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From: "Shirley Norton" <>
Subject: Fw: [WALLACE-L] Wallace Mystery
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 08:57:32 -0500



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From: Shirley Norton <>
To: <>
Date: 18 August, 2000 9:11 AM
Subject: Fw: [WALLACE-L] Wallace Mystery


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>>Hi Claire,
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>>I believe we have corresponded before. I am a descendant of William
>>Wallace, b. 1780, who was the older brother of Robert Bruce Wallace.
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>>My William Wallace went to Coles County Illinois in the 1830's. He
bought
>>land but he also owned the Wallace tavern. It was referred to as the
>>famous Wallace tavern. I don't know what it was famous for nor do I
>know
>>if it was located close to a river.
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>>I do have a Madison Wallace in my data base that was a son of Robert
Bruce,
>>but I have no information on him.
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>>The information I have on Robert Bruce Wallace and descendants comes from
a
>>Robert Wallace in NC who is a descendant on this line. He may still be
>>on the Wallace list.
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>>If you are able to solve the mystery please let me know as I would like
to
>>add it to my data base.
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>>Good Luck,
>>
>>Shirley Wallace Norton
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>>You wrote:
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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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