William Preston Wallace1,2

b. circa 8 November 1837, d. 24 January 1888
FatherRev. John Houston Wallace1,2 b. Oct 1799, d. 7 Mar 1882
MotherMartha Elizabeth Ryburn1,2 b. abt 1807, d. bef 1860
Birth-Calccirca 8 Nov 1837 William Preston Wallace was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, circa 8 Nov 1837 based on the date and age on his headstone.1,3 
Marriage8 Nov 1860 He married Sarah Jane Hanby, daughter of Jonathan Hanby and Margaret P. Rhea, on 8 Nov 1860 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
 Six years after William and Sarah Jane's marriage his father married Sarah's younger sister.4 
Cens-187028 Jun 1870 William and Sarah lived in Goodson township, in Washington County in 1870.5 
28 Jun 1870  For unexplained reasons their three young daughters were enumerated several households away living with a cook and two boarders.6 
WidowedApr 1880 Sarah Jane died in the spring of 1880.7 
Cens-188016 Jun 1880  Two months later when the census taker visited the family William was enumerated with their 4 daughters and their son John. The children ranged in age from eighteen to seven years old. Martha, age sixteen would die the following winter.8 
Death24 Jan 1888 William died on 24 Jan 1888.3 
Burial He was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Family

Sarah Jane Hanby b. 25 Nov 1839, d. 4 Apr 1880
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited4 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 380. Transcription reads: William Preston Wallace, 22y, sgl, b. Montgomery Co., resid Washington Co., VA, farmer, s/o John H. & Martha Wallace AND Sarah Jane Hanby, 20y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Jonathan T. & Mgt Hanby; marr 8 Nov. 1860.
  2. [S1193] Samuel Rutherford Houston, Biographical Accounts of the Houston Family, p. 206.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 378. Abstract reads: W.P. Wallace, d. 24 Jan. 1888, age 50y, 2m, 16d.
  4. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 380. Abstracted record reads: John H. Wallace, 65, wid, b. Blount Co., TN, resid WCV, minister & farmer, s/o Joel and Ester Wallace AND Catherine M. Hanby, 25y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Jonathan T. & Margaret Hanby; marr 25 Sept. 1866 by Thomas Brown.
  5. [S635] Wm B [sic] Wallace household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson township, p. 96 (stamped), dwelling 237, family 260, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 35 of 96. Enumeration recorded: Wm B. Wallace, 33, farmer, b. VA, owns land valued at $2,000, personal property at $500; Sarah Jane, 31, b. Va, keeping house.
  6. [S635] Frances Johnson household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson township, p. 96B (stamped), dwelling 244, family 267, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 36 of 96. The enumeration recorded: Frances Johnson, 30, black, cook, Lavinia Wallace, 8; Martha E. F. Wallace, 5; Margaret A. Wallace, 2; Wm Gammon, 65, retail clerk; Johnson Faris, 26, merchant;.
  7. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 378. Abstract reads: Sarah Jane Wallace, w/o W. P. Wallace, d. 4 Apr 1880, age 40y, 4m, 10d.
  8. [S165] Wm P. Wallace household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 95, page 101D (stamped), dwelling 259, family 301, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 44 of 66. Enumeration recorded: Wm P. Wallace, 42, widowed, farmer, b. VA; Lavinia C., 18, dau; Martha E. F. 16, dau; Margaret A. 12, dau; William E., 9, son; Julia Stella, 7, dau; all children born VA.
  9. [S12] D.E. Brown, Unfiled Death Records of Washington Co. VA, entry # 2532: John H. Wallace, d. Oct. 5, 1867 at home of parents, of brain fever, at 1y 6m 17d; parents: John [sic] P. and Sarah J. Wallace.