After his schooling in Conway County, Arkannsas, James helped on the farm until about 1895. In 1896 - 1897, he used the profits from these crops to purchase half-interest in a butcher shop with his brother-in-law, John Akines. He sold this for half interest in a livery barn and furnished beef and pork to the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad while they were building tracks from Little Rock to Wister.
He then bought mules for the British Government to be used in the British and Boer War before he and Ella moved to Wapanucka, Oklahoma in 1901. He began working in South Texas and bought a 1,000 acre farm in Atascosa County. In 1931, he and his family moved to Jourdanton, Texas where he was a prominent member of the community and a business leader for many years.
His wife died in 1958 and James Emory on June 7, 1961. He is buried in the Jourdanton City Cemetery.
After his schooling in Conway County, Arkannsas, James helped on the farm until about 1895. In 1896 - 1897, he used the profits from these crops to purchase half-interest in a butcher shop with his brother-in-law, John Akines. He sold this for half interest in a livery barn and furnished beef and pork to the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad while they were building tracks from Little Rock to Wister.
He then bought mules for the British Government to be used in the British and Boer War before he and Ella moved to Wapanucka, Oklahoma in 1901. He began working in South Texas and bought a 1,000 acre farm in Atascosa County. In 1931, he and his family moved to Jourdanton, Texas where he was a prominent member of the community and a business leader for many years.
His wife died in 1958 and James Emory on June 7, 1961. He is buried in the Jourdanton City Cemetery.
Family Members
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James Noel Walton
1901–1902
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Emory Wilcox Walton
1902–1930
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Wayne Newton Walton
1904–1991
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Edgar Addison Walton
1905–1950
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Anna Esther Walton Taylor
1906–2004
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Lucy Jane Walton
1908–1908
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Mardie Leona Walton Le Master
1909–1996
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Thelma Emogene Walton Bender
1911–1964
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Ella Enoyse Walton Beavers
1913–2008
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Mary Edith Walton Wimberley
1917–2009
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