Margaret Hannah Walker
(1894-1989)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. James William Decker

2. John Cass Willingham
3. William Galvin

Margaret Hannah Walker

  • Born: 15 Aug 1894, Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois, United States 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): James William Decker
  • Marriage (2): John Cass Willingham
  • Marriage (3): William Galvin
  • Died: 24 Apr 1989, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States at age 94 2 3
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 1920 United States Federal: Sumpter Township, Cumberland, Illinois, United States. 1

• Census: 1930 United States Federal: Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, United States. 4

• Census: 1940 United States Federal: Spring Point Township, Cumberland, Illinois, United States. 5

• Obituary: Herald and Review, 26 Apr 1989, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 6

Galvin
MONTROSE - Mrs. William
(Margaret Walker Willingham)
Galvin, 94, of Mattoon, formerly of
Montrose, died 8:15 p.m. Monday
(April 24, 1989) in Douglas Living
Center, Mattoon.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thurs-
day in Bishop Funeral Home,
Greenup, with visitation one hour
before services. Burial will be in
Toledo Cemetery.
Mrs. Galvin was born in To-
ledo, daughter of William and
Mary Belle Walker. She was a
member of the Baptist Church.
She married James Decker in
1914. He died in 1974. She married
John Cass Willingham in 1946. He
died in 1956. She married William
Galvin in 1962. He died in 1969.
Surviving are her sons, William
Eugene and John Richard Decker,
both of Russell Springs, Ky., Aus-
tin Dale Decker Sr. of Greenup;
Ralph Donald Decker of Mesa,
Ariz.; daughters, Neva Miller;
Olive McMahan of Sullivan; Reva
Ballinger of Toledo; 21 grandchild-
dren; 40 great-grandchildren; 11
great-great-grandchildren; eight
great-great-great-grandchildren.
One daughter, three brothers,
one sister and one grandchild pre-
ceded her in death.


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Margaret married James William Decker, son of John Decker and Emily Yocum. (James William Decker was born on 16 Apr 1887 in Illinois, United States 7 8 9 and died on 25 Dec 1974 in Greenup, Cumberland, Illinois, United States 10.)


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Margaret next married John Cass Willingham. (John Cass Willingham was born on 5 Feb 1878 in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States 11 12 13 and died on 5 Aug 1956 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States 14.)


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Margaret next married William Galvin.


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Sources


1 <i>1920 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.).

2 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Margaret H. Galvin
SSN: 358-22-4480
Last Residence: 61938 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
BORN: 15 Aug 1894
Died: 24 Apr 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951).

3 "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Margaret H Galvin
SSN: 358224480
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Aug 1894
Birth Place: Toledo, Illinois
Death Date: 24 Apr 1989
Father: William Walker
Mother: Hannah Jackson
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Claim Date: 16 Jul 1959
Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement.
Signature on SSN Card: MARGARET H WALKER
Additional Information: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 25 Mar 1986: Name listed as MARGARET H GALVIN; 15 Jul 1959: Name listed as MARGARET H WILLINGHAM

4 <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.).

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Spring Point, sheet 13B, household 237; digital images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627;

Name: Margaret Dicker
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Spring Point, Cumberland, Illinois
Inferred Residence in 1935: Spring Point, Cumberland, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 13B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No

6 <i>Herald & Review</i>, 26 Apr 1989, online archives, p. A7, col. 2.

7 <i>1900 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.).

8 <i>U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.),

Name: James Decker
County: Effingham
State: Illinois
Birthplace: Illinois,United States of America
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1887
Race: Caucasian (White).

9 <i>U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.),

Name: James W Decker
Age: 55
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1887
Birth Place: Toledo, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: Toledo, Illinois, USA.

10 <i>The Decatur Herald</i>, 28 Dec 1974, online archives, p. 18, col. 2.

11 <i>U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.),

Name: John CAss Willingham
County: Effingham
State: Illinois
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1877
Race: White.

12 <i>U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.),

Name: John O Willingham
Age: 64
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1878
Birth Place: Cumberland
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: Spring Point, Illinois, USA.

13 "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: John Cass Willingham
SSN: 355096293
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1878
Birth Place: Cumberland C, Illinois
Father: Isaac Willingham
Mother: Mollsie Schaner
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as JOHN CASS WILLINGHAM

14 <i>Journal Gazette</i>, 6 Aug 1956, p. 3, col. 2; digital images.


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