Freelove Elizabeth Willis b. 3 Apr 1879 Pee Pee Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States d. 26 Aug 1952 Pike County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	Freelove Elizabeth Willis
Nickname	Lizzie
Born	3 Apr 1879	Pee Pee Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	1910	Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States [3]
	as Elizabeth Walls, wife, mother of 1 child/1 living, in the household of Granville Walls
Name	Lizzie Willis
Died	26 Aug 1952	Pike County, Ohio, United States [4]
	Cause: of internal injuries and crushed chest caused by fall from ladder
Buried	29 Aug 1952	Waverly, Pike County, Ohio, United States [5]
	Address: Mount Latham Cemetery
Person ID	I1030	TangledRoots
Last Modified	24 May 2021

Family Granville Walls, b. 2 May 1874, Pike County, Ohio, United States , d. 30 Aug 1965, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States (Age 91 years)

Married 20 Jul 1903 Pike County, Ohio, United States [6]

Children

	1. Herbert L. Walls, b. 22 May 1903, Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Clarence L. Walls, b. 30 Jul 1912, Ohio, United States , d. 16 Jul 1913, Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F583 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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OBITUARY
God is love: his mercy brightens
All he path in which he rove:
Bliss he wakes and woes he lightens:
God is wisdom, God is love.

Chance and change are busy ever:
Man decays, and ages move:
But His mercy waneth never
God is wisdom, God is love.

...Freelove Elizabeth Walls, daughter of Elijah and Harriett Willis was born in Pee Pee township, Pike County, Ohio, on April 3rd in the year of 1879. She departed this life August 26, 1952 at the age of 73 years, four months and twenty-three days. Her death was brought about through an accidental fall from a ladder as she was attempting to pick peaches.
...In the year of 1903 in the month of July, she was united in marriage to Grandville Walls. He was the son of pioneer parents who came to Pike County early in its history from the states of Delaware and New Hampshire. To this union there were born the following surviving children:
...Herby L. Walls, Columbus, Ohio; Virginia Snyder, Washington, C. H., Ohio; Patricia Ann Custer, Washington, C. H., Ohio; Evelyn L. Brooks, Columbus, Ohio; Mary E. Barber, of Chillicothe, Ohio. One child, Clarence L. Walls died in infancy. She is also survived by eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
...Into this great adventure called life -Lizzie, as she was commonly known, brought a rich endowment of courage, industry, and wisdom. To friends and neighbors in sickness or distress she was a devoted servant, ever ready to meet the call of the hour, day or night. She has wrought well in the vineyard of life, striving through the years with her helpmate to bring forth from the stubborn soil the substance of life.
...She was deeply devoted to her husband and her children; ever ready to make such sacrifices as only a wife and mother can and will make. Today they gather around her bier with contrite hearts and broken emotions at her passing. The years will soften their grief, but the memory of her will never fade. As her star goes down beneath the horizon of the living, can we not say in the beautiful lines of the poet:

There is no death! The stars go down
To rise upon some other shore.
And bright in Heaven's jewelled crown
They shine for ever more.

There are no dead! They have but passed
Beyond the mists that blind us here
Into the new and larger life
Of the serener sphere.

And ever near us, though unseen
The dear immortal spirits tread
For all the boundless universe
Is life--there are no dead.

CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to our many friends and neighbors in the passing of our beloved mother and wife. We especially thank Rev. Pearl Ware and wife, Buchanan community and the Boyer Funeral Home. GRANDVILLE WALLS AND CHILDREN. (Source: Garnet A. Wilson Public Library, Waverly, Pike County, Ohio)

Sources

[S383] Obituary: Freelove Elizabeth Willis Walls.
[S500] Ohio: Pike County, Probate Court, Birth records, v. 1-4 1867-1908, v1, p226, #468 - Freelove E. Willis.
State of Ohio, Pike County
Freelove E. Willis, 1879 Apr 3, Ohio, Pike Co. Pee Pee Twp., female, white, Father: Thomas Willis, Mother: Harriett Galbraith, Residence: Pee Pee Township
Pike County, Ohio v1 p226
[S167] 1910 Federal Census: Ohio, Ross County, Pebble Township, pg 3B.
DW 71-71
...line 71 - James Walls, head, male, white, male, white, age 34, married once for 12 y, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer-odd jobs
...line 72 - Laura Walls, wife, female, white, age 27, married one for 12 y, 3 children born-3 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 73 - Wayne Walls, son, married, white, age 11, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 74 - Ruby Walls, daughter, female, white, age 5, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 75 - Mary Walls, daughter, female, white, age 11/12, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio

DW 72-72
...line76 - Granville Walls, head, male, white, age 35, married once for 6 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, laborer-odd jobs
...line 77 - Elizabeth Walls, wife, female, white, age 29, married once for 6 years, 1 child born 1 living, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
...line 78 - Herbert L. Walls, son, male, white, age 6, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio
Pebble Township, Pike County, Ohio p3B
[S488] Ohio: Department of Health, Death Certificate 1908-1953, #53639 Freelove Elizabeth Walls,.
Freelove Elizabeth Walls
Place of Death: Pike County, Waverly, Ohio
female, white, married
Date of Birth: April 3, 1879
Age: 73
Birthplace: Pike County, Ohio
Father: Elijah Willis
Mother: Hattie Galbreth
Date of Death: aug 26 1952
Cause Of Death: Internal injuries, crushed chest. Fell from ladder while picking peaches.
[S9] Book: Cemetery Records of Pike County.
Elizabeth Walls, 1879-1952
[S1278] Ohio: County Marriages, 1789-1994, FamilySearch, vol.6, pg. 410, #819 - Granville Walls and Lizzie Willis.
State of Ohio Pike County
...Granville Walls, age 28, born Buchanan, Ohio, father Elias Walls, mother Margarite Shattuck, not previously married.
...Lizzie willis, age 22, born Greenfield, Ohio, father Elijah Willis, not previously married.
... 20 July 1903 by H. A. Sayre, J.P.
Pike County, Ohio v6 p410