My Genealogy Hound
Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
* * * *
LEVI WALLS, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Edgar county, Ill., Feb., 14, 1835, where he was raised. His father, James Walls, was a farmer in Illinois, who died in 1877, and was born in Sciota county, Ohio, in 1806. Mr. Walls was married March 15, 1871, to Mary J. Collings, who was born in Piatt county, Ill., in 1839. Their children are Isaiah, Rosa L., Anna M., and Ada M. The subject of this sketch came to Jasper county, Mo., in 1869, and settled on his farm in 1870. This farm belonged to his wife, one of the Collings family, and comprises 100 acres; he has also an interest in an estate of 120 acres. There are eighty-four acres improved, with four acres of orchard, bearing some four hundred bushels of apples. Mr. Walls is quite an extensive stock-dealer. His farm is located in section 18, township 27, range 31, Jackson township. Mr. Walls is a good business man, genial and sociable, and commands the respect of the community.
* * * *
This family biography is one of more than 1,000 biographies included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published in 1883. For the complete description, click here: Jasper County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
View additional Jasper County, Missouri family biographies here: Jasper County, Missouri Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.