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Walthall, James Glen, 1872-1949

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1872 - 1949

Biographical Note

James Glen Walthall was born in Virginia on December 16, 1872. The 1900 census lists a 27-year-old Glenn Walthall living in the Alleghany District of Montgomery County, Virginia, and employed as a railroad laborer. Also listed is Walthall's wife of five years, 29-year-old Allie Walthall, and a son named Frederick. The 1920 census describes Glen J. Walthall as a 47-year-old traveling salesman, still living in Alleghany District, with wife Nellie, 49, and children Reginald and Lillian. Walthall is listed as a grocer in the 1911 Virginia Business Directory and Gazetteer and under general stores for Lafayette in the 1906 edition. James Glen Walthall died on October 3, 1949, and is buried at Lafayette Cemetery in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James Glen Walthall Daybook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1940-030
Abstract

The James Glen Walthall Daybook details a Montgomery County, Virginia general mercantile business, recording customer names, goods purchased, and prices paid.

Dates: ca. 1906