The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi – Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History
SECOND DISTRICT. Columbus W. Walley
COLUMBUS WESLEY WALLEY of Clara, Senator of the Second Senatorial District of Mississippi, was born February 7, 1876, near the present town of Richton, Greene County, Miss. He is the son of Wiley Walley and Sarah Ann (Bradley) Walley of Henderson, Greene County, Miss., and of Old Augusta, Perry County, Miss. His father was too young to enter the Civil War; has resided always in the place of his birth where, in peace and contentment, he reared his family on a small farm. In addition to farming, he engaged to a small extent, in manu facturing and saw-milling. Wiley Walley was the son of Dr. John Walley and Cancada Walley of Greene County, Miss., the family having been established In Mississippi in its early development. Senator Walley's mother was the daughter of Sion Bradley and Aquila Bradley of Perry County. His maternal grandfather came to Mississippi from North Carolina and served in the War of 1812; his grandmother was a native of South Carolina. Both were of Irish descent. Dr. John Walley was the son of Gooseberry Wallcy and his wife. Susie Gardner Walley. They were the first of the family to settle in Mississippi, having come by way of Tennessee from North Carolina to finally settle on Thomson Creek, in what is now known as Wayne County, Miss. Gooseberry Walley served In the War of 1812 and Dr. John Walley was a private In the Confederate Army. Senator Walley received his early education In the public schools of Greene County ; attended the High Schools of Leakesville, Greene County, and Waynesboro, Wayne County, in which Institutions he obtained a thorough preparation for college. Later, he entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Starksvllle, Miss. He has been largely engaged in teaching and other school work for nineteen years, serving on Text-book Commission, on School Board Commission, and Board of Exam iners ; also, served Wayne County as Superin tendent of Education from 1914 to 1916. Senator Walley is a Democrat ; a minister of the Methodist Church ; and is a member of the fraternal order of Masons. His wife was formerly Miss Eleanor Almeada Smith, daughter of John A. Smith and Spicy (Kittrell) Smith, who lived at Jonathan, Greene County, Miss. Mrs. Walley's father was a member of the Board of Supervisors for three terms, and represented his county in the lower house of the Legislature from 1896 to 1904.
Senator and Mrs. Walley have three children : Dwight Luther, Andrew, and Denton.
Sumitted by GENEALOGYLOVE (#47646375)
SECOND DISTRICT. Columbus W. Walley
COLUMBUS WESLEY WALLEY of Clara, Senator of the Second Senatorial District of Mississippi, was born February 7, 1876, near the present town of Richton, Greene County, Miss. He is the son of Wiley Walley and Sarah Ann (Bradley) Walley of Henderson, Greene County, Miss., and of Old Augusta, Perry County, Miss. His father was too young to enter the Civil War; has resided always in the place of his birth where, in peace and contentment, he reared his family on a small farm. In addition to farming, he engaged to a small extent, in manu facturing and saw-milling. Wiley Walley was the son of Dr. John Walley and Cancada Walley of Greene County, Miss., the family having been established In Mississippi in its early development. Senator Walley's mother was the daughter of Sion Bradley and Aquila Bradley of Perry County. His maternal grandfather came to Mississippi from North Carolina and served in the War of 1812; his grandmother was a native of South Carolina. Both were of Irish descent. Dr. John Walley was the son of Gooseberry Wallcy and his wife. Susie Gardner Walley. They were the first of the family to settle in Mississippi, having come by way of Tennessee from North Carolina to finally settle on Thomson Creek, in what is now known as Wayne County, Miss. Gooseberry Walley served In the War of 1812 and Dr. John Walley was a private In the Confederate Army. Senator Walley received his early education In the public schools of Greene County ; attended the High Schools of Leakesville, Greene County, and Waynesboro, Wayne County, in which Institutions he obtained a thorough preparation for college. Later, he entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Starksvllle, Miss. He has been largely engaged in teaching and other school work for nineteen years, serving on Text-book Commission, on School Board Commission, and Board of Exam iners ; also, served Wayne County as Superin tendent of Education from 1914 to 1916. Senator Walley is a Democrat ; a minister of the Methodist Church ; and is a member of the fraternal order of Masons. His wife was formerly Miss Eleanor Almeada Smith, daughter of John A. Smith and Spicy (Kittrell) Smith, who lived at Jonathan, Greene County, Miss. Mrs. Walley's father was a member of the Board of Supervisors for three terms, and represented his county in the lower house of the Legislature from 1896 to 1904.
Senator and Mrs. Walley have three children : Dwight Luther, Andrew, and Denton.
Sumitted by GENEALOGYLOVE (#47646375)
The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi – Mississippi. Dept. of Archives and History
SECOND DISTRICT. Columbus W. Walley
COLUMBUS WESLEY WALLEY of Clara, Senator of the Second Senatorial District of Mississippi, was born February 7, 1876, near the present town of Richton, Greene County, Miss. He is the son of Wiley Walley and Sarah Ann (Bradley) Walley of Henderson, Greene County, Miss., and of Old Augusta, Perry County, Miss. His father was too young to enter the Civil War; has resided always in the place of his birth where, in peace and contentment, he reared his family on a small farm. In addition to farming, he engaged to a small extent, in manu facturing and saw-milling. Wiley Walley was the son of Dr. John Walley and Cancada Walley of Greene County, Miss., the family having been established In Mississippi in its early development. Senator Walley's mother was the daughter of Sion Bradley and Aquila Bradley of Perry County. His maternal grandfather came to Mississippi from North Carolina and served in the War of 1812; his grandmother was a native of South Carolina. Both were of Irish descent. Dr. John Walley was the son of Gooseberry Wallcy and his wife. Susie Gardner Walley. They were the first of the family to settle in Mississippi, having come by way of Tennessee from North Carolina to finally settle on Thomson Creek, in what is now known as Wayne County, Miss. Gooseberry Walley served In the War of 1812 and Dr. John Walley was a private In the Confederate Army. Senator Walley received his early education In the public schools of Greene County ; attended the High Schools of Leakesville, Greene County, and Waynesboro, Wayne County, in which Institutions he obtained a thorough preparation for college. Later, he entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Starksvllle, Miss. He has been largely engaged in teaching and other school work for nineteen years, serving on Text-book Commission, on School Board Commission, and Board of Exam iners ; also, served Wayne County as Superin tendent of Education from 1914 to 1916. Senator Walley is a Democrat ; a minister of the Methodist Church ; and is a member of the fraternal order of Masons. His wife was formerly Miss Eleanor Almeada Smith, daughter of John A. Smith and Spicy (Kittrell) Smith, who lived at Jonathan, Greene County, Miss. Mrs. Walley's father was a member of the Board of Supervisors for three terms, and represented his county in the lower house of the Legislature from 1896 to 1904.
Senator and Mrs. Walley have three children : Dwight Luther, Andrew, and Denton.
Sumitted by GENEALOGYLOVE (#47646375)
SECOND DISTRICT. Columbus W. Walley
COLUMBUS WESLEY WALLEY of Clara, Senator of the Second Senatorial District of Mississippi, was born February 7, 1876, near the present town of Richton, Greene County, Miss. He is the son of Wiley Walley and Sarah Ann (Bradley) Walley of Henderson, Greene County, Miss., and of Old Augusta, Perry County, Miss. His father was too young to enter the Civil War; has resided always in the place of his birth where, in peace and contentment, he reared his family on a small farm. In addition to farming, he engaged to a small extent, in manu facturing and saw-milling. Wiley Walley was the son of Dr. John Walley and Cancada Walley of Greene County, Miss., the family having been established In Mississippi in its early development. Senator Walley's mother was the daughter of Sion Bradley and Aquila Bradley of Perry County. His maternal grandfather came to Mississippi from North Carolina and served in the War of 1812; his grandmother was a native of South Carolina. Both were of Irish descent. Dr. John Walley was the son of Gooseberry Wallcy and his wife. Susie Gardner Walley. They were the first of the family to settle in Mississippi, having come by way of Tennessee from North Carolina to finally settle on Thomson Creek, in what is now known as Wayne County, Miss. Gooseberry Walley served In the War of 1812 and Dr. John Walley was a private In the Confederate Army. Senator Walley received his early education In the public schools of Greene County ; attended the High Schools of Leakesville, Greene County, and Waynesboro, Wayne County, in which Institutions he obtained a thorough preparation for college. Later, he entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College, Starksvllle, Miss. He has been largely engaged in teaching and other school work for nineteen years, serving on Text-book Commission, on School Board Commission, and Board of Exam iners ; also, served Wayne County as Superin tendent of Education from 1914 to 1916. Senator Walley is a Democrat ; a minister of the Methodist Church ; and is a member of the fraternal order of Masons. His wife was formerly Miss Eleanor Almeada Smith, daughter of John A. Smith and Spicy (Kittrell) Smith, who lived at Jonathan, Greene County, Miss. Mrs. Walley's father was a member of the Board of Supervisors for three terms, and represented his county in the lower house of the Legislature from 1896 to 1904.
Senator and Mrs. Walley have three children : Dwight Luther, Andrew, and Denton.
Sumitted by GENEALOGYLOVE (#47646375)
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