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From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
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.
As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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