Samuel Walls, b. Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, married Mary Ellen Timm. He was said to have been a doctor in Louisville. They had the following children:
1. Samuel Walls Jr., b. Memphis, TN. He married Mary Ellen Finn in 1888 in Chicago, IL. He was an engineer on the Illinois Central. He died a hero for rescuing many people when the train caught fire along Lake Michigan before the Century of Progress World's Fair in 1933.
2. Oliver Thomas Walls, b. March 5, 1883 in Chicago, IL and d. Dec. 30, 1940 in Berwyn, Cook Co., IL. He married Rosina/Rozina Hardenbreak in Chicago on Dec. 30, 1940. May Donahue was his second wife.
3. Edna Walls, b. Chicago, IL, married Walter Wright in IL.
4. Harry James Walls, b. Chicago, IL and d. Aug. 22, 1925 in Chicago. He married Frances C. Fitzgerald in Chicago on April 18, 1917. They had a daughter, Lorraine Walls, b. Chicago.
Edna and Harry were raised by Ambrose and Bridget Timm in Chicago. The city of Harvey, IL was the site of the property the family bought when they came to the U.S. from Ireland.