Virgil Wallace

Brief Life History of Virgil

When Virgil Wallace was born on 5 November 1901, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, his father, James William Wallace, was 26 and his mother, Ida Dean Gooch, was 25. He married Eliza Mae Lambert on 10 March 1928, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States. He lived in Alabama, United States in 1935 and Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 7 December 1961, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Virgil Wallace
1901–1961
Ida Lillian Dowdy
1903–1978
James W Wallace
1934–

Sources (9)

  • Virgil Wallace, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Virgil Wallace - Published information: birth-name: Virgil Wallace
  • Virgil Wallace, "Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1903 · Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

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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