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NEWS The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, September 24, 1905 pg. 1  In
1880 Carrie Diamond, age 32 years, is living in the city of Denison
along with her 12 year old daughter, Alice. She was widowed and
had been born in Tennessee. Her occupation is listed as "washer
& sewer". According to the 1900 Federal Census, Carrie Diamond was still living in the city of Denison and is widowed. Her age is listed as 67 years, having been born March 1833 in Tennessee; she states that she had one child, living. Her occupation is dressmaker. The 1910 Federal Census again lists the widow Carrie Diamond as living in the city of Denison at 1208 Day Street. However, her age is shown to be 65 years and born in Tennessee; her occupation is a "laundress" in her home. Carrie's only child and daughter, Alice Walton, lived at 1204 Day Street; she is also a widow at the age of 39. Alice's race is listed as "mulatto"; living in the house with her are five of her six living children - Robert R, age 22; David, age 15; Julia, age 12; Irma, age 9; and Willoughby, age 5 - all having been born in Texas. Alice's husband, Prof. D.W. Walton, died in 1906 and both are buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Denison. The Walton Elementary School on Day Street at the corner of Perry was named in honor and memory of Prof. D.W. Walton. According to Alice's death certificate her parents were Carrie Diamond, born Texaso, and John Diamond, also born in Texas.  News Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |