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    Samuel Moore Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He lived there with his parents on their farm until 1923. However, farming did not provide enough money to raise a family, and Thomas Walton went into farm mortgaging.

  2. Apr 5, 1992 · His parents are Thomas Walton and Nannia Lee Lawrence He attended the University of Missouri. During World War II, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps. He was a businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club.

    • Male
    • March 29, 1918
    • Helen Alice (Robson) Walton
    • April 5, 1992
  3. When Samuel Moore Walton was born on 29 March 1918, in Cooper Township, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Thomas Gibson Walton, was 25 and his mother, Nancy Lee "Nannie" Lawrence, was 18.

    • Male
    • Helen Alice Robson
  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Early Years. A pioneering businessman who broke convention and showed that large discount stores could thrive in small, rural areas, Samuel Moore Walton was born March 29, 1918, in Kingfisher,...

  5. Walton married Claremore resident Helen Robson in 1943, and they became the parents of four children. After his military discharge in 1945, Walton bought a Ben Franklin variety store franchise at Newport, Arkansas.

  6. Born to father Thomas Gibson Walton and mother Nancy Lee, Samuel Moore Walton grew up on a farm in Oklahoma. He began what would be a lifelong career in the retail store business in...

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