Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Wallace, William 1809 - 
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com June 2, 2007, 4:34 pm

Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM WALLACE. Our subject is a farmer and stock-raiser, located on section
36, Almont Township, Lapeer County. Bearing the illustrious name which he does,
it is not surprising to learn that he comes from Scotland, where he was born
July 10, 1809, He is a son of William and Jean Donald Wallace, In the early days
at home he received but a modicum of education, but like most of the Highland
Scots, having learned to read, his thoughtful and earnest mind was ever eager
for literary food of the best class. His father died when he was about eight
years old, and our subject was obliged to go to work in the cotton mills,
continuing in that employment until just previous to his departure for America. 

  Even with the small wages that the workmen in the factory cities of Scotland
received, our subject was enabled to lay up a small amount of money, for he was
prudent and economical, and was moral in every way, being temperate in his
habits, neither smoking nor drinking. He was married July 5, 1844, when he was
about thirty-five years of age. His bride was Miss Janet Bowes, a daughter of
Thomas and Margaret (Stark) Bowes. Five days after the solemnization of their
nuptials they took vessel for America. On the way over Mrs. Wallace took the
fever, and they were quarantined at Staten Island for one month after their
arrival. On her recovery the couple started for Michigan and came to Romeo.

  Soon after locating here our subject procured eighty acres of land in Metamora
Township, Lapeer County. He here built a log house, which served them as home
for about three years, at the end of which time they exchanged farms with
another man and got the eighty acres upon which they now live. Since that time
they have added to it from time to time until they now possess two hundred and
sixty acres. They have recently sold forty acres to a son.

  Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are the parents of ten children: William B., Margaret,
Thomas, James, Jean, Janet and Agnes, who are twins, John, Alexander and Isabel.
William was born in Lapeer County, September 8, 1845; he served in the army for
two years and eight months; his home is now in Tacoma, Wash. Margaret, whose
natal day was May 10, 1847, married Hugh Glover, a farmer of North Branch;
Thomas, who was born March 13, 1849, married Janet Thomson, and lives near Barr
City, Col., where he is engaged in farming; James, who was born in July, 1851,
resides in Colorado, and is the owner of a large herd of cattle and horses; he
is still unmarried. Jean married A. Bolton; her home is now in Colorado. Janet
married John Balhoff and lives in Sanilac County; Agnes is the wife of James
Clubine and lives in Almont; John lives in St. Clair County; Alexander rents his
father's place and lives at home; Isabel is still unmarried.

  The original of our sketch has spent much hard labor upon his farm. The
products have been so bountiful, however, that he has been enabled to lay enough
aside to keep himself and wife comfortable in their declining years. He is a
Republican in politics, and has always been interested in both national and
local Government, but has never been ambitious to be an officeholder.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/lapeer/bios/wallace730gbs.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/

File size: 4.0 Kb