William Hardress was born on February 7th, 1797. William Hardress' father was Robert Hall Waller and his mother was Nancy Camm. His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Waller and Martha Hall. He had two brothers and two sisters, named John Camm, Edmund, Eliza and Emma. He was the youngest of the five children. He had a half-brother named (infant). He died at the age of 30 on December 5th, 1827.