My grandfather and grandmother (John Carpenter-Uncle Billy- Wall and Willie (Mims) Wall are buried in the Milligan Cemetery. I'd like to establish the family tree further back. I believe my g- grandparents (Ira C -Bud- and Julia Sharp) are buried in the Wall Cemetery. Location of either cemetery is unknown but believed to be outside of Latexo. An aunt, Robbie Lee Bennett, lived in this area until her death a couple of years ago. Any information about the family and how they came to be in Houston County would be appreciated. Thanks

Wall burials at Milligan Cem., located outside of Latexo, Tx., are:
(1)- Wall- Margaret A. Hyd; b.- 8-14-1845; d.- 6-7-1871- dau. of-S. F. & Martha Wall; (2)- Little Ella Wall- b.- 2-7-1865; d.- 7-13-1869- dau. of John G. & P.A. Wall; (3) Elder S. F. Wall- b.- 8-11-1811; d.- 11-24-1891 - Born in Center Co., Pa.; (4)- Martha Wall - b.- 10-10-1813; d.- 4-11-1893; (5)- Julia Ann Wall- b.- 3-24- 1858; d.- 11-6-1890- wife of Ira C. Wall ; (6)- Ira C. Wall- b.- 2-18-1848- d.- 3-16- 1910
Burials listed at the Wall Family Cem.- are:
(1)- John C. Wall - b.- 6-22-1841; d.- 4-30-1901; (2)- Agnes Wall - no marker- wife of John C.; (3)- Myrtle Wall- b.- 1-26-1902; d.- 12-2-1902- dau. of J.C. & Emma Wall; (4)- Emma & infant Wall- brick for marker- no dates.
This cemetery is located east of Latexo on private land. I hope this cemetery info helps you. I have been to the Milligan Cem., and think that I took pictures of some of the Wall graves. I do not know where they are at this time tho. If you need the census data on these families, I will do a look-up, and I will post the info here.

I can't believe someone out there answered this plea. When I attended my aunt Robbie Lee Bennett's funeral, I spoke to Raymond Boykin and complained about not having any relatives. He waved his hand at all the people there and said, These are all your relatives. You're related to nearly everyone buried in this cemetery. Thank you so much. Please post any information that you have.

Yes- indeed, I am SURE that you have PLENTY of kin folks all around. And you will find many "lost-cousins", as you do your research. I discovered years ago, that few people were buried in the Houston County cemeteries, by chance- they had kin buried there is why they are there. After I started looking, I realized that Ira C. Wall's wife was Julia Sharp. She was the daughter of Hiram E. Sharp and Marey Malissa Goolsby. I have a file on their families around here somewhere. I do know that they had -1- Julia, who married Ira Wall. He remarried after Julia's death to Emma A. Bell in 1893. ;-2- Louise and -3- George Edward Sharp. George E. Sharp married Alice Victoria Allen, dau. of John E. Allen and Mary A. Fulgham Allen. John E. Allen was a brother to E. Thomas Allen, who was my husband's grt.-grt grandfather. I have this for the children of Ira C. Wall and Julia Sharp Wall: 1.- Willie married- Cal Hobson; -2- Dora- married Sam Boykin; -3- Ollie married- Tom Luce; -4- Florence- married- Sam Mathews; -5- Lee Etta married Henry Graham- ( one of their daughters, Wilma Graham married Coy Brown who was a brother of Ed Brown, my husband's grandfather); -6- Berta married Lonzo Tyler and -7- Billie married Willie Mims. They possibly had more children, if so, I do not have their names in my files. Go to the Ancestry Site and put Ira C. Wall into the search field and it will bring up several files that have been posted. I will try to post some census data on these families this week end. I am sure that you will get several responses to your message, as there are many researchers that are working on the Goolsby, Sharp, Wall and Mims lines. Good luck.

You're right about running into other people looking. On a lark I went to Centre County, Pa, and entered the name Samuel F. Wall (my ggg-grandfather). That's where he was born, according to the headstone in Houston County. Someone else posted the same message 2 years ago, saying that the same S.F. Wall was his ggg-grandfather. Now how do I find this Douglas Rutherford who wrote the note 2 years ago?

Billy....

"Uncle Billy" Wall and wife was buried in McCarter Cemetery.. and so was Robbie Lee Bennett and others.
Here are the Listings:

WALL:
Ira C. "Boyd"; b.1896; d.1954
Zeora W.; b.1903; d.7-11-1992; w/o I.C.
J.C. "Billie"; b. 2-18-1888; d. 10-31-1962
Willie; b. 9-10-1893; d. 1972

Are you from Jack's or Ira's line?

Billie Nichols-Bennett

Thanks for responding. I've seen your name on the Houston County site and thought about asking you for individual help in looking up some information. I am Ira A. (George) Wall's son. We moved to the Lubbock area when I was in elementary school. I've never gotten over it as I was separated from my whole family. I've seen then very little since. Jack is/was my uncle. I've not seen him since about 1950 or so. I saw his son, Billy Hue, and his wife, Essie Dell, in the middle 60s when Grandma (Willie) was sick. At Robbie Lee's funeral I talked to Raymond Boykin for a long time. He tried to reconstruct the family tree, but his memory in some areas was weak. Another lady there walked around the cemetery with me and tried to explain how I was related to all of the people in the graves. She apparently did not like my dad very much. Several people said they did not know who I was, but they could tell I was related to Uncle Billy Wall.
It was an unbelievably sad time for me as it was the first time I was at the cemetery. I was not able to attend the funeral of either one of my grandparents. I loved them very much.

I forgot to ask you if you are related to the Bennett line that includes: J.B., Bill, Donald Lee (ex-husband and in-laws of Robbie Lee). Also, if you are willing to correspond privately, off of the message board, I would appreciate it. Thank you very much. I've wanted to come down there this coming summer and maybe go to the library and court house to do some looking.

I will e-mail you direct.

Billie

Joyce, the TYER's are my family. James Alonzo "Lonzie" TYER and Berta Adelle WALL were my Uncle Lonzie and Auntie Berta. Am also related to the SHARPs, ALLENs, etc.
Am I related to you......? Carol