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Benson married Sarah Ann Delaware Walls. Sarah (daughter of Robert A Walls and Louise Jane Ritter) was born on 19 May 1862; died on 22 Mar 1934; was buried in Ritter Cemetery, Coal Hill, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1870 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, Dist 1 page 8
WALL, Robert 33 M W Farmer Tenn
Louisa 42 F W HK Tenn
William 12 M W At Home Tenn
Sarah 9 F W Tenn
Daniel 2 M W Tenn
POTTER (Ritter?), Orlina 14 F W At Home Tenn
Monroe, 16 M W FL Tenn
James, 12 M W At Home Tenn
Franklin, 8 M W At Home Tenn

1880 MORGAN COUNTY CENSUS, Page 103
WALLS, Robert A. W M 44 Head Miner Tenn
Louisa W F 52 Wife KH Tenn
Delamour W F 19 Dau HW Tenn
Tennessee W F 15 Dau At School Tenn
David or Daniel? W M 12 Son FW Tenn
Mary W F 7 Dau Tenn
Morgan,Gillis Lee Sr. age 81 of Lenoir City, went home to be with Jesus,Tuesday, September 17, 2002 after a long battle with heart trouble.Gillis was born March 5, 1921 in Coalfield, Tennessee to William(Bill) and Maggie Hacker Morgan. He was a combat veteran serving in the Army in the South Pacific in W. W. II. On December 21, 1944, he almost lost his life when a Japanese Kamikaze plane hit the LST 460 ship he was fighting on. He was a born again Christian and a former member of the Church of God in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gillis was baptized in the Ohio River in 1960, was an active member in his church where he drove the church bus and he and his wife conducted evening children's church. Gillis retired from Industrial Personnnnel in Hamilton, Ohio with 30 years service in the Teamster Union and is a member of the Teamster Retiree Club Local 100 in Cincinnati. He moved to Lenoir City after having his first heart attack in 1984. He was a member of MidTown Church of God in Roane Co. Preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, three brothers; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Milas and Mary Ray of Oneida. Survived by his wife, Margery Ray Morgan whom he married on Easter Sunday, April 25, 1943; children, Karen Papania and husband, Joe of Cincinnati, Ohio, Gillis Morgan Jr. and wife, Joy Amos Morgan of Lenoir City, and Judy Mattus and husband,John of Vancouver, Washington; grandchildren, Joe Papania and wife,Martha of Cincinnati, Ohio, Krista Papania of Dallas, Texas and Billy Lambert of Vancouver, Washington; great grandchild, Christopher Papania of Cincinnati, Ohio; sister, Ruth Huckeby and husband, John of Vermilion, Ohio; special great niece, Mendy Cates of Rockwood; several other nieces and nephews; special Army buddy, William Grover of Marietta, Georgia. The family wishes to thank Dr. Robert Martyn of Knoxville, Dr. Ramani Reddy of Lenoir City and Covenant Home Health Care for all they did for Gillis, it is deeply appreciated. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Friday with funeral services to follow at 8 p.m. in the Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Taylor officiating. Family and friends will gather at 9:30 a.m.Saturday at Click Funeral Home and proceed to Hazel Valley Cemetery in Oneida for graveside services at 11 a.m. Click Funeral Home, Lenoir City is serving the family of Gillis Morgan Sr.

TO JUDY
My husband ( who passed away in 2002 ) has these relatives in Ritter Cemetery
Grandfather,B.M Morgan ( BEN )JULY 1861--JULY 1930
GRANDMOTHER, SARA ANN DELLAWARE WALLS MORGAN SHE WAS CALLEDDELLA--1862--1934
JENNIE AND MINNIE THEIR CHILDREN,JENNIE --1884--1898
MINNIE --JANUARY 1889--JULY 1889
ROBERT WALLS AND LOUISE JANE RITTER WALLS, THE GREAT GRANDPARENTS OF MY HUSBAND
JOHN WALLS AND ANNIE WALLS , THE GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS OF MY HUSBAND, THEY HAVE ONE STONE WITH READING ON BOTH SIDE
BABY WALLS CHILD OF ROBERT AND LOUISE JANE RITTER WALLS
WE THINK THERE WAS MORE RELATIVES WITH UNMARKED GRAVES
MARGERY MORGAN

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Robert A Walls
Born: 27 Jun 1837
Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, USA
Died: 19 Oct 1895
Elverton, Roane, Tennessee, USA

Robert married Louise Jane Ritter. Louise (daughter of William A. Ritter and Sarah Young) was born in 1828; died in 1889; was buried in Ritter Cemetery, Coal Hill, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Louise Jane Ritter
Born: 12 Jun 1828 in [city], [county], Tennessee, USA
Died: 18 Jun 1889 in Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, USA

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Per Ancestry:
Children Sex Birth
William A Walls M 29 Aug 1858
Jona F Walls F 29 May 1860
Sarah Ann Walls F 19 May 1862 in Morgan, [county], Tennessee, USA
Margaret Tennessee Walls F 31 Aug 1864
California Walls F 21 Nov 1865 in [city], [county], Tennessee, USA
L Walls F 5 Dec 1866
Robert A Walls M 5 Dec 1866
James Daniels Walls M 9 Apr 1867 in Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, USA
Maryland Artena Walls F Sep 1872

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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

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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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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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Sarah Young
Born: 1787 in [city], [county], North Carolina, USA
Died:
Marriage: [city], Moore, North Carolina, USA View Info
Children Sex Birth
Louise Jane Ritter F 12 Jun 1828 in [city], [county], Tennessee, USA
William Christopher Ritter M 1830 in [city], [county], North Carolina,USA
Ruben Roy Ritter M 20 Oct 1887 in [city], [county], Kansas, USA

William married Sarah Young. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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