Robert Walker | HistoryForge

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Walker, Robert	Head	15 Center St	37	Black	Virginia	Married	Coachman
1900	Walker, Robert	Head	516 S Plain St	60	Black	Virginia	Married	Day Laborer
1910	Walker, Robert	Head	516 S Plain St	68	Black	Virginia	1st Marriage	Laborer
1920	Walker, Robert	Head	516 S Plain St	80	Black	Virginia	Married	Laborer

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Lillian	Wife	15 Center St	27	Black	Virginia	Married	Keeps House
Walker, Odel	Daughter	15 Center St	11	Black	New York	Single	At School
Walker, Frederick	Son	15 Center St	10	Black	New York	Single	At School
Walker, Lillian	Daughter	15 Center St	8	Black	New York	Single	None
Walker, Lula	Daughter	15 Center St	6	Black	New York	Single	None
Walker, Lida	Daughter	15 Center St	6	Black	New York	Single	None

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Lillian E	Wife	516 S Plain St	47	Black	Virginia	Married	None
Walker, Louise	Daughter	516 S Plain St	25	Black	New York	Single	Dressmaker
Walker, Berenice	Daughter	516 S Plain St	8	Black	New York	Single	At School
Parker, Le Roy	Grandson	516 S Plain St	8	Black	Ohio	Single	At School
White, John A	Boarder	516 S Plain St	30	Black	Virginia	Single	Minister

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Lillian	Wife	516 S Plain St	42	Black	Virginia	1st Marriage	Laundress
Walker, Fred	Son	516 S Plain St	40	Black	New York	Single	Laborer
Walker, Bernice	Daughter	516 S Plain St	18	Black	New York	Single	None
Parker, Le Roy	Grandson	516 S Plain St	18	Black	Ohio	Single	Kitchen Hand

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Edwina	Wife	516 S Plain St	65	Black	Virginia	Married	Hairdresser
White, Frank	Roomer	516 S Plain St	40	Black	Ohio	Married	Farmer
White, Bernice	Roomer	516 S Plain St	26	Black	New York	Married	None

Residents of Penn Yan, NY

Robert Walker age 28, male, Black, day laborer, born in Virginia, cannot read, cannot write, male over 21 years of age
Lillian Walker age 19, female, Black, keeping house, born in Virginia
Oda Walker age 2, female, Black, born in New York
Frederick Walker 5 months, Black, born in New York, birth month January

1870 US Census, Penn Yan, Yates County, NY, household of Robert Walker, lines 21-24, sheet 52.

1870

Ithaca, NY
Dwelling #62, Frame Residence, Valued at $700, Family #75

Robert Walker, age 31, male, Black, head, born in Virginia, married, laborer, native born voter, over age 21 and cannot read and write
Lillian Walker, age 28, female, Black, wife, born in Virginia, married, housekeeping
Ody Walker, age 7, female, Black, child, born in Pennsylvania
Freddie Walker, age 5, male, Black, child, born in Pennsylvania
Lillian Walker, age 4, female, Black, child, born in Pennsylvania
Lulu Walker, age 3, female, Black, child, born in Pennsylvania
Lida Walker, age 1 and 7 months, female, Black, child, born in Pennsylvania

1875 NY State Census, Ithaca, NY, 1st Election District, June 3, 1875, page 7, lines 43-45, page 8, lines 1-4

1875

Obituary
"Born a slave on a Virginia plantation, Mr. Walker ran away from home while still a young lad, and made his way to Baltimore and later went to Philadelphia. By the time the Civil War loomed on the horizon he had drifted still farther north and was located in Geneva when the call came for men to join the colors. Together with John 'Ginger' Allen, who has resided here for many years, Walker went to Buffalo to enlist [during the Civil War]. Because of a ruling against colored troops in this state at the time, he was refused enlistment and went to Harrisburg. There he joined a Pennsylvania regiment.
For over three years he was a member of the Union forces and took part in the re-capture of Fort Sumter, engagements in Florida and other parts of the South. At the close of the war, he was honorably discharged and returned to the north. He made his home in Penn Yan for a time and then in the '70s came to this city to be coachman for the late Colonel Sprague. He remained with the Sprague family for a number of years and then was employed by Henry W. Sage. His connection with the Sage family lasted until the death of Mr. Sage. After that he had a number of jobs, but of late years had been living more or less of a retired life.
His funeral will be held at the family home at 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon with Rev. Mr. Payne officiating.Internment will be in Lake View Cemetery. Besides his widow, he leaves a son, Robert F. Walker of this city, and four daughters, Miss Oda Walker of New York, Mrs. Joseph Woodson of Brooklyn, Mrs. Louise White of Trenton, N.J., and Mrs. Bernice White of this city. Mr. Walker was a member of Sidney Post, G.A.R., of this city."

"Picturesque Career Closes With Death of Colored Veteran," Ithaca Journal, June 15, 1926, 5. https://ithacajournal.newspapers.com/image/254461198/?match=1&terms=%22ginger%20allen%22

1926

Robert Walker, 1840-1926, buried Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, NY
USCT, 3rd Colored Infantry, PA

Find a Grave Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182721977/robert-walker