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| DR. WILLIAM WALLS was born in Orange County,
Ind., Aug. 24, 1834, and is the seventh of twelve children
born to the marriage of William C. and Cynthia (Barnett)
Walls, natives of Virginia and Tennessee, and born in
1798 and 1800, respectively. The Doctor lived in his
native county until about ten years of age, and then moved
with his parents to Crawford County, Ind., where he engaged
in farming, and secured a good common school education.
Sept. 1, 1853, he led to Hymen's altar Mary Ann Newton,
a native of Crawford County, born Apr. 14, 1837,
daughter of John and Cynthia (Fleming) Newton.
After his marriage Dr. Walls taught school for about
nine years, and then began studying medicine under the
direction of Dr. Joel Vanderver, remaining with him
some five years. He practiced his profession in
Crawford County until Aug. 25, 1865, when he went with his
family to Haysvillle, Dubois Co., Ind., where he continued
his practice until 1867. He then came to Afordsville,
where he has since remained. He was for some time
associated with Dr. George W. Walls, and since
their dissolution, in 1871, has met with good success.
He is a stanch Republican, and cast his first vote for
Fremont. He is a Mason, and owns forty acres of land.
He is the father of these children: Sarah E., John W. A.,
Martha A., Mary Isabel, Leconius, L. E., George B., Frank
M., Allan and Laura M. The Doctor is not a
member of any church, but his family are Methodists. |
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