I've recovered an old photograph
of Dorothy Bernice WALKER which was taken on 13 Aug 1915 at the McElfish Studio
in Frostburg, MD.? Dorothy is identified
as being 4 months old at the time the photograph was taken.? She is pictured in the photograph with a
woman who is not identified but I'm guessing that it is her Mother.?
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Based on limited research I was
able to gather the following information regarding Dorothy and her family:
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Dorothy Bernice WALKER was b. 13
Apr 1915 in Frostburg, MD to parents John Clarence WALKER (1879-1949) and
Bernice Milicent Prichard DUNCAN (1882-1952).?
Dorothy¡¯s Father had two additional children from a previous marriage
including, John Mills WALKER (1904-1977) and Virginia Elizabeth WALKER (1906-1948).
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Dorothy married four times,
first to Harry D. THORPE (b. 1900 or 1905) in 1934 and then again on 2 Aug 1940
in Brevard Co., FL.? They had two
children including Eugene Duncan THORPE (1934-1984) and Jeanne or Jean Duncan
THORPE (1934-1999).? Her second marriage
was to George Garlan HERIN who she married on 27 Jan 1939 in St. Lucie, FL and
divorced in 1940 to again marry her first husband Harry D. THORPE in 1940.
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Her next marriage was to Waverly
or Wavery ¡°Wade¡± Oron or Oren UPTON (1885-1976) who she married 25 Jun 1943 in
Osceola, FL and divorced in 1947.? Her final
marriage was to Clarence Lee SMITH (1907-1965) in 1948 in Indiana River Co., FL.
Dorothy and Clarence had one child, a son.?
Dorothy died 22 Oct 1957 in Dallas, TX and she is buried in Eau Gallie,
FL.
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Census records provide the
following details:
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1930 census of Eau Gallie, FL:
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John C. WALKER, age 51, first
married at age 21, born VA, parents born VA, an Attorney at Law
Bernice WALKER, wife, age 48,
first married at age 23, born KY, parents born KY
Dorothy WALKER, dau, age 14,
born MD
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1940 census of Eau Gallie, FL:
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John C. WALKER, age 61, born VA,
a Private Practice Lawyer
Bernice WALKER, wife, age 60,
born KY
Dorothy THORPE, dau, age 25,
divorced, born MD
Jean D. THORPE, granddau, age 5,
born FL
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I am hoping to locate someone from
this family so that the photograph can be returned to the care of family.? If you are a member of this family, or you
know someone who might be, please contact me.
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Thanks,
Shelley
