Richard S. Walker

  General Notes:

The 1920 Federal Census for Lancaster, Pa. (ED#56, page 80A) taken in January 1920 records William S. (62) and Eva M. (52) Biggs with daughter Amy Biggs (24) living at 17 South Lime Street. Also in the household is Emma M. Hagen (54 - listed as sister to Eva). Also in the household are Clarence A. (27) and Francis (26) [Biggs] Trost, and grandchildren Richard (6 - PA/PA/PA), Bernard (5 - PA/PA/PA), and Louise (3 9/12 - PA/PA/PA) Walker. [It is not known who is the father of the Walker children. See general notes on William's wife, Eva M. Hagen, for 1930 census facts where the grand daughter, Louise Walker, is living with her grand mother Biggs.]

The 1933 Lancaster City Directory records:
Bernard B. Walker plater Slaymaker Lock Co. r125 E Lemon apt 5
Richard S. Walker lock mkr r125 E Lemon apt 5

The 1937 Lancaster City Directory records:
Bernard B. Walker (Sadie) slsmn h718 New Holland av
Richd S. Walker (Margt R.) clk Miller & Hartman h218 N Duke

The 1939 Lancaster City Directory records:
Bernard B. Walker (Sadie) driver Miller & Hartman h718 New Holland av
Richd S. Walker (Margt R.) clk Miller & Hartman h218 N Duke

The 1940 Federal Census for Lancaster, PA, ED#36-73, page 1296B, dated May 1, 1940 records Richard (25 - PA) and Margaret (25 - PA) Walker renting for $18 / month at 218 N. Duke Street. Richard has completed 4 years of high school and is employed as a Warehouseman for a Wholesale Grocer earning $1,250 working 52 weeks during the last year. Margaret has completed 1 year of high school and is not employed.

The 1948 Lancaster City Directory records:
Bernard B. Walker driver Natl Biscuit Co r Paradise [Bernard is Richard's brother]
Richd S. Walker (Margt R.) slswn Miller & Hartman h 563 N Lime

The 1950 Lancaster City Directory records:
Bernard Walker agt Knights Life Ins Co of Am r YMCA
Richd S. Walker (Margt R.) slsmn Miller & Hartman h 563 N Lime


Obituary Index:
Name: Richard S Walker
Age at Death: 89
Birth Date: Sept 6, 1913
Death Date: Jan. 8, 2003
Death Place: Lancaster PA
Publication or Record Date: 10 Jan 2003

Richard S. Walker, 89, grocery salesman.
Richard S. "Red" Walker, 89, of Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, died of natural causes Wednesday at the home.
Walker was a full-time grocery salesman for Miller & Hartman wholesale company from 1934 to 1979. He then worked part time for the company from 1979 to 1989.
A U.S. Army veteran, he was a chauffeur to high ranking generals in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II. He was a staff sergeant.
Published on January 10, 2003, INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL (LANCASTER, PA.)


The SSDI records:
Name: Richard S. Walker
SSN: 196-10-7640
Last Residence: 17022 Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Born: 6 Sep 1913
Died: 8 Jan 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

Richard married Margaret Keister on 6 Sep 1933 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA. (Margaret Keister was born on 6 Sep 1914 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA, died on 11 Oct 1993 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried in Conestoga Memorial Park, Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA.)