hmtl5 Walter Lee Gilkison b. 19 Mar 1898 Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 6 Dec 1985 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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Walter Lee Gilkison

Male 1898 - 1985  (87 years)

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  • Name Walter Lee Gilkison 
    Birth 19 Mar 1898  Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Pine Grove, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 6 Dec 1985  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Burial Brown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I1160  Hedges
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

    Father Pembroke Rousseau "Rous" Gilkison,   b. 8 Oct 1864, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1931, Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Parthena "Cena" Razor,   b. 5 Apr 1870, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1932, Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1886  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace Jewel Cassity,   b. 23 Nov 1901, Blairs Mills, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 2000, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1920  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Mar 1898 - Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1920 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Pine Grove, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Dec 1985 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Brown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Walter Lee owns a farm and stone quarry on US 60, 5 miles west of Morehead, Kentucky, and two other farms. Keeps a saddle horse and is fond of horses.

      One son.
      [1]
    • Gilkison
      Walter Lee Gilkison, 87, Bluestone, Morehead, KY, passed away Friday morning, December 6, 1985, at the St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead, KY. He was born on March 19, 1898, in Rowan County, KY, and was the son of the late P.R. and Mary Razor Gilkison. On October 13, 1920, he was united in marriage to Grace Cassity Gilkison who survives with one son, Glenn H. Gilkison, Winchester, KY; one brother, Bert Gilkison, Portland, IN; one sister, Maude Ferguson, Parker City, IN; and also surviving are two granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Gilkison was a member of the Siloam Church of God and was a farmer. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, December 8, 1985, at the Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Harold Harr officiating. Burial will be in the Brown Cemetery.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Sunday, 8 December 1985.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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