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Subject: WALLS FERRY 1850-1908 STONE-IZARD CTY-GRANDISON M. WALL
Date: 21 May 2004 12:03:03 -0600

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Surnames: WALL-SIMPSON-WM.ARTHUR KING-JOSIE NOLEN-
Classification: Query

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GRANDISON MOSES WALL MIGRATED TO BATESVILLE AREA IN ABT. 1850 AND ESTABLISHED THE WALLS FERRY 2- 1/2 MILES FROM BATESVILLE ON THE WHITE RIVER IN THE AREA OF WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS LOCK # 3.
GRANDISON MARRIED MARY ADELAIDE SIMPSON 1/10/1857 IN A BATESVILLE CHRUCH ( ARK. MARRIAGE LICENSE RECORDS) THEY HAD 6 SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER. A WALLS FERRY P.O. OPENED 7/2/1902.

I NEED ANY AND ALL INFORMATION ON THE FERRY, P.O., OR THE WALL, SIMPSON FAMILY.. ANYTHING WILL BE APPRECIATED...THIS WALL FAMILY GAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE RAILROAD THAT RUNS ALONG THE RIVER IN THAT AREA. I UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTY WAS LATER SOLD TO A MR. HESS WHO'S FAMILY MY STILL OWN THE PROPERTY... WALLS MOUNTAIN, WALLS HILL, MOSES MOUNTAIN WAS ALSO NAMED AFTER THIS FAMILY. BURIAL MY BE IN BARREN FORK CEMETARY. GRANDISON M. WALL DIED AUG. 1901 AND MARY DIED IN 1906....ANY ONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE FERRY? P.O. ? OR THIS FAMILY?? GRANDISON WAS THE SON OF MAJOR WALL AND ELIZABETH CHITWOOD-WALL OF HALIFAX COUNTY VIRGINIA AND MAURY COUNTY, TN. HE WAS THE GRANDSON OF JOSHUA WALL 11, AND MARY JAMES OF VA. AND LINCOLN COUNTY, TN... HELP !!!!
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP.. E.J.(ELISA)
PLEASE E-MAIL ME ...................................................... .................................

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