History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin,
F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. p. 206.   [Cadiz Precinct]

JESSE T. WALLIS was born July 26, 1816, in Trigg County.  He is a son of
William, Sr. and Ellen (Young) Wallis.  They were born in South Carolina.
His father followed school teaching, this being his principal occupation;
he died in 1856, aged seventy.  Our subject received his first schooling
from Smith Martin, then from his father, and later from James B. Wallis.
At the age of twenty-two he was placed as overseer for Beverly Dillard.
After remaining one year he bought a farm of 200 acres, where he remained
about eight years, after which he removed to his present farm, consisting
of 200 acres, where he has since lived.  He was married, in 1846, to Mary
E. Harris.  She was born in Virginia, and partly reared in Christian
County.  This marriage has been blessed with eight children--three sons
and five daughters: George, now living in Graves County, Ky., engaged in
farming; Miner H. is a clerk in Little Rock; their youngest son, Charles
is at home assisting on the farm.

Wallis Young Martin Harris Dillard
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Christian-KY Graves-KY VA SC

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