The Thomas Benton Wallis family

Contributed by Ermazine Woodward

Thomas Wallis was born April 15, 1846. He was the son of Elias Wallis and Lucindy Goore. He fought in the Calvary during the Civil War. Thomas married Susan Frances Foster in Mayfield, Kentucky. He died November 23, 1920 in Birdell, Randolph County, Arkansas, and is buried in Old Union Cemetery, Imboden.

Susan Foster Wallis was born in January, 1851 in Humbolt, Tennessee. She died May 17, 1931 in Birdell, Arkansas and is buried in Old Union Cemetery.

Thomas and Susan had the following children:
1) William Elias Wallis, b. 12 Nov 1867, Humbolt, TN; m. Minnie Oaks Young; died Jan 26, 1917 in Sharum, Arkansas, buried in Old Union Cemetery.
2) Cora Wallis, b. August, 1875 TN; m. William Crocker.
3) Bula Ann Wallis, b. October 2, 1882 TN; married twice: Charles Jackson and John H. Lingle; died February 9, 1924 and is buried in New Hope Cemetery, Pollard, Arkansas.
4) Thadeous Edward Wallis, b. Jan 1, 1885 TN; married twice: Allie Hufstedler and Ethel Starling; died February 13, 1973 and buried in Old Union Cemetery, Imboden.
5) Pearl Wallis, b. September, 1887 TN; married Lewis Sells on Dec. 29, 1907 in Pollard, Clay County, Arkansas.
6) Bertha Iva Wallis, b. Sept. 1888 TN; married Terrance Virgil Cooper on July 28, 1917 in Clay County, AR.
7) Fannie Wallis, born in Gibson County, TN; married Oscar B. Crocker; died in 1954.
8) James Wallis, married twice: Betty Bluston and Nanny May.
9) Carrie Wallis.

taken at the old home place there near Imboden; the

The Wallis' lived at the bottom of the hill where the old Union school and Union cementary are. ; the wallis picture you pulled from the Gibson cty; site in Tn. was taken April 25,1912;the day the Titantic sank;written on back of picture;this picture Im sure was taken in the woods near their home; they lived I believe on Crowleys ridge ; or very near it; Thomas and Susan(Foster) were my great grand parents;
their daughter Bulah married my grandfather John Henry Lingle;they lived in Pollard;Clay cty and had 5 children;plus raised a daughter from Bulahs first marriage to Charles Jackson;all the pictures I have are taken by Oscar Crocker; husband of Fannie (Wallis) daughter of Thomas and Susan; they lived in Milan;gibson. Tn.

Thomas Benton Wallis and wife Susan (Foster) Wallis, taken 1916 Imboden, Arkansas.

The Wallis Family
Back row, from left: Thomas Benton Crocker holding guitar; Thadeous Edward Wallis; Fannie (Wallis) Crocker, wife of Oscar Crocker; behind her is Monroe Foster, brother of Susan (Foster) Wallis; next to Fannie is daughter Anna Lee (Crocker) Browning; next to her is Bertha (Wallis) Cooper. Front row, from left: Fred Wallis next to Mother Allie (Hufstedler) Wallis who is holding son Frank Wallis; next to her is Thomas Benton Wallis and wife Susan (Foster) Wallis; Susan was nicknamed little Mammie because she was so tiny and had such big strapping children, especially the boys.

Back Row, left to right: Monroe Foster; Ed Wallis; Bula Wallis Lingle holding daughter, Alice Lingle Cashion; Oscar Crocker; Susan Foster Wallis (wife of Thomas Wallis); Minnie Oaks Young (half Cherokee) wife of Wm. Elias Wallis; and their daughter, Stella Wallis. Middle Row, left to right: Anna Lee Crocker (d/o Oscar (married Elbert Browning); unidentified woman; Thomas Wallis; Wm. Elias Wallis holding R.G. or R.E. Wallis. Front row, left to right: Unidentified girl; T. B. Crocker; unidentified boy; unidentified girl; Herman Wallis (s/o W. Elias Wallis); Thomas Leonard (s/o Wm. Elias); Willie or Wilma? (d/o Wm. Elias who died shortly after picture due to flu epidenic we think.
Written on the back of this picture was: taken April 25, 1912, the day the Titantic sank. I'm sure it was taken in the woods near their home. They lived I believe on Crowleys Ridge, or very near it. Thomas and Susan (Foster) were my great grandparents. Their daughter, Bulah, married my grandfather, John Henry Lingle. They lived in Pollard, Clay County and had 5 children, plus raised a daughter from Bulah's first marriage to Charles Jackson. All the pictures I have are taken by Oscar Crocker, husband of Fannie Wallis, daughter of Thomas and Susan. Oscar and Fannie lived in Milan, Gibson, Tn.

The William Elias Wallis, Jr. Family. Pictured, back row, left to right: daughter Willie, son Tomas Leonard, and daughter Della. Front row: Seated Father William Elias Wallis, Jr., son Herman, and Mother Minnie Oaks (Young). Her mother was a full bloodied Cherokee Indian. She is holding child unidentified that died young.

These are all daughters of Thomas and Susan(Foster)Wallis.  Back. row is Bertha and Pearl; Front row l-r; is Bula,Cora and Fannie.

Pictured are cousins, Eva (Jackson Nettles and Anna Lee (Crocker) Browning.

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