Richard M Wall (1811 - 1892)

Born 30 Oct 1811 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Ann (Waller) Wall — married 14 Sep 1842 (to about 6 Nov 1870) in Louisburg, Miami, Kansas, United States

Died 8 Jan 1892 at age 80 in Louisburg, Miami, Kansas, United States

Biography

Marriage

14 Sept 1842 to Rebecca WALLER b. ca 1814 d. 6 Nov 1870 Louisburg, Miami

Co., Kansas d/o Henry Thomas WALLER & Nancy DIAL

1850 Census

Richard Wall, Male , Age 38, born Virginia

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1812, Home Forsyth, North Carolina, Family 1447

Household

Richard Wall 38

Rebecca Wall 25

Nancy I Wall 11

Martha E Wall 9

John H Wall 7

Mary K Wall 5

Rebecca A Wall 3

James W Wall 1

Lucetta Henning 15

2. James H. WALL, born, 1812/13 Halifax Co., VIrginia, died 1878 Kansas

Marriage

m. 10 Oct 1839 Stokes Co., NC to Joshuanna Felicia GRABS b. 18 Jan 1820

Stokes Co., NC d. 19 Jan 1921 At daughter Elizabeth MUNHOLLEN's house @

Kansas City, Kansas. Felicia (she went by Felicia) was the d/o John

Gottfried GRABS & Maria Matilda SHORE

NOTE

In 1920 at the age of 100 years old Felicia WALL proudly voted a

straight Democratic ticket in the first election she was eligible to vote

in meaning that she was one of the oldest first time voters in America in

1920! Have a newspaper article about her first time voting.

Marriage

3. Isaac L. WALL m. Mary STYERS <<see above>>

4. Martha WALL, born 3 June 1816 Halifax Co., Virginia

Died 23 May 1877 Forsyth Co., NC

married to Samuel Jesse STYERS s/o Jesse STYERS & Maria Catherina PFAFF

5. Lucy E. WALL, born 1817-1818

married 18 Dec 1837 to Solomon KREIGER b. ca 1812 Stokes Co., NC s/o :Johannes :KREIGER & Maria Elizabeth SPAINHOUR

6. John Jr. WALL, Born about 1822

7. Sarah WALL, Born about 1824-1825, died after 1880.

Married 1849 Stokes Co., NC to Jefferson SMITH s/o Solomon SMITH & :Margaret "Peggy" HASTIN

NOTE

Jefferson SMITH's brother Andrew Jackson SMITH 1835-1912 married

Julia ELLEN WALL d/o Ephraim "Evie" WALL & Delilah WALL d/o Byrd WALL &

Lucy GRIFFIN. Evie WALL (whose WALL line we are not yet certain of) and

his son William Evy WALL died fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil

WALL. Ephraim "Ivvy//Evie"" WALL was over 50 years old when he signed up.

NOTE: Jefferson SMITH's sister Dicey SMITH married William WALL s/o Drury

WALL & 1st wife Elizabeth GRIFFIN.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Etta Eaton.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 October 2019), memorial page for Richard M Wall (30 Oct 1811–8 Jan 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #35094282, citing Cashman Cemetery, Louisburg, Miami County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by 4losthistory (contributor 46983562) .

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Etta Eaton for starting this profile.