When Walker died in 1931, Mae took over the company until her death in 1945, when she was succeeded by her daughter, A'Lelia Mae Perry Bundles. Death and legacy A'Lelia Walker died on August 17, 1931, of a cerebral hemorrhage brought on by hypertension, the same ailment that led to her mother's death in 1919.
- American
- August 17, 1931 (aged 46), Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
- Lelia McWilliams, June 6, 1885, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
- Businesswoman, hair-care entrepreneur
20/03/2020 · A’Lelia’s only child was her adopted daughter, Mae Walker. Mae was president from 1931 until she died in 1945. Mae’s daughter, A’Lelia Mae Perry Bundles, then became president of the company....
29/03/2020 · Lelia's only child was her adopted daughter Mae. Indianapolis-born Fairy Mae Bryant first endeared herself to Madam C.J. Walker as a haircare model, but Fairy Mae's connection to the Walkers grew,...
- Chloe Foussianes
24/03/2020 · After Wilson, Walker again fell in love with a guy named James Arthur Kennedy to whom she tied the knot in the year 1926. From the conjugal relationship, she never gave birth to a child. Matter of fact, in 1912, Walker, adopted a child, daughter name Fairy Mae Bryant (born in 1898). Later in 1931, she divorced James.
31/03/2020 · Her great granddaughter’s research has revealed this wedding was one of Harlem’s most extravagant social events of the season which more than 9,000 people attended. A’Lelia wasn’t afraid to splash the cash as the wedding cost $42,000, which is around $600,000 today! A’Lelia was married three times