Reuben Westfall (1834-1872)

Jane Racer (1846-1914)

Charles Robertson (between 1837-)

Nancy (Unknown) (between 1842-)

Jacob "Jack" Westfall (1866-1942)

Eva Robertson (1877-1955)

Vinnie Westfall (1903-1976)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Albert Ross "Ross" Walker Donald Ross Walker+ Ralph Leroy Walker+ Lela Maxine Walker+ Kenneth Phillip Walker+ Vinnie Westfall 1 Born: February 3, 1903, Cotter, Louisa County, Iowa 2 3 4 Marriage: Albert Ross "Ross" Walker on February 23, 1922 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa 1 2 Died: September 23, 1976, Burlington Medical Center Klein Unit, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa at age 73 2 Buried: September 27, 1976, Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 2 5 6   Noted events in her life were: • Census, 1920, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa. 7 Vinnie Westfall, daughter, female, white, age 16, single, could read, could write, born in Iowa, father born in Iowa, mother born in Indiana, could speak English, occupation none • Iowa State Census, 1925, Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa. 8 Vinnie Walker, wife, female, white, age 21, married, attended high school, state highest grade (9-12): 10, could read, could write, place of birth: Iowa, name of father: Jacob Westfall, father's age at last birthday: 55, name of mother: Eva Robertson, mother's birthplace: Indiana, mother's age at last birthday: 45, place of marriage of parents: Iowa, church affiliation: none • Census, 1930, Washington Township, Des Moines County, Iowa. 9 Vinnie Walker, wife-H, female, white, age 26, married, first married at age 19, did not attend school during the previous year, could read and write, born in Iowa, father born in Iowa, mother born in Iowa, state code 65, could speak English, no occuaption • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1938, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 10 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1942, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 11 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), maid, householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1943, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 12 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), employee of J. I. Case Company, householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1945, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 13 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), employee of the Iowa Ordnance Plant, householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1947, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 14 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1951, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 15 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1954, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 16 Vinnie W. Walker (widow of Ross), householder at 501 May. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1955, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 17 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), dietary department at Burlington Hospital, householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1957, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 18 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), dietary department at Burlington Hospital, householder at 1501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1958, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 19 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross A.), employee of Burlington Hospital, householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1959, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 20 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross A.), special district cook at Burlington Hospital, householder at 501 May Avenue. • City Directory: Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1960, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 21 Vinnie Walker (widow of Ross), dietician/cook at Burlington Hospital, householder at 501 May Avenue. • Obituary: The Hawk Eye, September 1976, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 2 Mrs. Vinnie Walker, 73, of 2830 Winegard Drive, died in the Klein Unit, Burlington Medical Center, at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, September 23 (1976). The daughter of Jacob and Eva Robertson Westfall, she was born February 3, 1903, in Louisa County. She married Ross Walker February 23, 1922 in Wapello; he died in April 1936. Surviving: Three sons, Donald, Clifton Park, New York, Kenneth, Terre Haute, Indiana, and Ralph, Urbandale; daughter, Lela Miller, Huntington, Indiana; two brothers, Glenn Westfall, Baraboo, Wisconsin, and Raymond Westfall, Columbus Junction; sister Lillian Wagg, Wapello; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral 10 am Monday, Lunning Chapel, Reverend Robert V. Gildner; Elmwood cemetery, Morning Sun. • Social Security Administration Information. 22 Vinnie Walker; born: 3 February 1903; died: September 1976; last residence: 52601 (Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa); state where issued: Iowa Vinnie married Albert Ross "Ross" Walker, son of Samuel Nathaniel "Sam" Walker and Hattie Mae "Harriett" Moyers, on February 23, 1922 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa.1 2 (Albert Ross "Ross" Walker was born on December 24, 1899 near Newport, Louisa County, Iowa,1 23 died on May 13, 1936 southwest of Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 23 and was buried on May 17, 1936 in the Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa 1 6 24.) The cause of his death was pneumonia.   Noted events in their marriage were: • Gravestone Inscription. 6 Albert "Ross" and Vinnie (Westfall) Walker's Gravestone is located at Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun, Iowa. The inscription on the stone is: "Walker, Ross A. 1899 - 1936; Vinnie 1903 - 1976"

1 Two obituaries for Albert "Ross" Walker (one obituary was published in a Louisa County, Iowa paper, probably The Morning Sun News-Herald or The Wapello Republican; the second was from The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa); they were published circa May 17-18, 1936). URL (1/2003): http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/IALOUISA/2001-05/0990924530

2 Vinnie (Westfall) Walker's obituary (originally published in The Hawk Eye, September 1976; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa). Courtesy of Nancy Wagner. URL (1/2003): http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.louisa&m=455

3 The 1920 United States federal census. The fourteenth enumeration of the U.S. government

4 Information from a web page or gedcom file in the World Connect Project at Rootsweb.com. See URL: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=:1760376 (6/2003). See: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/

5 Louisa County, Iowa, cemetery records at Rootsweb. Name: Vinnie {Walker} Westfall; Born: 0; Died or Buried: 0; Age: 0; Buried: Elmwood (township = Morning Sun); County/State: Louisa, IA; Military Service: none; Book: LCC ©1990 - page MS-76 ; Notes: Ross A. WALKER; [CRR] (Nancy Wagner added the following notes: Vinnie is buried there beside her husband. Her dates are 2-3-1903 to 9-23-1976.) entire county records for all cemeteries inclusive through the year 1997; URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/cemeteries/IA/Louisa/

6 A gravestone photograph of Albert "Ross" and Vinnie (Westfall) Walker. It is located at Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun, Iowa. The inscription on the stone is: "Walker, Ross A. 1899 - 1936; Vinnie 1903 - 1976". Courtesy of Marjorie (Walker) Kimble and Becky (Kimble) Murphy.

7 The 1920 United States federal census. Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa; Supervisor's District: 1; Enumeration District: 102; Sheet: 15A; Page: 2421 3401; Enumerated on January 8, 1920.

8 The 1925 Iowa state census. Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa.

9 The 1930 United States federal census. Washington Township, Des Moines County, Iowa; Enumeration District #29-31; Supervisor's District #15; Sheet 7A; Page 216 244?; April 29/30, 1930. The fifteenth enumeration of the U.S. government

10 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume I, 1938, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 431 Howard Street, Detroit, Michigan. Copyright, 1938, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 395. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

11 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume III, 1942, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Karbach Block, Omaha, Nebraska. Copyright, 1942, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 457. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

12 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume IV, 1943, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Karbach Block, Omaha (2), Nebraska. Copyright, 1943, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 402. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

13 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume V, 1945, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Karbach Block, Omaha 2, Nebraska. Copyright, 1946, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 459. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco.

14 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume VI, 1947, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Karbach Block, Omaha 2, Nebraska. Copyright, 1948, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 410. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

15 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume VII, 1951, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Karbach Block, Omaha 2, Nebraska. Copyright, 1951, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 367. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

16 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, Volume VIII, 1954, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Karbach Block, Omaha 2, Nebraska. Copyright, 1954, by R. L. Polk & Co.), page 412. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

17 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1955, Volume IX, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 600 Keystone Bldg., 1320 Main, Kansas City 5, Missouri. Copyright, 1955, R. L. Polk & Co.), page 349. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

18 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1957, Volume X, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 600 Keystone Bldg., 1320 Main, Kansas City 5, Missouri. Copyright, 1957, R. L. Polk & Co.), page 347. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

19 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1958, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 600 Keystone Building, 1320 Main, Kansas City 5, Missouri. Copyright, 1958, R. L. Polk & Co.), page 542. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

20 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1959, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 600 Keystone Building, 1320 Main, Kansas City 5, Missouri. Copyright, 1959, R. L. Polk & Co.), page 426. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

21 Polk's Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) City Directory, 1960, Including West Burlington (R. L. Polk & Company, Publishers, 500 Keystone Bldg., 1320 Main Street, Kansas City 5, Missouri. Copyright, 1960, R. L. Polk & Co.), page 389. On microfilm at Sutro Library, San Francisco, California.

22 Information from the Social Security death index online.

23 Email, snail mail, scanned photographs, telephone interviews and conversations, etc., with Marjorie Naomi (Walker) Kimble, a descendant of Charles and Eleanor Walker of Ireland/Pennsylvania.

24 Louisa County, Iowa, cemetery records at Rootsweb. Name: Albert Ross Walker; Sex: M; Born: 0; Died or Buried: 0; Age: 0; Buried: Elmwood (township = Morning Sun); County/State: Louisa, IA; Military Service: none; Book: LCC ©1990 - page MS-76 ; Notes: [no dates].