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We have a Waller researcher interested in Rutherford County. Her
name is
Deborah Rayfield and she is a descendant of John Robert Waller (1840-1905).
John married
twice. First to Mary E. Clemmons (1841-1867) and then to Mattie Malcolm
Clark (1854-1935).
John went to San Saba County, Texas. Deborah can be contacted from her
page linked
below.
Deborah
Rayfield's Page
The earliest Waller mention in Rutherford County seems to be Benjamin
Waller's will
probated in 1818. The following list is from Will books 1804-1861,
microfiche #6100830. RB
is record book followed by book and page number. Year shown is probate
date.
Benjamin P. Waller, 1844, RB 12-499
Benjamin P. Waller Jr. 1846, RB 13-713
Benjamin Waller 1818, RB 4-114
Benjamin P. Waller, 1844 RB 12-501
Listed below are Waller marriages of record in Rutherford County. If you can add to this list with a documented marriage please Email Ali.
Aug 16 1847 Catharine Waller married John Albright
Mar 15 1848 Martha Waller married James L Howland
Apr 15 1846 Jane married John Howland
May 25 1849 Elizabeth A Waller married William A Johnson
May 14 1821 Martha married Thomas H Norman
Apr 11 1845 Benjamin P Waller married Elizabeth Miller
Feb 17 1824 Edward Waller married Matilda C Calton
There were no Wallers listed in the 1810 census (microfiche #6087349) There were also no Wallers listed in the Deed Books, 1804-1810 for Rutherford County (6048563)
Household of Martha Waller
Household of William Waller
There are two Waller families listed in the 1830 census for Rutherford County.
Edward Waller, schedule 310
00001-31001
Thomas Waller, schedule 343
1230001-100001
There are also, for what it's worth, two families named WALER. The Henry Waler entry is shown as two men and a woman. The first of the men is between 20 and 30 and the second between 50 and 60. The woman is between 40 and 50.
The second WALER family is Philip Waler. It consists of a man about 35
living with
three females. A child under 5, a woman about 25 and an older woman about
75.
See Mormon microfiche # 6051219, which is a four fiche index of Middle
Tennessee Census of
1830
If you need assistance interpreting the code they used in 1840, go to the Tennessee Home Page. From there go to the 1840 census which is state-wide. You will find an example and directions.
WALLER, EPHRAIM RU-83
010011-11011
WALLER, JAMES RU-82
21001-01001
Waller, Isabel C. Rutherford Co. Millersburgh Dist Page # 20
Waller, Malinda Rutherford Co. Millersburgh Dist Page # 25
Waller, Martha Rutherford Co. Millersburgh Dist Page # 22
Waller, Susan C. Rutherford Co. Millersburgh Dist Page # 20
Waller, Wilie Rutherford Co. Jefferson Dist Page # 78
The following is from Mormon microfiche # 6048564 (5) 1850 Census
transcribed by Miss
Deane Porch.
(page 57) Wilie Waller is listed as a 37 year old farmer, male, land valued
at $700.00 and
born in Virginia. His wife Elizabeth is 37 and born in Tennessee. All seven
of the
children were born in Tennessee. (Martha 17 F), (George (15 M), (Wm. 13 M),
(Jas. 11 M),
(Ephraim 9 M), (Benja. 4 M), (Elizabeth 1 F)
(page 319) (Isabel C. Waller, 16, F), (Wm. Waller, 15, M), (Mary L.
Waller, 13, F)
These three Waller teenagers are shown as living with the John and Jane
Howland family on
location 1008. No explanation is given.
On the next farm, 1009, is the James L. Howland family. Living with this
family is Susan
C. Waller, 23 years old, born in Tennessee. No explanation given.
On location 1044, Martha Waller, 18, F (marked with a question mark) is
living with the
Stokley White family. Once again, no explanation.
(page 329) (Malinda Waller, 44, F) (Matilda Waller, 19, F) (Hester A.
Waller, 18, F)
(Wm. C. Waller, 13, M) This fatherless family all born in Tennessee.
Tombstone inscriptions, Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN (microfiche
#6087350)
page 191, Adelia Waller Jaggers, 1909-1951. "A daughter of the American
Revolution" Lt. James Shephard Chapter.
page 53, Mother: Nora Lee Waller, 1879-1936
Father: Jesse C. Waller, 1878-1946
Rev. W.F. Jaggers, 1867-1928
Lela Hunt Jaggers, 1869-1945
A number of individual graves were moved by the Army Corps of Engineers from
small family
cemeteries to Mt. Juliet and Smyrna. (microfiche 6048544) It is worth
noting, all of these
following graves were in the northwestern one third of the county. There
does not appear
to be any Waller burials in the remainder of Rutherford County.
page 1, Sallie Alford, 11/25/1796-6/6/1864, dau of Thomas and Elizabet
Waller, consort of
William Alford. Castleman Cemetery
page 28, Infant Waller, no dates, Castleman Cemetery
page 90, Evelyn Tune Waller, 1913-1936, Mullins Cemetery
page 107, Jim Waller, no dates. Elizabeth Waller, 1/9/1816-9/19/1867, wife
of J.W. Waller.
William Waller, no dates. Pamila Waller, no dates. All of page 107 from
Robertson
Cemetery.
page 130, Waller Cemetery located Walter Hill Quadrangle. Very near Old
Jefferson, (marked
on U.S.G.S. map) Mary Francis Waller, E. Waller, H. Posey Waller died 1945,
James W.
Waller died 1918, Infant Waller died 1921
Joseph Herndon was Rutherford County Clerk from 1804-1813.