Question: Where did this Captain John Wallis live?
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Question: Was this Captain John Wallis still alive, and active, after the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek?
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The only "John Wallis b-1814 NC, farmer" I could find was "Jno. Wallace, b-1816 NC, farmer" in the 1860 Houston Co TX cen, Hagars P.O., p239. ..I couldn't transcribe his wife's name but he had 2 ch, one born 1849 TX. (I do not have access to the 1850 Texas census.) ..Yes, I was looking for an approx. birth year, but this census data was on the nose.
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Please help us learn more about this "Capt. John Wallis" of Company H of Stevens' 22d Cavalry-1st Indain TX Regiment, who enlisted men into Company H on December 13th, 1861 at Whitesboro, on the Grayson-Cooke County line. ..Capt John Wallis enlisted Benjamin M. Wallis and George W. Wallis on Dec 13, 1863 in Whitesboro. ..I could not find "Ben M. Wallis" nor "George W. Wallis" in the census; but have "B.M. Wallice" on my Whitesboro Masonic Lodge 1866 listing, found in my book.
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John Wallis
22nd TX Cavalry
16 data CMSRs
age 47 at Dec 13, 1861 enlistment
enlisted Whitesboro, Grayson Co TX
born: North Carolina
occupation: farmer
wounded in thigh on Sep 30, 1862 at Newtonia MO
resigned the 22d Cavalry on Dec 31, 1862
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One "John Wallis of Starville, Starrville, Smith County TX died in 1863. I couldn't find this "John Wallis" on the census.
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Receipt paid to the REPUBLICAN by John Wallis, Starville [Smith Co TX] on Saturday, August 23, 1862
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TYLER REPORTER, [Smith Co TX], April 16, 1863, p.3, c.1 ..Administrator's Notice.
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Letters of Administration on the estate of John Wallis dec'd, having been granted to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith county, State of Texas, at the March term, 1863, hereof. Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same within the time prescribed by law, or they will be forever debarred, and all persons indebted to said estate, are required to make immediate payment.
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Jefferson H. Adair.
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TYLER REPORTER, May 28, 1863, p.4, c.1 ... Administrator's Notice.
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Letters of Administration on the estate of John Wallis dec'd, having been granted to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith county, State of Texas, at the March term, 1863, thereof. Notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same within the time prescribed by law, or they will be forever debarred, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment.
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Jefferson H. Adair
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This "John Wallis b-1816" may have been in Bourland's Regt, or at least with Lt. Nathan F. Carson's Company D during the Oct 13, 1864 Battle of Elm Creek in Young County TX. Carson stated that "J. Wallis' horse was wounded." ..Most of Capt. A.B. White's (for whom Whitesboro was named) Company D was from Whitesboro.
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Moreover, about one-third of Bourland's men are over age 45 and yes, most had served in a Texas Confederate unit, i.e., Bourland attracted died-in-the-wool Confederates, and don't forget Bourland's men had relatively easy, albeit boring details. Some of Bourland's men came from all sectors of Texas, for the Southern Cause.
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Again, please help me identify this "J. Wallis" whose first name seems to have been understood, at least by Carson, who was from Brazos Co TX.
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A humbled Patti, prochette@Juno.com
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