Notes for James William Falls

Notes for James William Falls

!US Census 1870 (1 July) Kansas, Wilson Co., Chetopa Township, Roll M593_443, Sheet 11, Page 385A, House No. 86-88, Lines 29-31: J W Falls (b. 1840 - 30 - in IN - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $400) married to C Falls (b. 1851 - 19 - in IN). Child listed is: A T Falls (son b. Dec 1869 - 7/12 - in KS)

!US Census 1880 (8 June) Kansas, Wilson Co., Chetopa Township, Roll T9_399, SD 1 ED 177, Sheet 9, Page 15A, House No. 77-78, Lines 39-45: James W. Falls (b. 1839 - 41 - in IN - Occ: Farmer - Fa: VA and Mo: IN) married to Camilla Falls (b. 1851 - 29 - in IN - Fa: VA and Mo: NC). Children listed (born in KS) are: Alta Falls (dau b. 1870 - 10); Etta Falls (dau b. 1872 - 8); Sissy Falls (dau b. 1873 - 7); Wilber Falls (son 1879 - 1); and "nameless" Falls (son b. May 1880 - 1/12)

!US Census 1900 (7 June) Kansas, Wilson Co., Chetopa Township, Roll T623_503, SD 3 ED 163, Sheet 3A, Page 38A, House No. 42-42, Lines 4-13: James W Falls (b. Mar 1839 - 60 - in IN - Occ: Farmer - Fa: VA and Mo: IN) married 31 years to Camilla C Falls (b. Aug 1850 - 49 - in IN - Fa: VA and Mo: NC) having 14 children born and 9 still living. Children listed (born in KS) are: Estella Falls (dau b. Dec 1873 - 28); Wilber A Falls (son b. Sep 1878 - 21 - Occ: Farm Laborer); Edith M Falls (dau b. Nov 1881 - 18); Lorena Falls (dau b. Nov 1883 - 16); Elen M Falls (dau b. Nov 1885 - 14); Peal Falls (dau b. Mar 1889 - 11); Olive Falls (dau b. Mar 1892 - 8); and Geendollen Falls (dau b. Apr 1894 - 6)

James W. Falls, Company E, 57th Indiana Infantry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/civilwar_veterans_tombstones/1021240121/in/photostream/

James William Falls was born in Wayne county, Indiana, March 29th, 1839, and died at Neodesha, Kansas, March 11th, 1924.
Mr. Falls moved with his parents to Boonville, Illinois, when he was two years old. After the death of his mother, when he was eleven years old, he, with his father, and brothers, moved back to Indiana, where he made his home with his grandparents.
When the Civil war began in 1861, he left Bainbridge College to enlist as a private in the 57th Indiana Infantry. He was commissioned captain in 1863 and served throughout the period of the war.
He was married October 22nd, 1868, to Camellia Catherine Fisk at Greencastle, Indiana. They came to Kansas in 1869, and settled on a homestead near Altoona, where all their children were born and reared.
He had at the time of his death eight daughters; Mrs. Alta Crowder and Mrs. Kitty Southard, of Altoona; Mrs. Edith Mantieth, of Hoxie, Kansas; Mrs. Rena Seevers, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; Mrs. Ellene James, of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Nye, of Neodesha, Kansas; Mrs. Gwendolyn Baker, of Ashland, Kansas; Mrs. Olive Falls of Coffeyville, Kansas. He also had two brothers, John Robert Falls, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, and Isaac Newton Falls, of Cambridge, Indiana; fourteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mr. Falls died suddenly while visiting his daughter, Mrs. John Nye, at Neodesha, Kansas. He had gotten up to go into an adjoining room for a drink of water, and suddenly fell to the floor, dead.