William Wallace
birth: 22 Feb 1786 in Union Co., SC to John Wallace and Eleanor Morgan
death: 1 Feb 1835, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
burial: Old Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Washington, Daviess Co., IN
marriage: 1808
Sarah Horrall
birth: 27 Nov 1791 in Union Co., SC to Willam Horrall and Priscilla Houghton
death: 5 Nov 1872, Washington, Daviess Co., IN
Children of William Wallace and Sarah Horrall:
- William Wallace
- John Ashbury Wallace, d. about 1847
- Priscilla Houghton Wallace, b. 1809, m. Isaac Wright Hawkins
- Eleanor Morgan Wallace, b. 1811, d. 1849
- Harrison Wallace, b. 1813, d. 1850, m. H. Ellen Cummins
- Nancy Mathilda Wallace, b. 1820, d. 1903, m. James Whittier Chapman
- Thompson Wallace, b 1822, d. 1880, m. Elizabeth Anna Chapman
- Morgan Woods Wallace, b. 1826, d. 1864, m. Clarinda Johnson
- Samuel Armstrong Wallace, b. 1828, d. 1877, m. Anna Ellis
William Wallace Lived In:
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- near Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Other Information:
William Wallace served in the Indiana General Assembly as state representative for the counties of Daviess and Marion in 1825, 1825–26, 1831–32, and 1832–33. He then served in the state senate during the 1833–34 and 1834–35 terms. He died while in office, having caught a deep cold from exposure while traveling to and from Indianapolis on horseback, and his term was completed by Henry Moore Shaw.
The submitter cites the following as a source of interesting information on the family-
“Part of the paper THE WALLACE FAMILY, REV. JOHN WALLACE, Soldier of the Revolution, Pioneer, and ‘Circuit Rider’ read by Josephine Chapman, D.A.R. Cor. Sec. 1906-7. A Charter member of White River Chapter D.A.R.”
Submitted by:
Dee Schlesser
Email: mama.dee@twc.com
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