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Florence Thompson Walker

Florence Thompson Walker

Female 1866 - 1955  (89 years)


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  • Name Florence Thompson Walker 
    Birth 2 Jun 1866  Paisley High Church, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Fanwood, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 15 May 1885  Fanwood, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 15 May 1895  North Plainfield, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1 Jun 1900  North Plainfield, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1 Jun 1905  North Plainfield, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1 Jun 1915  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Census 1 Apr 1940  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Death 6 Oct 1955  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15
    Obituary 7 Oct 1955  Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Florence Walker - Obituary
    Florence Walker - Obituary
    Burial 9 Oct 1955  Hillside Cemetery, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Person ID I488  Moore Mays Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2026 

    Father Duncan Walker,   b. Dec 1824, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1916, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Martha Love,   b. 29 Jul 1831, Beith, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1892, Fanwood, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1852  Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S233] Scotland - Statutory Birth Registers, 1855-present.
      Scotland Statutory Birth Registers, 1866: 105, 313, Flora Walker; digital image, Scotland, "Renfrewshire, Paisley High Church," Scotlands People (http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 10 Mar 2026).

    2. [S26] USA - Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Social Security Administration, " U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Jul 2026), entry for Florence Thompson Shearer, 1955

    3. [S168] 1870 US Census - NJ - Union Co.
      1870 U.S. census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Scotch Plains post office, Plainfield city, p. 670-B, dwelling 875, family 965, Duncan Walker household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Mar 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 891.

    4. [S169] 1880 US Census - NJ - Union Co.
      1880 U.S. census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Fanwood township, enumeration district (ED) 180, p. 365-C, dwelling 20, family 21, Duncan Walker household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Mar 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 801.

    5. [S170] 1885 NJ State Census - Union Co.
      1885 New Jersey State Census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Fanwood township, p. 37, dwelling 219, family 228, line 1087, Duncan Walker household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Mar 2026).

    6. [S186] 1895 NJ State Census - Somerset Co.
      1895 New Jersey State Census, Somerset County, New Jersey, population schedule, North Plainfield, p. 106, dwelling 619, family 725, line 3160, Duncan Walker household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2026).

    7. [S187] 1900 US Census - NJ - Somerset Co.
      1900 U.S. census, Somerset County, New Jersey, population schedule, North Plainfield, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 14-A, dwelling 262, family 301, Harry Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 994.

    8. [S188] 1905 NJ State Census - Somerset Co.
      1905 New Jersey State Census, Somerset County, New Jersey, population schedule, North Plainfield, p. 08-B, dwelling 175, family 198, line 75, Horace Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2026).

    9. [S196] 1910 US Census - NJ - Union Co.
      1910 U.S. census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Plainfield Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 07-A, dwelling 108, family 129, Harry Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 910.

    10. [S232] 1915 NJ State Census - Union Co.
      1915 New Jersey State Census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Plainfield, p. 10-A, dwelling 149, family 225, line 14, Harry Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 May 2026).

    11. [S304] 1920 US Census - NJ - Union Co.
      1920 U.S. census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Plainfield Ward 4, enumeration district (ED) 130, sheet 10-B, dwelling 161, family 278, Harry Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Jul 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1071.

    12. [S302] 1930 US Census - NJ - Union Co.
      1930 U.S. census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Plainfield Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 111, sheet 02-B, dwelling 33, family 42, Florence T. Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Jul 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1388.

    13. [S305] 1940 US Census - NJ - Union Co.
      1940 U.S. census, Union County, New Jersey, population schedule, Plainfield Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 20-77, sheet 03-B, household 97, Florence H. Shearer household; digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 Jul 2026); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2387.

    14. [S23] NJ - Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017.
      New Jersey State Archives, Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017, 1955: citing cert. 47943, Florence Shearer; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: 25 Jul 2026).

    15. [S231] NJ - Plainfield Courier-News (Plainfield, NJ).
      "Mrs. Shearer Dead at 89," Plainfield Courier-News, 7 Oct 1955, p. 5, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-florence-s/202392614/ : accessed 25 Jul 2026).