Brief Life History of William Ellis
When William Ellis Wallace was born in July 1848, in Tennessee, United States, his father, James Harvey Wallace, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Francis Jones, was 26. He married Catherine Kate Hardeman on 10 December 1878, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Maury, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years and Civil District 6, Williamson, Tennessee, United States in 1900. He died in October 1915, at the age of 67.
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Sources (16)
- William E Wallace in household of J H Wallace, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William E Wallace - Government record: Census record: birth-name: William E Wallace
- W E Wallace, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
Spouse and Children
1848–1915 Male
1851–1923 Female
Children (5)
1880–1968 Female
1881–1965 Male
1884–1907 Female
1884–1947 Male
1892–1958 Male
Parents and Siblings
1819–1892 Male
1822–1910 Female
Siblings (7)
1843–1850 Female
1848– Female
1848–1915 Male
1854– Female
1856– Male
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World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 14
1863
Age 15
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: variant of Wallis , especially in Scotland, where the name was introduced from the Welsh Marches by a family of tenants of the Stewarts in the 12th century.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish (Ashkenazic) surnames, e.g. Wallach .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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