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John M. Wallace

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John M. Wallace
b. 7 July 1827, near Volga, Jefferson County, Indiana, to John (1798-1866) and Elizabeth Sarah “Betsy” (1800-1854) (Giltner) Wallace
d. 14 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

m/1. 17 December 1846, Indiana
Minerva Ellen Duffy
b. to William R. and Malissa W. Duffy
d. 1853, Indiana

m/2. 21 September 1854, Jefferson County, Indiana
Retta Ann Lawler
b. 25 May 1833, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Ausborn (1804-1871) and Elizabeth Neal (1808-1885) (Westbrook) Lawler
d. 17 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

Children with Minerva Ellen Duffy:
• infant son (d. 1848)
• Mary F. (b. 1849) married Thomas P. Harbaugh
• William D. (b. 1852)
• John Samuel (b. 1853) married Eliza Sarah Geneva

Children with Retta Ann Lawler:
• Allen Hale (1859-1897) married Augusta Louise Zastrow
• Charles C. (1860-1894)
• James Lincoln (1862-1930)
• Anna Gevene (1865-1948)
• Artie Cordelia (1869-1950)
• Ednora (1872-1872)
• Jennie E. (1874-1962)

John Wallace was a millwright and he built mills in Keokuk County, Iowa; Norton County, Kansas; and Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho. He emigrated from Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1855.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

John Wallace

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John Wallace
b. 4 May 1798, Iredell County, North Carolina, to John and Ruth (Barlow) Wallace
d. 26 August 1866, near Cottage Inn, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

m/1. 7 February 1823, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Sarah “Betsy” Giltner
b. 31 March 1798, Bourbon County, Kentucky, to John Francis and Anne Elizabeth (Boyer) Giltner
d. 11 October 1854, near Volga, Jefferson County, Indiana

m/2. 12 April 1855, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Eliza DeLong

Children with Elizabeth Sarah Giltner:
• Mary (1823-1850) married Richard Cox
• Okey (1825-1826)
• John (1827-1915) married (1) Minerva Ellen Duffy, (2) Retta Ann Lawler
• Elizabeth (b. 1829)
• Ben (1831-1867)
• James (b. 1834)
• Barnett (b. 1836)
• William (1839-1862)

Children with Eliza DeLong:
• Ada May (b. 1861)

John first bought land in Jefferson County, Indiana, in 1824; however, the first two children were born in Kentucky. The family lived in Jefferson County until about 1855.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

Retta Ann Lawler

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Retta Ann Lawler
b. 25 May 1833, Jefferson County, Indiana, to Ausburn and Elizabeth Foly (Westbrook) Lawler
d. 17 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

m. 21 September 1854, Jefferson County, Indiana
John M. Wallace
b. 7 July 1827, near Volga, Jefferson County, Indiana, to John and Elizabeth Saray “Betsy” (Giltner) Wallace
d. 14 October 1915, Moscow, Latah County, Idaho

Children with John M. Wallace:
• Allen Hale (1859-1897) married Augusta Louise Zastrow
• Charles C. (1860-1894)
• James Lincoln (1862-1930)
• Anna Gevene (1865-1948)
• Artie Cordelia (1869-1950)
• Ednora (1872-1872)
• Jennie E. (1874-1962)

The family left Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1855. Retta’s husband was a millwright and built mills in Keokuk County, Iowa, several in Norton County, Kansas, and in Kendrick, Latah County, Idaho.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

Ausborn Lawler

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Ausborn Lawler
b. about 1804, Virginia, to James Lawler
d. 1 October 1871, Liberty, Keokuk County, Iowa

m. 29 February 1830, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Neill Foly
b. 9 September 1808, Georgia
d. 11 August 1885, South English, Keokuk County, Iowa

Children with Elizabeth Neill Foly:
• Mary J. (b. ca. 1831-bef. 1871)
• Retta Ann (1833-1915) married John Wallace
• Thomas J. (b. ca. 1835)
• Rebecca (b. ca. 1836)
• Sarah (b. ca. 1837)
• James H. (b. ca. 1839)
• Nancy (b. ca. 1841) married Lorenzo Slate
• Isabelle (b. ca. 1843)
• William H. (b. ca. 1844)
• John Levi (b. ca. 1849)
• Elizabeth (b. 1852)

Ausborn came to Jefferson County, Indiana, about 1820 and left the state between 1851 and 1859.

Submitted by:
Connie Wallace Dawe
Arvada CO
E-mail: connie5337@juno.com

Orrin Lawler

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Orrin Lawler
b. 1822, Tennessee
d. 3 April 1902, Sharon Township, Fayette County, Illinois

m. 26 May 1852, Owen County, Indiana
Clarissa Ellen Freeman
b. 25 December 1827, Burke County, North Carolina
d. 28 September 1912, Fayette County, Illinois

Children with Clarissa Ellen Freeman:

  • George Washington
  • John H.
  • James E.
  • Mary E.
  • Rebecca
  • Kesiah Rosanna
  • Clarissa E.
  • Martha

The family left Owen County, Indiana, in 1854.

Submitted by:
Win Wood
Vona CO