Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Walley, William A 1842 - 
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Author: History of Grundy Co 1882

William A. Walley, farmer, P. O. _______, is the only son of Zachariah Walley, 
one of the pioneers of the county, and was born May 3, 1842, on the homestead, 
where he was raised to the years of manhood. February 23, 1868, he married 
Louisa Pyle, a native of Belmont County, Ohio, daughter of Enos and Matilda C. 
(Harry) Pyle. Enos Pyle was born October 10, 1815, and November 8, 1838, he 
married Miss Harry, who was born in Harrison County, Penn., June 28, 1816. The 
Pyle family came West in 1844, and settled in this county. Enos Pyle died May 
9, 1877; his wife died September 4, 1859; they had seven children, among whom 
was one son who was a member of Company D, Thirty-sixth Regiment, of Illinois 
Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Perryville. After Mr. 
Walley's marriage, he located in Saratoga Township, this county, where he 
purchased land and remained until the spring of 1882, when he purchased the 
Urich farm; he has three children - Bertha E., William Cryder and a babe 
unnamed. They lost Freddie November 7, 1877, five years and ten months old, 
and a promising child. Mr. Walley is a member of the M. E. Church, and is one 
of the Trustees and president of the board; is also a member of the 
prohibition society of this township. He is a Republican.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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