Category: Family Stories

The Rebels pay an unwelcome visit to the Wallen’s log cabin

  While William “Big Sandy” Wallen and his son, Joe Wallen, were serving during the Civil War in the 8th Tennessee Cavalry, USA, the rebels made a stop at their log cabin in Kyles Ford along the Clinch River.  They slaughtered their single milk cow, cooking it and eating...
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He fought for the South & the North

  Joseph Banks Wallen was born February 14, 1840 at Kyles Ford, Hawkins (now Hancock) County, Tennessee on the Wallen family farm. He married twice. His first wife was Susan Baker; with her he had two children, Luther Wallen born 1866 and Elizabeth Wallen born 1868. Susan died in...
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“Big Sandy” Wallen

Note from Jeff: I was told by dad that the reason that they called him "Big Sandy" was that he always talked about getting land along the Big Sandy River, thinking that it was good land. Well, he finally went there and returned disappointed. He claimed...
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William Roberts Sr. & Cornelius Roberts-brothers?

Originally posted at http://sites.google.com/site/descendantsofcorneliusroberts/fsdbhdj 13 Aug 2010 Col. James Robert’s Tories were active on the NW side of the Blue Ridge in the Ashe Co., NC area according to Col. Richard Allen’s pension claims. By family associations it has been suggested that Cornelius Roberts (Neal Roberts) is the son or...
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