Isaac Fallis

Isaac Fallis was the father of Mary Follis Webb, the grandfather of Delila Ann Webb Lane, the great grandfather of Florence E. Lane Wellons, and the great great grandfather of Ralph Wellons, my grandfather.

He was born on May 7, 1779 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He died on March 9, 1858 near Bellbrook in Sugar Creek Township of Greene County, Ohio.

His parents were Jacob Fallis (1750-1797) and Sarah Springer (1750-1809). Jacob is identified as a Quaker in some family trees on Ancestry.com.

Isaac Fallis married Mercy Mary Vaughn on October 10, 1797 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

They appear to move to Kentucky for a few years, possibly in two different counties, and then eventually find their way to Greene County, Ohio.

There is a tax list in Mercer County, Kentucky for 1800 listing Isaac Fallis.

Their daughter, Mary Fallis was born on November 24, 1810 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was in the middle of a family of at least 10 children.

Isaac Fallis, sometimes referred to as Reverend Fallis, served as a private in the War of 1812 in Lanier’s Independent Battalion of the Ohio Militia.

In the 1820 census, they are in Sugar Creek Township of Greene County, Ohio. This will be their longtime home. We know where the farm was located because there is a family cemetery still in existence on the site of their former farm. In 1820 the family consists of 3 adults and 5 teenage or older children. Some of the children would already have left the home.

The 1830 census shows the family consisted of 6 children under the age of 20; 2 females aged 20-29; and 4 adults aged 40-49.

Isaac’s wife, Mercy Mary Vaughn, died on August 4, 1834.

Isaac married Rebecca Brooster in Montgomery County, Ohio on May 17, 1838. I believe they continued to live in Sugar Creek Township in Greene County.

The 1840 census in Sugar Creek Township enumerates one male aged 60-69 and one female aged 30-39. Issac was 26 years older than his second wife. They have a boy aged 10-14; a girl aged 10-14; and a young man aged 20-29. These would be Isaac and Mary’s children.

In the 1850 census in Sugar Creek Township we see:

Isaac 75 identified as a laborer instead of a farmer
Rebecca 49
Martha 9
Ruth 7
Charlotte 5

These girls are the children of Isaac and Rebecca. Isaac has started a tanning business and lists the number of hides and amount of leather in stock. Although he says he is a laborer, he actually is relatively wealthy and runs a tannery. There is “non-population schedule” as part of the 1850 census which lists amounts and items of value.

Isaac Fallis died at home on March 9, 1858 and was buried in the Fallis Pioneer Cemetery near Bellbrook, in Sugar Creek Township of Greene County, Ohio. There are a couple of good articles, with pictures, about the cemetery history and it’s state today. Isaac’s headstone is said to lay on the ground in 6 pieces. There is a history of vandalism and restoration done by Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs. It is now in the middle of a fairly wealthy suburban area. It is also a source of many ghost stories.

Probate began on April 11, 1858 and the entire file is online.

The information and photos below were posted by Stanley Fallis, an ancestor of Isaac and Mercy.