Newton County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Mitcham-Wallis Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joyce Byrd Slaughter mackjoyce@aol.com September 4, 2011 Abstracted By: Joyce Byrd Slaughter Mitcham-Wallis Cemetery Hightower Trail, Gum Creek, Newton County, GA This cemetery is located in a wooded area on Hightower Trail, Newton Co., GA. It is located approximate 1 to 1.5 miles from Gum Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery. In her will probated May 4, 1891, Margaret Wallis Bird deeded 1 1/2 acres for the graveyard known as the Wallis Graveyard. KEY: d/o = daughter of h/o = husband of m/o = mother of s/o = son of w/o = wife of Name Birth Date Death Date Other Information Bird, Margaret M. Wallis Aug 19, 1834 Apr 28, 1891 w/o Lee Bird d/o William & Sarah Wallis Cook, Robert V. Aug 20, 1895 Aug 27, 1896 s/o J. E. & L. V. Cook Cook, Willie Feb 20, 1874 Oct 27, 1874 s/o J. E. & L. V. Cook Mitcham, Acena Van Buren Wallis Jan 1, 1837 Apr 12, 1903 w/o Sanford R. Mitcham d/o William & Sarah Wallis Mitcham, Augustus no dates Mitcham, Barnett no dates Mitcham, Dora Dell Jul 22, 1871 May 25, 1913 h/o Minnie Gertrude Ellington Mitcham Mitcham, Eugie Jun 21, 1865 Sep 25, 1866 Mitcham, Rebecca Mar 15, 1863 Mar 21, 1881 d/o Sanford R. & Acena Van Buren Wallis Mitcham Mitcham, Sanford R. Jan 23, 1829 May 25, 1907 h/o Acena Van Buren Wallis Mitcham Riley, Emily Wallis Aug 31, 1814 Jul 29, 1935 w/o Joseph Riley, m/o William T. Riley Wallis 1887 Dec 8, 1893 no other information Wallis, Mary Nov 17, 1819 Mar 8, 1888 d/o William & Sarah Wallis Wallis, Rebecca Oct 11, 1823 Sep 14, 1877 d/o William & Sarah Wallis Wallis, Warner Feb 21, 1887 Dec 8, 1899 Wallis, Z. P. Jun 3, 1825 Jul 22, 1884 Zephnath Paanah Wallis s/o William & Sarah Wallis Wallis, Sarah 1796 (bef 1880) w/o William Wallis (Sarah is found living with many of her children in the 1850 census and with son Z. P. Wallis along with her daughters Mary & Rebecca in the 1860 and 1870 census Newton County) Wallis, William 1770 1845 h/o Sarah Wallis Additional Comments: The children of William and Sarah Wallis were: Emily Wallis (married Joseph Riley, Sepeptember 5, 1834, Newton County, GA) Nicholas Wallis (married Elizabeth Sanderson, February 16, 1842, Newton County, GA) Mary Wallis John J. Wallis (married Sarah E. ?) Elizabeth Wallis (married James Isaac Frachiseur, September 5, 1847, Newton County, GA) Zathnath Paanah Wallis Rebekah Wallis Sarah Ann Sophia Wallis (married John W. Kimble, March 9, 1851, Newton County, GA) Margaret M. Wallis (married Lee Bird November 15, 1855, Newton County, GA) Acena Van Buren Wallis (married Sanford R. Mitcham December 27, 1855, Newton County, GA). From census and cemetery records, James Isaac Frachiseur/Frazier (b. Sep 12, 1812, d. Nov 20, 1930)and Elizabeth Wallis (b. March 10, 1923, d. May 9, 1898) were the parents of: John William Frachiseur, b. August 1, 1848, d. Apr 12, 1913, m. 1st Mary E., m. 2nd Mary Ann Jennings William M. Frachiseur, b. November 29, 1849, d. Dec 15, 1928, m. Charity Caroline McMillan December 7, 1872, Gwinnett County, GA) Mary Rebecca Frachiseur, b. August 1, 1852, d. June 20, 1919, m. 1st Dee Dudley, m. 2nd Thomas Greely, m. 3rd John Mallon Sophronia Frachiseur, b. Apr 8, 1853, d. March 5, 1924, m. William Crawford Edwards Zapanath "Penny" Paanah Frachiseur, b. July 1854, d. Mar 28, 1940, m. Shugaline Turner Margaret Clarisy Frachiseur, b. December 24, 1856, d. June 18, 1954, m. James Brewer Stanford Lurainey R. Frachiseur, b. March 22, 1860, d. December 9, 1943, m. Mr. Still Isaac James Frachiseur, b. March 25, 1862, d. March 4, 1915, m. Sarah Susan Johnson From census records, John W. Kimble and Sarah Ann Sophia Wallis were the parents of: Harry Kimble, born about 1852 Sarah E. Kimble, born about 1854 Ella Kimble, born about 1858 Emanual Kimble, born about 1859 Catherine "Kate" Kimble, born about 1863 From census records, Lee Bird (b. about 1825, d. Nov 1, 1862, of disease, in Vicksburg, MS) and Margaret M. Wallis were the parents of: William T. Bird, b. about 1856 Sarah A. Bird, b. about 1858 Catherine Bird, b. about 1859 Cornelius Bird, b. about 1861 From census records, Sanford R. Mitcham and Acena Van Buren Wallis were the parents of: Barnett Mitcham, b. about 1857 William Mitcham, b. about 1859 Thomas, Mitcham, b. about 1860 Luvena Mitcham, b. about 1862 Rebecca Mitcham, b. Mar 15, 1863, d. Mar 21, 1881 Milton Mitcham, born about 1867 (married Lucy Ann Dodson February 14, 1867, Newton County, GA) Lugena (?) Mitcham, born about 1869 Dora Dell Mitchem (male), b. Jul 22, 1871, d. May 25, 1913 (married Minnie Gertrude Ellington February 18, 1894, Newton County, GA) Sarah Elizabeth Mitcham, b. February 1872 Mary K. Mitcham, b. March 1873 Marriage dates from "Newton County Georgia Records: Marriage Licenses 1822-1903," compiled by John I. Bruno, 1994.