John William Wallace

Male6 March 1921–13 June 2002

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Wallace was born on 6 March 1921, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, John Weir Wallace, was 28 and his mother, Josephine Wallace, was 24. He married Ouida Wallace on 19 September 1944, in Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Superior, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States in 1930 and Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 13 June 2002, in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Wallace
1921–2002
Ouida Wallace
1924–2020
Marriage: 19 September 1944
Patricia A. Wallace
1946–
John Walker Wallace
1950–2001

Sources (18)

  • John W. Wallace, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John William Wallace - Individual or family possessions: Handwritten information: birth: 6 March 1921; Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
  • John William Wallace, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 September 1944Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.

    Age 2

    President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 23

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    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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