-----Original Message----- From: Shirley Norton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 18 August, 2000 9:11 AM Subject: Fw: [WALLACE-L] Wallace Mystery > > > >>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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >