| Walton Family of Denison | |
| 1886 | Myrtle Walton [Lebrecht} born March 29 at Denison, Texas [Source: City o] Denison Death Records) |
| 1887-1888 | Frederick Walton is a machinist at MKT Shops. He boards with Michael E. Eyre, a carpenter with the MKT Railway, who lives at 313 West Texas Street. Also living there: Frederick C. Eyre, machinist with MKT; Miss Jane Eyre, seamstress at Misses E. & L. Thompson; Melvin A. Eyre, bridge carpenter; Simeon Eyre, bridge inspector, Texas & Pacific Railway; and William H. Eyre, carpenter in the car department of the MKT. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1887-1888 | Edward S. Walton is timekeeper with MKT Railway. He lives at 610 West Gandy Street. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1887-1888 | James S. Walton is a painter who lives at 1321 South Houston Avenue. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1887-1888 | David
W. Walton (colored) is Principal at Denison Colored Public School,
located at southwest corner of West Bond Street and North Mirick
Avenue. He lives at 1202 West Day Street, at the corner of Perry
Avenue. [Source: City Directory] Note: Later Walton School was named after David W. Walton. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, where a monument was erected by the Odd Fellows in his memory. He died in 1908. |
| Feb 11, 1889 | Bertha Beatrice Walton [Lebrecht] born at Denison, Texas. [Source: City of Denison Death Records] |
| 1889-1890 | James A. Walton, a painter, lives at 1321 South Houston Avenue. James S. Walton & Lola Ann Green Walton are the parents of Bertha Beatrice Walton (Mrs. Walter G.) Lebrecht and Myrtle Walton (Mrs. Louis H.) Lebrecht. Two other Waltons are listed in the City Directory for this year. One is Edward Walton, teller at State National Bank, who live at 610 West Gandy Street. The other, whose name is illegible, is a telegraph operator for the MK&T Railway; he boards at 406 West Main Street. [Source: City Directory; City of Denison Death Records] |
| 1893-1894 | E.S. Walton is City Treasurer. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1893-1894 | Edward S. Walton is assistant cashier at the State National Bank. He lives at 516 West Gandy Street. Also living there is Miss Nellie Walton, school teacher. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1898-1899 | Several painters live together at 107 West Murray Street: Earnest A. Walton, Irvin S. Walton and James S. Walton. Louis H. Lebrecht and Myrtle Walton Lebrecht later will live for many years at 107 West Murray Street. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1898-1899 | Alfred
P. Walton is barkeeper at Finn & McSweeney Saloon (also known as
the Phenix or Phoenix Saloon), 103 West Main Street. He room at
314-1/2 West Main Street, above J.P. Marsh Shoes. Also occupying
the upstairs are M.V. Wilkerson and W. Hughes. [Source: City
Directory] Note: This is where, two years earlier, Edward D. Burton (colored) roomed and Dr. Albert E. Thompson (colored) had his office. |
| 1899-1900 | Living at 107 West Murray are James S. Walton, a married painter; Ernest E. Walton and Irvin S. Walton, both employed by Katy Railway; and Miss Edith A. Walton. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1899-1900 | J.W. Walton is train master for Katy Railway. He boards at 508 West Crawford Street (boarding house of Mrs. Emma Brown). [Source: City Directory] |
| 1899-1900 | Alfred P. Walton works at Katy Shops and rooms at 512 West Morgan Street (home of E.L. Hardesty). [Source: City Directory] |
| Walter P. Lebrecht marries Bertha Beatrice Walton by 1907. | |
| 1905 | Ernest A. Walton, brother of Bertha Walton Lebrecht and Myrtle Walton Lebrecht, was killed January 12 in an engine accident at the Katy yards. He was born August 30, 1878. Buried at Fairview Cemetery. [Source: Tombstone; Sunday Gazetteer, January 15, 1905, pg.4] |
| 1913 | Ortho R. Walton is a photographer with studio at 323 West Main street. He and wife Laura M. Walton live on the premises. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1913 | Living at 107 West Murray Street are: Edith Walton; Irvin S. Walton, conductor MK&T Railway; James S. Walton, a painter, and his wife Louella A. Walton; Louis Walton and Myrtle Walton. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1913 | James S. Walton, father of Bertha Lebrecht and Myrtle Lebrecht, died July 9. Buried at Fairview Cemetery. [Source: Tombstone, City of Denison Death Records, Bk 2, pg. 36] |
| 1915 | Robert G. Walton is a photographer with a studio at 216 West Main Street. He and his wife Myrtle Walton live at 311 South Fannin Avenue. Another listing has Myrtle Walton boarding at 107 West Murray street, along with Edith Walton; Irvin S. Walton, conductor MK&T Railway; Lola A. [Lola Ann Green] Walton, widow of James S. Walton; and Louis Walton. [Source: City Directory] |
| Dec 5, 1916 | Louis H. Lebrecht and Myrtle Azola Walton are married by D.K. Porter, "Presiding Elder, Sherman District." Prior to this she was a stenographer who served as office secretary to Dr. Alex Acheson and worked at W.A. Peck Jewelry store. {Sources: Marriage Certificate, Grayson County Courthouse. Obituary, Denison Herald, April 22, 1966] |
| 1919 | Royden Louis Lebrecht born April 21 in Denison, son of Louis H. & Myrtle Waldon Lebrecht. [Source: City of Denison Birth Records] |
| 1928 | Lola Ann Green Walton, mother of Bertha B. Walton Lebrecht and Myrtle Waldon Lebrecht, died December 23. Buried at Fairview Cemetery. [Source: City of Denion Death Records, Bk 4, pg145; Tombstone] |
| 1929 | Edith Walton dies. Born 1873. She is a relative to Bertha Walton Lebrecht and Myrtle Walton Lebrecht. Buried Fairview Cemetery. [Source: Tombstone] |
| 1934 | Louis H. and Myrtle Walton Lebrecht live at 107 West Murray Street. Will live there for the rest of their lives. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1938 | Walter P. and Bertha B. Walton Lebrecht live at 117 West Murray street. Will live there for the rest of their lives. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1946 | Mrs. Pearl Walton has a restaurant at 113 North Austin Avenue. She lives at 321 North Houston Avenue. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1946 | There is a Walton School (named after David W. Waldon) at 1129 West Day Street. [Source: City Directory] |
| 1962 | Walter P. Lebrecht dies November 27 in Denison, Texas at age 76. Buried in Walton plot at Fairview Cemetery with Masonic graveside services. [Source: City of Denison Death Records] |
| 1966 | Myrtle A. Walton (Mrs. Louis H.) Lebrecht dies April 21 in Denison, Texas, at age 80. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Buried Fairview Cemetery. [Sources: Tombstone, City of Denison Death Records] |
| 1973 | Bertha Beatrice Walton Lebrecht died October 26 in Denison, Texas, at age 84. Buried in the Walton plot with husband Walter at Fairview Cemetery. [Sources: Tombstone; City of Denison Death Records] |
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