John Houston Wallace1
b. circa 21 October 1845, d. 21 August 1854
Birth-Calc | circa 21 Oct 1845 | John Houston Wallace was born in Virginia circa 21 Oct 1845 calculated from the date and age on his death record.2 |
Death | 21 Aug 1854 | John died of flux on 21 Aug 1854 in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Burial | | John may have been buried in the Burson (formerly) Fulkerson Cemetery in Washington County where fragments of an old stone appear to read: Wallace, _____, Jr., b. 21 _____ 1851 - 11 Oct. 1854. It is also possible the stone belonged to his brother Charles who died in October 1854, also of flux. The information salvaged from the stone is not entirely accurate for either boy.4 |
Citations
- [S1193] Samuel Rutherford Houston, Biographical Accounts of the Houston Family, p. 206.
- [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 225. Abstract states: John H. Wallace, 8y 10m died 21 Aug. 1854 of flux; parents John H. and Martha Wallace.
- [S367] John H. Wallace household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. following 174 (stamped), dwelling 1560, family 1560, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2004, image 214 of 289. The enumeration reported: John H. Wallace, 49, b. TN, farmer, owns land valued at $3,900; Martha, 43, b. VA; Louisa F., 17; Frances J. 15; William P. 12; John H. 4; all children b. VA.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 388.