Benton Co., AR - Biographies - Walter Alley
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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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Walter Alley, son of David and Nancy (Ross) Alley, was born in 
Washington County, Mo., February 29, 1835. The father was born in 
Tennessee, and [p.805] came to Missouri when a young man. He was here 
married, and here passed the remainder of his days engaged in 
merchandising. He died in 1861. The mother was born in Kentucky, and 
died in Missouri when her son Walter was quite young. The latter 
remained with his parents until grown, and then married Miss Elizabeth 
Mahan; she bore him three children, named Martha, Nancy and George W. 
After marriage they settled on a farm in Oregon County, Mo., where 
they remained until 1863, and then moved to Polk County, of the same 
State, where they remained three years. From there they went to Benton 
County, on the Illinois River, and have since lived in this vicinity. 
He has 155 acres under cultivation, and 320 acres in all. Mr. Walter 
Alley took, for his second wife, Miss Mary Carter, and one child was 
born to this marriage, Thomas, who is living on the river bottom farm. 
Mr. Alley took for his third wife Mrs. Frances (Embree) Lee, and 
following named children were born to this marriage: Elizabeth, 
William, David (deceased), Willie (deceased), Ross, Laura, Joseph, 
Luella and Walter. During the late war Mr. Alley was sworn in but not 
mustered into the Union service, having been rejected on account of 
being a cripple before mustering. He is a Republican in his political 
views, and a public-spirited and enterprising citizen. His church 
preference and former affiliation was with the Missionary Baptist 
Church, his wife being a member of the same.