James Wallace (abt. 1826 - 1907)

Born about Aug 1826 in Harrison, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Reed) Wallace — married 15 Nov 1853 in Harrison, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1907 at about age 80 in Salem, Richardson, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Born: James Wallace was born in August, 1826 in Harrison County, Ohio to Allen A. Wallace and Mary Brown Hattan.^{[1][2] [3][4][5]}

Marriages:

(1) On November 15, 1853, James Wallace married Eliza Reed in Harrison County, Ohio.^[6][7]

(2) On July 12 1873, James Wallace (age 46) and Mrs. Nellie Wright (age 36), both of Johnson County, Kansas, were married in the City of Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas.^[8][9]

Occupation: Blacksmith.^[2][3][4][5]

Residences: 1850: Moorefield, Harrison, Ohio.^[2] 1860-1863: Reinersville. Manchester, Morgan, Ohio.^[3][10] 1865-1875: Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.^[11] 1875: Johnson County, Missouri. ^[12] 1883:-1900: Oak, Mills, Iowa.^[5]

Death and Burial: James Wallace died on April 18, 1907 and is buried at the Maple Cemetery in Salem, Richardson County, Nebraska.^[1]

Image of Gravestone: Media

Children: With Eliza Reed:

1. John Allen Wallace.
2. Mary Annie Wallace, born about 1855, likely deceased before 1870.
3. Sarah Jane (Wallace) Hamilton .
4. Nancy Elizabeth (Wallace) Horton,
5. Andrew Wallace, born about 1862.
6. Annie Mary (Wallace) Briggs.

Research Notes

James' second marriage to Nellie Wright is uncertain, but strong circumstantial evidence supports the marriage: James was born the same year as the groom in the marriage certificate, he was widowed and eligible to marry, he was living in Olathe, Kansas where his first wife passed away. An 1880 census was located in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri listing James Wallace and "Nettie" Wallace.^[13] James' stated age in the 1880 Census is different, but he is a Blacksmith born in Ohio. His parents' places of birth are incorrect. Nettie is the same age as Nellie. The oldest child listed on the 1880 census is Annie and her year of birth matches that of Annie, child of James and Eliza. Annie (daughter of James and Eliza)'s obituary says she "moved with her parents to Johnson County Kansas, in 1865 and to Johnson County, Missouri in 1875." (James appears as a widower in the 1870 Census in Johnson County, Kansas). James and Eliza's daughter,Bessie, was married in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri in March of 1882. In the 1880 Census, Bessie was living in the household of Daniel Holden in Colorado Springs, Colorado who was a prominent rancher owning large ranches in both Warrensburg, Missouri and in Colorado. Lastly, a family history written by his great grandson John Horton, it is stated "Someone who knew the family happened upon him working in a blacksmith shop in Kansas." It appears that Hattie and Harry Wallace in the 1880 census may have been the children of Nellie Wright and James adopted them, formally or informally. I have tried to track down Hattie and Harry, but without any definitive success.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #43188452
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1850," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3M-KS7), James Walace in household of Jacob Lafferty, Moorefield, Harrison, Ohio.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1860" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGW-9W2), James Wallace, Manchester Township, Morgan, Ohio .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1870" (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJG-XPG), James Wallace, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1900," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92B-C76 ), James Wallace (age 74, widowed, in household of John Wallace, Oak Township, Mills, Iowa.
6. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPV-GM4), James Wallace and Eliza Reed, 15 Nov 1853; Marriage, Harrison, Ohio.
7. ↑ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, Harrison,Ohio Ancestry Record 61378 #1905774
8. ↑ Kansas County Marriages, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Q-3BFB), James Wallace and Mrs Nellie Wright, 7 Jul 1873; Marriage, Johnson, Kansas.
9. ↑ Kansas, Johnson, Marriage Licenses and Returns, 1855-1886,p. 163 Available on Ancestry$
10. ↑ Civil War Draft Registration Record for James Wallace, July 1, 1863.Ancestry Record 1666 #1903105
11. ↑ Edwards, L. C., History of Richardson County, Nebraska : its people, industries and institutions, p. 1150-1151 (1917) Available on Archive.org. here
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #162855990 Obituary of Annie Mary Wallace (Dean)
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XX-VJ4 : 14 January 2022), James Wallace, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri.