I have that family, the name was Meta Wallace daughter of William Wallace and Elizabeth Ketchum Meta was married to my grandmother's brother, John Harned Reeder, who went by "Harned" or J. Harned Reeder. Here are my notes on Meta Wallace - Birth record NJ Archives Births 1892, W60, Meta Alice Wallace, white, b. 24 Apr 1892, in Crosswicks, NJ, f. William Wallace, b. US, 27 mechanic, Mother Elisabeth Ketchum, b. US, 26, number of children in all in mar. 2, living 2, medical att. Charles L Dey, Crosswicks, NJ Death record, NJ Archives, Meta A.W. Reeder, 11 East Chestnut St. Bordentown, f. white, married to J. Harned Reeder, born 24 Apr 1893, age 39 y,10 m, last worked 29 Dec 1929, worked 15 years, b. Crosswicks to William Wallace b. NJ and Elizabeth Ketchum b. Pa, husb. informant, burial Bordentown Cem. by Clark Rogers of Bordentown 17 Feb 1932. Died 14 Feb 1932 of sclerosis of spinal cord, attendant, CD Mendenhall, Bordentown Reeder Family Bible - Meta W. Reeder, d. 2.14.1932 Burial Bordentown Cem lot 349, sec 10, age 39y, 10m, 0d, d. 14 feb 1932 of sclerosis of spinal gland, bur 17 Feb 1932, by Clark Rogers, lot owner HG Reeder, in plot with Horace Sr. and Jr. and Alice, see Horace Sr.'s notes for location, says Meta A. W. Reeder 1892-1932, visited grave. Have obituary from Allentown Messenger, vol XXIX, 1479, 2/18/32, p 1, need to dig out of the mess and record info from it here Burlington Mirror index - Acsn# 13111 Category: OBITUARIES Headline: DIED Date: February 17, 1932 Page: 8 Column: 2 Summary: REEDER - February 14, in Bordentown, Meta A. W., wife of J. Harned Reeder, aged 39. Chesterfield Twp Heritage, p. 195 gives info on her family and house ................................. here are my notes on Elizabeth Ketchum - >From daughter Meta's birth record - parents William Wallace, 27, mechanic b.US and Elizabeth Ketchum, 26, b. US, Meta's birth Crosswicks, NJ, 24 Apr 1892, second child 9242 Category: Obituaries Headline: Wallace Date: December 5, 1947 Page: 24 Column: 1 Summary: Mrs. Elizabeth Ketchum Wallace, age 81 of Crosswicks died on December 1. Bordentown Register index 26019 Category: Marriage Headline: Wallace - Ketchum Date: April 15, 1887 Page: 2 Column: 3 Summary: On April 13 at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. H. M. Brower, William Wallace of Crosswicks and Miss Lizzie C. Ketchum of Bordentown were married. Bordentown Register index perhaps her mother? Burlington Mirror Index - Acsn# 27231 Category: Obituary Headline: Bordentown Date: January 19, 1921 Page: 8 Column: 4&5 Summary: The funeral of Mrs. Sallie Ketchum, widow of Captain Mahlon A. Ketchum, who died after a brief illness, took place from her home on Farnsworth avenue Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services were conducted at the house by Rev. James Burns, pastor of Trinity M. E. Church. The bearers were Joseph R. Brown, Jesse Cremmer, Joseph R. Reeder, William Wallace, Charles Crammer and Harned Reeder. Interment was made in the family plot in the Bordentown Cemetery. .................................... Here are my notes on William Wallace - >From daughter Meta's birth record - parents William Wallace, 27, mechanic b. US and Elizabeth Ketchum, 26, b. US, birth Crosswicks, NJ, 24 Apr 1892, second child William Wallace 1865-1956, md Elizabeth Ketchum 1866-1947, children Mahlon Elton md Phyllis and Meta md J. Harned Reeder - this from Chesterfield Twp Heritage p. 195, lived on Church St. (Locust St) near Methodist church, picture of house. 14563 Category: Obituaries Headline: Wallace Date: July 19, 1956 Page: 16 Column: 1 Summary: William Wallace, 91 years old, died. Was retired butcher. Bordentown Register index ................................ Here is my note on Mahlon Elton Wallace - 23515 Category: Obituaries Headline: Wallace Date: June 29, 1961 Page: 12 Column: 2 Summary: Mahlon Wallace, age 72 died. He is survived by his wife Phyllis.Bordentwon Register index ........................ and of course I have more on Meta's husband, my great uncle Harned Reeder and on Elizabeth Wallace Reeder if anyone is interested. Anita On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:15:14 -0500 "Barbara Barnett" <[email protected]> writes: > So sorry I misspelled the wife's name in yesterday's post - it was > Elizabeth Ketchum.