Adam Alexander Wallace (1875 - 1948)

Born 16 Apr 1875 in Reach, York, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Minnie Bella (Stone) Wallace — married 24 Feb 1899 in Reach Twp, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1948 at about age 72 in Oshawa, Durham, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Adam Alexander Wallace Wallace was the son of George Wallace (1826 - 1905) and Margaret (Gordon) Wallace (1833 - 1891) of Scotland.

In the 1881 census Adam (age 5) was in Reach, York, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

In the 1891 census Adam (age 15) was in Reach, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada.^[2]

His mother, Margaret, died on 14 November 1891 in Ontario.

Adam (age 21), son of George Wallace & Margret Gordon, married Minnie Bella (Stone) Wallace (abt.1878-) (age 21), daughter of Joseph Stone and Jane (Unknown) Stone on 24 February 1899 in Reach, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.^[3] Their children were:

1. Verna Stone (Wallace) White (1901-1994)
2. Edna Bella (Wallace) Lang (1904-)
3. Myrtle Hannah (Wallace) Wood (1907-1990)
4. Bernice (Wallace) Heron (1910-)

His father, George, died on 1 May 1905 in Ontario.

In the 1911 census Adam was the married head of household in Ontario South Sub-Districts 1-43, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

Adam Alexander Wallace died in 1948 in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Oshawa Union Cemetery.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1881 Census: "Canada Census, 1881"
   citing George Wallace, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
   FamilySearch Record: MVFM-115 (accessed 5 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DBT7-599 Image number 00074
   Adam A Wallace (5) in Reach, York, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.

   George Wallace Married M 55 Farmer Scotland

   Margaret Wallace Married F 45 Scotland

   George Wallace M 24 Farmer Ontario

   James Wallace M 22 Farmers Son Ontario

   Annie Wallace F 18 Ontario

   Margaret Wallace F 14 Ontario

   John Wallace M 12 Ontario

   David Wallace M 10 Ontario

   Ellen Wallace F 8 Ontario

   Adam A. Wallace M 5 Ontario

   Samuel Wallace M 3 Ontario

2. ↑ 1891 Census: "Canada Census, 1891"
   FamilySearch Record: MWLR-CWW (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Adam Wallace (15) in Reach, Ontaro South, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
   citing registration , Reach, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,075.
   FamilySearch Record: KZB4-WX3 (accessed 5 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y399-MQ7J Image number 00460
   Adam Alex Wallace (21) marriage to Minnie Bella Stone (21) on 24 Feb 1899 in Reach, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
4. ↑ 1911 Census: "Canada Census, 1911"
   citing Census, Ontario South Sub-Districts 1-43, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,513.
   FamilySearch Record: QV9Y-96WQ (accessed 5 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98W-Q8HZ Image number 00673
   Adam Wallace, married head of household in Ontario South Sub-Districts 1-43, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ontario.

   Adam Wallace M Head Married Apr 1875 Ontario

   Minnie Wallace F Wife Married Mar 1875 Ontario

   Verna Wallace F Daughter Single Mar 1901 Ontario

   Edna Wallace F Daughter Single Oct 1904 Ontario

   Myrtle Wallace F Daughter Single Feb 1907 Ontario

   Bernice Wallace F Daughter Single Apr 1910 Ontario

   Isaac Lovens M Hired man Single Apr 1891 England

5. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 133774507, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QVGR-3NPD (accessed 5 February 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #133774507
   Adam Alexander Wallace burial (died in 1948) in Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

• Probate records, 1901-1930, Ontario. Surrogate Court (Ontario County). "Registers 14-16 (3537-4447) 1902-1909", catalogue with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-X3CK-69MG-B ). No. 2934, filed May 17th 1905, transcription of the probate of the will of George Wallace, farmer of Reach Township (will dated November 28th 1901, codicil dated March 30th 1905). Film # 008661613, Images 353 to 355 of 827.

• "Ontario Census, 1891", database online. Reach Township, District 101, Ontario, Canada; pg. 12, family 59, dwelling W 1/8, lines 14-21; 1891; Library and Archives of Canada. Ontario Census, 1891

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