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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Portrait and Biographical History of
Guernsey County, Ohio
Published: Chicago: C. O. Owen & Co.,
1895
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JOHN WALLACE is one of the
honored pioneers and practical agriculturists of Goshen
Township, Tuscarawas County. He has never aspired to hold
public office, but has served as Township Supervisor and School
director in response to the solicitations of his many friends
and neighbors. Personally his reputation is of the highest
as a man of integrity and honor. Politically he is a
Republican, and cast his first vote for Henry Clay for
President.
The parents of our subject were David and Jane (Burkley)
Wallace, natives of Ireland and England, respectively.
The father was a shoemaker by trade, and left his native land
about 1810, first settling in Mifflin County, Pa., and later
removing to Ohio. He lived to attain a good old age, his
demise occurring in this county, when in his ninety-sixth year.
Of his five sons and four daughters eight are still living.
They are as follows: Mary M., Mrs. Abraham
Walters, of Stone Creek, Ohio; William, a general
farmer of this township; Sarah J., widow of Daniel
Stiffler; John, of this sketch; James, living in New
Philadelphia; David, a resident of Nebraska; Joseph F.,
a resident of Wichita, Kan.; and Catherine, wife of
Joseph Liston, a farmer of Fulton County, this state.
Ann P., the twin sister of Mrs. Walters, is
deceased.
John Wallace was born Aug. 22, 1826, in Mifflin
County, Pa., and was therefore only two years of age when
brought by his parents to Ohio, in 1828. They settled in
Wayne County, and in 1837 permanently located in Goshen
Township. There farm comprised seventy-one acres of new,
uncultivated land. In company with his brothers, John
Wallace cleared this land and made various improvements upon
the place. He received fair educational advantages in the
district school, and by practical experience acquired a good
knowledge of farm duties. On reaching his majority he
purchased a farm of fifty acres in Goshen Township and engaged
in its cultivation. Later he sold the place and purchased
the one where he now resides. In 1852 he bought a
quarter-section of land in Indiana, and in the following year he
traded that property for a farm in this township. In 1861
he sold the latter, and in April removed to his present
homestead homestead. He has extended the boundaries of his
farm until he now owns two hudnred and seventy acres, a large
portion of which is fine clay land.
On the 4th of September, 1856, Mr. Wallace
married Catherine Wheadon, who was born in Onondaga
County, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1825. Her parents, Almon and
Abbie (Wooley) Wheadon, were natives of Connecticut and New
Jersey, respectively. Their family comprised eight
children: Jane, Mrs. LeRoy Brown, of Bangor, Wis.;
Dency, deceased; Catherine, Mrs. Wallace; Oscar,
deceased; Sarah, wife of John Gibler, a banker of
Huntington, Ind.; William H. a farmer of La Crosse
County, Wis.; Mary L., a teacher of Bangor, Wis.; and
John F., a agriculturist of Carroll County, Ohio.
Almon Wheadon removed to Carroll County in 1838 with his
family, and there purchased sixty-five acres of land, to the
cultivation of which he devoted himself until his death, which
occurred at the age of sixty-five years. His wife, who
died Mar. 27, 1891, in her ninety-third year, was much beloved
and respected, as was also Mr. Wheadon. At the time
of her marriage Mrs. Wallace was the widow of Eli L.
Martin, to whom she was married Jan. 3, 1850. After
their marriage they sent to Illinois, where her husband and
child both died in 1853.
The wife of our subject, a most estimable lady, was
educated in the Empire State. By her marriage she has
become the mother of two sons and a daughter. Abbie,
the eldest, born Jan. 11, 1858, was married, Apr. 4, 1878, to
Robert R. Jacobs, a hardware merchant of Waynesburg, Ohio.
Eight children have been born to their union, namely: William
W., Edna P., Mary C., Abbie W., Roberta T., Blanche J.,
Emma and John R. Almon D. Wallace, the eldest
son, is deceased. Will E., born Oct. 17, 1860,
married Miss Elizabeth B. Grimes June 15, 1872, and they
have two daughters, Lucy M. and Helen.
Religiously both Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are
members of the Lutheran Church. Their home has ever been
much frequented by their many friends and neighbors, who have
nothing but feelings of good-will and love toward this worthy
couple.
Source: Portrait and Biographical History of Guernsey
County, Ohio - Published: Chicago: C. O. Owen & Co., 1895
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WILLIAM WALLACE, one of the
old landmarks and prominent citizens of Goshen Township,
Tuscarawas County, is the owner of an extensive and valuable
farm, where he has made his abode for several years
He is a supporter of the Republican party, and has held various
township positions, among them being that of Assessor and
Trustee. Mr. Wallace, who bears an enviable
reputation among those who know him best, is a man of high
character and undoubted integrity, and it thus affords us great
pleasure to place his history among others of the worthy
settlers and residents of hits county.
The birth of our subject occurred in Mifflin County,
Pa., Jan. 29, 1822. His parents were David and Jane (Burkley)
Wallace. The former was born in Belfast, County
Antrim, Ireland, Mar. 12, 1777. He emigrated to the United
States in 1810, and located near Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa.,
where he resided for nine yeas, and then returned to his native
land. There he was married to our subject's mother, and
soon afterward set out for the Keystone State once more.
He had learned the shoemaker's trade in Ireland, and followed it
as a means of livelihood when settling in Lewistown. His
father, William W., was a native of Scotland, and became
a resident of Ireland during religious troubles in his own
country. David Wallace died July 6, 1874, at the
home of his son in Goshen Township. He had come to Ohio in
1827,, locating near Wooster, Wayne County, where he lived for a
time; then went to Harrison County, and from there he came to
this county in 1837. His wife departed this life Aug. 31,
1870. She was a member of the Church of England, while her
husband was a Presbyterian in religious faith. Their nine
children were all living up to the time of their parents'
demise. Mary M. is Mrs. Walters of Stone
Creek; Ann P., deceased, was the twin of Mary, and
married William Waddington, who is also deceased;
William is the next in order of birth; Sarah Jane
married Daniel Stiffler; and the others are John,
James, David C., Joseph and Catherine, the wife of
Joseph Liston, of Michigan.
The early years of William Wallace were passed
quietly at the home of his parents, much of his time being spent
in the schools of the neighborhood. He left home when
about twenty-two years. He left home when about twenty-two
yeas of age, adn found employment as a clerk in a store at
Bedford. In a Short time he abandoned this pursuit,
finding it not to his taste, and leased a farm in this county.
The place, which he afterward bought, was situated in this
township. Finding a purchaser on good terms, he sold the
place and bought the farm where he now has his home.
However, he disposed of this homestead to a Mr. Waddington
about 1850, and became the owner of a farm near the infirmary,
where he lived for ten years. After selling that place he
repurchased the old homestead he had formerly owned, and on
which he now lives. His property comprises four hundred
acres in two farms, one of which his son Burkley now
operates. When favorable opportunities presented
themselves, Mr. Wallace invested large sums of money in
lands situated in Kansas and Indiana, and these he afterward
sold at a good price.
As a farmer Mr. Wallace has been very
successful, and has made a particular point of raising live
stock. He has been prosperous in his undertaking of
raising sheep, and has realized a good income from this source
alone. In 1871 he visited Europe, and greatly enjoyed
meeting relatives and going to various points of interest.
However, he returned home with a greater feeling of satisfaction
over his own fair land and the institutions of the United
States.
At Beaver Dam, Ohio, Mr. Wallace was married,
Oct. 22, 1846, to Susan, daughter of David and Sarah
(Bowers) Kniseley. The latter were among the earliest
settlers of this section of the county, and John Kniseley,
grandfather of Mrs. Wallace, laid out the town of New
Philadelphia. They came hither from Bedford County, Pa.,
and here resided until called from their labors by death.
The demise of David Knisely occurred Sept. 4, 1877, and
his wife died July 9, 1889, at the home of her daughter
Sarah.
Ten children came to bless the union of our subject
and wife. They are as follows: John B.; Sabilla M.,
deceased, who was formerly the wife of Oliver Junkins;
David F., who lives in Kansas City, Mo.; Isaac B., a
resident of Independent, Kan.; William O., also of
Independence; Jessie, wife of Charles Klein, of
Cleveland, Ohio; James L., who lives at home; Charles
H., a resident of Cleveland; Carrie E., Mrs. Henry Lehman,
deceased; and Edwin K. who died in September, 1870, aged
two years and nine months. The death of Mrs. Lehman
occurred Apr. 13, 1886.
Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are identified
with the Lutheran Church. The farmer supports the
Republican party by his ballot, and uses his means and influence
in the promotion of the welfare of the public.
Source: Portrait and Biographical History of Guernsey
County, Ohio - Published: Chicago: C. O. Owen & Co., 1895
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