Obituary: Mrs. Jane Francis Walthall, 11 Oct 1886 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 8 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, November 11, 1886, p. 7, c. 4 WALTHALL.—Mrs. Jane Francis Walthall was born in Chesterfield, Va., Nov. 14, 1814; was married Nov. 5, 1834, to W. C. Walthall; came to Texas in 1867, lived in Freestone county until Aug. 1, 1886, when she removed with her husband to Tyler, and died at Tyler, Texas, Oct. 11, 1886. She had been a member of the primitive Baptist Church for fifty-five years. Her husband and three children survive. One son, William F. Walthall, resides in Limestone county; another son, H. F. Walthall, formerly lived in Lampasas, but now resides in Denver, Colorado. The daughter, Mrs. W. E. Messenger, resides in Hill county. Mrs. Walthall's maiden name was Clay. She was a second cousin to Henry Clay, the illustrious statesman. She lived and died a good Christian woman. May God's blessing rest upon her aged husband and children. B.