Lillian Edwina Walker

Name Variants

Edwina Walker

Person ID

3903

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Black Female born in 1852

Lillian Edwina Scott Walker, 1852-1931, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182729317/lillian-walker

Obituary of Mrs. Lillian Walker, Ithaca Journal, August 3, 1931, 5.
"Mrs. Lillian Walker, 79, of 516 South Plain Street, died Saturday afternoon, August 1, at her home.... She is survived by one son, Robert Walker and three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Woodson of Brooklyn, Mrs. Louise White of Trenton, NJ, and Mrs. Berenice White of Ithaca."

"Terse City News," Ithaca Journal, April 16, 1914, 7.
"The Colored WCTU met this afternoon in a session which will be continued this evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Walker, South Plain street."

1870 Census Penn Yan, NY
Robert Walker (28), Lillian Walker (19), Oda Walker (2), Frederick Walker (5 months).

Census Records

Year	Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
1880	Walker, Lillian	Wife	15 Center St	27	Black	Virginia	Married	Keeps House
1900	Walker, Lillian E	Wife	516 S Plain St	47	Black	Virginia	Married	None
1910	Walker, Lillian	Wife	516 S Plain St	42	Black	Virginia	1st Marriage	Laundress
1920	Walker, Edwina	Wife	516 S Plain St	65	Black	Virginia	Married	Hairdresser
1930	Walker, Lillian	Mother-in-Law	516 S Plain St	78	Black	Virginia	Widowed	None

Relatives in 1880 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Robert	Head	15 Center St	37	Black	Virginia	Married	Coachman
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

Relatives in 1900 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Robert	Head	516 S Plain St	60	Black	Virginia	Married	Day Laborer
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

Relatives in 1910 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Robert	Head	516 S Plain St	68	Black	Virginia	1st Marriage	Laborer
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

Relatives in 1920 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
Walker, Robert	Head	516 S Plain St	80	Black	Virginia	Married	Laborer
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

Relatives in 1930 US Census

Name	Relation to Head	Address	Age	Race	POB	Marriage	Occupation
White, Frank E	Head	516 S Plain St	49	Black	New York	Married	Janitor
White, Bernice	Wife	516 S Plain St	36	Black	New York	Married	None
White, Frank E	Son	516 S Plain St	10	Black	New York	Single	None
White, Audrey W	Daughter	516 S Plain St	5	Black	New York	Single	None
White, Robert B	Son	516 S Plain St	1y 7mo	Black	New York	Single	None

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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