William Franklin Walls Sr. (abt.1801-1854)

William Franklin Walls Sr.

Born about 1801 in Harford, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Son of Patrick Walls and Rachel Walls

Brother of Edward Walls, George D Walls Sr, Lydia (Walls) Jay and Rachel (Walls) Cole

Husband of Rachel (Hall) Walls — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Albert G Walls, George W Walls, Sarah Walls, Charles W Walls, Susanna Walls, Mary Walls and William Franklin Walls Jr.

Died 8 Mar 1854 at about age 53 in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Walls Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

William Walls was born about 1801. He was the father of Civil War soldier Albert Walls who served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of all.

Said to have been literate, William served as one of Hosanna's preachers and owned a ten-acre farm in Lower Oxford.^[1]

Residences

1850: Lower Oxford, Pennsylvania with his wife, children, and father

Land Owner

Ten-acre farm in Lower Oxford, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Death

He passed away in 1854 and is buried at Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery in Oxford, Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

The 1850 census taker seems to have only noted state birthplace when it changed, so I believe William was born in Maryland, but not 100% sure yet.

1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Lower Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_764; Page: 68A; Image: 142
Find A Grave: Memorial #75846546
Gooch, Cheryl Renée, PhD. Hinsonville's Heroes: Black Civil War Soldiers of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. 2018.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: