Joseph Edmund Wallis (1887 - 1973)

Born 27 Jul 1887 in Galveston, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ethelyn Elizabeth (McNair) Wallis — married 29 Apr 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Husband of Maud Alice (Colville) Wallis — married 30 Apr 1958 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Died 30 Nov 1973 at age 86 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Captain Joseph Wallis served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 24 Aug 1917
Unit(s): 24th Machine Gun Battalion, Company A
Service ended: 14 Jan 1919

Joseph was born in 1887 in Texas. He was the son of Charles Wallis and Jonnie Lockhart. ^[1]

Joseph was a Captain in 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Company A in World War I. ^[2][3]

He married Ethelyn McNair in 1925. ^[4]

They had no children.

Ethelyn died in 1956. In 1958 he married Maude Colville. ^[5]

Joseph passed away in 1973. ^[6][7]

Obituary

WALLIS, Joseph E., beloved husband of Mrs. Alice Wallis, brother of Mrs. Harvie Wallis Hammond, and Mrs. Byrd Wallis Martin, uncle of Charles Wallis Hammond and William Theodore Hammond.

Private services will be held at Forest Lawn Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Children's Hospital. ^[8]

1940 US Census

Los Angeles, California ^[9]

Name: Joseph E Wallis

Age: 53

Birthplace: Texas

Home in 1940: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Executive, Oil Producer

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GH-MFD : accessed 14 May 2020), Joseph E Wallis in household of Charles L Wallis, Galveston city Ward 2, Galveston, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 7A, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,637.
2. ↑ The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 579 Free Image

   Name: Joseph E Wallis

   Residence Place: Angeles, California

   Father: Charles L Wallis

   Military Unit: 24th Mgbn

   Rank: Captain

   Notes: Company "A" 24th Machine Gun Battalion

3. ↑ Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #2441

   Name: Joseph Wallis

   Gender: Male

   Birth Date: 27 Jul 1887

   Death Date: 30 Nov 1973

   Enlistment Date 1: 24 Aug 1917

   Release Date 1: 14 Jan 1919

   Enlistment Date 2: 27 Nov 1917

4. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NZ-K86 : 8 December 2017), Joseph E Wallis and Ethelyn E Mcnair, 25 Apr 1925; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,517.
5. ↑ Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records—Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California. Free Image

   Name: Joseph E Wallis

   Age: 70

   Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1958

   Marriage Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA

   Spouse: M A Colville

   Spouse Age: 64

6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB35-L4Q : 19 May 2014), Joseph Wallis, Nov 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHK-BPN : 26 November 2014), Joseph E Wallis, 30 Nov 1973; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
8. ↑ The Los Angeles Times - 2 Dec 1973 - Page 45 Newspapers.com
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CG-JC2 : 29 February 2020), Joseph E Wallis, Councilmanic District 11, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-864, sheet 6B, line 59, family 116, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 406.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #85541789 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 May 2020), memorial page for Joseph Edmund Wallis (27 Jul 1887–30 Nov 1973), citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .