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Biographies
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WALTHALL, JOHN, planter, was born in 1792, in Amelia County, Va., and died in Perry County; son of John and Grace (Booker) Walthall, of Virginia, who removed in 1798 to Franklin County, Tenn. He was educated in the schools of Franklin and graduated from Nashville college. In 1820, he removed with his brother, Richard Booker Walthall, to Alabama. He acquired large tracts of land and farmed extensively, bringing the customs of Virginia to the Alabama frontier. He was a States Rights Democrat. Married: Permelia Jones, sister of Judge Thomas Jones of the supreme court of Tennessee. Children: 1. Thomas Branch; 2. Lucy; 3. Leonidas Nye, m. Martha Walthall; 4. Mary; 5. Wilson, m. Betty Semple of Virginia; 6. Martha; 7. Mellna; 8. Rebecca. Last residence: Perry County
Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
WALTHALL, RICHARD BOOKER, planter and legislator, was born May 19, 1794, in Amelia County, Va., and died July 30, 1849, at Blount Springs; son of John and Grace (Booker) Walthall, of Virginia, who removed to Franklin County, Tenn., in 1798. He was fitted for college in the schools of Franklin; graduated from Nashville college, volunteered for service under Gen. Andrew Jackson, in the Creek War and took part in the battles of Talladega and Horseshoe Bend. In 1820, he removed to Alabama, living for a time in Tuscaloosa. Later he settled permanently in Perry County, near Marion. He represented Perry County in the legislature for sixteen years; in 1842, he was senator, and served three terms. In 1848 he was elector at large on the Cass ticket. He was a States Rights Democrat, and a Mason. Married in 1815, to Sarah Martin Moody, of Pulaski, Tenn. Children: 1. Grace; 2. John; 3. Thomas Marshall, m. Ann Eliza Perkins; 4. Mary; 5. Martha, m. Leonidas Nye Walthall; 6. Robert Kennon; 7. Caroline; 8. Adeline; 9. Richard Booker, jr. Last Residence: Perry County near Marion.
Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
WEISSINGER, GEORGE, planter, was born in 1769 in Wurtemburg, Germany, and died April, 1837, in Perry County. He was educated in Germany, and in 1789 came from Germany to America with his brothers, John and Leonard. They landed in Charleston, S. C., where one of the brothers remained. The other brother went to Virginia, and Mr. Weissinger, after spending some time in Charleston, moved to Augusta, Ga., where for many years he conducted a business. In 1821 he emigrated to Alabama and settled in Perry County, where he bought land and established himself as a planter. He was elected to the State legislature in 1822 from Perry County, and subsequently was eight times elected to serve in that body. He owned and cultivated, with his many slaves, a large farm located on the Cahaba River, and was a successful and prosperous farmer. He was a Democrat and a Methodist. Married: to Winnifred Andenon. Children: 1. Sallie, m. Mr. Bradford, children, Tom, George, Alexander, Emily, Sallie, Eliza; 2. Eliza, m. a Mr. Kent, children, Robert, Frances, John, Tom Pete, Laura and Alexander; 3. Leonard Anderson; 4. John Wesley, d. in Brazil, m. Elizabeth Coleman, aunt of Judge Augustus A. Coleman, children, Frances, Elmira, Robert, Alexander, Florence, Alice adn John Wesley; 5. George Washington, associated with George D. Prentice as editor of the "Louisville Journal", m. (1) to Amantha Bull, children, Sallie, Blanche, Harry and George, the latter who lost an arm while commanding a regiment of the C. S. Army at the battle of Pea Ridge, after which he was assigned to the legal staff of Gen. Maxey, of the Arkansas and Texas division, as advocate general with the rank of colonel, and (2) to Eliza Ponyard, child, Rozell; 6. James Madison, planter at Columbus, Miss., d. May 24, 1845, m. Eleanor Bluitt, children, Regina, Tom Bluitt, Eleanor, Alexander and James Madison; 7. Emily, d. in early life; 8. Alexander Jackson, mayor of Middleton, Miss., for two terms, captain in C. S. Army, lawyer at Winona, Miss., d. August 8, 1865, m. Cordelia Strong, children, George Jackson, James Madison, William Strong, Julia Cordelia, Caroline Winnifred, Alexander Liddell, Ransom McElroy, John Robert, Leonard Anderson and Blanche. Last Residence: Perry County
Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
