Virgil B. Walker was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Fred and Britta (Pearman) Walker. He had two younger sisters, Lois and Geraldine.
He was descended from immigrants from Wuerttemberg, Germany, who settled in Virginia; and Irish immigrants from Antrim and Cork who settled in Pennsylvania. The families merged in Indiana.
His maternal grandfather, Samuel D. Pearman (Find A Grave memorial #35511963), served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Whitey served in the U.S. Navy as a storekeeper third class and yeoman third class during the Great War, and was Pacific Fleet welterweight boxing champion. His commanding officer during his service aboard the USS Beaver, a submarine tender in Hawaii, was Chester W. Nimitz, the future fleet admiral of the U.S. Navy.
After the war, Whitey became an oil field worker, aka "roughneck," and later founded Lucky Strike Oil Co. and Walker Production Company.
In the two years for which records are available, Lucky Strike Oil Co. produced 19,308 barrels of oil in 1948 and 18,802 barrels from six producing wells in 1952.
Whitey was active in the communities in which he lived. He worked in his father-in-law's successful campaign for Long Beach City Council in 1927, served as president of the Huntington Beach Lions Club, was deputized as an Orange County deputy sheriff to assist with law and order during a strike in the aircraft industry, paid for the stadium lights at Cap Sheue Football Stadium at Huntington Beach High School, and for years was Santa Claus in the Huntington Beach Christmas Parade.
He was married to Dora Farnsworth of Long Beach, California from 1927-1943. They had two children: William J. Raymond, aka Billie Walker (1921-28), Dora's son from a previous marriage; and Richard Arlin Walker (1935-1997).
He was married to Lois Hart from 1944 until his death. They had two children: Donald Ray (1945-), and Judith Lynn (1946-).
He had three grandchildren: Richard Jr., Dawn, and Daniell.
Some of his favorites: Buicks, Sam's Seafood, hunting, Olympia beer, Old Granddad.
He was descended from immigrants from Wuerttemberg, Germany, who settled in Virginia; and Irish immigrants from Antrim and Cork who settled in Pennsylvania. The families merged in Indiana.
His maternal grandfather, Samuel D. Pearman (Find A Grave memorial #35511963), served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Whitey served in the U.S. Navy as a storekeeper third class and yeoman third class during the Great War, and was Pacific Fleet welterweight boxing champion. His commanding officer during his service aboard the USS Beaver, a submarine tender in Hawaii, was Chester W. Nimitz, the future fleet admiral of the U.S. Navy.
After the war, Whitey became an oil field worker, aka "roughneck," and later founded Lucky Strike Oil Co. and Walker Production Company.
In the two years for which records are available, Lucky Strike Oil Co. produced 19,308 barrels of oil in 1948 and 18,802 barrels from six producing wells in 1952.
Whitey was active in the communities in which he lived. He worked in his father-in-law's successful campaign for Long Beach City Council in 1927, served as president of the Huntington Beach Lions Club, was deputized as an Orange County deputy sheriff to assist with law and order during a strike in the aircraft industry, paid for the stadium lights at Cap Sheue Football Stadium at Huntington Beach High School, and for years was Santa Claus in the Huntington Beach Christmas Parade.
He was married to Dora Farnsworth of Long Beach, California from 1927-1943. They had two children: William J. Raymond, aka Billie Walker (1921-28), Dora's son from a previous marriage; and Richard Arlin Walker (1935-1997).
He was married to Lois Hart from 1944 until his death. They had two children: Donald Ray (1945-), and Judith Lynn (1946-).
He had three grandchildren: Richard Jr., Dawn, and Daniell.
Some of his favorites: Buicks, Sam's Seafood, hunting, Olympia beer, Old Granddad.
Virgil B. Walker was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Fred and Britta (Pearman) Walker. He had two younger sisters, Lois and Geraldine.
He was descended from immigrants from Wuerttemberg, Germany, who settled in Virginia; and Irish immigrants from Antrim and Cork who settled in Pennsylvania. The families merged in Indiana.
His maternal grandfather, Samuel D. Pearman (Find A Grave memorial #35511963), served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Whitey served in the U.S. Navy as a storekeeper third class and yeoman third class during the Great War, and was Pacific Fleet welterweight boxing champion. His commanding officer during his service aboard the USS Beaver, a submarine tender in Hawaii, was Chester W. Nimitz, the future fleet admiral of the U.S. Navy.
After the war, Whitey became an oil field worker, aka "roughneck," and later founded Lucky Strike Oil Co. and Walker Production Company.
In the two years for which records are available, Lucky Strike Oil Co. produced 19,308 barrels of oil in 1948 and 18,802 barrels from six producing wells in 1952.
Whitey was active in the communities in which he lived. He worked in his father-in-law's successful campaign for Long Beach City Council in 1927, served as president of the Huntington Beach Lions Club, was deputized as an Orange County deputy sheriff to assist with law and order during a strike in the aircraft industry, paid for the stadium lights at Cap Sheue Football Stadium at Huntington Beach High School, and for years was Santa Claus in the Huntington Beach Christmas Parade.
He was married to Dora Farnsworth of Long Beach, California from 1927-1943. They had two children: William J. Raymond, aka Billie Walker (1921-28), Dora's son from a previous marriage; and Richard Arlin Walker (1935-1997).
He was married to Lois Hart from 1944 until his death. They had two children: Donald Ray (1945-), and Judith Lynn (1946-).
He had three grandchildren: Richard Jr., Dawn, and Daniell.
Some of his favorites: Buicks, Sam's Seafood, hunting, Olympia beer, Old Granddad.
He was descended from immigrants from Wuerttemberg, Germany, who settled in Virginia; and Irish immigrants from Antrim and Cork who settled in Pennsylvania. The families merged in Indiana.
His maternal grandfather, Samuel D. Pearman (Find A Grave memorial #35511963), served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Whitey served in the U.S. Navy as a storekeeper third class and yeoman third class during the Great War, and was Pacific Fleet welterweight boxing champion. His commanding officer during his service aboard the USS Beaver, a submarine tender in Hawaii, was Chester W. Nimitz, the future fleet admiral of the U.S. Navy.
After the war, Whitey became an oil field worker, aka "roughneck," and later founded Lucky Strike Oil Co. and Walker Production Company.
In the two years for which records are available, Lucky Strike Oil Co. produced 19,308 barrels of oil in 1948 and 18,802 barrels from six producing wells in 1952.
Whitey was active in the communities in which he lived. He worked in his father-in-law's successful campaign for Long Beach City Council in 1927, served as president of the Huntington Beach Lions Club, was deputized as an Orange County deputy sheriff to assist with law and order during a strike in the aircraft industry, paid for the stadium lights at Cap Sheue Football Stadium at Huntington Beach High School, and for years was Santa Claus in the Huntington Beach Christmas Parade.
He was married to Dora Farnsworth of Long Beach, California from 1927-1943. They had two children: William J. Raymond, aka Billie Walker (1921-28), Dora's son from a previous marriage; and Richard Arlin Walker (1935-1997).
He was married to Lois Hart from 1944 until his death. They had two children: Donald Ray (1945-), and Judith Lynn (1946-).
He had three grandchildren: Richard Jr., Dawn, and Daniell.
Some of his favorites: Buicks, Sam's Seafood, hunting, Olympia beer, Old Granddad.
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