24 Jun 1893, d. 26 Nov 1982
• Mother: Ada Alma Harwell² b. 21 Sep 1894, d. 1 Sep 1975

• Birth*: He was born on 3 July 1920 in Jones County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 21 October 1989 in Tom Green County, Texas, at age 69.^5,6

• Last Edited: 5 Mar 2000

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

_____ Phelps¹

• Note*: She died at birth.²

• Last Edited: 5 Mar 2000

SSgt Harold Lybrand Harwell¹

• Father: George German Harwell² b. 16 Nov 1900, d. 17 Feb 1976

• Birth*: He was born on 10 September 1921 in Tom Green County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 28 April 1943 in China at age 21.^4,5
• Burial*: Interment was in section R, site 20, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.⁶

• Note*: He was a staff sergeant in the Flying Tigers in World War II.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2014

Hiram Street Walker II

Hiram Street Walker, Jr., courtesy of Jane Hall.

• Father: Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr.¹ b. 5 Jul 1873, d. 7 Jan 1954
• Mother: Lucretia Frances Payne² b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 18 Nov 1961

• Birth*: He was born on 11 July 1904.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Leigh Elliott.⁴
• Death*: He died on 3 June 1992 at age 87.³

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Leigh Elliott

• Marriage*: She married Hiram Street Walker II, son of Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr. and Lucretia Frances Payne.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 2000

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Robert German Walker

Robert German Walker, courtesy of Jane Hall.

• Father: Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr.¹ b. 5 Jul 1873, d. 7 Jan 1954
• Mother: Lucretia Frances Payne² b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 18 Nov 1961

• Birth*: He was born on 11 November 1907.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 25 December 1991 at age 84.³

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Mary Elizabeth Walker

Mary Elizabeth Walker Payne, courtesy of Jane Hall.

• Father: Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr.^1,2 b. 5 Jul 1873, d. 7 Jan 1954
• Mother: Lucretia Frances Payne^3,4 b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 18 Nov 1961

• Birth*: She was born on 3 June 1902.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Sherman Lee Payne Sr., son of James Franklin Payne and Eugenia Helton.^5,6,7
• Death*: She died on 7 July 1971 at age 69.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.⁶

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Sherman Lee Payne Sr.

• Father: James Franklin Payne^1,2 b. 25 Jan 1869, d. 11 Aug 1944
• Mother: Eugenia Helton^3,4 b. 22 Feb 1867, d. 9 Mar 1948

• Birth*: He was born on 12 August 1901.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr. and Lucretia Frances Payne.^6,7,5
• Death*: He died on 26 October 1974 at age 73.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.⁵

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Rosalie Virginia Walker

Rosalie Virginia Walker Byrd, courtesy of Jane Hall.

• Father: Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr.¹ b. 5 Jul 1873, d. 7 Jan 1954
• Mother: Lucretia Frances Payne² b. 4 Aug 1878, d. 18 Nov 1961

• Birth*: She was born on 17 January 1910.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married Ollie Hiram Byrd Sr.^4,6,5
• Death*: She died on 21 December 1990 at age 80.^3,5
• Burial*: Interment was in section 50, Pine Crest Cemetery, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.⁵

• Last Edited: 14 Oct 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Ollie Hiram Byrd Sr.

• Birth*: He was born on 18 August 1909.¹
• Marriage*: He married Rosalie Virginia Walker, daughter of Hiram Street ('Street') Walker Sr. and Lucretia Frances Payne.^2,1,3
• Death*: He died on 21 December 1996 at age 87.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section 50, Pine Crest Cemetery, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Ollie Hiram Byrd Jr.

• Father: Ollie Hiram Byrd Sr.^1,2 b. 18 Aug 1909, d. 21 Dec 1996
• Mother: Rosalie Virginia Walker^3,4 b. 17 Jan 1910, d. 21 Dec 1990

• Birth*: He was born on 7 November 1935.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 14 July 2004 at age 68.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was on 20 July 2004 in section 50, Pine Crest Cemetery, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.⁶

• Note*: He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Mobile, Alabama and a graduate of University Military School. He was retired from Scott Paper Company and a lifelong resident of Mobile.⁶

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Hugh Robinson Stewart

• Birth*: He was born on 20 March 1880.
• Marriage*: He married Mabel Chapman on 14 February 1951.
• Death*: He died on 30 April 1951 at age 71.

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 1996

Cornelia ('Connie') Walker

Cornelia Walker Burdine at a family farm near Tupelo, Tex., courtesy of Sherry Burdine Richards.

• Father: Ethelbert Barksdale ('Bert') Walker¹ b. 8 Jun 1878, d. 27 Jun 1947
• Mother: Mabel Chapman² b. 22 Mar 1895, d. 27 Dec 1983

• Birth*: She was born on 20 September 1920 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married Lt. B. B. High on 2 September 1944.⁶
• Marriage*: She married Richard Baxter Burdine Jr., son of Richard Baxter Burdine and Annie Maud Edmundson, on 27 November 1946.^7,4,8
• Death*: She died on 30 May 2011 at age 90.^5,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 3 June 2011 in New Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.⁹

• Scrapbook*: "CORNELIA WALKER HIGH, RICHARD BURDINE EXCHANGE VOWS AT WEDNESDAY EVENING CEREMONY
     "Cornelia Walker High, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Walker of Ennis, became the bride of Richard B. Burdine, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burdine of Tupelo, on Wednesday evening at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Erwin F. Bohmfalk as officiant.
     "The ceremony was read before an altar décor of white chrysanthemums, Woodwardia palms, and gleaming white tapers in floor candelabra. Miss Joan Burdine of Tupelo, sister of the bridegroom, lighted the tapers.
     "Miss Jewell Taylor was at the organ for a prelude of nuptial melodies, accompaniments for Mrs. Boyce Martin who sang “I Love You Truly” and “Because,” and the traditional wedding marches.
     "Given in Marriage by Brother-in-Law
     "The bride, given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Melton J. Pollan of Rice, was attired in slate blue crepe with fuchsia feather hat, black accessories and carried a prayerbook arrangement of white carnations centered with an orchid.
     "Mrs. Melton J. Pollan of Rice, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor. She wore taupe crepe with black accessories and carried a colonial bouquet of deep pink carnations. Eugene Young of Dallas was best man.
     "The bride’s mother chose brown crepe with matching accessories and wore a corsage of gold chrysanthemums. The bridegroom’s mother was attired in a lime green dressmaker suit with black accessories and a corsage of pink carnations.
     "After a honeymoon trip to Carlsbad, N. M., Mr. and Mrs. Burdine will make their home in Dallas. For travel the bride wore a coffee brown dressmaker suit with brown accessories and an orchid corsage.
     "Out-of-Town Guests
     "Out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Jess Pollan, Mrs. Tom Fortson and daughter, Doris, of Rice; Mrs. L. W. Boxeman, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Miss Mary Lou Walker, Mrs. E. B. Walker of Ennis; Mrs. Tom Christopher of Fort Worth; Miss Kay Goode of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Young and children, Michael and Donald of Dallas; Mrs. A. B. Harney of Little Rock, Ark., Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burdine, Jimmy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burdine, Miss Joan Burdine, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Herney, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Mitchell of Tupelo."¹⁰

• Last Edited: 15 Jun 2015

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Richard Baxter Burdine Jr.

Richard B. Burdine, Jr.

• Father: Richard Baxter Burdine^3,4 b. 12 Jul 1892, d. 9 Nov 1987
• Mother: Annie Maud Edmundson^1,2 b. 21 Dec 1895, d. 20 Dec 1989

• Birth*: He was born on 19 September 1918 in Tupelo, Navarro County, Texas.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Cornelia ('Connie') Walker, daughter of Ethelbert Barksdale ('Bert') Walker and Mabel Chapman, on 27 November 1946.^7,8,9
• Death*: He died on 22 December 2004 at age 86.^5,10
• Burial*: Interment was on 27 December 2004 in New Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas.⁵

• Scrapbook*: "CORNELIA WALKER HIGH, RICHARD BURDINE EXCHANGE VOWS AT WEDNESDAY EVENING CEREMONY
     "Cornelia Walker High, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Walker of Ennis, became the bride of Richard B. Burdine, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burdine of Tupelo, on Wednesday evening at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Erwin F. Bohmfalk as officiant.
     "The ceremony was read before an altar décor of white chrysanthemums, Woodwardia palms, and gleaming white tapers in floor candelabra. Miss Joan Burdine of Tupelo, sister of the bridegroom, lighted the tapers.
     "Miss Jewell Taylor was at the organ for a prelude of nuptial melodies, accompaniments for Mrs. Boyce Martin who sang “I Love You Truly” and “Because,” and the traditional wedding marches.
     "Given in Marriage by Brother-in-Law
     "The bride, given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Melton J. Pollan of Rice, was attired in slate blue crepe with fuchsia feather hat, black accessories and carried a prayerbook arrangement of white carnations centered with an orchid.
     "Mrs. Melton J. Pollan of Rice, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor. She wore taupe crepe with black accessories and carried a colonial bouquet of deep pink carnations. Eugene Young of Dallas was best man.
     "The bride’s mother chose brown crepe with matching accessories and wore a corsage of gold chrysanthemums. The bridegroom’s mother was attired in a lime green dressmaker suit with black accessories and a corsage of pink carnations.
     "After a honeymoon trip to Carlsbad, N. M., Mr. and Mrs. Burdine will make their home in Dallas. For travel the bride wore a coffee brown dressmaker suit with brown accessories and an orchid corsage.
     "Out-of-Town Guests
     "Out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Jess Pollan, Mrs. Tom Fortson and daughter, Doris, of Rice; Mrs. L. W. Boxeman, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Miss Mary Lou Walker, Mrs. E. B. Walker of Ennis; Mrs. Tom Christopher of Fort Worth; Miss Kay Goode of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Young and children, Michael and Donald of Dallas; Mrs. A. B. Harney of Little Rock, Ark., Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Burdine, Jimmy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Burdine, Miss Joan Burdine, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Herney, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Mitchell of Tupelo."¹¹
• Note*: He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II and later worked for the post office. In the war he was stationed in England and was responsible for a crew maintaining B17 bombers. He was a longtime member and elder of Oak Cliff Christian Church in Dallas and participated in a musical ensemble, The Not Quite Ready for Prime Time Players, that entertained at nursing homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He was survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a sister.^12,5

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2017

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Fannie Lee Walker¹

Fannie Lee Walker Pollan.

• Father: Ethelbert Barksdale ('Bert') Walker² b. 8 Jun 1878, d. 27 Jun 1947
• Mother: Mabel Chapman³ b. 22 Mar 1895, d. 27 Dec 1983

• Birth*: She was born on 11 July 1923 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5,6
• Marriage*: She married Melton Jess ('Red') Pollan, son of Jess Dewey Pollan and Minnie Lee Dyer, on 10 February 1945 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.^4,7
• Death*: She died on 23 August 2016 at age 93.⁸

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2016

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Melton Jess ('Red') Pollan¹

Melton Jess ('Red') Pollan, courtesy of Phil Pollan.

• Father: Jess Dewey Pollan¹ b. 19 Oct 1897, d. 24 Nov 1977
• Mother: Minnie Lee Dyer¹ b. 9 Sep 1897, d. 12 Jul 1960

• Birth*: He was born on 20 February 1924 in Rice, Navarro County, Texas.^1,2,3,4
• Marriage*: He married Fannie Lee Walker, daughter of Ethelbert Barksdale ('Bert') Walker and Mabel Chapman, on 10 February 1945 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.^2,5
• Death*: He died on 22 April 2012 at age 88.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 May 2012 in Rice Cemetery, Rice, Navarro County, Texas.⁶

• Note*: He was born as Jess Melton but assumed the name Melton Jess so his father, Jess Dewey Pollan, wouldn't get his mail.²

• Last Edited: 20 Jun 2012

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Mary Lou ('Susie') Walker

• Father: Ethelbert Barksdale ('Bert') Walker¹ b. 8 Jun 1878, d. 27 Jun 1947
• Mother: Mabel Chapman² b. 22 Mar 1895, d. 27 Dec 1983

• Birth*: She was born on 27 February 1927 in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married Robert Gordon Cowles on 1 July 1962 in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.⁴
• Death*: She died on 3 July 1997 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, at age 70.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 10 July 1997 in the William E. Chapman plot, addition 2, blocks 12, 24, and 32, Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas.^6,7

• Last Edited: 11 Jun 2019

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart