John W. Walls
(1867-)
Joanna Robinson
(1865-)
Gladys E. Walls
(1894-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Walter Cyrus Beecher Jr.

Gladys E. Walls 2

  • Born: Aug 1894, , Kent, MD 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Walter Cyrus Beecher Jr. on 25 Nov 1915 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE 1

   Another name for Gladys was Glades Walls.1

   FamilySearch ID: L6WW-439.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Chestertown, Kent, MD. 4 The 1900 census recorded at 120 Garrison Street: John W. Walls, fireman, 33, born May 1867, living with wife Joanna, 35, Apr 1865; Katie V., 14, Jul 1886; Emily V., 10, May 1890; John C., 8, Dec 1892; Gladdis E., 6, Aug 1894; and an unamed daughter, 11 months old, Jun 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland except Joanna's father in England. John and Joanna were married for 14 years and she had birthed 8 children, 5 alive in 1900.

2. Census in 1920 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE. 2 The 1920 census recorded William Roberts, 56, living with wife Julia H., 38; Elwood J. 18; Pearl T., 15; Bernard, 10; Ida M., 5; William F., 2; and Walter C., 0. Also in the home is Julia's brother, Walter C. Beecher, 24; and his wife Gladys E., 24. William and Julia were born in Pennsylvania, Gladys in Maryland, and everyone else in Delaware.


Gladys married Walter Cyrus Beecher Jr., son of Walter Cyrus Beecher Sr. and Sara C. O'Donnell, on 25 Nov 1915 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE.1 (Walter Cyrus Beecher Jr. was born on 27 Jul 1895 in Wilmington, New Castle, DE,5 6 7 8 died on 20 Sep 1964 in Atlanta, DeKalb, GA 7 8 9 10 and was buried on 23 Sep 1964 in New Castle: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE 8 10.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F39X-6BN Walter Beecher and Gladis Walls, 1915.

2 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDWB-DH9 William Roberts, Wilmington Ward 8, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing sheet , family 71, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820202.

3 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M32C-DRD Gladdis E Walls in household of John W Walls, Election District 4, Chestertown (west part) Chestertown town, Kent, Maryland, United States; citing sheet , family 121.

4 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32C-DRD John W Walls, Election District 4, Chestertown (west part) Chestertown town, Kent, Maryland, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 121.

5 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M31G-P3Z Sarah Beacher in household of Walter Beacher, Wilmington Hundred, Precincts 47-48 Wilmington city Ward 9, New Castle, Delaware, United States; citing sheet , family 218.

6 Ancestry.com, Delaware State Birth Records, 1861-1922, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLJ7-R4N Walter C. Beecher in entry for Walter Cyrus Beecher, 27 Jul 1895.

7 U.S. Social Security Death Index, Number: 221-09-0446; Issue State: Delaware.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134496592.

9 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4SK-C2L Walter C Beecher, 1964, certificate 026190.

10 The Morning News (Wilmington, DE), 22 Sep 1964, page 17. Obituary of Walter Beecher Jr.


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