Individual Details

1850 Newton County GA Census: 91, 91, subd. 65, Roll M432_79, pg. 431.
Wallace, Z. P. 24 M farmer $400 GA

1860 Newton County GA Census: 5, 5, Covington PO, Roll M653_133, pg. 1.
Wallis, Z. P. 35 W M farmer $1,200 $3,971 GA and
Wallis, Mary 40 W F seamstress GA and
Wallis, Sarah 67 W F GA and
Wallis, Rebecka A. 27 W F seamstress GA

1870 Newton County GA Census: 1237, 359, Wyatt, Covington PO, Roll M593_168, pg. 81.
Wallace, Z. P. 45 W M farmer $500 $390 GA and
Wallace, Mary 50 W F k-h GA and
Wallace, Sarah 77 W F at home GA and
Wallace, Rebecca 41 W F at home GA

1880 Newton County GA Census: 119, 119, Brick Store MD 120, Roll T9_160, pg. 14, ED 97.
Wallace, Z. P. 55 W M self farmer S GA SC SC and
Wallace, Mary 64 W F sister at home general disability S GA SC SC

Georgia Enterprise Covington, GA pg. 19 August 1, 1884
Z. P. Wallace of Gum Creek committed suicide one evening last week. He procured morphine in Covington, made and had his Will recorded, returned home, took the fatal drug, dressed himself, and proceded to "shuffle off this mortal coil in a systematic and businesslike maner" ... He was an old bachelor and between 50 and 60 yrs. of age. (Called "Nap Wallace")

Newton County GA Estate Records Volume II L-Z 1822-1900 pg. 157-158.
Wallis Z. P. 1884
William Mitchum filed a Petition stating that he had died on July 22, 1884 leaving a Will. The Will is not in this file. William Mitchum was appointed as Executor. The estate inventory was made of Aug. 5, 1884 and it lists 140 acres on the North side of Hightower Trail in Newton County. There are many receipts in this file. Most of them signed with a mark by Margaret Bird. On Jan. 27, 1886 she signed for the receipt of land being on the North side of Hightower Trail embarcing all of the lands the said deceased North of the trail. there is a receipt dated Nov. 7, 1885 which says "received of W. W. Mitchum, Executor of the estate of Z. P. Wallis, deceased, $28 on William bird and Melissa Bird, now MelissaRichardson, this Nov. 7, 1885", signed Margaret Bird. There is a receipt signed with his mark by Cary Bird, where he received from the Executor a list of items, cows, quilts, tables, chairs, etc., and it was dated Oct. 10, 1884. There is a receipt dated Nov. 21, 1884 for full payment of a tombstone for Z. P. Wallis, deceased. Also one dated Oct. 1, 1884 for a erected for his sister in North Newton county. (31 documents)

Birth	3 Jun 1825	Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Burial	Jul 1884	Mitcham-Wallis Cemetery, Newton County, Georgia, USA
Death	22 Jul 1884	Newton County, Georgia, USA

Father	William WALLIS (1790 - 1845)
Mother	Sarah HEATH (1796 - 1860)
Sibling	Emily Emsley WALLIS (1814 - 1835)
Sibling	Nicholas Joseph WALLIS (1816 - 1866)
Sibling	Mary Elizabeth WALLIS (1819 - 1883)
Sibling	John J. WALLIS (1824 - )
Sibling	Rebekah A. WALLIS (1829 - 1877)
Sibling	Sarah Ann Sophiniah WALLIS (1831 - 1909)
Sibling	Marguerite M. WALLIS (1834 - 1891)
Sibling	Aseneah Van Buren WALLIS (1837 - 1903)