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Descendants of Joseph Wall

Generation No. 5


7. HARRIET5 WALL (HOWELL4, HOWELL ELIJAH3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born September 30, 1789 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, and died August 29, 1863. She married (1) JOSEPH WOODWARD March 26, 1812 in Amite County, Mississippi. He died Bef. 1820. She married (2) ABEL COTTON August 31, 1820 in Amite County, Mississippi. He died Unknown.

More About JOSEPH WOODWARD and HARRIET WALL:
Marriage: March 26, 1812, Amite County, Mississippi

More About ABEL COTTON and HARRIET WALL:
Marriage: August 31, 1820, Amite County, Mississippi
     
Child of HARRIET WALL and JOSEPH WOODWARD is:
  i.   MARY ANN6 WOODWARD, b. Abt. 1812; d. Unknown; m. E. G. WICKER, December 25, 1838, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Unknown.
  More About E. WICKER and MARY WOODWARD:
Marriage: December 25, 1838, Amite County, Mississippi
     
Children of HARRIET WALL and ABEL COTTON are:
21. ii.   JANE H.6 COTTON, b. July 16, 1821, Amite County, Mississippi; d. May 21, 1913, Amite County, Mississippi.
22. iii.   LOUVENIA CAROLINE COTTON, b. 1824, Amite County, Mississippi; d. 1846.
23. iv.   WILLIAM A. COTTON, b. 1827, Amite County, Mississippi; d. 1874.
  v.   JOHN N. COTTON, d. Unknown.


8. ELIJAH BYRD5 WALL (HOWELL4, HOWELL ELIJAH3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born Bet. 1790 - 1796 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, and died March 20, 1827 in Amite County, Mississippi. He married SARAH WELCH July 2, 1818 in Amite County, Mississippi. She was born Abt. 1804, and died April 7, 1859.

Notes for ELIJAH BYRD WALL:
Elijah and his brother Howell were both drafted (or enlisted) in the Mississippi militia and served as privates in Capt. William A. Lucas' Company from Jan 6 to Mar 31, 1815, when they were both discharged.

Since Howell married first, he may be the oldest, but not necessarily so. Definitely, though, both are older than Charles J. and therefore born between 1790 and 1796.

Elijah's widow, as Sarah Cotton, on 7 Apr 1859, filed a Letter of Application for bounty land, in which she gave her age as 55, and stated that she was born Sarah Welch, she married Elijah B. Wall 2 Jul 1818, he died 20 Mar 1827 in Amite County, she married second Thomas Cotton on 1 May 1845, he died 16 Dec 1848. She remained a widow since that time. One of her witnesses was Bartley B. Wall - other sources show he was her son.

More About ELIJAH WALL and SARAH WELCH:
Marriage: July 2, 1818, Amite County, Mississippi
     
Children of ELIJAH WALL and SARAH WELCH are:
  i.   BARTLEY B.6 WALL, d. Unknown.
24. ii.   MARTHA ANN WALL, b. Abt. 1820, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Unknown.
25. iii.   HOWELL CALHOUN WALL, b. May 1, 1823, Amite County, Mississippi; d. July 8, 1879, Amite County, Mississippi.
26. iv.   ELIJAH B. WALL, b. February 18, 1824, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Unknown.
  v.   JOHN M. WALL, b. Abt. 1828; d. Unknown.


9. HOWELL5 WALL (HOWELL4, HOWELL ELIJAH3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born December 22, 1796 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, and died August 22, 1844 in Amite County, Mississippi. He married RHODA WILKINSON April 17, 1817 in Amite County, Mississippi1, daughter of MICAJAH WILKINSON and MARY KENNEDY. She was born May 17, 1802 in Richmond County, Georgia, and died Aft. 1869.

Notes for HOWELL WALL:
Howell, Jr and his brother Elijah were both drafted (or enlisted) in the MS militia and served as privates in Capt. William A. Lucas' Company from 6 Jan to 31 Mar 1815, when they were both discharged.

1830 Amite Co, MS census:

Howell WALL 4 males < 10, 1 male 20-40, 2 females < 10, 1 female 10-20, 1 female 20-40, 2 slaves




Notes for RHODA WILKINSON:
Rhoda Wilkinson, b. May 17, 1802; m. 17 April 1817, the Rev. Howell Wall, whose father was quite a noted Baptist minister of early Church of Mississippi, who d. ca. 1822. He was a planter and owned several thousand acres of land, and one of the most prominent men in South Mississippi. He was a brother to Judge Jehu Wall, whose funeral was described by the "Natchez Courier", March 2, 1852.

Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families page 117

More About HOWELL WALL and RHODA WILKINSON:
Marriage: April 17, 1817, Amite County, Mississippi1
     
Children of HOWELL WALL and RHODA WILKINSON are:
27. i.   MARGARET M.6 WALL, b. April 23, 1819, Amite County, Mississippi; d. December 8, 1852, Amite County, Mississippi.
28. ii.   CHARLES WILKINSON WALL, b. January 1, 1821, Amite County, Mississippi; d. November 2, 1904, Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
29. iii.   REBECCA ANN WALL, b. April 26, 1822, Mississippi; d. September 15, 1891, Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
30. iv.   HOWELL GREEN WALL, b. November 30, 1824, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana; d. August 18, 1886, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana.
31. v.   JEHU G. WALL, b. August 23, 1828, Amite County, Mississippi; d. March 14, 1863, Amite County, Mississippi.
  vi.   RHODA CAROLINE WALL, b. February 1, 1830, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Unknown; m. (1) ABEDIAH TATE; d. Unknown; m. (2) WILLIAM D. AILLS, March 9, 1849, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Unknown.
  More About WILLIAM AILLS and RHODA WALL:
Marriage: March 9, 1849, Amite County, Mississippi
  vii.   MARY E. WALL, b. March 6, 1832, Amite County, Mississippi; d. August 1834, Amite County, Mississippi.
32. viii.   BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WALL, b. July 21, 1833, Amite County, Mississippi; d. November 24, 1882, Amite County, Mississippi.
  ix.   LEMUEL E. WALL, b. July 31, 1835, Amite County, Mississippi; d. November 1852, Amite County, Mississippi.
  x.   HARRIET WALL, b. July 2, 1838, Amite County, Mississippi; d. August 1844, Amite County, Mississippi.
33. xi.   WILLIAM C. WALL, b. November 15, 1839, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Bet. 1861 - 1865, Atlanta, Georgia.
  xii.   JOHN WALL, b. October 5, 1841, Amite County, Mississippi; d. November 11, 1921.
34. xiii.   JANE VICTORIA WALL, b. May 6, 1842, Amite County, Mississippi; d. June 17, 1901, Amite County, Mississippi.
35. xiv.   MARTHA E. WALL, b. May 10, 1845, Amite County, Mississippi; d. September 8, 1879, Amite County, Mississippi.


10. CHARLES JEDIDIAH5 WALL (HOWELL4, HOWELL ELIJAH3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born June 27, 1797 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, and died October 29, 1870 in Amite County, Mississippi. He married (1) PATSY ANN SIBLEY June 3, 1824 in Amite County, Mississippi, daughter of JOHN SIBLEY and ELIZABETH CASSELS. She was born Abt. 1800, and died Bet. 1839 - 1843 in Gillsburg, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana. He married (2) NANCY ANN RAYBORN December 10, 1843 in Amite County, Mississippi2. She was born July 24, 1818 in Amite County, Mississippi, and died October 1849 in Amite County, Mississippi. He married (3) FRANCES PEARL CLARY October 11, 1852 in Amite County, Mississippi. She was born December 8, 1819 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, and died February 20, 1871 in Gillsburg, Mississippi.

More About CHARLES WALL and PATSY SIBLEY:
Marriage: June 3, 1824, Amite County, Mississippi

More About CHARLES WALL and NANCY RAYBORN:
Marriage: December 10, 1843, Amite County, Mississippi2

More About CHARLES WALL and FRANCES CLARY:
Marriage: October 11, 1852, Amite County, Mississippi
     
Children of CHARLES WALL and PATSY SIBLEY are:
36. i.   JANE6 WALL, b. January 3, 1828, Gillsburg, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana; d. March 23, 1907, Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
37. ii.   HAMPTON WALL, b. August 17, 1830, Amite County, Mississippi; d. September 4, 1907, Pike County, Mississippi.
38. iii.   CHARLES VARNER WALL, b. April 24, 1834, Amite County, Mississippi; d. May 16, 1863, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.
39. iv.   MARTHA ELIZABETH WALL, b. April 24, 1834, Amite County, Mississippi; d. August 31, 1883, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
40. v.   ESTHER WALL, b. March 22, 1838, Gillsburg, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana; d. June 24, 1898, Gillsburg, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana.
  vi.   DAVID WALL, b. 1839, Amite County, Mississippi; d. December 11, 1861, Camp Beaureguard, Kentucky.
     
Children of CHARLES WALL and NANCY RAYBORN are:
41. vii.   KATHERINE NANCY6 WALL, b. August 5, 1844, Gillsburg, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana; d. August 25, 1933, McComb, Mississippi.
42. viii.   MARY CAROLINE WALL, b. June 10, 1846, Amite County, Mississippi; d. September 16, 1930, Jeanerett, Iberia, Louisiana.
43. ix.   JAMES EDWIN WALL, b. October 21, 1849, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Unknown.


11. BENJAMIN5 WALL (HOWELL4, HOWELL ELIJAH3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1802 in Beaufort District, South Carolina, and died January 24, 1883 in Livingston Parish, Lousiana. He married (1) PARNECE GORDON July 22, 1824 in Amite County, Mississippi, daughter of THOMAS GORDON and ANNA MILLER. She was born April 6, 1805, and died Bef. 1828. He married (2) ELIZABETH TOMPKINS January 10, 1828 in Amite County, Mississippi2. She was born Abt. 1808 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1883 in Livingston Parish, Lousiana.

Notes for BENJAMIN WALL:
Benjamin Wall was born in South Carolina in late 1801 or early 1802, the sixth of ten children born to Howell and Rebecca Wall. In 1811 Howell moved the family to Amite County, Mississippi. Benjamin married Parnece "Penny" Gordon on June 24, 1822, and they had one daughter, Elseba. Penny died shortly thereafter, and Benjamin married again, on January 10, 1828, to Elizabeth Tompkins. She, too, was born in South Carolina and her family had come to Amite County in the early 1800s. They had four children.

Benjamin was a landowner and farmer in Amite county, as were his father and brothers. Most likely, he and his brother visited Springfield, Louisiana on several occasions, hauling cotton and other goods by wagon for shipment by schooner to New Orleans. They probably camped along the road in Livingston Parish and became familiar with the area, and they were aware of the availability of government land. In 1847, following the death of his mother, Benjamin moved with his family to Livingston Parish, and in the ensuing years he acquired more than 1,000 acres of land, much of it from the United States government. He settled between the Blood River and the Little Natalbany, choosing land suitable for farming and for raising stock, with easy access to water.

All three sons of Benjamin served in the Confederate States Army, and all survived the war, although a lingering illness resulted in the death of Thomas in 1868. Benjamin probably suffered much financial loss in the war, but he continued farming much as before. The slaves of Benjamin Wall included the family of Bill and Mariah Winder. After the war, Bill and his sons continued to work on the farm for Benjamin, and three of the sons, Tom, Alfred and Peter, worked for him until he died in 1883. Tom and another son, Bill, later raised families in the Springfield area.

In Mississippi, Benjamin and Elizabeth had been members first of the Jerusalem Baptist Church, then the Line Creek Baptist Church. In Livingston Parish, they helped build the Bethlehem Baptist Church of Albany, and furnished the land for the building site. Benjamin worked hard for his family and his church, and his succession record in 1883 indicates a simple, honest lifestyle. After his death on January 24, 1883, his heirs donated the two acres of land to the church.

(Compiled by Warren B. Wall)


1850 Census of Livingston Parrish

181
WALL, Benjamin 48 M SC Stock Raiser
Elizabeth 42 F SC
Jameson 20 M Ms. Laborer
Thomas 17 M Ms.
John 14 M Ms.
Mary A. 10 F Ms.

1860 Census of Livingston Parish

783 Benjm Wall 58 M Farmer 3000 4000 SC
Elizabeth 52 F SC
John 24 M Ms.
Angeline 21 F Ms.

More About BENJAMIN WALL:
Burial: Unknown, Albany, Livingston Parish, Louisiana

More About BENJAMIN WALL and PARNECE GORDON:
Marriage: July 22, 1824, Amite County, Mississippi

More About BENJAMIN WALL and ELIZABETH TOMPKINS:
Marriage: January 10, 1828, Amite County, Mississippi2
     
Child of BENJAMIN WALL and PARNECE GORDON is:
44. i.   ELCEBA (OR ELSEBA)6 WALL, b. November 15, 1827, Amite County, Mississippi; d. June 29, 1891.
     
Children of BENJAMIN WALL and ELIZABETH TOMPKINS are:
45. ii.   IVERSON JEFFERSON6 WALL, b. May 3, 1829, Gillsburg, Amite, Tangipahoa, Louisiana; d. November 14, 1912, Springfield, Livingston, Louisiana.
46. iii.   THOMAS TOMPKINS WALL, b. Abt. 1833, Amite County, Mississippi; d. August 1868, Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
47. iv.   JOHN SIBLEY WALL, b. July 30, 1836, Amite County, Mississippi; d. February 2, 1891, Livingston Parrish, Louisiana.
48. v.   MARY ANGELINE WALL, b. May 1839, Amite County, Mississippi; d. Aft. 1900.

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