James Carl Wallace

Brief Life History of James Carl

When James Carl Wallace was born on 2 September 1865, in Indiana, United States, his father, Hiram Wallace, was 35 and his mother, Sarah McCall, was 29. He married Margaret Best on 20 September 1887, in Andrew, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Benton Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Orange, Orange, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 February 1924, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Carl Wallace
1865–1924
Margaret Best
1868–1920
Marriage: 20 September 1887
John Carl Wallace
1888–1973
Warren Woodson Wallace
1890–1963
Hiram Lew Wallace
1892–1929
Lynn Best Wallace
1896–1987
Franklin F Wallace
1904–
Ella E Wallace
1906–

Sources (15)

  • James C Wallace in household of Hiram Wallace, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Carl Wallace, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • James Wallace, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1870

Oldest known burial site: Benjamin Forman Spurgeon BIRTH 3 Apr 1841 USA DEATH 25 Jun 1870 (aged 29) USA BURIAL Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA Show Map PLOT Lawn L MEMORIAL ID 5123937

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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