WILLIAM H. FALLWELL was born in 1808 in Monroe, Tennessee, to Elizabeth Morris, age 29, and Elisha Falwell, age 32. He was born on his family's long pilgrimage from Virginia to Bedford County, Tennessee. William was the fourth of seven children born to his parents.
William married Matilda Elizabeth Little in 1835 in Bedford, Tennessee, when he was 27 years of age and Matilda was age 23. They had seven children in the next 16 years
By 1840, they had two children. Elisha Columbus born August 23, 1937, and nine months later, little Nancy Elizabeth was born on May 12, 1938. Five years went by before Lucinda Carolina Hogan "Cindy" was born November 1, 1843, and then two years later in November 1845, Mary Jane was born. This gave them one boy and three girls all born in Marshall County, Tennessee.
Things had begun to stir with William Fallwell and Matilda's brothers. They heard about an exciting new frontier out west. Texas was annexed to the United States by the treaty of April 12, 1844. After many years of heavy debate, the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States on December 29, 1845. Many were talking about the very cheap land that could be purchased in Texas, so William and some of his brothers-in-law decided that they would venture out and move to this new land of opportunity. In about 1847, William sold his 65 acres of land, and taking wagons, horses, and gear, he and his wife, Matilda, and their four young children, began a new journey in life.
It is possible, but not known for certain, that William and Matilda and three of her brothers all moved together to Texas on the same wagon train. At some point, the wagons had to cross the Mississippi River and the Red River to get into Texas. The wagon trail that they took from Chapel Hill, Tennessee, to Minden, Texas, is not known, but it is very likely they crossed the Red River near Shreveport, Louisiana, on their way to their new home near Minden, Texas. Matilda's three brothers that moved to Texas at or about the same time as she moved were: William Daniel Little, James Robert Little, and Lewis Hogan Little. A younger brother, Samuel Miles Little, came later.
William purchased 300 acres of land in Rusk County, Texas, near Mt. Enterprise. While living in Rusk County, Matilda gave birth to three more sons: William Miles was born August 28, 1849, Washington Lafayette was born January 27, 1852, and Leander Franklin was born on March 18, 1854. This gave them a total of seven children, four boys and three girls.
For reasons unknown, in about 1860, William moved from his home on the 300 acres in Rusk County to nearby Panola County. William Fallwell and his family were found on the 1860 census living in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. Their farm was near the Murvaul Bayou, and a small creek passed through their property flowed into the Bayou. The creek is still named Fallwell Creek on the U.S. Geological Survey maps. A log cabin once stood on this property near the creek and is believed to have been the home of William and Matilda Fallwell.
In 1961, the War of Rebellion, also known as the Civil War, broke out. Texas, who became part of the United States, seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. William and his oldest son, Elisha Columbus, joined the Civil War with the Confederate Army. During the time William, was away in the Confederate Army, Matilda managed the Texas farm with the aid of her teen-aged sons and hired Negro slaves from the nearby Monte Verdi Plantation. This plantation is located high on a hill in Rusk County, Texas. They raised cotton and corn for the Confederate Army and were first paid in Gold, but later in worthless Confederate currency. The produce was hauled by wagons to Shreveport over crude roads, ferrying the Sabine River at Logansport. At that time river boats navigated the Red River up to Shreveport.
John Fallwell, a son of William Miles Fallwell and grandson of William H. Fallwell, wrote the following in a genealogy record he prepared for his sons in 1948. John stated that thoughout most of the Civil War, his grandfather, William H. Fallwell, "fought with Gen. John B. Hood's Texas Brigade; was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh (Church House) officially known as Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River, near Cornith, Mississippi, and never completely recovered."
William died on December 27, 1863, after signing his Last Will & Testament. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. William's injuries prevented him from continuing in the war, so he returned home to his family in Panola County, Texas. His condition was, apparently, very serious as he died two days after Christmas in 1863 from war wounds. He was 55 years of age at the time of his death and was buried in Clayton Cemetery at Clayton, Panola County, Texas. His grave is unmarked, but can be identified by a rock cairn around his grave, according to his grandson, John L. Fallwell, son of William Miles Fallwell.
~ The above was compiled and written by Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson, great granddaughter of William & Matilda (Little) Fallwell, granddaughter of Leander Franklin Fallwell, and daughter of Cecil E.C. Fallwell.
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Notes:
I have transcribed and typed William H. Fallwell's Last Will & Testament along with the inventory and appraisement of his properties and other court proceedings and put them in the photos on this memorial page.
William H. Fallwell & Matilda Elizabeth Little are my great grandparents. I am not positive that they are buried on the old Fallwell Homeplace, but it is a possibility. The only thing I have to go on is that family records by my cousin, John Fallwell, states that they were buried at Clayton and that William's grave is marked with a "rock cairn". If anyone knows for certain where they are buried, please let me know. ~ Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson
Approximate GPS Coordinates for their log cabin which, sadly, no longer exists.
32.062138, -94.447947 or 3507 Farm to Market Road 1970
William married Matilda Elizabeth Little in 1835 in Bedford, Tennessee, when he was 27 years of age and Matilda was age 23. They had seven children in the next 16 years
By 1840, they had two children. Elisha Columbus born August 23, 1937, and nine months later, little Nancy Elizabeth was born on May 12, 1938. Five years went by before Lucinda Carolina Hogan "Cindy" was born November 1, 1843, and then two years later in November 1845, Mary Jane was born. This gave them one boy and three girls all born in Marshall County, Tennessee.
Things had begun to stir with William Fallwell and Matilda's brothers. They heard about an exciting new frontier out west. Texas was annexed to the United States by the treaty of April 12, 1844. After many years of heavy debate, the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States on December 29, 1845. Many were talking about the very cheap land that could be purchased in Texas, so William and some of his brothers-in-law decided that they would venture out and move to this new land of opportunity. In about 1847, William sold his 65 acres of land, and taking wagons, horses, and gear, he and his wife, Matilda, and their four young children, began a new journey in life.
It is possible, but not known for certain, that William and Matilda and three of her brothers all moved together to Texas on the same wagon train. At some point, the wagons had to cross the Mississippi River and the Red River to get into Texas. The wagon trail that they took from Chapel Hill, Tennessee, to Minden, Texas, is not known, but it is very likely they crossed the Red River near Shreveport, Louisiana, on their way to their new home near Minden, Texas. Matilda's three brothers that moved to Texas at or about the same time as she moved were: William Daniel Little, James Robert Little, and Lewis Hogan Little. A younger brother, Samuel Miles Little, came later.
William purchased 300 acres of land in Rusk County, Texas, near Mt. Enterprise. While living in Rusk County, Matilda gave birth to three more sons: William Miles was born August 28, 1849, Washington Lafayette was born January 27, 1852, and Leander Franklin was born on March 18, 1854. This gave them a total of seven children, four boys and three girls.
For reasons unknown, in about 1860, William moved from his home on the 300 acres in Rusk County to nearby Panola County. William Fallwell and his family were found on the 1860 census living in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. Their farm was near the Murvaul Bayou, and a small creek passed through their property flowed into the Bayou. The creek is still named Fallwell Creek on the U.S. Geological Survey maps. A log cabin once stood on this property near the creek and is believed to have been the home of William and Matilda Fallwell.
In 1961, the War of Rebellion, also known as the Civil War, broke out. Texas, who became part of the United States, seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. William and his oldest son, Elisha Columbus, joined the Civil War with the Confederate Army. During the time William, was away in the Confederate Army, Matilda managed the Texas farm with the aid of her teen-aged sons and hired Negro slaves from the nearby Monte Verdi Plantation. This plantation is located high on a hill in Rusk County, Texas. They raised cotton and corn for the Confederate Army and were first paid in Gold, but later in worthless Confederate currency. The produce was hauled by wagons to Shreveport over crude roads, ferrying the Sabine River at Logansport. At that time river boats navigated the Red River up to Shreveport.
John Fallwell, a son of William Miles Fallwell and grandson of William H. Fallwell, wrote the following in a genealogy record he prepared for his sons in 1948. John stated that thoughout most of the Civil War, his grandfather, William H. Fallwell, "fought with Gen. John B. Hood's Texas Brigade; was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh (Church House) officially known as Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River, near Cornith, Mississippi, and never completely recovered."
William died on December 27, 1863, after signing his Last Will & Testament. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. William's injuries prevented him from continuing in the war, so he returned home to his family in Panola County, Texas. His condition was, apparently, very serious as he died two days after Christmas in 1863 from war wounds. He was 55 years of age at the time of his death and was buried in Clayton Cemetery at Clayton, Panola County, Texas. His grave is unmarked, but can be identified by a rock cairn around his grave, according to his grandson, John L. Fallwell, son of William Miles Fallwell.
~ The above was compiled and written by Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson, great granddaughter of William & Matilda (Little) Fallwell, granddaughter of Leander Franklin Fallwell, and daughter of Cecil E.C. Fallwell.
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Notes:
I have transcribed and typed William H. Fallwell's Last Will & Testament along with the inventory and appraisement of his properties and other court proceedings and put them in the photos on this memorial page.
William H. Fallwell & Matilda Elizabeth Little are my great grandparents. I am not positive that they are buried on the old Fallwell Homeplace, but it is a possibility. The only thing I have to go on is that family records by my cousin, John Fallwell, states that they were buried at Clayton and that William's grave is marked with a "rock cairn". If anyone knows for certain where they are buried, please let me know. ~ Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson
Approximate GPS Coordinates for their log cabin which, sadly, no longer exists.
32.062138, -94.447947 or 3507 Farm to Market Road 1970
WILLIAM H. FALLWELL was born in 1808 in Monroe, Tennessee, to Elizabeth Morris, age 29, and Elisha Falwell, age 32. He was born on his family's long pilgrimage from Virginia to Bedford County, Tennessee. William was the fourth of seven children born to his parents.
William married Matilda Elizabeth Little in 1835 in Bedford, Tennessee, when he was 27 years of age and Matilda was age 23. They had seven children in the next 16 years
By 1840, they had two children. Elisha Columbus born August 23, 1937, and nine months later, little Nancy Elizabeth was born on May 12, 1938. Five years went by before Lucinda Carolina Hogan "Cindy" was born November 1, 1843, and then two years later in November 1845, Mary Jane was born. This gave them one boy and three girls all born in Marshall County, Tennessee.
Things had begun to stir with William Fallwell and Matilda's brothers. They heard about an exciting new frontier out west. Texas was annexed to the United States by the treaty of April 12, 1844. After many years of heavy debate, the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States on December 29, 1845. Many were talking about the very cheap land that could be purchased in Texas, so William and some of his brothers-in-law decided that they would venture out and move to this new land of opportunity. In about 1847, William sold his 65 acres of land, and taking wagons, horses, and gear, he and his wife, Matilda, and their four young children, began a new journey in life.
It is possible, but not known for certain, that William and Matilda and three of her brothers all moved together to Texas on the same wagon train. At some point, the wagons had to cross the Mississippi River and the Red River to get into Texas. The wagon trail that they took from Chapel Hill, Tennessee, to Minden, Texas, is not known, but it is very likely they crossed the Red River near Shreveport, Louisiana, on their way to their new home near Minden, Texas. Matilda's three brothers that moved to Texas at or about the same time as she moved were: William Daniel Little, James Robert Little, and Lewis Hogan Little. A younger brother, Samuel Miles Little, came later.
William purchased 300 acres of land in Rusk County, Texas, near Mt. Enterprise. While living in Rusk County, Matilda gave birth to three more sons: William Miles was born August 28, 1849, Washington Lafayette was born January 27, 1852, and Leander Franklin was born on March 18, 1854. This gave them a total of seven children, four boys and three girls.
For reasons unknown, in about 1860, William moved from his home on the 300 acres in Rusk County to nearby Panola County. William Fallwell and his family were found on the 1860 census living in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. Their farm was near the Murvaul Bayou, and a small creek passed through their property flowed into the Bayou. The creek is still named Fallwell Creek on the U.S. Geological Survey maps. A log cabin once stood on this property near the creek and is believed to have been the home of William and Matilda Fallwell.
In 1961, the War of Rebellion, also known as the Civil War, broke out. Texas, who became part of the United States, seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. William and his oldest son, Elisha Columbus, joined the Civil War with the Confederate Army. During the time William, was away in the Confederate Army, Matilda managed the Texas farm with the aid of her teen-aged sons and hired Negro slaves from the nearby Monte Verdi Plantation. This plantation is located high on a hill in Rusk County, Texas. They raised cotton and corn for the Confederate Army and were first paid in Gold, but later in worthless Confederate currency. The produce was hauled by wagons to Shreveport over crude roads, ferrying the Sabine River at Logansport. At that time river boats navigated the Red River up to Shreveport.
John Fallwell, a son of William Miles Fallwell and grandson of William H. Fallwell, wrote the following in a genealogy record he prepared for his sons in 1948. John stated that thoughout most of the Civil War, his grandfather, William H. Fallwell, "fought with Gen. John B. Hood's Texas Brigade; was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh (Church House) officially known as Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River, near Cornith, Mississippi, and never completely recovered."
William died on December 27, 1863, after signing his Last Will & Testament. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. William's injuries prevented him from continuing in the war, so he returned home to his family in Panola County, Texas. His condition was, apparently, very serious as he died two days after Christmas in 1863 from war wounds. He was 55 years of age at the time of his death and was buried in Clayton Cemetery at Clayton, Panola County, Texas. His grave is unmarked, but can be identified by a rock cairn around his grave, according to his grandson, John L. Fallwell, son of William Miles Fallwell.
~ The above was compiled and written by Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson, great granddaughter of William & Matilda (Little) Fallwell, granddaughter of Leander Franklin Fallwell, and daughter of Cecil E.C. Fallwell.
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Notes:
I have transcribed and typed William H. Fallwell's Last Will & Testament along with the inventory and appraisement of his properties and other court proceedings and put them in the photos on this memorial page.
William H. Fallwell & Matilda Elizabeth Little are my great grandparents. I am not positive that they are buried on the old Fallwell Homeplace, but it is a possibility. The only thing I have to go on is that family records by my cousin, John Fallwell, states that they were buried at Clayton and that William's grave is marked with a "rock cairn". If anyone knows for certain where they are buried, please let me know. ~ Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson
Approximate GPS Coordinates for their log cabin which, sadly, no longer exists.
32.062138, -94.447947 or 3507 Farm to Market Road 1970
William married Matilda Elizabeth Little in 1835 in Bedford, Tennessee, when he was 27 years of age and Matilda was age 23. They had seven children in the next 16 years
By 1840, they had two children. Elisha Columbus born August 23, 1937, and nine months later, little Nancy Elizabeth was born on May 12, 1938. Five years went by before Lucinda Carolina Hogan "Cindy" was born November 1, 1843, and then two years later in November 1845, Mary Jane was born. This gave them one boy and three girls all born in Marshall County, Tennessee.
Things had begun to stir with William Fallwell and Matilda's brothers. They heard about an exciting new frontier out west. Texas was annexed to the United States by the treaty of April 12, 1844. After many years of heavy debate, the U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States on December 29, 1845. Many were talking about the very cheap land that could be purchased in Texas, so William and some of his brothers-in-law decided that they would venture out and move to this new land of opportunity. In about 1847, William sold his 65 acres of land, and taking wagons, horses, and gear, he and his wife, Matilda, and their four young children, began a new journey in life.
It is possible, but not known for certain, that William and Matilda and three of her brothers all moved together to Texas on the same wagon train. At some point, the wagons had to cross the Mississippi River and the Red River to get into Texas. The wagon trail that they took from Chapel Hill, Tennessee, to Minden, Texas, is not known, but it is very likely they crossed the Red River near Shreveport, Louisiana, on their way to their new home near Minden, Texas. Matilda's three brothers that moved to Texas at or about the same time as she moved were: William Daniel Little, James Robert Little, and Lewis Hogan Little. A younger brother, Samuel Miles Little, came later.
William purchased 300 acres of land in Rusk County, Texas, near Mt. Enterprise. While living in Rusk County, Matilda gave birth to three more sons: William Miles was born August 28, 1849, Washington Lafayette was born January 27, 1852, and Leander Franklin was born on March 18, 1854. This gave them a total of seven children, four boys and three girls.
For reasons unknown, in about 1860, William moved from his home on the 300 acres in Rusk County to nearby Panola County. William Fallwell and his family were found on the 1860 census living in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. Their farm was near the Murvaul Bayou, and a small creek passed through their property flowed into the Bayou. The creek is still named Fallwell Creek on the U.S. Geological Survey maps. A log cabin once stood on this property near the creek and is believed to have been the home of William and Matilda Fallwell.
In 1961, the War of Rebellion, also known as the Civil War, broke out. Texas, who became part of the United States, seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy. William and his oldest son, Elisha Columbus, joined the Civil War with the Confederate Army. During the time William, was away in the Confederate Army, Matilda managed the Texas farm with the aid of her teen-aged sons and hired Negro slaves from the nearby Monte Verdi Plantation. This plantation is located high on a hill in Rusk County, Texas. They raised cotton and corn for the Confederate Army and were first paid in Gold, but later in worthless Confederate currency. The produce was hauled by wagons to Shreveport over crude roads, ferrying the Sabine River at Logansport. At that time river boats navigated the Red River up to Shreveport.
John Fallwell, a son of William Miles Fallwell and grandson of William H. Fallwell, wrote the following in a genealogy record he prepared for his sons in 1948. John stated that thoughout most of the Civil War, his grandfather, William H. Fallwell, "fought with Gen. John B. Hood's Texas Brigade; was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh (Church House) officially known as Pittsburgh Landing on the Tennessee River, near Cornith, Mississippi, and never completely recovered."
William died on December 27, 1863, after signing his Last Will & Testament. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. William's injuries prevented him from continuing in the war, so he returned home to his family in Panola County, Texas. His condition was, apparently, very serious as he died two days after Christmas in 1863 from war wounds. He was 55 years of age at the time of his death and was buried in Clayton Cemetery at Clayton, Panola County, Texas. His grave is unmarked, but can be identified by a rock cairn around his grave, according to his grandson, John L. Fallwell, son of William Miles Fallwell.
~ The above was compiled and written by Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson, great granddaughter of William & Matilda (Little) Fallwell, granddaughter of Leander Franklin Fallwell, and daughter of Cecil E.C. Fallwell.
***************************************************
Notes:
I have transcribed and typed William H. Fallwell's Last Will & Testament along with the inventory and appraisement of his properties and other court proceedings and put them in the photos on this memorial page.
William H. Fallwell & Matilda Elizabeth Little are my great grandparents. I am not positive that they are buried on the old Fallwell Homeplace, but it is a possibility. The only thing I have to go on is that family records by my cousin, John Fallwell, states that they were buried at Clayton and that William's grave is marked with a "rock cairn". If anyone knows for certain where they are buried, please let me know. ~ Mary Ellen (Fallwell) Henderson
Approximate GPS Coordinates for their log cabin which, sadly, no longer exists.
32.062138, -94.447947 or 3507 Farm to Market Road 1970
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