Henry W. Walston Jr. (1799-1883) - Find a Grave Memorial

Henry W. Walston Jr.

Birth

30 Dec 1799

South Carolina, USA

Death

4 Jan 1883 (aged 83)

Anderson County, Texas, USA

Burial

Pilgrim Cemetery

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Henry W. Walston, Jr. moved from Georgia to Anderson Co., Texas on the Trinity River in the early 1860's.

He married (1st) Mary Wilson on October 17, 1824 in Jackson Co., Georgia, their children are:
i. C.S.A. Hiram Walston, b. 05-11-1825; d. 11-04-1888
ii. C.S.A. James Monroe Walston, b. 12-28-1827; d. 11-22-1862
iii. C.S.A. Andrew Jackson Walston, b. 11-14-1829; d. 01-02-1901
iv. John Walston, b. 11-08-1831; d. Aft. June 1880
v. Sarah Walston, b. 02-13-1833; d. Aft. 1870
vi. Mary Walston, b. 03-14-1836; d. Bef. 1840
vii. C.S.A. William Marion Walston, b. 05-24-1838; d. Aft. June 09, 1890
viii. C.S.A. Lafayette Walston, b. 11-17-1840; d. Bet. 1861-1865, Civil War
ix. Artelia Walston, b. 12-15-1842; d. Aft. 1864
x. Missouri Walston, b. 03-24-1846; d. Aft. 1870
xi. Henry Lonzo Walston, b. 03-06-1850; d. Bet. 1911-1920

He married (2nd) Jane Dineley on April 23, 1874 in Anderson Co., Texas, their children are:
xii. Gilliam W. Walston, b. 01-19-1877; d. 07-19-1949
xiii. Riley Walston, b. Abt. 1878; d. Bef. 1880
xiv. Annice Walston, b. 01-??-1880; d. Aft. June 1880
xv. Decatur Walston, b. Abt. 1881; d. Bef. 1900
xvi. Virginia Walston, b. Abt. 1882
xvii. John Baptist Walston, b. 03-??-1883; d. Aft. 1900

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THE WALSTON FAMILY

The Walstons emigrated from Green County, Scotland, in 1676. Two brothers, Risdon and Joshua settled in North Carolina. Both reared large families. Risdon Walston was one of Washington's captains in the Revolutionary War. Joshua was a hatter.

Henry Walston, a descendant of Risdon Walston, was born in Georgia, December 31, 1799. He moved to Texas. That Henry Walston had the true pioneer's intrepidity his method of reaching his new home will show. He left Georgia in a home-made boat. He made one mistake when he struck the Texas coast. He came up the Trinity River thinking it .was the Brazos. He settled on the Trinity River in 1856. There he remained until his death January 4, 1885. His remains were laid to rest in Pilgrim Cemetery. One son of Henry Walston lives on the Trinity River, near Oakwood, today. [A Centennial History of Anderson County, Texas" San Antonio, Tex.: Naylor Co., 1936]