Approximately seven years was spent in the
research and recording of the following
information by my mother and my brother.
Pauline Walls Smith.
Her memory was remarkable, but some of the
information has been passed down from one
generation to the next. Please forgive if
there are flaws found in the dates, sequence
of events, and typographical errors. This
is my family tree and I am very proud to
share this history with you.
Stephen de Wale-Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
from 1360 to 1369
Meath de Wale-Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
from 1369 to 1379
Matthew de Wals-Clonmacnois, Ireland
/b. 1396
Richard de Wals-Clonmacnois, Ieland
/b. 1442
Peter de Wals-Clonmacnois, Ireland
/b. 1514
Matthew Wals-Kilmallock, Ireland
/b. 1542
John Wals-Southampton, England
/b. 1588-d.20-Oct-1666
Sailed back to Dublin, Ireland around 1630,
and then to Portsmouth, New Hamshire.
Gent Thomas Owyan Wals-Southampton, England
/b. 1619
Died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
John Wals-Portsmouth, New Hampshire
/b. 1643
John Walls-Portsmouth, New Hampshire
/b. 1667
James Walls-Portsmouth, New Hampshire
/b. 1697
Married Mary Sanders 16-Jan-1717,
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
John Walls-Richmond, Virginia
/b. 1719
Married Ann Poythress
in Anson County, North Carolina
John Walls II
/b. approx 1746/d. 28-Feb-1831
first wife; Agnes Moorman
Following her death,
he married Sarah Ann Hack
Drafted into the Revolutionary War
15-Oct-1778, Hillsboro, North Carolina
The following Obituary was published in the
"Raleigh, N.C. Register":
At his residence on the Pee Dee River,
in Richmond County; John Walls, Sr.,
aged about 85 years. Mr. Walls was a
native of Virginia, but upward of 50
years a citizen of Richmond County.
The manly and correct bearing of the
deceased, through a long and exemplary
life, was such to transmit to numerous
and respectable offspring, an unsullied
family reputation, and to exhibit for
the emulation of his neighbors and
acquaintances, an honorable model of
character in the diversified relation
of private life. Truly may it be said
of him, he acted well his part.
Jacob William Edward Walls
/b. 25-Dec-1774/d. 16-Aug-1825
born to John Walls II & Sarah Ann Hack
William Buckner Walls
/b. 25-Dec-1800/d. 29-Aug-1879
6th child (of 9 known) born to
Jacob William Edward Walls & Margaret Cull
first marriage: Martha "Pretty Patty" Cole
(3 children)
Following her death;
second married: Rebecca "Bettsa" Scribner
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WILLIAM WAS TOO "OLD" FOR THE WAR, BUT
ENGAGED IN "GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES" THROUGHOUT
THE WAR. HE NEVER DID SURRENDER, AND WAS NEVER
PARDONED FOR HIS WAR CRIMES AGAINST "THE UNION".
SHORTLY AFTER THE WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE,
BUCKNER MOVED HIS FAMILY TO REDLAND, MISSISSIPPI.
SOME OF THE REMAINING STONES OF HIS HOME ARE STILL
PRESENT TODAY. A PEAR TREE BROUGHT FROM ALABAMA AND
PLANTED ON THIS LAND, IS STILL THERE, AND BEARS
FRUIT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. WILLIAM BUCKNER WALLS
NOW RESTS NEAR HIS HOMPLACE, IN REDLAND CEMETARY,
PONTOTOC COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
John Cicero Walls and his wife,
Mary Ann Hopkins-Walls, arrived at Redland,
Mississippi, in Pontotoc County,
in the year of 1866, following the close of
the War Between the States. Times were very
hard, and many hardships were to be faced.
The Confederate money was worthless. Records
show that Bacon cost $88.00 per pound, Eggs
were $44.00 per dozen. At the time, $648.00
in Confederate money was worth $1.00 in Union
Currency, yet John C. Walls managed to buy 250
acres of land for $750.00. This land being
located in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
Book-20-:Page-568, from J. Henry Duke; being
in Section Twenty-Eight, Township-Eight-Range-
Three-East of the basic meridian of the Chickasaw
Survey.
The Last Will and Testament of John C. Walls
can be found in the Pontotoc County Courthouse,
Pontotoc, Mississippi: Book-01:-Page:-72&73
-Dated 11-Nov-1906. Witnesses: T. A. Ferguson,
Hosey Pettit, H. C. Taylor, Justice of the Peace.
John C. Walls died 25-Jul-1907, and is buried
in Redland Cemetary, Pontotoc County Mississippi.
John Cicero Walls, Andrew Jackson Walls, and
Thomas Jefferson Walls were brothers.
Andrew Jackson Walls
/b. 29-Feb-1836/d. 20-Aug-1914
3rd child (of 8) born to
William Buckner Walls &
Rebecca "Bettsa" Scribner
Andrew was born in the Leap Year of 1836,
Union County, South Carolina. He moved to
Serrett, Shelby County, Alabama in 1844,
at the age of six. Following the War for
Southern Independence, at the age of 28,
he moved to Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
On the third day of March, 1871, Andrew
and his brother-in-law, Greenberry Seal,
borrowed $75.00, from W. R. McIntosh.
They had to put up their farms (1322 and
662 acres of land) all furnishings, mules,
cows, chickens, and plow tools as collateral.
Andrew had served in the War Between the
States, (he enlisted 07-Apr-1862, at Shelby
Springs, Alabama. He was wounded. His left arm
was broken twice, he was shot in the
left leg twice, he was shot in the left
shoulder one time, and he had three broken
ribs. Andrew's war pension was cancelled!
These two men were forced to tie up all
their property in an effort to attain
enough money to make a crop in the coming
year. The year of 1872, was very fruitful.
Andrew and Greenberry repaid all of the loan,
plus interest. Times were much more
difficult than we realize.
Andrew's favorite music was "Tales of the
Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube".
He made all the shoes for his family.
He tanned all his own leather.
He ginned his own cotton, also, all his
neighbor's cotton. He and his father owned
a Black Smith Shop, a Cotton Gin, and 1326
acres of land. It seems "work" was the one
thing Andrew knew best. He passed all his
skills down to his children. He now rests,
with his wife Sarah, in the Redland-Walls
Family Cemetary, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
James Ira Walls
/b. 17-Apr-1877/ d. 14-Mar-1946
8th child (of 13) born to
Andrew Jackson Walls & Sarah Ann West
He now rests in the Redland-Walls Family Cemetary,
Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
Pauline Walls Smith
/b. 10-Jun-1919 /d. 18-Nov-1991
8th child (of 11) born to
James Ira Walls & Josie Florence Wages.
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October 10, 1936, she married
Milton Taylor Smith.
/b. 12-Jul-1917 /d. 17-Mar-1987
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi.
They lived in Tupelo until they went to Heaven.
She now rests between her Husband and her Father,
in the Redland-Walls Family Cemetary,
Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
"Herself"
"A Southern Lady never tells her age!"
I was born in Calhoun County, Bruce, Mississippi
2nd child (of 2) born to
Pauline Walls Smith & Milton Taylor Smith
James Milton Smith - Born 1937- Pontotoc County Mississippi
