Vandella Paralee Bowers

1863 - 1934  (71 years)

• Name	Vandella Paralee Bowers
  Birth	12 May 1863	Carroll Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [3]
  	age 7
  Census	1880	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [4]
  	age 17, daughter
  Census	1900	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [5]
  	age 36,spouse Steven C Walker-age 43,7 children,married 15 yrs, had 8 children-7 still living
  Census	1910	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [6]
  	age 46,spouse Stephen C-age 53,7 children, married 24 years, had 9 children-8 still living
  Census	1920	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [7]
  	age 46,spouse Stephen C-age 63. 4 children
  Census	1930	District 18, Carroll Co, TN   [8]
  	age 66, widowed, with dau, son, son-in-law, and grandchildren
  Death	30 May 1934	McKenzie, Carroll Co, TN   [2]
  Findagrave.com	25 Aug 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Carroll Co, TN   [2, 9]
  	Butler Cemetery
  Person ID	I992	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Alexander Bowers,   b. 14 May 1833, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN d. 16 Jan 1877, Carroll Co, TN (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Adeline Russell,   b. 20 May 1833, Henry Co, TN d. 20 Nov 1914, Buena Vista, Carroll Co, TN (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Oct 1853	Henry Co, TN   [1, 10]
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Y6-362 Name: John Bowers **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Adaline Russell **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 28 Oct 1853 **** Event Place: Henry, Tennessee **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51931-7 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 575022 Reference ID: Vol A Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8Y6-362 : accessed 3 May 2015), John Bowers and Adaline Russell, 28 Oct 1853; citing Henry, Tennessee, reference Vol A; FHL microfilm 575,022. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8J-Z4X Name: Adaline Russell Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 Oct 1853 Event Place: Henry, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: John Bowers Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: 63 Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8J-Z4X : 4 December 2014), John Bowers and Adaline Russell, 28 Oct 1853; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 63, Henry, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stephen Columbus Walker-xx,   b. 06 Jan 1857, Benton Co, TN d. 21 Nov 1924, Carroll Co, TN (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1886	Carroll Co, TN   [11]
  Notes	Children: dau Clara Dell Walker 11/20/1886 TN - 10/21/1960 - on 12/24/1905 in Carroll Co, TN married Arco Robinson 1882 - 1920 - ** See her findagrave.com page ** - 1910 census - Carroll Co, TN - spouse & 2 children - 1920 census - Carroll Co, TN - spouse & 4 children - 1930 census - Carroll Co, TN - widowed & 2 children - 1940 census - Carroll Co, TN - widowed & 1 dau & 1 g-son dau Willie Mai Robinson 11/3/1906 - 7/29/1997 - on 3/29/1929 in Carroll Co, TN married Deason Rials Dunnagan 3/1/1897 - 4/1973 - buried Bethesda Cemetery, Friendship, Crockett Co, TN - 1930 census - Carroll Co, TN - spouse & no children - 1940 census - ??? son Deason C Dunnagan - b. aft 1930 son Stephen Paul Robinson 1910 dau Adaline Robinson 1916 dau Cornelia Claire Robinson 1919 - 1984 - married ??? Pickens dau Maud Estelle Walker 8/1/1888 TN - 12/15/1952 TN - on 12/25/1910 in Carroll Co, TN married John Eli Brown 1881 - 1965 - ** See their findagrave.com page ** son Thedford McElree Brown 1914 TN - 1969 dau Thelma Gay Brown 1915 TN - 1997 - married ??? Case dau Bettie Brown 1920 TN son John Columbus Brown 1921 TN - 1988 son William Doy Brown 1923 TN - 2012 son Sidney Brown 1925 TN son Luke Brown 1927 TN son Chauncey Martin Walker 1890 TN - 1952 dau Ruth Ann Walker 1892 TN - 1974 son William Frederick Walker 1895 TN - 1965 dau Vivian Kathleen Walker 1898 TN - 1976 dau Elsie Vandella Walker 1899 TN - 1944 - married ??? Goodwin son John Wendell Walker 1902 - 1971 - on 5/9/1936 married Eula Clarice Franks 1907 - 2003 - ** See their findagrave.com page ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-G7H7 Name: S C Walker **** Name Note: Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 16 Jan 1886 Event Place: Carroll, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Race: Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Marriage License Date: Marriage License Place: Marriage Date: Marriage Place: Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Paternal Grandfather's Name: Paternal Grandmother's Name: Maternal Grandfather's Name: Maternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Name: V D Bower **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Paternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Paternal Grandmother's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandfather's Name: Spouse's Maternal Grandmother's Name: Note: Page: Reference ID: GS Film Number: 002240812 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 004485947 Image Number: 00773 Citing this Record: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4Y-G7H7 : 20 July 2016), S C Walker and V D Bower, 16 Jan 1886; citing Carroll, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,240,812. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 May 1863 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 7 - 1870 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 17, daughter - 1880 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Marriage - 16 Jan 1886 - Carroll Co, TN Census - age 36,spouse Steven C Walker-age 43,7 children,married 15 yrs, had 8 children-7 still living - 1900 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 46,spouse Stephen C-age 53,7 children, married 24 years, had 9 children-8 still living - 1910 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 46,spouse Stephen C-age 63. 4 children - 1920 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Census - age 66, widowed, with dau, son, son-in-law, and grandchildren - 1930 - District 18, Carroll Co, TN Death - 30 May 1934 - McKenzie, Carroll Co, TN Burial - - Carroll Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See his findagrave.com page later ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFK-19S Name: Vannie B. Walker Event Type: Death Event Date: 30 May 1934 Event Place: Mckenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Age: 71 Birth Year (Estimated): Birth Date: 12 May 1863 Birthplace: Tenn. Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Bowers Father's Birthplace: Tenn. Mother's Name: Russell Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Occupation: Address: Residence Place: Cemetery: Butler Cemetery Burial Place: Burial Date: 02 Jun 1934 Informant's Name: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 004184421 Image Number: 02280 GS Film number: 1876813 Reference ID: cn 12263 Citing this Record: "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFK-19S : 25 May 2014), Vannie B. Walker, 30 May 1934; citing Butler Cemetery Cemetery, Mckenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee, cn 12263, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,813. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 8/25/2016 Vandella Paralee "Vannie" Bowers Walker Birth: May 10, 1863 Carroll County Tennessee, USA Death: Jun. 1, 1934 McKenzie Carroll County Tennessee, USA Family links: Spouse: Stephen Columbus Walker (1857 - 1924)* Children: Clara Dell Walker Robinson (1886 - 1960)* Maude Estelle Walker Brown (1888 - 1952)* Chauncey Martin Walker (1890 - 1952)* Ruth Ann Walker (1892 - 1974)* William Frederick Walker (1895 - 1965)* Vivian Kathleen Walker (1898 - 1976)* Elsie Vandella Walker Goodwin (1899 - 1944)* John Wendell Walker (1902 - 1971)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Butler Cemetery Carroll County Tennessee, USA Created by: CINDY HESS Record added: Feb 21, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 65971466 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S22] Death Certificate. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.