Biographical Sketch of R. W. R. Wall, Johnson County, Missouri, Chilhowee Township. >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** R. W. R. Wall, a prosperous and influential farmer and stockman of Chilhowee township, is a son of one of the most widely known and honor-] ed pioneer physicians of Johnson county. Mr. Wall was born in 1858 in Johnson county, a son of Dr. R. Z. R. and Mary Jane (Covington) Wall. Dr. Wall was a son of Richard Wall, a native of Maryland. The doctor was a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Chapel Hill College of that state and of the Medical College of Pennsylvania University. A biography of Dr. R. Z. R. Wall will be found elswhere in this volume. Miss Jennie Potts was employed as teacher of the "subscription school" which R. W. R. Wall first attended in Johnson county. A few years after the Civil War, the Elliott schoolhouse was erected and there Mr. Wall later attended school, taught by Mr. Davidson, Will Higgins, and Miss Holland. When Mr. Wall was a lad, the leading pioneer preachers, whom he recalls, were: "Uncle Billy" Owsley, "Uncle Ben" Thomas, and "Jim Henry" Houx. In those days, the young people had great fun and many happy times at the country dances, parties, "singing schools," and "spelling bees." Hunting and fishing were pleasurable occupations, generally indulged in by the early settlers. Dr. Wall was intensely fond of out-of-door sports and he was well known as a very able marks- man. The doctor frequently would take his young son, R. W. R., with him on his hunting expeditions. One winter, Dr. Wall killed more than fifty deer. Many deep pools abounded in the county then, and these were filled with fish. Mr. Wall remembers the log cabin in which the Wall family resided for several years after they came to this county to make their home. He states that in his youth, when there were no banks in this section of the state, the settlers kept all the money they had in their homes. In countless ways, it took an enormous amount of cour- age to be a pioneer. In 1881, R. W. R. Wall was united in marriage with Laura E. Wetherholt, daughter of Jacob Wetherholt, and to this union have been born five children, who are now living: Mrs. Linnie E. Simpson, Denton, Missouri; Mrs. Dessie A. DeJarnett, Holden, Missouri; Miss Frances Ellen, at home with her parents; Mrs. Blanche Cayton, Griggs, Oklahoma; and Ira, at home with his parents. The Walls reside in Denton, where Mr. Wall owns their home and six valuable lots, within the town limits. Mr. Wall is affiliated with the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Modern Woodmen of America. Politically, he is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Wall are worthy and consistent members of the Presbyterian church and they are highly valued citizens of Johnson county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: <> Penny Harrell ====================================================================