by Frederick Walton- Walton Family Genealogist
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| The Waltons of Westchester- My Grandfathers Generation |
During a recent chat, my cousin and fellow genealogist, Claudia Shuttleworth, and I pondered the question: Of the nine siblings of our grandfather's generation (all deceased) are any of their children, i.e. our parents generation, still living? At the time we discussed this in late 2024, Claudia's mother was still living and we thought that she was perhaps the oldest survivor of her generation.
If we consider George Walton (1864-1910) to be generation 1, then our grandparent's would be generation 2 and our parent's would be generation 3. Claudia, our many cousins & siblings and myself are generation 4. I know that many of my generation are parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents, stretching George and Constance Walton's legacy to at least 6 generations bearing the Walton DNA!
To answer our question regarding the twenty grandchildren in generation 3, our parent's generation, see the breakdown below.
Sadly, Barbara Walton Simmons, age 96, passed on March 14, 2025. She was the LAST grandchild of George & Constance Walton.
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| Barbara Walton Simmons |
George Walton (1864-1910) and Wilhelmina Constance (nee Long) Walton had nine children that survived into adulthood. I took a look at each child and documented their children (the third generation) below.
1. William Edward Walton (1892-1960). Bill was married three times but had only one daughter:
1.1- Gertrude Frances Walton (1920-2008). Gertrude never married and had no children.
2. Robert George Walton (1895-1973). "Bub" married Helen Papp (1900-1978). They had 4 children, all deceased as of 2014:
2.1- Dorothy Helen (1920-2012)
2.2- Constance Charlotte (1922-2009)
2.3- Robert George (1924-2014)
2.4- Virginia Francis (1929-2007).
3. Harry Walton (1896-1981): married Sarah Mae Adams (1900-1974). They had four children, all deceased as of 2025:
3.1- Daisy Mae (1918-2012),
3.2- Harry A. (1920-1984),
3.3- Ruth Louise (1923-2011)
3.4- Barbara Fay (1928-2025).
Barbara is the mother of Claudia Shuttleworth. Barbara was the last surviving Grandchild of George and Constance Walton.
4. Charles Walton (1899-1981): "Chum" married Beatrice Geraldine Henderson (1904-1961) They had five children, all deceased as of 2023
4.1- Mabel Agnes Lewis (1924-2009),
4.2- Charles Harding (1926-2008),
4.3- Harold Eugene (1928-2017)
4.4- Richard Vincent (1930-1999),
4.5- Beatrice Gambichler (1937-2023)
5. Constance Elizabeth Walton (1901-1982): Connie, a superb athlete in her youth, married Ervin J. McMonagle in 1923. She had a daughter, Constance Joy McMonagle, who was stillborn on 19 April 1926. Ervin died in 1938. Connie married William H. Maxwell in 1946.
6. Frank "Red" Walton (1902-1988) married Elsie Ernst. They had two Children, both deceased:
6.1 Ruth Walton (1927-1994)
6.2 Frank Arthur Walton (1938-2010)
7. Lillian Louise (Walton) (1904-1982) married Frank Halpin (1899-1971) and they had one daughter:
7.1 Constance L. Ludwig (1929-2022)
8. John Walton (1906-1997) "Jack" never married and had no children
9. Fred Walton (1908-1980) married Gertrude Bell (1911-1989). They had two children, both deceased:
9.1 Frederick Stanley Walton (1930-2021)
9.2 Edgar Owen Walton (1932-2017)
The next question becomes, what is the status of Claudia's and my generation, Generation 4, the baby boomers. Sadly some have already passed and there are many cousins I have never met. It will take some digging to update and verify the records. If you are a family Historian for your branch of the Walton family, I would love to have you share your information with me. After all, it's all a matter of records.
