Wall, Alexander Floyd, 1826-1899
Biographical Note
Alexander Floyd Wall was born to Adam and Elizabeth Wall in October 1826. In 1860, he was appointed postmaster for the Matamoras, Montgomery County, Virginia, post office. By this time, census recorrds also list him as being a farmer. In 1861, Wall married Pheobe James. The couple had at least seven children. Wall died in 1899 and is buried in a family cemetery in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Alexander Floyd Wall Correspondence
This collection consists of letters from Alexander Floyd Wall to Waddy Thompson James, describing conditions on his farm during the American Civil War, prices of crops, problems of getting supplies to soldiers, and the transfer of people who were enslaved. The collection also includes one letter from James to his wife Jennie, written from Camp Belcher in Richmond, Virginia, on October 4, 1861, and biographical and military information about James and his career as a soldier.