Wallace Robert Giddings (1840 - 1864)

Born 18 Nov 1840 in Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Died 30 Aug 1864 at age 23 in Sandtown, Fulton, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Wallace Robert Giddings was born on November 18, 1840 in Illinois, son of Alfred Harris Giddings and Frances Van Orden.

In 1850, Wallace was living in Wards Grove, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.

In 1860, Wallace was living in Wards Grove, Jo Daviess.

Wallace died while serving for the Union 92nd Infantry, Company G during the Civil War.

Wallace died on August 30, 1864 in Sandtown, Fulton, Georgia, USA, aged 23. He was buried in Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta.

Sources

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wards Grove, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: 111; Page: 157b; Line Number: 21
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #19181443
  Robert W Geddings (9) in Wards Grove, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.
• 1855 Census: "Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865"
  Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1855; Archive Collection Number: 103.008; Roll Number: 2492; Line: 5
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1079 #1131179
  Wallace Geddings in Wards Grove, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wards Grove, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M653_189; Page: 1005; Family History Library Film: 803189
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #36950181
  Wallace Giddings (20), Farm Hand, in Wards Grove, Jo Daviess, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
• Death: "U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2123 #486331
  Wallace R Giddings death 30 Aug 1864 at Regimental Hospital.
• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
  Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
  Ancestry Record 1555 #3657814
  Name: Wallace R Giddings; Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1862; Enlistment Rank: Corporal; Muster Date: 4 Sep 1862; Muster Place: Illinois; Muster Company: G; Muster Regiment: 92nd Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Muster Out Date: 30 Aug 1864; Muster Out Place: Sand Lowe, Georgia; Muster Out Information: died; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: No; Residence Place: Lena, Illinois; Title: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men.
• Burial: "U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2590 #1774351
  W R Giddings burial (died on 30 Aug 1864) on 30 Aug 1864 in Marietta National Cemetery.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3949692/wallace-robert-giddings: accessed 24 September 2023), memorial page for Corp Wallace Robert Giddings (18 Nov 1840–30 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3949692, citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).