A Robert Wallace married Jane Dwyre on Jan 16, 1799, in Frederick Co., MD. A William Wallace married Elizabeth Hopkins on Jun 15, 1779, in Frederick Co., MD. I am trying to connect these two Wallaces to my Wallace s who were in Frederick, MOntgomery, and Baltimore Co's in MD in the late 1700's. Any help appreciated. Bob Wallace

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