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John Walker 1906 - 1981

John Wesley Walker of Floydada, Floyd County, Texas was born on April 22, 1906 in Mills County, and died at age 75 years old on August 9, 1981 in Lubbock, Lubbock County. John Walker was buried at Floydada Cemetery in Floydada, Floyd County.
John Wesley Walker
Floydada, Floyd County, Texas 79235
April 22, 1906
Mills County, Texas, United States
August 9, 1981
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, United States
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  • 04/22
    1906

    Birthday

    April 22, 1906
    Birthdate
    Mills County, Texas United States
    Birthplace
  • Professional Career

    John owned a restaurant in Floydada, Texas.
  • Personal Life & Family

    John Wesley Walker was born to George Washington Walker (1853 - 1932) and Della Adelaide McCarty (1882 - 1971). His father was born in Georgia and his mother was born in Texas. He had three brothers: Billie, Ben, and Prentice, and one sister: Mable. he also had one half-sister, Flora, and one half-brother, Jeff. John Walker married Ona Inez Simms-Reese (1910 - 1996) in June of 1929 and they had one daughter and one son.
  • 08/9
    1981

    Death

    August 9, 1981
    Death date
    pneumonia secondary to lung cancer
    Cause of death
    Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Floydada Cemetery in Floydada, Floyd County, Texas 79235, United States
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In 1906, in the year that John Walker was born, English biochemist Frederick Hopkins concluded that vitamins are essential to the human body and that a lack of vitamins caused scurvy and rickets. Scurvy and rickets were both huge problems in sailors that were at sea for extended time and the addition of vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium in their diets helped eradicate the problem.
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In 1935, he was 29 years old when on August 14, the Social Security Act was signed into law. The purpose was to "provide federal assistance to those unable to work". The law established the Social Security Administration whose primary focus was to "provide aid for the elderly, the unemployed, and children". The Act survived many Supreme Court challenges and the Administration continues until today.
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