George Romfh Walker, Sr.

Male 1892 - 1953  (60 years)


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  • Name George Romfh Walker 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 26 Nov 1892  Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Jan 1953  Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Feb 1953  Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum - Miami, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9031  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2020 

    Father John Randall Walker,   b. 22 Jul 1863, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1921, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Hester Elizabeth Swain,   b. 26 Nov 1862, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1933, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1889  Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elizabeth Neilson,   b. 14 Jan 1889, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1984, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
    +1. George Romfh Walker, Jr.,   b. 13 Nov 1913, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 2001, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +2. Juanita Elizabeth Walker,   b. 13 Jun 1917, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 2009, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +3. Grace Neilson Walker,   b. 4 Nov 1919, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 2002, High Springs, Alachua County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +4. John Randall Walker,   b. 13 Jul 1921, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 2007, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +5. Hester Elizabeth Walker,   b. 28 Nov 1926, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1987, Ocala, Marion County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F4022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Nov 1892 - Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jan 1953 - Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Feb 1953 - Woodlawn Park North Cemetery and Mausoleum - Miami, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - George Romfh Walker, Sr.
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - George Romfh Walker, Sr.
    Name: G. R. Walker
    Race: Caucasian
    Marital Status: Married
    Birth Date: 26 Nov 1894
    Birth Place: Florida, USA
    Street Address: 306 11th
    Residence Place: Dade, Florida, USA
    Obituary of George Romfh Walker, Sr.
    Obituary of George Romfh Walker, Sr.
    Published in The Miami Herald on January 31, 1953

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      George Romph Walker, 61, of 924 El Rado st., Coral Gables, died Friday.

      Mr. Walker moved here from Titusville 42 years ago. He founded a grocery in downtown Miami and later became affiliated with the South Atlantic Mortgage Co. as head of the mortgage department. He retired in 1946.

      He leaves his wife, Sarah; two sons, John R., and George R. Walker, Jr.; three daughters, Mrs. Juanita Thompson, Mrs. Grace M. Dunagan, and Mrs. Libby Mathews, and 10 grandchildren, all of Miami. Two brothers and a sister also survive.

      Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Tracy funeral chapel, with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

      (Published in The Miami Herald on January 31, 1953)