John B. Walls
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN B.1 WALLS was born 1795, and died 1886 in Morgan Co. TN, buried in Ritter Cem.. He married ANNIE WOLFE. She was born 1799, and died 1875 in Morgan Co. TN-- Ritter Cem..
Child of JOHN WALLS and ANNIE WOLFE is:
2. i. WILLIAM G.2 WALLS, b. 01 Jan 1830, prob. NC; d. 29 Jan 1887, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM G.2 WALLS (JOHN B.1)1 was born 01 Jan 1830 in prob. NC, and died 29 Jan 1887 in Roane Co,TN, buried in Davis Cem. He married (1) MISS WILLIAMS Bef. 1855. He married (2) EDITH ANN WILLIAMS Abt. 1855. She was born 1830, and died 01 Mar 1912 in Roane Co,TN, buried in Davis Cem.
WALLS FAMILY, BIBLE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
Deacon William G. Walls
William G. Walls and his wife, Edie Ann, were received by the Sulphur Springs Church by letters on the first Saturday in March 1855. On the first Saturday of February 1867, William Walls and Andy Mcamey were "set apart" for ordination as Deacons. The ordinations were "administered on the Sabbath (next day); clothing said Deacons with official power and authority to execute and perform all duties of the office of Deacons in the Church." William G. Walls served faithfully not only as a Deacon in the Sulphur Springs Church, but he and Edie Ann were charter members of the Middle Creek Baptist Church which was constituted October 10, 1886, in which William G. served as Deacon.
William G. Walls was born January 1, 1830 probably in North Carolina. He was the son of John B. Walls (1785-1886) and Annie Wolfe Walls (1799-1875) who are buried in the Ritter Cemetery near Coalfield, TN. [Morgan County] William G. married first _______ Williams, by whom he had one son, David. He married, secondly, Edith Ann Williams (1830-1912) who was a sister to his first wife. They established their home on a farm on Back Valley Road about one-half mile from the present-day Middle Creek Baptist Church which is located on Highway #62. William G. died January 29, 1887, and Edie Ann died March 1, 1912. They are buried in Davis Cemetery.
William and Edie Ann were the parents of ten children. Among William G.'s great, and great-grandchildren in the Oliver Springs, TN area are: [1980]
SPURGEON, JACK, BUD, THEODORE "TED', HICKS, BEN, NAOMI WALLS WEBSTER, CARRIE WALLS HENSLEY, LOUISE WALLS SCARBROUGH, EUGENE, ANDY AND HUGH JUSTICE, MYRTLE JUSTICE BRASHEARS, MILDRED JUSTICE BORUM
More About EDITH ANN WILLIAMS:
Fact 1: sister to first wife
Child of WILLIAM WALLS and MISS WILLIAMS is:
i. DAVID3 WALLS.
Children of WILLIAM WALLS and EDITH WILLIAMS are:
ii. JOHN J.3 WALLS, b. 1856
John J. Walls married Rosely T. Hudson (1856-1940) and is buried at Fairview. They had seven children.
iii. ROBERT P. WALLS, b. 1857.
Married first, Mariah E. Underwood. They were the parents of JABE, CHARLIE, FRANK, ALGIE, LAURA, and LULA WALLS
Married secondly Mary Simpson (1853-1944)
iv. MARTHA JANE WALLS, b. 1858; d. 1935; m. WILLIAM WESLEY MCGLOTHIN; b. 1844; d. 1894. 12 children
v. SUZANNE WALLS, b. 1860; d. 1924, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem; m. WILLIAM JUSTICE; b. 1853; d. 10 May 1947, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem..
Parents of CORNELIA (Byrd), BERT, MARY (Martin), MYRTLE (Brashears), WILLIAM , ANDY, EDIE (Adams), WALTER, and JOHN W. WALLS
vi. JAMES SAMUEL WALLS, b. 1865; d. 1929, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem; m. PHILOBENIA GEISE; b. 1856; d. 1921, Roane Co,TN Davis Cem..
Parents of ALEX, ISAAC, PARLENA, OLLIE, KATHLEEN, LIZZIE WALLS
vii. MARY ELIZABETH WALLS, b. 1868; d. 1951, Roane Co,TN Oliver Springs Cem; m. JOHN GARNER BYRD; b. 1859; d. 1926, Roane Co. TN, Oliver Springs Cem..
Parents of JOHN, ARTHUR, TINA, ANNA BYRD
viii. ANDREW REID WALLS, b. 1870; d. 1945, Roane Co.TN, Estes Cem.; m. MARTHA ANN JUSTICE; b. 1871; d. 1956, Roane Co. TN, Estes Cemetery. Thirteen children
ix. THOMAS WALLS, d. Alabama; m. MISS RODDY.
x. CATHERINE "CALLIE" WALLS, d. young girl.
xi. WILLIAM WALLS, d. age 19.
Endnotes
1. Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs, by Snyder E. Roberts, p23-24.