The Wallace Families of Nodaway County, Missouri

JOHN B. WALLACE, section 25, post office Clearmont. Among the old settlers and prominent farmers of Nodaway County, may be mentioned the subject of this sketch. He was born in Anderson County, Tennessee, June 22, 182 1, and was there raised to manhood, following the occupation of farming. In 1860, he immigrated to Missouri, and settled where he now resides. He has 300 acres of land that will compare favorably with any in the county, 170 acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. Wallace was married in 1844, to Miss Louisa Weaver, also a native of Tennessee. They have six children: Elizabeth J., Cynthia A., Mitty PI, William S., Louisa and Thomas J. Mr. W. is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

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W. S. WALLACE.

The old state of Tennessee has furnished as many if not more settlers to the state of Missouri than any other state; they began coming here early in the past century and they have done a great work in clearing and developing the land. They are invariably hard workers and, while not as a rule a wealthy class, they become very comfortably situated, building good homes and owning desirable property, especially in the rural districts, and they are among our best citizens, their homes being found all the way from the southern border to the Iowa line.

Of this number, W. S. Wallace, farmer, of near Clearmont, Nodaway county, should be mentioned. His birth occurred in Anderson county, Tennessee, in 1855. He is the son of J. B. and Louise (Weaver) Wallace, both born in Tennessee where they were reared and attended the rude schools of the early days, and from which state they came to Nodaway county, Missouri, in 1860 when their son, W. S., was five years old. They located in Atchison township, one mile southwest of Clearmont, buying three hundred acres of George Nash. The elder Wallace was a thrifty farmer, engaging in general farming on a large scale all his mature life, becoming one of the leading agriculturists of his community. He was a good business man and added to his original purchase until he owned seven hundred acres of valuable land, much of which he improved, and he put up excellent buildings on the same.

The family of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wallace consisted of eight children, six of whom are still living. Mr. Wallace was a well known man in the county, although he took no special interest in public affairs, preferring to de vote his attention to his large farming interests. He was a Democrat and a member of the Baptist church. He was known as a kind and honest man whom everybody respected.

W. S. Wallace was educated in the early schools of Atchison township, which he attended during the winter months, working on the home farm during the crop seasons. Having early in life taken up farming and learning the many phases of the same, he has preferred to follow this vocation ever since and he has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, owning at present a very desirable farm of three hundred and fifty acres, two hundred acres of which was formerly owned by his father. It is well improved and has been carefully cultivated, retaining its original fertility. He has a nice home and good outbuildings.

Mr. Wallace has been a breeder of fine Hereford cattle, which always found a ready market, but he sold out his herd in the fall of 1909, now handling general farm stock.

Mr. Wallace was married on January 14, 1877, to Laura Heflin, daughter of E. B. Heflin, a pioneer citizen of Nodaway county, in which Mrs. Wallace was reared and educated. The following children have been born to this union: Nora married a Mr. Shanklin and is living at Anaconda, Montana; Edna, who married R. E. Green, is living in Palisades, Colorado; Maggie married H. E. Dill, of Clearmont; Ollie married D. Kent, of Washington State; Edith is a student in the Maryville high school; Charles and Blanche are in school at Clearmont.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are members of the Baptist church, to which all their children also belong. Mr. Wallace is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of which his father was also a member. Politically he is a Democrat, and for the past twenty years he has been school director continuously, taking quite an interest in educational matters of his community.

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THOMAS J. WALLACE.

One of the most evident things to the thoughtful farmer is the fact that life at no stage is a bed of roses. There are thorns, and many of them, along the path of farming life, and the lucky ones are they who are pierced by the fewest and avoid the most. One of the tillers of the soil in Atchison township. Nodaway county, who has succeeded in spite of the thorns and obstacles he has encountered all along life’s uneven road is Thomas J. Wallace, who was born one mile southwest of Clearmont, in December, 1862. He is the son of J. B. Wallace, mentioned at length in the sketch of W. S. Wallace in this volume. The Wallace family has long been prominent in agricultural and stock-raising affairs of Nodaway county and Thomas J. is sustaining the reputation of the family

Mr. Wallace grew to maturity on the home farm where he was put to work in the fields when young in years. He received a good education in the public schools and at William Jewel College at Liberty, Missouri. He turned his attention to farming as a life work and has always lived on the home farm, now residing on the exact place where his father first located. He is the owner of three hundred and sixty acres of excellent land, which is well improved and has been carefully cultivated so that it has its original fertility, and abundant crops reward the labor that is now expended upon it from year to year. He has a cozy home in the midst of attractive surroundings and good out buildings.

While farming has been the chief occupation of Mr. Wallace, he has be come widely known as a breeder of fine Hereford cattle, for which he finds a very ready market owing to their excellent quality.

Mr. Wallace was married in September, 1887, to Julia M. Cason, of Nodaway county, Missouri, where her people are well established. This union has resulted in the birth of the following children: Neva was educated at the Maryville high school; Mary attended the normal at Maryville; Hazel and Johnnie are attending the home schools.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are members of the Baptist church, and fraternally Mr. Wallace is a Mason, belonging to the blue lodge, and was formerly a member of the chapter and the commandery. He is a Democrat, but he has never aspired to public office, having always given his entire attention to farming, although he never neglects his duty in supporting any measure that will promote the general good of his community.

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JAMES F. WALLACE, merchant and postmaster, Dawson. The subject of this sketch is a son of Joseph F. Wallace, who was born in Anderson County, East. Tennessee, August 3, 1822. He was there reared on a farm. January 27, 1843, he was married to Miss Amanda C. Lamar, and in the fall of 1843 he came to Nodaway County, Missouri Since then he has moved back to Tennessee several times and to Texas twice, remaining but a short time in either state. With this exception he has resided in Nodaway County, and now lives in Dawson. He has during life been engaged in the mercantile trade at different periods, but has principally been interested in farming. Mrs. Wallace was also a native of Anderson County, East Tennessee, and was born December 11, 1824. They had a family of nine children, six of whom are living: James F., Joseph, Charley R., Eliza F., Mary E. and Amanda. James F., the subject of this sketch, was born in Anderson County, East Tennessee, in March, 1845. He resided with his parents during their various moves, and was educated in the different localities where they resided. In September, 1863, he enlisted in the United States service in Company F., Twelfth Missouri Cavalry, and remained on duty till the close of the war, when he returned to Nodaway County, Missouri. He has for several years been engaged in the mercantile trade, and October 6, 1880, he accepted the duties of postmaster. Mr. Wallace was married April 8, 1866, to Miss Miriam A. Walker. She was born in Buchanan County, MissouriTApril 4, 1850. Their family consists of six children: Lillie M.. James A., Joseph D., Ollie L., Mirjnie L. and William T.

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JOHN ANDREW WALLACE.

One of Maryville’s best known citizens is John Andrew Wallace, chief of police of this city and unquestionably one of the best officials the city has ever known, judging from his unblemished and praiseworthy record and his popularity with the general public. This statement is not made with a view to indulge in any undue flattery, but because facts warrant it, as those who know him best stand ready to attest.

Mr. Wallace was born on June 1, 1866, on a farm in Harrison county, Missouri, the son of John L. and Ellen (Dodge) Wallace. The father was born on November 26, 1837, on a farm in Macon county, Missouri, and there he grew to maturity and was educated. In 1871 he came to Nodaway county, settling on one hundred and six acres in Polk township, where he followed farming, which had been his chief occupation, until 1908, when he retired and moved into Maryville, locating on East Second street, where he is now enjoying the fruits of his early life of activity. Politically he is a Republican and a member of the Methodist church. He was married on July 4, 1861, to Ellen Dodge, of Kane county, Illinois. She was born January 6. 1846. Fourteen children were born to this union, eleven of whom are still living.

John A. Wallace, of this review, was reared on the home farm and educated in the common schools. When twenty years of age he rented a farm and began life for himself, following this line of endeavor until 1895, in which year he moved to Maryville. He bought a restaurant and operated the same successfully for five months, then became special policeman until April, 1896. He was then appointed on the regular force, serving nearly five years at this in a very faithful manner and attracting the attention of party leaders by his conscientious discharge of duty at all times and he was singled out as the proper person to head the police department. Accordingly in 1900 he was elected chief of police and he has since held this position to the entire satisfaction of all, irrespective of party affiliations. His majority at the election in April, 1910, for re-election was two hundred and seventy-one, which is proof of his popularity. The second time he ran he was elected by a majority of four hundred and twenty-nine. He is loyal to the Republican party. He has been deputy sheriff for a period of nine years.

Mr. Wallace is a member of the Methodist church and the Knights of Pythias. On March 21. 1886, he was married to Alice Green, of Pickering, who was born December 19, 1869. This union has resulted in the birth of four children: Mary is the wife of William Edwards, manager of the Linville Hotel at Maryville; Omar C. is agent and operator for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad at Parkville, Missouri; Florence E. is living at home; and Blanche is attending the local high school.

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A. W. WALLACE, M. A., farmer, is the possessor of 180 acres of ' land on sections 20 and 30. He was born in Ireland, and was reared in Scotland, receiving a good education. In the spring of 185 1 he came to this country and settled in this county, where he bought and improved a farm and sold it. He afterward purchased his present one, and improved it also. He has a fine orchard and various kinds of fruit. Mr. W. worked many years in a factory. He was married in October, 1849, to Miss Agnes Waugh, who was born in Ireland, but raised in Scotland. Of this union there are six children living: John Edward, Robert James, William Carson, Christopher Columbus, Grant, Mary Jane, and Nancy Elizabeth. Nancy E. married John Beecher; Mary Jane married Morgan Turner; Robert J. married Miss Stonehawker; John married Mary Criss, of Andrew County. Mrs. Wallace died December 25, 1877. The children are members of the M. E. Church, and Mr. W. is a Scotch Presbyterian.

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