Brief Life History of James Monroe
When James Monroe Waller Sr. was born on 28 July 1808, in Hancock, Georgia, United States, his father, Richard Waller III, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Ellis, was 36. He married Susan H. McCoy on 28 September 1833, in Chambers, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Brown Township, Columbia, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 18 September 1882, in Emerson, Columbia, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Chalybeate Springs Cemetery, Emerson, Columbia, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (18)
- James Waller, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Waller, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- James Monroe Waller, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1808–1882 Male
1818–1892 Female
Children (15)
1834–1891 Male
1835–1910 Female
1837–1910 Female
1838–1911 Male
1840– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1844 Male
1772–1844 Female
Siblings (10)
1806–1900 Female
1808–1853 Male
1808–1882 Male
1809–1842 Male
1811–1896 Female
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World Events (8)
1811 · The Savannah Riots
Age 3
1812
Age 4
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English waler, waliere, walour, waller ‘builder of walls, mason’.
English: in Sussex, perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by a prominent wall.
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a spring, stream, or man-made well, from Middle English waller, a derivative of Middle English walle, Old English wælle, wælle. It is a West Midlands dialect form of Weller .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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