John Timothy Wallis

John was born on June 25th, 1877 in Arkansas.  John's father was James Wiley Wallis and his mother was Sarah Louisa Ticer (Wilse Wallis).  His paternal grandparents were Timothy M. Wallis and Mary Ann Brewer (Wallis); his maternal grandparents were Jackson Bivins and Polly Ticer. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, George, Benjamin, infant, Happy and Fanny.  He was the oldest of the seven children. He had seven half-brothers and four half-sisters, named James, James, William, Anderson, Sam, Joseph, William, Mary, Margaret, Cynthia and Molly.