Editing William Walker Echols Sr. (section)

== Timeline ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Event
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| September 1889
| Born in Rock Creek, Arkansas to [[Josephus Bryan Echols]] and [[Martha Ellen (Wilson) Echols]] ([[World War I, Draft#William Walker Echols]], [[1900 Federal Census, Texas]])
|-
| April 23, 1909
| Referred to as "of Hermleigh"; traveled to Plainview ([[The Western Light#April 23, 1909]])
|-
| February 2, 1912
| Traveled to Snyder, as a cashier of the State Bank at Hermleigh ([[The Snyder Signal#February 2, 1912]])
|-
| July 4, 1913
| Business visitor to Snyder, as cashier of the Hermleigh State Bank ([[The Snyder Signal#July 4, 1913]])
|-
| September 18, 1914
| Drove to Snyder, as a cashier of the First State Bank of Harmleigh, remark on cotton sales at Harmleigh ([[The Snyder Signal#September 18, 1914]])
|-
| September 25, 1914
| Purchased a bale of cotton at 10 cents per bound in Snyder, visiting from Hermleigh ([[The Snyder Signal#September 25, 1914]])
|-
| November 11, 1914
| Traveled to Snyder, as a part of Hermleigh State Bank ([[The Snyder Signal#November 11, 1914]])
|-
| January 15, 1915
| Business visitor to Snyder, as a part of Hermleigh State Bank; remark on Hermleigh cotton warehouse ([[The Snyder Signal#January 15, 1915]])
|-
| October 5, 1917
| Unanimously elected as alderman ([[The Snyder Signal#October 5, 1917]])
|-
| January 16, 1918
| Elected as a assistant cashier to First National Bank ([[The Abilene Reporter#January 16, 1918]])
|-
| September 6, 1918
| Creation of Anderson-Echols drug store (more info in [[Echols Drug Store]]) ([[The Snyder Signal#September 6, 1918]])
|-
| December 13, 1918
| Issues proclamation disbanding public gathering, as mayor ([[The Snyder Signal#December 13, 1918]])
|- 
| July 4, 1919
| Went to Lubbock to play in 4th of July band ([[The Snyder Signal#July 4, 1919]])
|- 
| October 31, 1919
| Business trip to Dallas ([[The Snyder Signal#October 31, 1919]])
|- 
| December 26, 1919
| Hosted C. E. McDaniel, wife, and son of Big Spring ([[The Snyder Signal#December 26, 1919]])
|- 
| January 16, 1920
| Brother (J. P. Echols) of Dallas visits Mayor W. W. Echols ([[The Snyder Signal#January 16, 1920]])
|- 
| March 12, 1920
| Newspaper mentions does not want to succeed himself as mayor ([[The Snyder Signal#March 12, 1920]])
|- 
| March 17, 1920
| Sold the [[Echols Drug Store]] ([[The Snyder Signal#March 19, 1920]])
|-
| March 19, 1920
| Issues special election notice in newspaper, as mayor ([[The Snyder Signal#March 19, 1920]])
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| March 26, 1920
| Issues special election notice in newspaper, as mayor ([[The Snyder Signal#March 26, 1920]])
|-
| April 9, 1920
| 7-room cottage for sale in East Snyder ([[The Snyder Signal#April 9, 1920]])
|-
| April 17, 1920
| Special election to consider change to commission government, as mayor ([[The Snyder Signal#March 19, 1920]], [[The Snyder Signal#March 26, 1920]])
|-
| May 7, 1920
| Listed under "New Subscribers and Renewals" for the Snyder Signal ([[The Snyder Signal#May 7, 1920]])
|-
| September 17, 1920
| Telegram to [[William Henry Anderson]] indicates son ([[William Walker Echols Jr.]]) was born in Fort Worth ([[The Snyder Signal#September 24, 1920]])
|-
| December 8, 1920
| Return early to Fort Worth due to bank force being sick ([[The Snyder Signal#December 10, 1920]])
|-
| December 10, 1920
| Visiting in Snyder, remark on First National Bank in Fort Worth ([[The Snyder Signal#December 10, 1920]])
|-
| November 19, 1926
| Guilty plea for embezzlement from First National Bank; sentence suspended ([[The Fort Worth Press#November 19, 1926]])
|-
| Circa 1932
| Connection to American Seed Company ([[The Fort Worth Press#Tuesday, December 19]])
|-
| December 19, 1933
| Died in Fort Worth home ([[The Fort Worth Press#Tuesday, December 19]])
|}

He is listed as "Wm Walker Echols" in his death certificate ([https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GY14-Q661?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK34Z-BMH&action=view&cc=1983324&lang=en&groupId=M996-R3J NARA]).