Robert E. WALKER b. abt 1806 - London d. 25 June 1865 Sarah Elizabeth Walker nee BLUNT b. 1802 - London d. 25 Feb 1869 It is a mystery I have been revisiting for a few years now. They came from England after spring of 1861 as I located them in the Staffs census for 1861. Robert Walker dies June 25, 1865 and is now buried at Evergreens, as of 1872. Sarah Walker dies Feb 25, 1869. Now also at Evergreens. as of 1877. Plot is No. 2654 Path Side, both are there. I have not been able to pinpoint when between 1861 and 1865 they came. A son Robert arrives in 1866, another, Letford, in 1871. With the deaths in June of 1865 and Feb of 1869 they fall into a census hole. I have found nothing I can say for sure would be them in any newspapers either. I went through all the death cards at the 42nd St Library and found no trace of them. I looked through the 1865 census, nothing. The only evidence I have they were even there is the cemetery deed and the printed death cards which were in the possession of an old, now dead, aunt. I did find a *good boy card* from the NY City schools for an *illegible* Walker, it was together with the deed and other documents. They were way to old to have school aged children, perhaps there were other children besides the ones I have in my data that came before they did. I find it hard to believe Robert Walker and his wife, over the age of 60, would just pick up and leave England for NY if not following someone. I could be wrong. In England Robert was a Cabinet Maker and Victualler. Because of the *good boy* card issued by NY City schools I am leaning towards them having resided in Manhattan or Bronx as opposed to Brooklyn as Brooklyn was not part of NYC yet at that date. Such a mystery... thanks for reading. Any idea on how to hunt them down in a census hole? Gabriele ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Maxwell To: nynewyor@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] Evergreen Cemetery Also, maybe it was a financial problem that prevented them from moving both parents at the same time. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Maxwell" <suemaxwell@comcast.net> To: <nynewyor@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 9:53 AM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] Evergreen Cemetery > Often people are buried someplace first, if a cemetery didn't open until > after their death- they were moved from one to another. And often people > are moved from one place to another, inorder to have them together in the > same place. I have some ancestors buried there, but that info is buried in > some folder of a line I havn't worked on in a long time; if my memory > serves me, they were buried there first and moved some other place. I > agree- it does seem odd, and there may be reasons that you don't yet > understand- problems in the family, indecision of the children about where > to bury. It was inundated with people after it opened and many were moved > to other cemeteries in NYC. > > The cemetery has been in use since 1851. > > Sue > Jim Garrity, List Administrator > jimgarrity@earthlink.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Jim Garrity, List Administrator jimgarrity@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message