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1920 MORGAN CENSUS
DAVIS, Sam Head M W 53 TN Farmer
Josie Wife F W 40 TN
Blanche Dau F W 25 TN
Frankie Dau F W 18 TN
Myrtle Dau F W 14 TN
McGrada Dau F W 14 TN
Ellis Son M W 11 TN
Ilene Dau F W 8 TN
Joan Dau F W 7 TN

Sam married Josephine Fagan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1860 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, DISTRICT 1 Page 9
DAVIS, Thomas40MWFarmerTenn
Lucinda38FWDomestic
John M.17MWFL
KYLE, James21MWFL

1870 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, DISTRICT 1 Page 3
DAVIS, Thomas50MWFarmerTenn
Mary32FWVA
John 17MWTenn
Charlotte6FWTenn
Samuel2MWTenn
Major60MBFLVA

1880 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, Page 22
DAVIS, Thomas W M 60 Head Farmer Tenn
Mary W F 42 Wife Keeping House Virginia
Charlotte E. W F 16 Dau House Work Tenn
Samuel W M 12 Son Farm Work Tenn
Artely ? W F 4 DauTenn
Ida W F 1 DauTenn

Thomas married Mary Ann Langley. Mary (daughter of James Osborne Langley and Margaret Graybeal) was born on 1 Feb 1836; died on 20 Jul 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Fagans, James, Anbrose, John and Lilly, came from Ireland in a sail boat. The trip took 6 months. Lilly got homesick and went back to Ireland in about 6 months. James I married Jane Walls Holder (a sister to Martha Jane Walls' father, William Walls). James I had a son also named James who was called Jim. He operated the mines and bult Buck and Carrie Jackson's house, then bought a farm in Coal HIll. He got past working in mines and moved back to Coalfield and lived in Mae Thornton's house. To Jim and Josie, his wife, were born Arvena, who married Oliver (Pete) Jackson, Ethyl, who married Clyde Scandlyn, Roger, who married Letha. James had another child, Josephine, who married a Davis on 01/08/1893. -per May McGlothin.

James married Jane Walls. Jane (daughter of John D B Walls and Jane Annie Wolf) was born on 4 Jan 1829 in Tennessee, United States; died on 18 Jun 1899; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth place established by census data:
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Morgan, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1552; Page: 2A; Image: 8; Family History Library Film: 553051

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In the early 1800?s, John M. Davis 1777-1851, his father, and hisgrandfather came by ship from Wales and settled in Virginia. Some sayCulpepper county while other say Louisa county. His great grandfatherwas C. M. Davis was born and died in Wales. John M. Davis? father andgrandfather died and are buried in Virginia.

John M. Davis married Susannah ___?____ born in 1777 or 1778. Theylived in Abington Virginia in Washington county. While living therethey owned a large plantation. This was before the civil war whenpeople were allowed to purchase slaves. John M. Davis owned manyslaves.

In 1818, John M. Davis and Susannah migrated by covered wagon toTennessee. They traveled as far as Poplar Creek in Anderson County andbecause the territory was so thickly populated with Indians they livedthere for awhile. They later lived in the Cove, a northwestern part ofOliver Springs Tennessee in Roane County. They later moved to Nemo, inMorgan County Tennessee.
Source: Georgia Melhorn

Died:
an online source gives his death date of 1855 but does not include supporting documents.

John married Susannah. Susannah was born in 1777; died about 1860 in Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1860 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, DISTRICT 2 (page 22)
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LANGLEY, John26MWFarmerTenn
Malinda27FWDomesticN.C.
James W.5MWN.C.
Wm.4MWN.C.
John11/12MWTenn

LANGLEY, James O.52MWFarmerN.C.
Margaret50FWDomesticN.C.
Mary23FWDomesticN.C.
Wm. B.19MWFLN.C.
James23MWFLN.C.
Celia15FWDomesticN.C.
Mathew13MWN.C.
Martha10FWTenn
Susannah8FWTenn
Rebecca7FWTenn
David4MWTenn

James married Margaret Graybeal on 12 Jun 1825 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. Margaret (daughter of Henry Graybill and Celia Henson) was born on 1 Jan 1809 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States; died on 23 Oct 1887 in Crookedfork, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Langley Cemetery, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Walls was born in 1795, and his wife's name was Anne Woods(Walls); she was born in 1799. They met and married in Virginia,later settling in Powell, Tennessee, in the late 1830's. Later they decided that they didn't want to make their home there, making their way westward, they came down to what is now Coalfield. They settled here and built a log cabin where they raised their family........from "A History of the Coalfield Area" by W.B. Lyles
John and Jane Walls walked across the mountains from North Carolina and carried the children. Some of the older children had already come here. This is a quote from May McGlothin.

John D may also be John B walls born 1795 North Carolina USA

From Roanetn website:
http://www.roanetn.com/walls.htm

CORRECTION: Wife's name was Annie Wolfe. Judy Spradlin.

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, anddied 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 inDavis 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 EdieAnn 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 theirhome on a farm on Back Valley Road about one-half mile from thepresent-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 WilliamG.'s great, and great-grandchildren in the Oliver Springs, TN areaare: [1980]

SPURGEON, JACK, BUD, THEODORE "TED', HICKS, BEN, NAOMI WALLS WEBSTER,CARRIE WALLS HENSLEY, LOUISE WALLS SCARBROUGH, EUGENE, ANDY AND HUGHJUSTICE, 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 atFairview. 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. WILLIAMJUSTICE; 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 OliverSprings 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.

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Roane County 1817 Tax List, Capt Stephen's company includes residentswho were later included in the Coalfield Community of Morgan County.This list includes:

William Wall, B.E., 326 acres, 1 White Poll (WP), 7 Black Polls (BP)
Benjamin Williams, L.E., 92 acres 1 W poll
Mathias Williams Sr. Wts L.E. 33 acres, 0 WP
Williams, John, CfE, 73 acres, 1 WP
Williams, Charlotte, do, 94 acres, 0 WP,
Williams, Charles, dift, 160 acres, 1 WP, 1 BP
Williams, John Sen, PC 70 acres, 0 WP
Williams, Robert, WLE, 43 Acres, 1 WP

The tax list also shows the following:
"Account of Taxes Collected by the Clerk on Merchants, Pedlers, Etc.,from Octobedr 1st 1817 to octr 1st 1818"
1817
Oct 20 William Wall, Tavern Keeper, 5.00

The 1850 census for Knox County, TN shows John and Ann living there with a number of children:

Name: John Walls
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1796
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: Subdivision 15, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 308
Household Members:
Name Age
John Walls 54
Ann Walls 48
William G Walls 20
John B Walls 18
Patience A Walls 15
Robert M Walls 13
Margaret A Walls 10
Elizabeth Walls 7
Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 15, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: M432_886; Page: 115B; Image: 232

Buried:
Ritter Cemetery

John married Jane Annie Wolf. Jane (daughter of John George Wolfe and Charity White) was born on 12 Sep 1799 in Tennessee, United States; died on 16 Sep 1875 in Coal Hill, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Per May McGlothin: John B. Walls walked across the mountains from North Carolina and carried his children. Som e of the older children had already come here.
Per "A History of Coalfield" by W.B. Lyles:

John Walls was born in 1795 and his wife's name was Anne Woolds (Walls); she was born in 1799. They met and married in Virginia, later settling in Powell, Tennessee, in the late 1830s. Later they decided that they didn't want to make their home there, making their way westward, they came down to what is now Coalfield. They settled here and built a log cabin where they raised their family.


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