Biographical Sketch of James M. Wall, Johnson County, Missouri
Jefferson Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

JAMES M. WALL,

postoffice Windsor, stands prominent among the enterprising farmers and
stock raisers of Jefferson township.  He was born January 29, 1834, of
English ancestry, in Rockingham county, North Carolina, and emigrated
here with his parents when only about six years of age.  What education
he has was received in the pioneer schools of the county, taught by
subscription.  February 16, 1859, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss
Nannie B. Gray, daughter of Mr. S.C. Gray, a respectable farmer.  She
was born in Howard county, August 7, 1842.  This conjugal union has been
blessed with five children, three boys and two girls, as follows: B.F.,
was born January 31, 1860; S.J. was born February 8, 1867; Thos. E., May
2, l872; Ona B., September 18, 1875; Erna E., September 21, 1879.  The
eldest son was admitted this year (1881) as a student in the
agricultural department of the State University at Columbia.  The
subject of this sketch became a convert to Christianity at the age of
nineteen years.  He and his wife are consistent and dutiful members of
the High Point Baptist church, and are among its most liberal
contributors and earnest supporters.  Mr. Wall was chosen the first
supervisor, and afterward trustee under the township system, and gave
entire satisfaction.  He was one of the charter members of Cold Spring
Lodge, 274, A.F. and A.M., and also one of the original members of High
Point Grange.  In the latter order he served several years as master.
When the late civil war broke out he espoused the side of the south, and
entered military service in December, 1861, and stood faithfully to the
cause through every vicissitude of the war, and returned home June 26,
1865.   In agricultural interests he ranks foremost, and is one of the
hearty supporters of farmers' conventions.  He has some of the best
stock of the county.  In 1872 he commenced raising fine stock, and now
owns a fine lot of blooded Cotswold sheep and short horn Durham cattle.
Some of this stock cost considerable price, and Mr. Wall deserves praise
for such enterprise.  He owns 714 acres, constituting one of the finest
agricultural farms of the county.  He has 160 acres in fine blue-grass,
120 acres in timothy.  About all of his land is under fence.  He raises
in connection with his other stock fine mules, which business pays well.
His large, attractive residence was erected in 1874.  It is in section
19, township 44, range 24.  From this beautiful situation Mr.  Wall has
an extended horizon, overlooking portions of Henry, Pettis and Benton
counties, besides considerable of this county.  In politics he has
always been an unswerving democrat, firm and steadfast to principle and
right under the standards of his party.  At home he is a kind husband
and quiet citizen, one who rules well his household, with due regard for
the family circle.  He is sociable and hospitable to friends, who always
find him outspoken and just.

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