Looking for parents of William WALLS, first shows up in Edgefield Co, SC in 1790. Moves to Madison Co, AL about 1802. Died in Madison Co., AL in 1841. Some have he and his parents as being from Orange Co. NC, but no positive proof.

Keith Midgette:

My grandmother was Shirley Clementine Walls,
Her father was William Harrison Walls. He married
Elizabeth Belle Smith (she is my great grandmother, is
still alive probably in her 80's). William
Harrison Walls' father was William Hayward Walls.
I'm not sure where the family lived years ago or if
they are the same ones you are searching for but
My grand mother (Shirley) and great grandmother
(Elizabeth) are still alive live in Davie County,
NC. Hope this helps!

Lisa,
Thanks for your message. I have seen emails on William Harrison WALLS in Genforum. Might want to check it out. I don't think there is a relationship to my William WALLS of Madison Co.- but, I don't know that we have his family nailed down completely yet, either.

i too am researching the walls. my grandfather had a brother named william mothers name jennie thomas please respond if u have info

i have some infro. onthe walls clan.my gggrandfather was wm.walls.p.o.box 767 escatawpa,ms.39552.

my gggrandfather was wm. buckner walls born lincoln co. n.c in dec.1800.ended up in shebly c. al. don"t known if there is any connection. j.r.walls p.o.box 767 escatawpa,ms.39552

Sorry about not posting an update to my initial query. It now appears that my John Anderson WALLS was born in SC, married Augusta Ann PRICE of Edgefield, went to Lincoln Co, Goshen P.O., for a short period between 1859-1862 and then returned to Edgefield Co., SC to live on the estate of his father-in-law on Stephens Creek where he remained until he died sometime in the 1890's. While in Lincoln Co, he lived next to Thomas WELLS, who was married in 1838 to Louisa WALLS- I do not know if there is a relationship there, but suspect Louisa may be a sister. Thomas WELLS did live in Edgefield prior to moving to GA, but married in Lincoln Co.
I still have not determined who Anderson WALLS parents were, but suspect that there is a relationship to the William WALLS who left Edgefield around 1801-02 and ended up in Madison Co, AL. My hypothesis is that Anderson was the nephew of the William that went to AL. That would leave John and Charles in SC at the time of Anderson's birth around 1822. Charles WALLS went to GA I believe as a GA Lottery Winner in 1827, so I am thinking that the parents of Anderson WALLS would have been John or one of his sons. John WALL died in 1820, so that leaves just a few candidates for his parents, notably James, Param/Parrum or David WALL, sons of John and Amy Hall; and William WALLS who was the overseer for Benjamin R. TILLMAN in Edgefield in 1847. I will not exclude a son of Sampson WALLS or Jeremiah WALLS either, but since they left Edgefield Co fairly early, I can't discount them but think one of the above families that remained in SC are probably a better fit. Unfortunately, there are next to no records of the WALLS in Edgefield from 1820-1860. David WALL died in 1847 intestate and there are no records that I have found so far that provide the names of his family. When Amy Hall WALL died, only some of her grandchildren were mentioned in the will and the probate court case that followed. I have found nothing on James WALL, and in the 1850 census Parram WALL did not list a son and I have not located a will for him either. The William WALLS mentioned as the Overseer for Benjamin Tillman was not listed in the 1850 census either.