Lawrence Stephen WALKER

• General Notes
  • b. Daviess Cty, IN
    baptized St. Michael's, 31 Jan 1915
    residing in Bogard Twp, Daviess Cty, IN in 1930
    m. St. Michael's, Daviess Cty, IN 10 Jun 1944 to Mildred POTTS
    residing in Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN in Dec 1956 (mother Pearl's obit)
    residing in Elkhart, IN in Oct 1987 (brother Louis' obit)
    residing in Osceola, IN in May 1993 (brother John's obit)
    residing on Carroll Ave., Osceola, IN at death in Mar 1995 (obit)
    d. Elkhart, IN
    
    SSDI:
    Name:    Lawrence S. Walker
    SSN:    315-09-4053 
    Last Residence:    46516  Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
    Born:    20 Jan 1915
    Died:    27 Mar 1995
    State (Year) SSN issued:    Indiana (Before 1951 )
    
    obit:
    Elkhart Truth, 28 Mar 1995, p. B2
    Lawrence S. Walker
       ELKHART - Friends of Lawrence S. Walker, 80, of Carroll Ave., may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 N. Main St., Mishawaka, where a wake service will be at 7 p.m. today.  The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola.  Mr. Walker died at 4:25 a.m. Monday (March 27, 1995).  He had been in ill health.
    
    source:  scan of original article, courtesy of Donna Bishop
    
    from brother John's May 1993 obit:
    South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, Wed 12 May 1993, p. B5
    John G. Walker
    June 24, 1909 - May 11, 1993
    [Surviving are] a sister, Rosemary Zeeveld of Ft. Myers, Fla.; and two brothers, Joseph B. of Washington, Ind., and Lawrence of Osceola.
    
    source:  scan of original article, courtesy of Donna Bishop
    
    from brother Louis' Oct 1987 obit:
    Times Herald, Washington, IN, Mon 5 Oct 1987
    [...]  Surviving are his wife and three sons, Dr. Joseph Walker, Cannelton, Jeff Walker, Seattle, Wash., and James Walker, Boston, Mass., one granddaughter, three brothers, and one sister, J.B. Walker, Washington, Rte. 2, John Walker, Granger, Lawrence Walker, Elkhart, and Mrs. Rosemary Zeeveld, Carmel.  One brother, James Walker, is deceased.  (Oct 1, 1987)
    
    source:  scan of original, courtesy Donna Bishop
    
    matches? cf. middle initial, street address:
    U.S. Public Records Index
    Name: Lawrence L Walker
    Street Address: 30947 Carroll Ave 
    City: Elkhart 
    County: Elkhart 
    State: Indiana 
    Zip Code: 46516 
    Phone Number: 219-679-4721
    Household Members: Name Est. Age Birth Year 
    Frances L Walker     
    Francis L Walker 75 1931  
    Lawrence L Walker
    
    U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
    Name: Lawrence Lorene Walker
    Address: 30947 Carroll Ave 
    City: Elkhart 
    State: Indiana 
    Zip Code: 46516-1138
    Phone Number: 219-679-4721
    Residence Years: 1997 
    
    from mother Pearl's 1956 obit:
    Washington Daily Times, Mon 3 Dec 1956, front page
    Mrs. Pearl Walker Died Saturday
    [...] Surviving besides her husband are five sons:  John G. Walker, Granger; J. B. Walker, R. R. 1, Odon; Lawrence S. Walker, Mishawaka; Dr. Louis A. Walker, Greensburg; and Capt. James A. Walker, U.S. Air Force, Frankfort [sic], Germany, and one daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Ramsey, of Indianapolis.  There are 18 grandchildren.  One sister, Mrs. Helen Doyle, of Indianapolis, also survives.
    
    source:  scan of original clipping
    
    according to niece Carolyn, Lawrence moved from Daviess Cty to St. Joseph's Cty for work and took up a factory job, maybe at Bendix
    
    Evansville diocese, Judy Neff:  Lawrence Walker was baptized at St. Michael's on January 31, 1915 and married Mildred Potts on June 10, 1944 at St. Michael's.
    
    birth record citations (2):
    1) Indiana Births 1880-1920:
    Name:    Walker, Lawrence
    Father:    George 
    Mother:    Pearl Spaulding 
    County:    Daviess 
    Gender:    M 
    Birth Date:    20 Jan 1915 
    Reference:    Daviess County, Indiana
    Index to Birth Records
    1882 - 1920 Inclusive
    Volume I
    Letters A - K Inclusive
    Daviess County, Indiana
    Index to Birth Records
    1882 - 1920 Inclusive
    Volume II
    Letters L - Z Inclusive 
    Book:    H- 9 
    Page:    53 
    
    2) Daviess County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records 1882 - 1920 Inclusive, Volume I, Letters A - K Inclusive, Daviess County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records, 1882 - 1920 Inclusive, Volume II, Letters L - Z Inclusive, Book:    H- 9, Page:    53
    

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