Mary Vilenta Wallace

Brief Life History of Mary Vilenta

When Mary Vilenta Wallace was born on 18 May 1849, in Bethel, Anderson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Enoch Wallace, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Underwood, was 27. She married John Armstrong Carden on 24 May 1866, in Anderson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in District 3, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 3, Anderson, Tennessee, United States in 1910. She died on 9 March 1921, in Anderson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Nick Patterson Cemetery, Anderson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Armstrong Carden
1838–1906
Mary Vilenta Wallace
1849–1921
Marriage: 24 May 1866
John Armstrong Carden
1869–1902
William Elvis Carden
1871–1960
Mary Etta Ettie Carden
1874–1962
Martha Elizabeth Carden
1877–1939
Elihue Pettibone Carden
1879–1966
Ina Estelle Carden
1881–1973
James Henry Carden
1884–1911
Samuel Learoy Carden
1887–1959
Charles Russell Carden
1889–1969
Rose Ella Carden
1892–1987

Sources (20)

  • Mary V Carden, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mary V Wallace, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950"
  • Mary Violint Carden, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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