The Staker Wallace

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MEMOIRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE

With Genealogy of Family

By EUNICE GRAHAM BRANDT

J. S. HYLAND & CO., CHICAGO 1909

DEDICATED

EDMUND WALLACE

EAST ST LOUIS, ILLINOIS

PREFATORY NOTE.

The writing of this book was undertaken with the intention of placing before the de scendants of William Wallace, a history of his tragic death, and the events which preceded it. What family tradition has been handed down to me by my Grandfather, who was a grand son of the "Staker/' and the statements of cer tain persons now living who have passed the four score mark in years, whose parents were also concerned in the same rebellion, and to whom the tale was often repeated. Naturally, some of these statements differ in immaterial points ; but as to the main story, I was guided by what the majority of those whom I con sulted considered correct. For the benefit of those of the family who are not familiar with the history of Ireland and, consequently, do not understand the con ditions under which in the latter part of the

7 :.11EMOIRS OF TFIE STAKER TVALLACE eighteenth century the native Irish, and espe cially the Catholic Irish, lived, I have devoted the first three chapters to an outline of Irish history, taken from writers who are considered an authority on the subject. To this memoir I have added a genealogy of the Wallace family. I am well aware, that to many tne genealogical tree appears to be little better than a barren trunk, producing no fruit of any value. If it be a laudable and natural feeling for the living to take pride in the deeds of their dead ancestors, if such recol lections serve as a spur to good, and a check to evil, in ourselves, then is genealogy a valu able science. Can anyone for a moment doubt the bene ficial influenced exercised upon most minds by the pride of lineage? Genealogy is the record of persons, as history is the record of events, and by its description of persons imparting a deeper interest to history. If I have not exaggerated-as I trust I have not-the uses to be drawn from genealogical

8 JJEJIOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLACE pursuits, little apology will be needed for this little book, which may perhaps add something, hov1ever little, to the general stock of knov,1- edge of our family. At the beginning of my researches the great est impediment arose from a lack of kno\vledge of correct facts and dates. The discovery of facts long gone by and forgotten, and the in vestigation of events and connections require energy and perseverance. Still, as the prospect of final success became more certain, and I had acquired a better knowledge of those authorities ,vhich con tained the evidence I needed of our family his tory, the task became pleasant and most inter esting. Especially pleas~Ttt when I found I had the help and kind sympathy of certain members of the family who were imbued with the same interest which stirred me and to v1hom I feel most grateful. E. G. B. The eighteenth century in Ireland may be said truthfully to be the century in which cul- i11EJJOIRS OF THE STAKER }VALLACE minated all the evils of the preceding six cen turies. For six centuries in Ireland there had been strife bet\veen races, causing massacre, mis government, civil v~ar, and oppression. The horrible and heartrending Tudor Wars long left their evil traces in Ireland. The Treaty of Limerick made between Gen eral Sarefield vnth his Irish troops, and King William's Army, which promised protection to all Catholics, their persons, chattels, and land, was broken "ere the ink with v.rhich it \Vas \vritten was dry." The Penal Laws of Queen- Anne prohibited the education of Catholics at home, and restrained foreign education, enacting laws whereby "if any subject of Ireland should go, or send any child, or person, to be educated abroad, in any Catholic college, or school, or in - any private family beyond the sea, such persons should forfeit their property real and personal." By these laws, if the eldest. or any son be-

10 1\1Elt.10IRS OF TI~E STAKER T¥ALLACE came a Protestant, the father, if possessing an estate by descent or purchase, was rendered incapable of disposing of any part of it, even in legacies or portions. If children became Protestants the parents were compelled to swear to the amount of their property so the court of chancery might allot portions for the rebellious children. Catholics were rendered incapable of purchasing land, or taking rents or profits from lands, or taking leases for any term over thirty-one years, and if the profit on the farm exceeded one-third of the rent, the possessor might be ousted and the property turned over to the Protestant discoverer. Catholics were rendered incapable of annuities, deprived of votes at elections, could not serve on grand juries, limited to two apprentices, ex cept in the linen trade, excJuded from the pos session of any office or occupation in the state, the law, the army, the navy, the municipal bodies, and the chartered corporations. Twenty pounds' penalty for not acknowledg ing when and where mass was said, who and

11 111E3IOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLACE what persons were present, when or where a priest or schoolmaster resided. All Catholic clergy to be registered. Fifty pounds reward for discovering a bishop or archbishop, twenty pounds for a priest not registered, ten pounds for a schoolmaster, these rewards to be levied exclusively on Catholics. Other acts were passed, as not allowing arms to Catholics, tithes on cattle, and so forth. In the County Limerick:> Catholics were re placed by colonies of Protestants from differ ent parts of Germany, but kno'\.vn by the gen eral name of Palatines. Many hundreds of these were brought to Ireland and the sum of twenty-four thousand pounds v1as appointed out of the revenues for their maintenance. Large colonies of these Palatines were placed at Adare and at Castle Oliver. The Palatines got farms on leases for three lives at one-third of the rent at which land would be let to Irish tenants. Lord Chesterfield said a few years later,

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"All the causes that ever destroyed any coun try conspire in this point to ruin Ireland." The penal laws, particularly those which rendered the property of the great mass of the population insecure, checked the spirit of in dustry, and the most wretched class of agri cultural people perhaps in Europe dragged out a miserable existence, though surrounded with fields proverbially fertile which easily might be made to reward the labor of the husband man. But every incentive to industry \Vas lacking. The narrow policy and ruinous system of do mestic government dried up the resources of the nation. The tithe system, and particularly the mode of collecting tithes, was another cause of com plaint. The established church was owner of most of the tithe of Irel~,d, and it levied this impost from alien, and hostile communions, by methods cruel and disgraceful. This was a spe·cial wrong to Catholic Ireland, for its church once possessed ali the tithe, and as all

13 lv!ElvfOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLACE the vast pasture lands in the southern prov inces had been exempted from the charge, this fell most oppressively on the Catholic tiller of the soil. Can it, then, be wondered at that a people so oppressed, and distracted, finally burst forth in insurrection? In 1777 Britain was engaged in war with her colonies. France, entering into an alliance with America, had sent her soldiers to fight £or republicanism. England in want of troops withdrew her garrison from Ireland in order to send them across the Atlantic. Ireland then remained without an army to protect her against a threatened French invasion. Under standing that they would get no succor from England, the Irish flew to arms and in a short time a national force self-raised, self-armed, self-equipped, and well disciplined, calling themselves the Volunteers, arose. Church of England Protestants, Presbyterians and Ro man Catholics, stood side by side in this na tional band, though under the penal code then in almost full force, persons of the last-named

14 -~fEJIOIRS OF THE STAKER vVALLACE persuasion could not indeed legally bear arms; but this was lost sight of in the general feeling of national brotherhood which now had taken hold on Irishmen of all creeds. In absence of the opportunity for the exercise of their mili tary character the Volunteers began to con template as politicians the position of their country. Her Legislature and trade first fixed their attention. The one they found destitute of the power of real enaction, the other they found grievously restricted. They petitioned for the emancipation of both; England, with out troops to support a refusal, acceded to their demands. In 1782 Ireland owed to her armed citizens of every sect an independent parliament and a free trade. The steady union of her children made her a nation. The independence· of their legislature se cured, the Volunteers turned their attention to the construction of that legislature. An imposing assembly, consisting of repre-

15 11IEJ10IRS OF THE STAKER vVALLACE sentatives from every corps in Ireland, held a meeting in Dublin in imitation of the Ameri can assembly, calling themselves a congress. They sent to the English government a peti tion for reform in Parliament, but England could now more safely refuse. Her transatlantic war£are was ended; she had troops at command. The prayer of the congress was promptly and disdainfully re jected. Relying on their physical power to enforce compliance they renewed their clamor. They were firmly answered, a war of words en sued, they calling the legislature corrupt, the legislature calling them disloyal. Omitting the details of this struggle of the two parties, we will pass from 1784 to 1792, and examine the position and state of the Vol unteers at the latter mentioned period, and we find them, from many causes, decreased in numbers, influence, and importance. In the first petition for an independent par liament and a free trade every Volunteer from

lG klEJfOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLACE the landed proprietor to the laboring man, had felt a common interest. In that for parliamentary reform many aris tocratic members of the national army who held seats in the Lower House, did not £eel that their interests were regarded. In con sequence, they ceased to be Volunteers. Oth ers, fearful of being classed as enemies of the Government, seceded and started what they called "The Whig Club," which professed re formatory views, though of a limited kind; but VJ'hich still divided them from the Volunteers. But the chief cause for the breaking up of the national spirit was that although Catho lics had generally been admitted into the na tional band, many of their fellow soldiers never contemplated making them the better for any political advantage which they were to assist in attaining. They might aid, for instance, in securing an independent Parliament, but should not be per mitted to vote at the election of its members;

17 111E1'.10IRS OF THE STAKER WALLA CE much less to aspire to the honor of becoming members of it themselves. In 1792 the Presbyterian portion of the di minished body of Volunteers did join to their demand for parliamentary refonn a prayer for Catholic relief. The defection instantly followed of all who regarded such a measure with inherited preju dice. Joining together they formed a body styled "Protestant Ascendancy," of which the principles put forward in the shape of a mani festo breathed against Catholics utter seclu sion from civil and political privileges. You may be sure that the Government did not fail to take advantage of this disunion, more ef fectually to suppress the spirit of national brotherhood among Irishmen, which had been made formidable to them and of service to their country. Aft~r a century of degradation and the over whelming pressure of the Penal Lavvs Catho lics, inspired doubtless, by the national spirit which had arisen, made bold to approach the

18 !JfE ..HOIRS OF THE STAKER T¥ALLACE legislature with a petition for relief. It was indignantly rejected; still, nearly at the same time the government introduced a bill repeal ing some of the most odious of the Penal Laws. Though nothing was granted to their request, something was voluntarily given them to keep them quiet. The daring of the Catholics and, most of all, their partial success after centuries of terrified inaction caused a great ferment among the Protestant Ascendancy, and never, perhaps, even in Ireland, did ferment more vigorously manifest itself-at city and county meetings convened by sheriffs, at grand jury sittings, and corporation meetings, and guilds, not only were manifestoes against Catholic freedom agreed to, but vituperation of Catholic tenets was indulged in. All that could offend or goad, as well as ali that could defeat, marked the clamor of the "Ascendancy." The Catholics, to the increased astonish ment of their hitherto colonial masters, re torted in publications, which paid abuse with

19 111EJfOIRS OF THE STAKER HlALLACE abuse, and absolutely attacked in turn the the ology of their political anathemists. Early in 1793 the Catholics made another ef fort to rise beyond the clamor and intrigues o.£ their enemies by carrying their petitions to the very foot of the throne. Their success, con sidering that it was their first attempt at diplo- . . macy, was surpr1s1ng. At first, refused the ear of the secretary in London, they wrought their way by persever ance and cleverness to the presence of the Sov ereign himself, by whom they were graciously received, and obtained the royal promise that their petition should be recommended. At the close of the year additional concessions-much short of what they expected, however,-were granted to them. Louder than ever arose the angry voice of the Ascendancy men. All means of defeat were set to work, and the exclusionists at last seemed to triumph. The determination to limit relief to the con cessions already made was authoritatively pro-

20 JJEilfOIRS OF TfIE STAKER T,VALLACE claimed. All future hope was thus shut out under the existing order of things, for Catho lics. In 1795 Earl Fitzwilliam was made chief governor of Ireland, upon the understanding that while going certain lengths to satisfy the Ascendancy, he was to grant complete relief to Catholics, who were allowed to believe that the day of better things was novv at hand. But so soon as the war supplies had been voted, Lord Fitzwilliam was recalled. The promises he had been allowed to hold out were broken, and the vivid hopes of the Catholic leaders changed into blank despair; while the triumphant shouts of the Ascendancy rang in their ears. Now arose those o.f the Ascendancy in who:-n the spirit of Oliver Cromwell still manifested itself, and under the title of "Peep-0-Day" boys, a petty and cruel warfare began. They scoured the Catholic districts, and, sanctioned by the Penal Laws still unrepealed, appropri ated all description of Catholic firearms. Nor

21 A1E1lf OIRS OF THE STAKER ~VALLA CE was their zeal always confined to a discharge of this self-con£erred, though legal, surveil lance. Insult and outrage were on such occasions generally experienced by the proscribed peo ple. After some time of trembling passiveness the Catholics formed themselves into a coun ter association, of which the very name, "De f enders," indicates the spirit and nature. Although the Defenders acted only as. they had been taught by the "Peep-O-Day" boys of the north, and had only tried to defend their homes against their cruelties, they were sum marily dealt with. Without trial of any kind military commanders sent hundreds of them to the fleets. About fourteen hundred were, in deed, thus disposed of, notwithstanding all provisions cf British law to the contrary. ~esides the illegal despotism adopted to put down the "Defenders," numbers of them had been executed according to the usual process. I-Ience, it appeared that Defenderism was

22 1vfE~~10IRS OF THE STAKER FVALLACE deemed by the authorities akin to high treason. The "Peep-0-Day boys," as professed suppurt ers of the government, boasting of its counte nance, acted upon the hint. With freshened zeal and energy they reopened the campaign against their fellow-countrymen. Anxious to profess their loyalty in the ve-r:1 telling of their name, they changed their original title into that of "Orangemen," the name retained by them or their successors to the present day. However unfounded might have been the boast of the Orangeman that he acted under high authority, it remained uncontradicted and the Catholics took its truth for granted. While the government sanctioned the deportations to the fleet and the many executions, they never inquired into Orange excesses and cruelties. In 1797 the first agents for the United Irish Party made their appearance in ··county Limerick. This party, though first founded in the north, was founded by those liberal Protestants who, vvanting reform themselves, also wanted relief for Catholics and repeal of all penal laws. 23 .J1E3fOIRS OF Tl-IE STAKER TFALLACE

Theobald Wolfe Tone, himself a Protestant and the leading spirit in the United Irish Party, v-1as appointed as secretary to the Cath olics when they were petitioning government £or relief. All Protestants in Ireland at this period cannot be classed with Orangemen, and many Catholics v,ere able to hold their land and homesteads through the generosity and friendship of their Protestant neighbors who held the leases for them. Many of the Defenders joined the United Irishmen, who had in view a separation from England and the establishing upon the ruins of British dominion an Irish republic. The people, on joining the United Irishmen, form ed themselves generally into parish divisions, and each division elected its own officers. All persons capable of carrying arms were to at tend the camps on being furnished vvith pikes or guns, some on foot, some on horseback, as they could best accommodate themselves.

The intention of the United Irish Part~,1Jt was to have the rising occur about the middle

24 111EJJfOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLA.CE of the year 1798, but the government, knowing full well that some such movement was 011. hand, and that the old volunteer spirit had not died out, sought to make it a religious war£are by encouraging the Orangemen in their at tacks on the Catholics, thinking thus to break up the United Irishmen by stirring up a re ligious strife :among them. Pitt, who was Prime Minister, had at this time resolved to have the Act of Union passed, and many writ ers claim that "the insurrection of 1798 was excited by the artifices of Pitt to promote a union." Thus, before the United Irish Party were in shape, and while they were still in conference with France, the outrageous con duct of the Orangemen so maddened many of the divisions that they rushed into conflict. In the first months of 1798 a reign of terror prevailed in many counties in the south of Ireland. The passions of a dominant minority were let loose against the Catholic multitudes. The Orange yeomanry reveled in lawless vio lence, and more than ordinary cruelty was

2 i5 1.1fEJ.v!OIRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE committed, nay, even reduced into a regular system, in order to compel the surrender of arms and in tracking out ai11.d capturing sus pected persons. Two modes of torture were generally used to extort con£essions, such as flogging and having caps smeared with hot pitch pushed down on the heads of the "crop pies." The people were hunted down without mercy; towns were ravaged by armed bands at free quarters ; torture was employed to extract confessions from ~uspected persons, impris... oned by hundreds without a shadow of proof. Martial law was now proclaimed, and the courts of justice closed, except on civil sub jects. The yeomanry and militia devastated villages and burned Catholic places of wor ship. The atrocities which had provoked the rising continued in full swing without scruple or pity : the whippings, the torturings, the burnings went on; the yeomanry, especially, reveled in license and outrage on defenceless women and children, such outrages and op-

. 2 s l!EMOIRS OF THE STAKER WALLA CE pression, in fact, as never were known be£ ore in a civilized country. The army was now sent to Ireland, and un der command of General Lake, only served to add to the reign of terror by their cruel deeds, especially the outrages committed by those mercenary soldiers, the Hessians. Had accident not prevented the French troops landing, no doubt but the United Irish Party would have been successful. But when the French troops finally landed, the United Irishmen were through the premature rising in such a disrupted condition, and torn by such dissensions that the large British force now in Ireland under Lord Cornwallis soon captured them, and so put an end to the rebellion. The following authorities have been read in searching for a true history of the transactions during the year 1798, and for the outline of Irish history contained in the- above chapters: Barrington's "History of Ireland" and "Rise and Fall of The Irish Nation," "Lord Fitz william's Letters to Lord Carlisle," "Reports

27 i.VE1110IRS OF TI-IE STAKER iVALLACE of Secret Committee of England £or the Years 1794 to 1803," "Memoirs of lVIiles Byrne," "The United Irishmen," by R. R. Madden; also "Ac count of Money Spent for Secret Services," by the same author, "Lord Cornwallis' Papers." For one who wins the world's applause Ten thousand die in a hopeless cause, And pass from the scene and are soon forgot, And the grave where they sleep is an unknown spot. William Wallace~ the subject of this memoir, who is more often called "Staker" Wallace, was born in the county Limerick in the year 1733, his ancestors having resided in this coun ty for many generations. In 17 59 he married Hanora Riordan, of Glen roe. They -lived in the parish of Ballinvana, at a place in those times called "Tier :f\..1ore," in the Red bog, about one and a half or two miles from the town of Kilfinane. Two sons and three daughters were born to him, and they also lived in or near this same place. The Whiteboy disturbances started soon

28 111E1110IRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE after he was married, in or about the year 1762. He was in no way concerned in any of those disturbances. In 1777, when the first spirit of independ-. ence manifested itself throughout the country, he, like all patriotic Irishmen, felt that his country ought to have a parliament of its own, and that Catholics should have relief from the obnoxious Penal laws, then in full force. When, a few years later, the Orangemen of the north began their depredations, he at once joined the "Defenders," and was engaged in many conflicts. The Defenders succeeded in driving the marauders of the north well out of their p~ of the country, and twice took possession of Kilfinane. Bruff also fell into the hands of the Defenders, ,vho held it till driven out by a company of dragoons. In 1793 was passed the "Civil List Act," and under this act large sums of money were sent to Ireland to be applied in "detecting trea sonable conspiracies." The "Defenders" came under this act, and many were induced by 111E1'vfOIRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE payment of large sums to infarm on the lead ers in the Defender Association, and many of them were arrested and transported, or exe cuted. Whether W'.allace's connection with the Defenders was known to the authorities is not certain, at least he was unmolested, and peace was now established throughout the country. But it did not last long. After the recall of Lord Fitzwilliam the Orangemen again began the strife, and many outrages were committed by them. About this time agents of the United Irish men began secretly to start branches in this part of the County Limerick. They organized parish divisions, and each division elected its own officers. Wallace was chosen as com manding officer for what was called the "Divi sion of Moorestown," \Yhich included the sur rounding parishes. Their meeting place was at first in an old smithy or blacksmith shop, but soon after, from fear of being detected, they met in a wild spot in the Ballinvreena mountains. Those mountains are called by

30 .,1EJl,10IRS OF THE STAKER ~V ALLACE different writers other names, as :-Slieverach or Gray mountains, Cush mountains, or the Hill of Moorestown. Here all those who still possessed firearms brought them, and here were stored the pike heads which were made by blacksmiths in the surrounding country. The Irish pike in the war of 1798 proved itself formidable, and was capable of great destruc tion when wielded by a strong arm. The ex treme expertness with which the Irish handled the pike was surprising. A solid mass or deep column of determined pikemen could only be broken by artillery. They often repulsed a regular charge of heavy cav~ry, and many detachments of in fantry have been nearly annihilated by them. Almost all countries possess some national weapon, in the use of which the inhabitants are more expert than at any other, and their superiority, at which, is evinced in every in surrection. The division met usually at night, and had signals, which let all members know when a 31 111EJIOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLACE meeting was to be held. Each one went to the place of rendezvous by himself, so as not to attract attention. They went through a sort of drill usually, and sometimes they would all meet at one farmer's place, ostensibly to dig potatoes, and while thus employed would go through a regular drill, so that they would be able to understand the different signals and commands. In the early part of the year 1798 a reign of terror was commenced in many counties in the south of Ireland, and the cruel and out rageous conduct of the yeomen and the sol diers at free quarters maddened the people, and they arose in many places, and many cJ. bloody battle was fought. All magistrates and captains of yeomen throughout the country compelled many of the farmers' sons to join the yeomen, and they had to obey, though the service was distasteful to most of them. Martial law was now proclaimed, thus giving to the army commanders and magistrates full

32 l\.JEMOIRS OF THE STAKER TVALLACE power to act as judge and jury, in the most cruel of all tribunals-courts martial. The town of Kilfinane is situated on the slope of a hill overlooking the great plain of Limerick, and '\.vas in 1798 a flourishing busi ness town. It ,vas a butter and milk market, principally, as it ,~as surrounded by a fine dairy country. It contained one main street, in which was the market house and square. In Captain's lane in the town lived Capt. Charles Oliver, who was a magistrate, and captain of the Kil finane yeomanry corps. He was the second son of Sir Charles S. Oliver, his elder brother, Richard Oliver Gascoigne (he had taken the -- surname of Gascoigne from a maternal uncle in England, who left him a fortune on that con dition), being the heir, and owner of Castle Oliver. He was· a very cruel and severe mag istrate, and his cruelty earned for him the title of "The Bloodsucker." The majority of the men in Oliver's yea many corps were palatines-of whom there

33 111Eil10IRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE was a large settlement near Castle Oliver with some of the farmers' sons, as I said be fore, who were compelled to join the corps against their wishes. He had a body guard of these palatines, strong, muscular fellows, whom he had picked out for this purpose. There was always more or less bad feeling bet\veen the Palatines and the native Irish. These Palatines were very cruel, and, like the Hessian soldiers, would torture any of the in surgents who fell into their hands. How Oliver obtained the information that Wallace vvas connected with United Irishmen, and that arms v1ere stored in the mountains, was for a time uncertain. But after events showed plainly, without doubt, who the guilty oarties... were. Among the yeomen in Oliver's corps was one Michael Walsh-may he have everlasting rest-who ,vas one of the young men com pelled to enter the service. He was the son of a well-to-do farmer of Martinstown, who

34 1vfEMOIRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE intended to educate him for a profession, and he had been to school in Limerick. He was a handsome young fell ow, a splendid horse man, and made a fine figure on horseback. His father furnished him with the best horses to be had. When Capt. Oliver saw him out riding he made up his mind to have him for his yeo manry corps. He had to obey or be impris oned, as under martial law the magistrate of a town had full power to arrest him. He was a relative of the Staker's wife, his mother being one of the Riordan family of Glenroe. Living near Elton, or St. Malo's Well, was a farmer by the name of James Sheedy. When he found young Walsh was in the yeo manry corps he determined to have his eldest son, Roger, join it. He bought for him a fine horse, and fully equipped him at his O'\vn ex pense, and offered his services to Capt. Oliver, which he, no doubt, was glad to accept. Young Walsh and Sheedy v;ere the best mounted and finest horsemen in the corps. But, as may be expected, Walsh had not much re-

35 A1E!i.10IRS OF THE STAKER T¥ALLACE gard for Sheedy, seeing that he joined the ·corps of his own free will. Not long after Sheedy joined the yeomen Michael Walsh heard rumors that Wallace was being watched, and he tried to warn him in some way, but was not able to do so, until just as orders came for his arrest. Early on a very foggy Sunday morning, in _the latter part of March, 1798, Capt. Oliver, with his yeomanry corps, surrounded Wal lace's house, but he had been warned just in time to make his escape from the house, but was seen by some of the yeomen. He made his v.;ay across the bog towards the mountains, thinking that the horsemen could not make much headway through the marshy ground. The fog was so dense that one could not be seen any distance~ and Wallace thought he would have no trouble in reaching the rendez vous in the ·mountains. Neither would he, for though sixty-five years -of age, he was very active, and would be able to keep away from his pursuers on account of the denseness of

36 lvfE_,JOIRS OF TIJE STAKER TV ALLA CE the fog, but Roger Sheedy had brought with him a huge mastiff dog, which kept on Wal lace's trail for his master. Walsh and Sheedy, being the best horsemen, v,ere ahead of the rest of the corps, but when Walsh saw that he was gaining on Wallace, he ran his horse into a bog hole and drowned him, and nearly dro'\vned himself, rather than catch up ~lvith Wallace. Others there were, too, who cut their saddle girths or forced their horses to act refractory, rather than be the first to capture Wallace. Roger Sheedy kept hot on his trail, and it ,vas told that his father h~d commanded him on leaving home not to return until he had captured Wallace. Some say that an enmity existed between the elder Sheedy and Wallace, but I never heard of such a thing ·existing from our own family. Nor have I found any account of such a thing in the letters bearing on the tragedy which are in . my possession. After a chase of about a mile and a half, Sheedy gained on \"tJ allace, as he was ascend-

37 1l1EJIOIRS OF TI-IE STAKER T-VALLACE ing the mountain, and Sheedy, meeting a herdsman by the name of Michael Casey, com manded him, in the king's name, to assist him to make the arrest, which he did, being afraid to refuse when he vvas asked thus, as he knew what the consequences would be. · Sheedy dismounted and, with the help of Casey, they brought Wallace to the foot of the mountain, to the house of a Mr. Hayes, close by, and held him till Ca pt. Oliver and the yeo manry came up. He v.ras then conveyed to Kilfinane and lodged in the Barracks jail. The next day Oliver visited him at the jail, and offered him his freedom, and a large sum of money, if he would tell who were implicated with him in the organization and divulge where the firearms ,vere hidden. Wallace's answer was, "No! Oliver; never! I'll see you blind first." Again Oliver would visit him and try to bribe him to divulge the secrets of the United Irish movement, by offer ing him his freedom and a large sum of money.

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When he still would not tell, Oliver became angry, and tried what torture would do. He had him brought out in the Barracks yard, his hands tied together in front of him, and stripped to his waist, he was then tied to the back of a cart, v1hich was driven through the main street of Kilfinane, while a burly, muscular Palatine, by the name of Barkman, flogged ):iim with a cat-a-nine tails all the way, until they reached the Market House, when he by that time was unconscious ; he was throTvvn in the cart and taken back to the jail and thrown in his cell, which was a small dark place under the staircase. After a fe'\-v days Oliver visite~ him again, thinking that the torturing he had received would weaken him. But the brave old man again refused to tell even one name, which was all Oliver now asked of him. Again he was brought out and treated as be fore. His wife was in the town when he was flogged the second time, and she walked by his side, encouraging him all the while, and

39 J.11EJ10IRS OF THE STAKER FVALLACE begging him never to tell the name of any one, as they would have to undergo the same tor ture which he was nov.r bearing, and '\vith tears streaming down her face, praying that death might release him from his agony. After he was brought back to the jail the second time, unconscious, with blood streaming from his tortured back, his wrists cut by the cords by which he was tied to the cart, he was thrown again on the floor of his prison and left v.rithout care for one week. Oliver thought now, surely, he would weak en, and again visited him, after a few days, and put the same question as be£ ore, but still Wallace refused to tell. Oliver, becoming an gry, cried out: "Wallace, you're a fool ! You're an old" "man, and I can give you enough to live on" "the rest of your life, and will see you safe out" "of the country, if you will but tell the name" "of one man, who was with you in this soci-" "ety. You know if you persist in silence you" "will lose your head!"

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Wallace answered: "Far better, Oliver, for" "one old man to lose his head, than for half" "the young men in Ballinvana Parish to lose" "theirs." Oliver strode out of the jail, and after a while sent in one of his bodyguard to ask Wallace to write one name on a piece of paper which he sent in, and he would let him go. Wallace took the paper and wrote on it William Wallace. In the meantime the Sheedys~ father and son, were staying at Capt. Oliver's house in Kilfinane, not daring to venture home. What must have been the feeling of these men when they knew what torture the old man Wallace had received! What, indeed! must be the ter ror of anyone who for filthy lucre or to avenge a fancied wrong, informs on one of their coun trymen? Well they knew ,vhat awaited them if ever they left the protection of Oliver and his yeomen. When Oliver could gain no information from Wallace, he made up his mind to flog him at

41 11JE1.vIOIRS OF THE STAKER rVALLACE some fair or public place, where he suspected many of his friends in the United Irish Party would be, and that if they attempted a rescue, he would then arrest them, and thus, maybe, get hold of some one weaker in will than Wal lace, \vho would divulge all their plans. On the 21st of April there was to be a cattle fair held at Ballinvreena, a town three miles east of Kilfinane. Oliver had Wallace brought to the fair grounds to be flogged for the third time. When his body was bared for the pun. ishment his ribs could be plainly seen. After Barkman had administered a few blows, and as Capt. Oliver was shouting to Barkman to "lay on the cat," and that "perhaps he would then tell," an officer by the name of George Wheel er Bennett rode up and cried "Shame!" on Oliver for so torturing an old man, and when he saw the condition of Wallace's body, and saw him completely prostrated from his pun ishment he ordered Barkman to stop, and after a conference with Oliver, there was no more flogging. Barkman was ever after knovvn as JiEJIOIRS OF TfIE STAKER TVALLACE the "Slasher," a nickname which his descend ants in Ireland bear to this day. It can easily be imagined the feelings of pity and revenge which filled the breasts of his countrymen when they beheld him on the fair grounds. His punishment had been so inhu man that the people determined to burn the jail and try to liberate the prisoner. For miles around they organized, and were to meet at the fair grounds and march to Kil finane. Oliver must have been warned, as he kept the Barracks full of yeomen and Pala tines. Before all the men had arrived at the fair grounds those who were there became im patient, and started for the town. Around the jail yard ori two sides was a stone wall. The men crept up behind the wall and, placing their hats and caps thereon, the yeomen in the jail fired volley after volley -at them. The Irish men hoped by this means to attract the atten tion of the yeomen to that side of the jail, the door being on the opposite side. While the firing was going on one young man crept

43 1.v!EJ110IRS OF TJIE STAKER ~VALLACE around the wall and placed an armful of sods of turf, one of them being on fire, against the jail door. A Palatine woman, having seen the fire from her window across the street, ran over with a pail of v1ater and extinguished it. .The yeomen then rushed at the vvall, and the men on the other side, having no firearms, and only a few pikes among them, they were soon routed. When Oliver found that no torture, however severe, could make Wallace give the names of his compatriots he made up his mind to exe cute him. A scaffold was erected in the jail yard, and without a trial and without a clergy man Wallace was brought out and hanged. When, after being hanged a short time, he was taken down, his head vvas then struck off, his body divided into quarters and thrown into a large hole in front of the jail, and lime thrown in on top of it. His head was placed on a stake on the top of the Market House in the main street of the town. The place where his body

44 ll1El-110IRS OF TI-IE STAKER WALLACE was put was ever after called the "crappy hole." After the execution he was called the "Staker" Wallace-from his head being put up on a stake, to distinguish him from other Wallaces who live in the same place. The family have ever since been called "Staker" Wallaces. It may well be conceived how deep and un extinguishab!e were the feelings of revenge and pity which swelled the breasts of those men who were joined with him, in the effort to free their country from the galling yoke under which they suffered. More than six weeks had elapsed since the capture of_ Wallace, and the Sheedys were still at Capt. Oliver's in Kilfinane, afraid to return to their home near Elton. There were in the Sheedy family, besides the father, James Sheedy, his wife, Mary Barrett; the sons Roger, John, Nicholas and James, and one daughter, Alice. This daughter was very sick, and Roger and his father determined to try to go home to

45 11JEJIOIRS OF TI-IE STAKER fVALLACE see her. So one evening late they started for home. It is said that the horse that Roger rode refused to leave Kilfinane, and acted as if it was afraid to leave the town. He had to use his spurs frequently to urge him along the road. They took an unfrequented road heme. As soon as they reached home the older Sheedy, having entered first and seated himself by the fireside, Roger was just inside the door, and in the act of closing it, when six men, well armed, with handkerchiefs tied over the lo-\ver part of their faces, entered and shot Roger vvhere he stood. The father was shot, also, and fell v1ith his head in the fire plac~. One of the brothers, John Sheedy, crawled un... on the rafters under the thatch . The others rushed out and escaped, or they v;ould have met the same fate, as it probably was the intention of the· men to exterminate the whole family. Thus they paid the penalty of their unpatriotic acts. The nevis of the killing of the Sheedys soon reached Kilfinane, and Capt. Oliver, with his

46 111EJJOIRS OF THE STAKER IVALLACE yeomen, rode out to their place. Mrs. Sheedy tried to put the blame on Ned Wallace of Glen roe, but the Wallaces were in no way con cerned in the killing of the Sheedys. It was done by six men who did not know each other, as they came two from each of the counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Limerick. Capt. Oliver made arrests by hundreds in the hopes of finding the men. But they were never caught, as no one but themselves was aware of their identity. Wallace's two sons, who were both married men, were also arrest ed, and were kept in jail for quite a while, but Oliver, finding no proof, and the whole coun try being _so aroused by his inhuman treatment of the elder Wallace, he dared not keep them incarcerated any longer. Wallace's head was kept up on the stake for a long time, till his hair, becoming loos ened, was blown about by the wind. There '\\Tas a guard kept all the time to pre vent any one from removing it. It was finally removed, and was buried by members of the

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48 J1E_l10IRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE town was soon on fire and burned to the ground, but they did not succeed in burning Oliver, as his house was a substantial stone one. A year after the execution of Wallace a younger brother of the Sheedys, who, during Wallace's incarceration in jail showed such bit terness, went to the city of Limerick to sell oats. After he had transacted his business and was sightseeing he was kidnaped and was never again heard from. It was supposed by many that he was thrown in the river Shan non. Michael Casey, the herdsman who helped capture Wallace, was leaving Kilfinane one evening late; as he was about five hundred feet from the main street in front of the Protestant Rector's garden, he was struck down and his head beat against the stone wall, and he ,vas left dead on the pathway. This happened about two years after -the execution of Wal lace. After Wallace was beheaded a caoine or lamentation was composed, as was the custom of the Irish people in the olden times. I have

49 J.11EJ1 OIRS OF THE STAKER-TVALLA CE only a fragment of the verse, but am in hopes that some time I can find it all. I give it below in the Irish language, copied from the fragment I have in my grandfather's writing. Also a translation in English :

.6. trh ci 1i1 .6.t rt .o. n ton >oo CU.0-1'0 '0~ b.o.-t.o. 1nr 6.11 mo111 'Oit 'Olt'e.o.c .6.n re.6.n 'OU1ne Ct'lOn.6. .o.5ur S5.o.01te.6.i> nn.o. 5n6 m.o.c U.6. .810-0.6. n.o. bu¢-1'i> Cl'iorc te.o.c ~ te.6.n e ct'i'O .6.n 5-ceo.

LAMENTATION. Oh, Michael Walsh, the noble, Who went drowning in the bog hole ; Loyal and straight was the prudent old man. The son of Sheedy may not Christ grant you Victory, who followed him through the bog.

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GENEALOGY OF STAKER WALLACE FAMILY.

In writing this genealogy of the Wallace family I am tracing by families from the "Sta ker's" time to the present. Although I have a good record of his ances tors, it is not complete. Some generations can be traced quite easily, while others are more obscure, so the record I have is not continuous. I hope to_ be able to gain a complete account at some future time. They are, no doubt, of Norman extraction, and are descendants of one Hamo De Valois, who was given a large grant of land in the eastern part of County Limerick, in the year 1170. In the 45th Iter, Roll of Henry third in the year 1260, \Ve find that "Hamo De Valois was"

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"governor of Lymeric and Conyn was arch-" "bishop. De Valois, by his exactions, pro-" "voked the resentment of the clergy and laity" "and urgent petitions for his removal were" "sent to King John in the year 1198." In the Norman French language De Valois was pronounced as if spelled Day W alaws, the V having the sound of our W. After inter marriage with the native Irish we find the de scendants of De Valois spelling the name Waleys, having dropped the De and spelling the name as pronounced. In the \Vrit of King Edward, dated at Mor peth, Feb. 23rd, 1302, we find where he sent to Geoffrey De Geneville and John Wogan, Lord Justices at Limerick, wishing them to treat vvith the descendants of De Valois and to get their assistance for him in his expedition to Scotland; the v1rit says :-"To treat with Wil-" "liam Waleys and other nobles of the De" "Valois." The early Irish genealogists, nota bly Mac Firbisigh, says that "Waleys is from" "the Norman De Valois, who came to Tho-"

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''mond v.dth Theobald Fitzwalter, Thomas" "Fitz Gerald, and William De Burgh and" "other Normans, who formed the first Eng-" "lish settlement made in Limerick." In the reign of Henry VIII is an Itinerant Roll and "Essoignes Pleas" held at "Lymeric before" "the King's Justices, "The Plea of the Bishop" "of Lymeric against Robert Dundonald" in which he "impleads of the Bishop a plea of" "land," also where "William Fitz le Wys and" "Griffen his son called William the Wyte dis-" "sessed Thomas Waleys and Margery his" "vvif e of a burgage in Kylmahollock" (Kilmal lock). This changing of the spelling of a sur name is n?t unusual, as nearly all Irish and Norman Irish names have been changed from the original one, as for example, De Barrye became Barry, De Botiler became Butler, De Burgh became· Burke, and so, also, De Valois became \Valeys, then later Wallace. In the early part of the seventeenth century there vvere many \Vallaces around Ardpatrick and Kilmallock who spelled their names both

53 111EJ10IRS OF TFIE STAKER IVALLACE ways, Waleys and Wallace both being pro nounced alike. The name at this early date was known only in Limerick and until 1650 was known only in 1\1:unster. Some writers are of the opinion that the name came to Ire land and to Limerick with Edward Bruce, who was crowned King of Ireland at Dundalk in 1315-16. He kept court at the city of Limer ick the winter of 1316 with his Scottish army. After his defeat there is no doubt but that some of the Scotch soldiers stayed in Ireland. But the Irish genealogies of an earlier date mention the name as well as the documents I have noted. In the Rebellion of 1641 many of the Wal laces from "near Ardpatrick" were in the Irish army, as can be seen in O'Hart's Irish and Anglo-Irish genealogy, also in the Roll of the '49 Officers. In the war of 1689, in King James' army, serving under General Sarsfield, were the father and uncles of the "Staker." They were in the memorable Siege of Limerick. One of his uncles fallowed the soldiers to

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France, and in 1691 was in the Irish Brigade in the Regiment of Limerick-Sir John Fitz gerald's regiment-as captain. As is well known, after each rebellion in Ire land the Irish lost their land by confiscation. The W allaces also lost their homes ; some of them, though, saved their land by . being en rolled as innocents in 1649, only to lose all in the war of 1689. All who would not conform to the established church and recognize Wil liam of Orange as their king, lost all their pos sessions. Then in Queen Anne's reign came the odious Penal laws to further crush and enslave them, and to make them only tenants at ,vill on the land once owned by their fore fathers. In the Rebellion of 1798 none of the name cared to risk their lives and fortunes in the cause of liberty but William Wallace the Sta ker, '\.vho, true to the Wallace motto pro liber tate (for liberty), gave his life to the hopeless cause. After his death his sons were so

55 JyfEil401RS OF THE STAKER H'ALLACE persecuted that they left Limerick and did not return till after Oliver's death. They were prospering fairly well again when in 1846 came the crop failure and famine throughout Ireland. Having heard from friends \vho had come to America of the nu merous chances to be had in this glorious land of freedom, all the grandsons of the Staker, ,vith one exception, came to America. Among no people is the love of the land of their birth so strong as among the Irish. They cling to the "old sod" under every difficulty and leave it finally only \vhen they can no longer make a livelihood for their children. Vvhen the war broke out in 1861 between the north and south the g::-eatgrandscns of the Staker enlisted under the stars and stripes for the Union. In the arrangement of the families the small figure following each name indicates how many generations removed from the Staker. l:~any of the families in sending in their family chart failed to put in dates. I have inserted them just as received. I have not been able

56 ME11JOIRS OF THE STAKER vV ALLACE to trace all of the descendants; the daughters of the Staker I have only found to the third generation. If this book should fall into the hands of anyone who is related to this £2.mily who can trace their descent from the Staker, I wish they would send me their address and any infonnation they possess. I will gladly answer any communication on the subject. Address to Eunice G. Brandt, 3540 Lemoyne St., Chicago, Ill.

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FAMILIES

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FAMILY NUMBER I. William (Staker) Wallace-Born 1733, be headed 1798, at Kilfinane, Ireland. Married, 1758, Hanora Riordan of Glenroe, Ireland. Children: 1. William\ born 1760, died 1844; 1 2. Patrick , born 1768, died 1833 ; 1 3. Mary - 4. _Joan1-Records not found. 1 5. Hanora - All of this family are buried at the old Abbey burying ground at Glenroe, County Limerick, Ireland.

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FAMILY NUMBER II.

William Wallace1-Born 1760, died 1844. Married 1789, Catherine Moloney, born 1764, died 1847. Children: 1. Patrick2, born 1790, date of death unknown; 2. William\ born 1792, died 1880; 2 3. John , born 1794, died 1879; 4. Hanora2, born 1802, died 1880; 5. Michael2, born 1806, died Oct. 16, 1891; 6. Edmund, born 1809, died 18-. This \Villiam Wallace and Wife and oldest son, Patrick, are buried at the Abbey, Glenroe.

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FAMILY NUMBER III.

Patrick Wallace1-Born 1768, died 1833. 1\/f arried first, iv.Iiss Sullivan, first name un known. Married secondly, Mary Hennessy. Children : By first marriage- !. Patrick2, born 1798, died 1856. 2. Hanora2, born 1800. By second marriage- 3. William2, born 1806; 2 4. Catherine , 5. Julia2, 6_ John2, 7. Edmund~\ 2 8. Mary , died unmarried at Highland, Wis.; 2 9. Ellen , died 1899; 2 10. Johanna , died unmarried in England; 11. Margaret2, died unmarried in Eng land.

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FAMILY NUMBER IV. Mary Wallace1-Married Patrick Lane of Kilmurry. Information wanted of the de scendants of this family. Children: 1. Michael=\ 2 2. Patrick , also three daughters, names unknown.

FAMILY NUMBER V. Joan Wallace1-Married Bartholomew Mc Carthy. Information wanted of the descend ants of this family. Children: 2 1. Bartholomew , 2 2. Patrick , 3. John2, 2 4. Joan •

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FAMILY NUMBER VI. Hanora Wallace1-Married Daniel Landri gan. Children: 2 1. Connor , 2 2. Margaret , 2 3. Mary • Margaret married man by the name of Con way; when last heard from lived in New York City. FAMILY NUMBER VII.

Patrick Wallace2-Bom 1790; married Nan cy Carroll. Date of marriage and death un known. Children: 3 1. Betty , married James Lynch. 3 2. Mary , 3. Catherine~, 3 4. Hanora , 3 5. Williarn , last heard from as living in - Missouri. 3 6. Joanna , died unmarried in England. Information wanted of the descendants of this family, also of family number six.

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FAMILY NUMBER VIII. William W allace2-Born 1792, died 1880; married first to Miss Finn, first name un known. Married secondly to Mary Rourke. First wife buried in Ireland. Second wife died October 10, 1860; both buried at Gilberts, Illi- no1s.. Children: 1. Margaret3, born 1840; 3 2. Patrick , 3 3. William , went west; 4. Catherine3, died unmarried, 1859; 5. Michael3, unmarried, lives at Libby,_ Montana. 6. Daniel3, died unmarried, March 18, 1909. 3 7. Thomas , unmarried.

3 Patrick , of this family, enlisted in the 127th Illinois Volunteers in 1861 and was honorably discharged in 1864. Catherine is buried with the parents at Gil berts, Illinois. Daniel is buried at Hampshire, Illinois.

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FAMILY NUMBER IX. John W allace2-Born 1794, died March, 1879; married Bridget Hickey of Bulgaden, who died, 1858. Both buried at Gilberts, Illi 3 nois. William , also buried at Gilberts. Children: 3 1. Thomas , unmarried; 2. William3, died in Chicago, 1857; 3. Mary3, 3 4. John , died July, 1864; 3 5. Catherine , unmarried; 3 6. Patrick H. , unmarried.

3 John , of this family, enlisted in 1861, in the 127th Illinois Volunteers, and was killed at the battle of Atlanta, Georgia, July, 1864. Thom 3 as3, and Patrick H. , of this family, are retired £armers, though still owning their fine farm of two hundred acres near Burlington, Illinois. They-, with their two sisters, Mrs. Mary Long and Miss Catherine Wallace, reside at 217 Vin cent place, Elgin, Illinois.

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FAMILY NUMBER X. Hanora Wallace2-Born 1802, died 1880 ; married John Moroney, of Kilfinane. Both buried at the Abbey, Glenroe. Children: 3 1. Catherine , married John Mortell; 2. Delia3, unmarried; 3 3. John , married Hannah Howell. J1IEll-101RS OF THE STAKER IVALLACE

FAMILY NUMBER XI.

Michael Wallace2-Born 1806, died October 16, 1891; married Bridget Dwyer, born 1812, died March 29, 1879; both buried at Gilberts, Illinois. Children: 3 1. Catherine , born Feb. 2, 1836; died May 9, 1873; 2. Patrick D.3, born Jan. 7, 1838; died May 14, 1908; 3 3. William D. , born April 18, 1840; 3 4. Mary Anne , born Nov. 7, 1842; died July 28, 1908; 3 5. Michael D. , born Sept. 29, 1844; died !Jee. 15, 1903; 3 6. Hanora , born Oct. 14, 1848; 3 7. John D. , born 1854, died Dec. 20, 1892.

Michael D.3 of this family enlisted in 1861 in the 52nd Illinois Voluateers; was honorably discharged, 1864.

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FAMILY NUMBER XII.

2 Edmund Wallace - Born 1809, married Bridget Hogan. They, with their children, 3 with the exception of John , are buried in one lot in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Elgin, Illinois. Children: 3 1. Mary Jane , 3 2. John , 3 3. Catherine , 3 4. William , died unmarried; 5. Ellen3, 6. Annie Frances&, died unmarried; 3 7. Margaret Therese , 3 8. Winnifred B •

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FAMILY NUMBER XIII.

Patrick Wallace2-Born 1798, died 1856; married, 1826, Margaret Walsh. He is buried at the Abbey, Glenroe, County Limerick, Ire land. Children: 3 1. Patrick , born 1828; 2. Maurice3, born 1830; 3 3. William , born 1832; 4. Edmund3, born 1839; 3 5. Catherine , born 1846. 1\1:aurice, of this family, came to United States from England in 1856; has never since been heard from.

FAMILY NUMBER XIV. Hanora Wallace2-Born 1800, married Mi chael Ryan. When last heard from lived at Detroit, Michigan. Children: 3 1. Michael , 2. baniel3, 3 3. Margaret , 3 4. Catherine , 5. Twins, names unknown.

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FAMILY NUMBER XV.

William Wallace2-Married Margaret Massy of Balinvana in London, England. Children: 1. Son, died in infancy. 3 2. William , died 1880; 3 3. Margaret •

FAlVIILY NUMBER XVI. Catherine Wallace2-Married in London, England, John Coffey, of Martinstown, Ire land. Information wanted of the descendants of this family.

FAMILY NUMBER XVII. Julia Walla-ce2-Married man by the name of Wallace, no relation, first name unknown, had one daughter: 3 1. Mary Anne •

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FAMILY NUMBER XVIII.

John Wallace2-Married Mary Boland of Clarine. He died 1858. She died June 16, 1890. Children: 3 1. Patrick , died young; 3 2. M~ , 3 3. Annie , 3 4. Catherine •

FAMILY NUMBER XIX. Edmund Wallace2-Married Catherine Free by, of Charleville, Ireland. Had one daughter, Annie3, who married James Burns. When last heard from lived at Montgomery, Iowa.

FAMILY NUMBER XX. Ellen W allace2-Bom 1826, died 1899 ; mar ried James Hasburgh, who died 1896. Children: 1. Mary Ellen3, 3 2. William Thomas , 3 3. John Wallace , 3 4. James , 3 5. W alter , died; 3 6. Ellen •

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FAMILY NUMBER XXI. Joan McCarthy2-Ma..rried Michael McAu liffe. Had six children, four of whom died and are buried at the Abbey, Glenroe. One son, Michael\ and daughter, Catherine\ live in Chicago.

FAMILY NUMBER XXII.

Margaret Wallace3-Bom 1840, married May 21, 1871, Patrick Murphy, born 1842; live on farm near Hampshire, Illinois. Children: 1. Mary A.4

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FAMILY NUMBER XXIII.

Patrick Wallace3-Married first Miss Ann Finn, who died, and is buried at Gilberts. Illi nois. Married secondly June 4, 1873, Ellen Dougherty, born Jan. 25, 1851, died June 13, 1908, buried at Hampshire, Illinois. Children: 1. Charles W.4, born July 7, 1874; 2. Jennie J.4, born March 21, 1876; 3. Frank A.4, born Jan. 8, 1878; 4. Daniel T.4, born Feb. 17, 1880; 5. Walter A.4, born Nov. 16, 1881; 6. Twins-Alfred\ born May 30, 1884, died Aug. 12, 1884; Arthur4, born May 30, 1884; 7. Mary Ellen\ born Sept. 13, 1888; 4 8. Ralph C. , born July 20, 1891.

Patrick Wallace3 served in the civil war in the 127th Illinois Volunteers from 1861 to 1864, when he was honorably discharged. Resides on farm in Plato township•, near Hampshire, Illinois. 111Ei.110IRS OF THE STAKER vVALLACE

FAMILY NUMBER XXIV. Mary Wallace3-Married March 8, 1876, to Thomas Long, who died in Missouri in 1888, and who was a soldier in the civil war.

FAMILY NUMBER XXV. Catherine Wallace3-Born Feb. 2, 1836, died May 9, 1873; married Michael Dillon, died 1901, both buried at Calvary Cemetery, Chi cago. Children: 1. Edward\ born 1861, died 1904; 4 2. Ellen , born 1863, lives in New York; 3. John4, born June, 1865; 4. Ida4, born 1868, died 1898; 5. Fra~k4, born 1870, died 1890.

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FAMILY NUMBER XXVI.

Patrick D. Wallace3-Born Jan. 7, 1838, died May 14, 1908; married, 1867, Sarah Jane Brightman, born 1846, died July 6, 1901, both buried at Richland Center, Wisconsin. Children: 1. Caroline G.4, born Feb. 7, 1869; 2. Mary Jane4, born April 9, 1871; 4 3. William W. , died in infancy; 4. Walter W.4, born October 23, 1875; 5. John Edward4, died in infancy.

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FAMILY NUMBER XXVII.

William D. Wallace3-Bom April 18, 1840; married Mary Hennessy, July 5, 1870; she vJas born Oct. 28, 1849. William D. Wallace3 left his home in the spring of 1895. Went on busi ness to southern Illinois. No trace of him has since been found. Children: 1. William\ born Oct. 15, 1871 ; died July 21, 1878; 2. Walter\ born March 6, 1873; died July 17, 1878; 3. John\ born March 31, 1875; 4~ Catherine\ born July 7, 1878; 5. Mary\ born April 30, 1882; 6. Nellie\ born May 15, 1886; 7. Frank\ born Feb. 4, 1889; 8. Wilfrid\ born March 15, 1892. """t1EJ10IRS OF TI-lE STAKER WALLACE

FAMILY NUMBER XXVIII.

Mary Anne Wallace3-Born Nov. 7, 1842, died July 28, 1908. Married Nov. 1, 1860, at Avoca, Wis., John Poole Graham, who was born in Coventry, Cambridgeshire, England, Jan. 25, 1825 ; died Jan. 3, 1902; both buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Children: 1. Eunice Annette\ born Nov. 5. 1865, in Chicago. 2. John Edward\ born Nov. 29, 1868, in Chicago. 3. Michael Joseph\ born Jan. 15, 1871, in Chicago; died Feb. 15, 1879; buried at Richland Center, Wis.

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FAMILY NUMBER XXIX.

Michael D. Wallace3-Born Sept. 29, 1844, died Dec. 15, 1903. Married first, in 1874, Mary Bland; she died in 1877. Married, sec ondly, Elizabeth Kaltenbach, in 1880; she died Oct. 15, 1893. He married again in 1896, Win ifred. B. Wallace, who is living at Chicago, Illi- nots. Children: By first wife- 1. Albert M.4, born 1875; 2. Mary Estelle\ born June, 1877, died September, 1877. By second marriage_:_ 3. Charles4, born Jan. 15, 1882, died April 30, 1897; 4 4. William M. , born Dec. 28, 1883; 4 5. Howard James , born May 6. 1885; 6. Martha Alice4, born April 9, 1887; 7. Annie Malvina\ born May 26, 1890; 8. Robert Frederick\ born July 18, 1893, died Oct. 1s; 1893.

Michael D. Wallace3 served in the 52nd Illi nois Volunteers from 1861 till he was honor ably discharged in 1864.

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FAMILY NUMBER XXX.

Hanora Wallace3-Born 1848; married, 1868, John D. Walsh. Children: 1. Ellen4, 4 2. Kieran Oliver , 4 3. Mary Adele , 4 4. Annie A. , 4 5. Mabel Constance , 4 6. Viola Alzena •

FAMILY N·UMBER XXXI.

John D. Wallace3-Born at Gilberts, Illinois, 1854; married Mary Dwyer, April, 1877; died Dec. 20, 1892 ; buried at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Children: 4 1. Henry Amold , 2. Gertrude Ann4, 3. John D.4, 4. ~velyn Mary\ 5. Elsie May4, 4 6. Elliott M. , # 4 7. James Wolverton •

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FAMILY NUMBER XXXII. Mary Jane Wallace3-Married Michael Dil lon; she died in 1908, he died in 1898; had one daughter- Margaret B.\ died 1890.

FAMILY NUMBER XXXIII.

John Wallace3-Married Mary Becklenburg; he died in 1888; buried at Hampshire, Illinois. Children: 1. Albert\ 4 2. Margaret , 3. John4, 4. Edward\ 4 4 5. Twins: Henrietta , Harriet •

FAMILY NUMBER XXXIV.

Catherine Wallace3-Married John Roche. Children: 4 1. Florence , 2. Edward\ She died in 1892, and, with her t'Yo children, is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Elgin, Illinois.

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FAMIL.Y NUMBER XXXV.

3 Ellen W allace - Married Albert Lucas ; she died in 1884, left no children; is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Elgin, Illinois.

FAMILY NUMBER XXXVI. Margaret Wallace3-Married Charles ?tti. Ryan. She died in 1885, left no children; is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Elgin, Illinois.

FAMILY NUMBER XXXVII. Winifred B. Wallace3-Married Michael D. Wallace, April 1, 1896; he died Dec. 15, 1903; no children.

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FAMILY NUMBER XXXVIII.

Patrick Wallace3-Born 1828, married, first, P.... nne Gannon; married, secondly, Margaret Cavanagh. Children: By first marriage- 4 1. Twins: Patrick , died unmarried; Ellen4, 4 2. Mary , born in Birmingham, Eng land, 1858. By second marriage- 4 3. Edmund , born 1872, died 1902, un married; 4. Maurice\ born 1874, unmarried.

FAMILY NUMBER XXXIX.

William Wallace3-Born 1832, died 1897; married, in 1858, Catherine Quinlan of Clarine ; date of her death unknown. Children: 1. Patrick4, born 1860 ; unmarried; 2. Edmund\ born 1867; 3. Mary Ellen4, born 1866. 4. William J.4, born 1868.

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FAMILY NUMBER XL.

Edmund Wallace3-Born 1839; married, 1869, Mary Comiskey. Children: 1. Kate\ born 1870, died 1887; 2. Thomas B.4, born 1872; 3. Mary Anne4, born 1874; 4. John\ born 1877, unmarried; 4 5. Alice , born 1879, died 1898; 6. Margaret\ born 1882.

Edmund Wallace3 is Vice-President of Southern Illinois National Bank of East St. Louis, Illinois ; Vice-President, also, of Citi zens' Saving and Trust Company in the same city. Thomas B.4, and John4, his sons, hold clerical positions for their father. Reside at 1309 St. Clair avenue, East St. Louis, Illinois.

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FAMILY NUMBER XLI. Catherine Wallace3-Born 1846, married in 1865, William E. Cooper, born 1837, died Feb. 23, 1902. Children: 1. Edward\ born Jan. 8, 1867; 2. Silas J.4, born May 1, 1868; unmarried; 3. Sarah4, born Sept. 3, 1871; 4 4. Catherine , born Dec. 24, 1872 ; 5. Elizabeth\ born Aug. 15, i875; 6. Anna4, born Aug. 18, 1877; 7. George Andrew\ born Feb. 3, 1886; unmarried.

4 Mrs. Cooper, with her son, George Andrew , live on a large farm near Omemee, North Da kota. W ni. E. Cooper served as a soldier in the civil war. Silas J. 4, owns and lives on ~ large ranch near Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska;

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FAMILY NUMBER XLII.

Mary Anne Wallace3-Married, first, John Parker; married, secondly, James Pollock; she died in 1896. Children: By first marriage !. Agnes4, died 1882; 2. Michael4, died in infancy; 4 3. Eugene , died in infancy; 4. Julia\ unmarried. By second marriage 4 s. James , unmarried.

FAMILY NUMBER XVIII.

Annie Wallace3-Married Thomas F. Bailey. Married May 14, 1866. Children: 4 1. Alice Mary ; 4 2. John Francis ; 3. Catherine Theresa\ died Dec. 8, 1889; 4. Anna Genevieve\ died Oct. 4, 1890; 4 5. Ida Bemedette ; - 4 6. Thomas Francis ; 4 7. Edward Wallace •

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FAMILY NUMBER XLIV. Mary Ellen Hasburgh3-Married John B. Piquette; live at Platteville, Wisconsin. Children: 4 1. John Paul ; 4 2. James Moses ; 4 3. Joseph Michael ; 4. Augustus William\ died 18-; 5. Louis Philip\; 6. Lorsetta Jane4, died 18-; 4 7. Addie Ellen ; 8. Charles Edward4 ; 4 9. Mary Aurelia ; 4 10. Marjorie Gertrude ; died 18-; 4 11. Inez Lucille ; 4 12. Raymond William •

FAMILY NUMBE.R XLV. William Thomas Hasburgh3-Married Ellen Keyes. Children: 4 1. Mary ; 4 2. Ellen ; 4 3. Florence ; 4 4. James ; 4 5. John ; 4 6. Joseph • 85 111EJ101RS OF THE STAKER 1-VALLACE

FAMILY NUMBER XLVI.

John Wallace Hasburgh3-Married Jennie Egan in 1885; he was born 1860, she was born 1864. Reside South Omaha, Nebraska. Children: 4 1. Dora , born 1886; 4 2. J ames , born 1887 ; 3. John4, born 1893; 4. Jennie4, born 1903; 4 5. Walter Leo , born 1905.

FAMILY NUM·BER XLVII.

James Hasburgh3-Married Alice Egan, who died in 1909. 'His family reside at Shadron, Nebraska. Children: 1. Gertrude~ ; 4 2. James ; 4 3. May ; 4 4. Ambrose •

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FAMILY NUMBER XLVIII.

Ellen Hasburgh3-Married Patrick Egan. Children: 4 1. Gertrude ; 4 2. Evelyn ; 4 3. Willard ; 4 4. Marie •

FAMILY NUMBER XLIX.

Charles "\V. Wallace4-Bom July 7, 1874. Married Frances Keyvatchie ; have one son, 5 Charles T. , born July 29, 1907. Live near Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

F AJITTL Y NUMBER L. Jennie J. Wallace4-Bom March 21, 1876; married, June 26, 1901, Robert Flanigan. No children; reside at Chicago, Illinois.

FAMILY NUMBER LI.

Walter A. Wallace4-Bom Nov. 16, 1881; married, Sept. 4, 1907, Theresa M. Cleary. No children; reside at Elgin, Illinois.

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FAMILY NUMBER LII.

Edward Dillon4-Born 1861, died 1904; mar ried Bridget Dillon; is buried at Calvary Cem etery. Children:

5 1. Ada ; 5 2. Florence ; 5 3. Frank ; 5 4. Edward •

FAMILY NUMBER LIII.

John Dillon4-Born June, 1865; married El len Harris. Children: 5 1. John ; 5 2. Francis •

FAMILY NUMBER LIV. Mary Jane Wallace4-Bom April 9, 1871; married, June 10, 1900, Frank D. Smith. Children: · 5 1. Veronica Jane , born May 25, 1904; 2. Patricia Frances5, born Nov. 25, 1906.

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FAMILY NUMBER LV. Walter W. Wallace4-Born Oct. 23, 1875; married, September, 1906, Louise Bussman; have one son: 1. Gordon Keith5, born Jan. 31, 1908.

FAMILY NUMBER LVI. John D. Wallace4-Born March 31, 1878; married, April 7, 1904, Maud McDuff; have one son:

5 1. John William , born March 28, 1908.

FAMILY NUMBER LVII. Catharine Wallace4-Bom July 7, 1878; mar ried, Sept. 27, 1899, William J. Barry. Children: - 5 1. Geraldine Mary , born June 18, 1901; 5 2. Twins : William Wallace , Catherine 5 Grace , born Ju~e 29, 1903. Reside at St. Paul, Minnesota.

FAMILY NUMBE.R LVIII. Mary Wallace4-Born April 30, 1882; mar ried, Sept. 25, 1907, Benjamin F. Tubergen. 89 JvfEilfOIRS OF THE STAKER ~VALLA CE

FAMILY NUMBER LIX. Eunice A. Graham4-Born Nov. 5, 1865; married Harry C. Brandt, May 29, 1889. No children. Resides, 3540 Lemoyne St., Chicago, Illinois. FAMILY NUMBER LX. Albert M. Wallace4-Bom January, 1875; married, Jan. 1, 1902, Gertrude Maranke. Children: 5 1. Howard James , born Sept. 30, 1902; died Dec. 16, 1903 ; buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. 2. Evelyn Mary5, born April 16, 1904; 5 3. Gertrude , born Feb. 24, 1906.

FAMILY NUMBER LXI. William M. Wallace4-Bom Dec. 28, 1883; married, Sept. 30, 1908, Ella M. McDermott. No children. FAMILY NUMBER LXII. Martha A. Wallace4-Bom April 9, 1887; married April, 1907, Jacob Bruhn. Have one son: 1. Howard5, born Jan. 12, 1908. 90 }.;f EklOIRS OF THE STAKER T✓vA.LLACE

FAMILY NUMBER LXIII. Ellen Walsh4-Married Dennis Griffen; have one son. Reside at St. Louis, Missouri. 5 1. Joseph John , born Jan. 15, 1900.

FAMILY NUMBER L-XIV. Mary Adele Walsh4-Married Alexander Johnson. No children. Reside at South Chi cago, Illinois.

FAMILY NUMBER LXV.

Annie A. Walsh4-Married Patrick Wm. Flynn. Children: 5 1. Wallace Pryor , born Aug. 8, 1906; 5 2. Mabel Eileen , born July 14, 1908.

FAMILY NUMBER LXVI.

4 Henry Arnold Wallace - Married Agnes O'Brien. No children.

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FAMILY NUMBER LXVII.

4 . Gertrude A. Wallace -:--Married Clyde Rob- 1nson. No children. FAMILY NUMBER LXVIII. Evelyn M. Wallace4-Married Joseph Jaf fray. No children. FAMILY NUMBER LXIX. Ellen Wallace4-Born 1854, died 1907; mar ried Michael Brazil. Children: 5 1. Edward ; 5 2. William ; 5 3. John ; FAMILY NUMBER LXX. Mary W allace4-Born 1858; married, 1880, Thomas Menton. Reside at East St. Louis, Illinois. Children: 5 1. Annie , born 1882 ; 5 2. Lulu , born 1886; 5 3. Veronica , born 1893; 4. John5, born 1897. 92 MEAfOIRS OF THE STAKER IVALLACE

FAMILY NUMBER LXXI. Mary Ellen Wallace4-Married, in 1896, Richard Nash; have one son- 1. William\ born 1901.

FAMILY NUMBER LXXII. Thomas B. Wallace4-Born 1872; married 1894, Bridget May. Children: 5 1. Alice , born 1895; 5 2. Martin , born 1898; 5 3. Mary , born 1900 ; 5 4. Margaret , born 1903; 5. Agnes5, born 1905; 6. Edmund5, born 1908.

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F AIVIILY NUMBER LXXIII. Mary Ar~e '\¥allace4-Born 1874; married first in 1893, George Byrnes; married secondly, John Byrnes. Children : By first marriage : 5 1. Edmund Wallace , born 1894; 5 2. Marion , born 1897; 5 3. Alice , born 1898; By second marriage: 5 4. John , born 1905; 5 5. Margaret , born 1907.

FAMILY NUMBER LXXIV. Margaret W allace4-Bom 1882; married 1904, John Minnock, have one son- 5 1. Edmund Wallace •

FAMILY NUMBER LXXV. Edward I. Cooper4-Bom Jan. 8, 1867; mar ried Nov. 10, 1898, May Manly; born Dec. 14, 1869. No children. Chief engineer by occupa tion,. and -resides at Pleasant Prairie, Wiscon- sin.

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FAMILY NUMBER LXXVI. Sarah l'Yi. Cooper4-Born Sept. 3, 1867; mar ried Nov. 18, 1889, William Snyder; born Dec. 24, 1866. Children: 5 1. Louis F. , born Nov. 10, 1890; 2. Barbara K.5, born July 20, 1892; 3. Edmund w_r,, born April 4, 1894; 4. Geraldine A.;;, born Sept. 8, 1895; 5 5. Margaret A. , born Sept. 27, 1897; 6. Elizabeth V.r,, born Dec. 10, 1898; 5 7. Charles B. , born April 17, 1900; 5 8. Sarah E. , born Sept. 29, 1904. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder live on farm of 370 acres near Decatur, Burt Co., Nebraska.

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FAMILY NUMBER LXXVII. Catherine Cooper-Born Dec. 24, 1872; married May 25, 1891, at Wayne, Nebraska, Edward E. Feeney; born Feb. 26, 1869. Children: 5 1. Hazel Marie , born May 7, 1894; 5 2. Hester Geraldine , born Nov. 16, 1895; 5 3. Anna Verna , born April 24, 1897; 4. Beatrice5, born July 6, 1899; 5. Bernice Agnes5, born Dec. 14, 1903; 5 6. Patricia 7 born March 177 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Feeney live on fine farm five miles northwest of Chetek, Wisconsin. FAMILY NUMBER LXXVIII. Elizabeth Cooper4-Born Aug. 15, 1874; mar ried June 27, 1900, Alonzo Bird Emery; born Sept., 1874. Children: 5 1. Ellen Catherine , born May 9, 1901; 5 2. John William , born Sept. 16, 1902; 5 3. Margaret E1izabeth , born Aug. 15, 1905; 5 4. Alonzo Bird, Jr. , born Aug. 25, 1906; 5 5 .. Cecil Raymond , born Jan. 11, 1908. 96 l~1EkIOIRS OF THE STAKER WALLACE

FAMILY NUMBER LXXIX.

Anna Cooper4-Born Aug. 18, 1877 ; married July, 1896, Ole Nelson; born April 3, 1864. Children: 5 1. Albert , born Feb. 7, 1897; 2. Edward\ born Jan. 18, 1898; 5 3. Iva May , born March 17, 1899; 4. Carl Byron5, born June 1, 1900; 5 5. Vern William , born Jan. 18, 1902; 5 6. Sylvia Ellen , born May 7, 1903; 5 7. Mildred Muriel , born June 13, 1904; 5 8. Christina Marie , born March 30, 1907; 5 9. Sadie Marguerite , born July 16, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson live on farm near Hart ington, Nebraska.

FAMILY NUMBER LXXX. Thomas F. Bailey4-lVIarried Eveline Quig ley ; have one son- 5 1. John Wallace , born 1908.

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FAMILY NUMBER LXXXI. John Paul Piquette4-Married Nellie Kaump. Children: 5 1. Helen Marguerite , 5 2. Catherine Lucille •

FAMILY NUMBER LXXXII. James M. Piquette4-Married Zita Fields; have one daughter- 5 !. Mary Elizabeth •

FAMILY NUIVIBER LXXXIII. Joseph M. Piquette4-Married Mary O'Con nor; have one son- 5 1. Joseph Clement •

FAMILY NUMBER LXXXIV. Louis Philip Piquette4-Married Nellie G. Draper; no children. Reside 50 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago. Business, 7 5 Rush St.

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FAMILY NUMBER LXXXV. Charles Edward Piquette4-Married Myrtle Huhbler; have one son-=- 5 1. Charles Cletus •

FAMILY NUMBER LXXXVI. Mary Hasburgh4-Married Bernard Wolfe; no children. Reside at Highland, Wisconsin.

FAMILY NUMBER LXXXVII. . Ellen Hasburgh4-Married Henry Wolfe. Reside Highland, Wisconsin. Children: 5 1. Helen Marguerite •

FAMILY NUMBER LXXXVIII. James Harburgh4-Married Anna Strangler; no children. Reside at South Omaha, Ne braska.