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From: "Claire Jensen Wichelmann" <>
Subject: [WALLACE-L] Wallace Mystery
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:28:09 -0700
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I am trying to unravel a bit of a mystery as reported in our Wallace
Family Lore.

There were three brothers (perhaps 4) that migrated from Daviess
County, Indiana to Illinois. One of the brothers was a bit of a
gambler and drinker. He went down into the river bottom(where all of
the gambling dens and taverns were) where he got into a fight. He
evidently thought he had killed someone, and told his brothers that he
had to leave the country, before the sheriff got him. He tied his
shoes around his neck, jumped into the river and swam to the other
side, where he waved at his brothers,
and that was the last time that they ever saw him.

Does this story fit in with any of your Wallaces? This story came
from a descendant of Charles Wallace who was the son of Robert Bruce
and Rachel Wallace.

I had heard the story of a brother of Charles, named Madison, who went
west and was never heard from again. Another person has him being
killed in a duel in Arkansas.

BTW, I have found reference to a Madison Wallace on the 1840 Madison
Co., IL Census (Marine Twp., page 79) and another reference on the
1860 Vermilion County, IL census ( Middle Fork Twp., page 959). I
have not seen the documents, just the index. Any connections?

Claire Wichelmann


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