>Hi Claire, > >I believe we have corresponded before. I am a descendant of William >Wallace, b. 1780, who was the older brother of Robert Bruce Wallace. > >My William Wallace went to Coles County Illinois in the 1830's. He bought >land but he also owned the Wallace tavern. It was referred to as the >famous Wallace tavern. I don't know what it was famous for nor do I know >if it was located close to a river. > >I do have a Madison Wallace in my data base that was a son of Robert Bruce, >but I have no information on him. > >The information I have on Robert Bruce Wallace and descendants comes from a >Robert Wallace in NC who is a descendant on this line. He may still be >on the Wallace list. > >If you are able to solve the mystery please let me know as I would like to >add it to my data base. > >Good Luck, > >Shirley Wallace Norton > >You wrote: > >>I am trying to unravel a bit of a mystery as reported in our Wallace >>Family Lore. >> >>There were three brothers (perhaps 4) that migrated from Daviess >>County, Indiana to Illinois. One of the brothers was a bit of a >>gambler and drinker. He went down into the river bottom(where all of >>the gambling dens and taverns were) where he got into a fight. He >>evidently thought he had killed someone, and told his brothers that he >>had to leave the country, before the sheriff got him. He tied his >>shoes around his neck, jumped into the river and swam to the other >>side, where he waved at his brothers, >>and that was the last time that they ever saw him. >> >>Does this story fit in with any of your Wallaces? This story came >>from a descendant of Charles Wallace who was the son of Robert Bruce >>and Rachel Wallace. >> >>I had heard the story of a brother of Charles, named Madison, who went >>west and was never heard from again. Another person has him being >>killed in a duel in Arkansas. >> >>BTW, I have found reference to a Madison Wallace on the 1840 Madison >>Co., IL Census (Marine Twp., page 79) and another reference on the >>1860 Vermilion County, IL census ( Middle Fork Twp., page 959). I >>have not seen the documents, just the index. Any connections? >> >>Claire Wichelmann >> >> >> > >