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William Wallace (abt. 1866 - 1945)

Col. William Wallace
Born about in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 27 Jul 1895 (to 23 Dec 1938) in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 79 in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was born in 1866. He was the son of William Wallace and Cordelia Butler. His mother died in childbirth so he was raised by his father and step-mother. He served in the US Army in the Spanish-American War and in WWI, attaining the rank of Colonel.

He married Bessie Keller in 1895 in Kansas. [1] They had children, twins Cordelia and Henry Keller Wallace. They appear to have been living in married soldiers' barracks in Vancouver, WA, at the time of the 1900 US Census. [2]

Capt. William Wallace was stationed at Camp Eldridge in the Philippines in 1910. His family lived with him there.[3] By 1920, the family was living in Kansas. [4]

He passed away in 1945. [5] William Wallace was mentioned on a memorial in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States with a death date of 12 September 1945.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWLP-CMV : 14 January 2020), William Wallace, 1895.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMP8-BBK : Fri Oct 06 06:42:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth W Eldridge and William H Eldridge, 1900.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRSL-3P6 : Wed Oct 04 01:31:47 UTC 2023), Entry for William Wallace and Bessie K Wallace, 1910.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8H6-YHW : Wed Dec 20 00:38:44 UTC 2023), Entry for William Wallace and Bessie K Wallace, 1920.
  5. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6FB-F2C : Fri Oct 13 21:34:16 UTC 2023), Entry for William Wallace and William Wallace, 12 Sep 1945.
  6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #189386114 (accessed 15 January 2024)
    Memorial page for COL William Wallace (31 Aug 1866-12 Sep 1945), citing Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Roger Adams (contributor 46562712).




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