Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Walley, Zachariah 1807 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 26, 2006, 1:57 am Author: History of Grundy Co 1882 Zachariah Walley, farmer, P. O. Morris. Among the old pioneers of this township is Mr. Walley, who was born November 1, 1807, in Washington County, Md., and son of Conrad and Catharine (Beard) Walley. Conrad Walley was a native of Germany; came to America when small, and settled in Maryland, where he married Catharine Beard, a native of that State, daughter of Zackariah and Mary Beard. Our subject removed with his parents, when ten years of age, to the vicinity of Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, and remained there about fifteen years; then removed to Delaware County, on the Scioto River; here, on attaining his majority, he run a saw-mill on the river for five years; then engaged in farming by renting. He married, September 22, 1831, Catharine, daughter of Henry and Mary Ann (Hess) Cryder, Mrs. Walley was born in Delaware County, Ohio, December 12, 1814. In the fall of 1833, Mr. Walley removed West, to this township, in company with Nathaniel H. Tabler and Henry Cryder, his father-in-law, all of whom settled in what is now this township. Mr. Walley settled first on Section 17, where he squatted, and, not liking the situation, lived there only about one year, when, in the fall of 1834, he removed to his present place, took a pre-emption claim of 160 acres, and has since resided here and been engaged in farming. His wife died February 4, 1849, leaving seven children - Elizabeth, Susan, Maria, William and Sarah, all of whom raised families. Emily deceased, aged twenty-two years, unmarried; Mary (deceased) married William Walker, now deceased. Those living now are Susan, wife of John McHanna, of Seward, Kendall Co., Ill., and Maria, in same county, wife of Peter Davis; William, residing in this township, and Sarah, resides seven miles south of Chatsworth, Ill., married Henry Netherton. February 6, 1851, Mr. Walley married Mrs. Eunice Kellogg, born in Madison County, town of Nelson, June 3, 1814, daughter of Daniel Warren and Sarah Lord, both of the State of Maine and who finally settled in New York. By this marriage three children have been born - Le Roy A., Catharine A., Antis Z. Le Roy died young; Antis Z. died, aged sixteen years nine months, and Catharine, at homestead, wife of Thomas Hague; they have two children - Ira Z. and an infant, unnamed. Mr. Walley has been identified with the M. E. Church since 1842; he was originally a Democrat, and first voted for Gen. Jackson, but since Buchanan's term has been a Republican. Mrs. Walley came to this State in 1830; settled first on the Vermillion, and came to this county and township in 1851; she has only one brother living - Nathan Warren, who lives in LaSalle County; her father died in LaSalle County, in September, 1831; her mother died September 20, 1834. Mrs. Walley has been a member of the M. E. Church since 1834. Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/walley536nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb