Bio:
Mary Margaret Coffman was born in 1839 in the farming community of New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia, to parents John Coffman and Rebecca Erbaugh Coffman. She is the sister of Susannah Coffman (Mrs. Charles Batis), Jacob Coffman (wife Anna Jane Shaner Coffman & 2nd wife Catherine Sniteman Coffman), Elizabeth Coffman (Mrs. John Depriest), Nannie Coffman (Mrs. Jacob Zirkle), Christian Coffman (wife Sarah Cole Coffman), Rebecca Coffman (Mrs. Norval Willis Batis), Barbara Ann Coffman (Mrs. Joseph Leland Sorell) and Hester Coffman.
Granddaughter of Jacob Erbaugh and Esther Funk Erbaugh.
In 1856, Mary wed Henry Towberman and was soon the mother of Edward Thomas Towberman; she became a widow only one year later; she and her infant son moved back to live with her parents and siblings.
In December of 1863, Mary was wed to her brother-in-law, John Hanger Batis, who at that time was a widower and a Constable in Augusta County. Mary gave birth to a second son, William Kenneth Batis, in November of 1864. A few short years later, Mary became a widow for the second time, this time with two youngs sons to raise.
Mary Margaret Coffman would find lasting love and happiness with Russell Newman Wallace, a widower with seven living children, many of whom still resided at home. They married at the American Hotel in Staunton, Virginia on October 11th, 1870.
Mary and Russell would eventually have eight more children of their own before he passed away when their youngest child was only 10 years of age.
Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace was a devoted mother to Edward Thomas Towberman (wife Emma Jones & later Florence Blanche Lair), William Kenneth Batis (Wife, Willie A. Lewis Batis), Minnie Gertrude Wallace (later Mrs. George Washington Yeago), Charles Eugene Wallace (wife, Fannie McKay), Nettie Wallace (Mrs. Louis Dudley McNulty), Orlena Wallace (who died at the age of 2 years), Albert Newman Wallace (later, wife Lula Adella Brownlee), Maude M. Wallace (later, Mrs. John Olin Campbell), Allen Boyd Wallace (later, wife Florence Stringfellow) and Olive Cooper Wallace (later Mrs. Bernard Peyton Allen); a loving step-mother to James Augustus Wallace (wife Nora Engledove), William Armstrong Wallace (wife Mary Agnes "Minnie" Hobson), Alexander "Alec" Wallace (wife Nannie Coffman, niece to Mary Margaret), Thomas Archibald Wallace (wife Blanche Phelps), Ella Virginia "Eileen" Wallace (later, Mrs. Henry Hanson), John Morgan Wallace (wife Nellie Virginia Beaty & later, Daisy Elizabeth Walser) and Lula Katherine Wallace (Mrs. Samuel Miller Davidson); cherished daughter-in-law of Catherine Newman Wallace (who lived with the family throughout most of Mary's marriage to Russell, until Catherine's death in 1881).
After husband Russell died in 1894, Mary continued to operate the Wallace farm with the help of her children and remained a vital participant in their lives; a few years later their son Albert Newman Wallace became the Head of the Family and officially the operator of the Wallace Farm. On the 1900 Census, Mary's daughter Nettie, Nettie's husband Louis McNulty and their 2 year old son, John Wallace McNulty, are living with Mary, as is Mary's oldest son, Edward Towberman, already a widower.
Mary was a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece and Cousin to many. She was very involved in her community and a long-time member of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Mary died January 14, 1901, at the age of 61; she is buried next to her husband, Russell Newman Wallace.
Mary Margaret Coffman Towberman Batis Wallace is fondly remembered by all of the families who knew and loved her and by those who know of her.
OBITUARY for Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace
…from the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, January 18, 1901
"Another sad death is that which removed from a sorrowing community the Christian life and example of Mrs. Mary M. Wallace. Though a great sufferer for the past 5 years, her death nevertheless came suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday morning last in the 63rd year of her age. The funeral services were conducted here Tuesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. J. E. Ballou officiating, assisted by Rev. H.A. Young. Interment at Lebanon cemetery.
For 25 years Mrs. Wallace had been a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Her life was a noble example of Christian living and a benediction to those who came under her influence.
Deceased has been three times married, her first husband being Henry Towberman, of Hermitage, her second was John H. Batis, of New Hope, her last husband was Russell Wallace, whom she survived six years.
She is survived by a family of 5 sons and 4 daughters. The sons are Edward Towberman, of this place; William Batis, of Albemarle; Charles Wallace, of Illinois; and Albert and Allen Wallace; the daughters are Mrs. L.D. McNulty and Misses Minnie, Maude and Olive Wallace. She has also a sister, Mrs. Kittie Scott, of New Hope, and a brother, Jacob Coffman, of the same neighborhood."
Mary Margaret Coffman was born in 1839 in the farming community of New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia, to parents John Coffman and Rebecca Erbaugh Coffman. She is the sister of Susannah Coffman (Mrs. Charles Batis), Jacob Coffman (wife Anna Jane Shaner Coffman & 2nd wife Catherine Sniteman Coffman), Elizabeth Coffman (Mrs. John Depriest), Nannie Coffman (Mrs. Jacob Zirkle), Christian Coffman (wife Sarah Cole Coffman), Rebecca Coffman (Mrs. Norval Willis Batis), Barbara Ann Coffman (Mrs. Joseph Leland Sorell) and Hester Coffman.
Granddaughter of Jacob Erbaugh and Esther Funk Erbaugh.
In 1856, Mary wed Henry Towberman and was soon the mother of Edward Thomas Towberman; she became a widow only one year later; she and her infant son moved back to live with her parents and siblings.
In December of 1863, Mary was wed to her brother-in-law, John Hanger Batis, who at that time was a widower and a Constable in Augusta County. Mary gave birth to a second son, William Kenneth Batis, in November of 1864. A few short years later, Mary became a widow for the second time, this time with two youngs sons to raise.
Mary Margaret Coffman would find lasting love and happiness with Russell Newman Wallace, a widower with seven living children, many of whom still resided at home. They married at the American Hotel in Staunton, Virginia on October 11th, 1870.
Mary and Russell would eventually have eight more children of their own before he passed away when their youngest child was only 10 years of age.
Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace was a devoted mother to Edward Thomas Towberman (wife Emma Jones & later Florence Blanche Lair), William Kenneth Batis (Wife, Willie A. Lewis Batis), Minnie Gertrude Wallace (later Mrs. George Washington Yeago), Charles Eugene Wallace (wife, Fannie McKay), Nettie Wallace (Mrs. Louis Dudley McNulty), Orlena Wallace (who died at the age of 2 years), Albert Newman Wallace (later, wife Lula Adella Brownlee), Maude M. Wallace (later, Mrs. John Olin Campbell), Allen Boyd Wallace (later, wife Florence Stringfellow) and Olive Cooper Wallace (later Mrs. Bernard Peyton Allen); a loving step-mother to James Augustus Wallace (wife Nora Engledove), William Armstrong Wallace (wife Mary Agnes "Minnie" Hobson), Alexander "Alec" Wallace (wife Nannie Coffman, niece to Mary Margaret), Thomas Archibald Wallace (wife Blanche Phelps), Ella Virginia "Eileen" Wallace (later, Mrs. Henry Hanson), John Morgan Wallace (wife Nellie Virginia Beaty & later, Daisy Elizabeth Walser) and Lula Katherine Wallace (Mrs. Samuel Miller Davidson); cherished daughter-in-law of Catherine Newman Wallace (who lived with the family throughout most of Mary's marriage to Russell, until Catherine's death in 1881).
After husband Russell died in 1894, Mary continued to operate the Wallace farm with the help of her children and remained a vital participant in their lives; a few years later their son Albert Newman Wallace became the Head of the Family and officially the operator of the Wallace Farm. On the 1900 Census, Mary's daughter Nettie, Nettie's husband Louis McNulty and their 2 year old son, John Wallace McNulty, are living with Mary, as is Mary's oldest son, Edward Towberman, already a widower.
Mary was a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece and Cousin to many. She was very involved in her community and a long-time member of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Mary died January 14, 1901, at the age of 61; she is buried next to her husband, Russell Newman Wallace.
Mary Margaret Coffman Towberman Batis Wallace is fondly remembered by all of the families who knew and loved her and by those who know of her.
OBITUARY for Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace
…from the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, January 18, 1901
"Another sad death is that which removed from a sorrowing community the Christian life and example of Mrs. Mary M. Wallace. Though a great sufferer for the past 5 years, her death nevertheless came suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday morning last in the 63rd year of her age. The funeral services were conducted here Tuesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. J. E. Ballou officiating, assisted by Rev. H.A. Young. Interment at Lebanon cemetery.
For 25 years Mrs. Wallace had been a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Her life was a noble example of Christian living and a benediction to those who came under her influence.
Deceased has been three times married, her first husband being Henry Towberman, of Hermitage, her second was John H. Batis, of New Hope, her last husband was Russell Wallace, whom she survived six years.
She is survived by a family of 5 sons and 4 daughters. The sons are Edward Towberman, of this place; William Batis, of Albemarle; Charles Wallace, of Illinois; and Albert and Allen Wallace; the daughters are Mrs. L.D. McNulty and Misses Minnie, Maude and Olive Wallace. She has also a sister, Mrs. Kittie Scott, of New Hope, and a brother, Jacob Coffman, of the same neighborhood."
Bio:
Mary Margaret Coffman was born in 1839 in the farming community of New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia, to parents John Coffman and Rebecca Erbaugh Coffman. She is the sister of Susannah Coffman (Mrs. Charles Batis), Jacob Coffman (wife Anna Jane Shaner Coffman & 2nd wife Catherine Sniteman Coffman), Elizabeth Coffman (Mrs. John Depriest), Nannie Coffman (Mrs. Jacob Zirkle), Christian Coffman (wife Sarah Cole Coffman), Rebecca Coffman (Mrs. Norval Willis Batis), Barbara Ann Coffman (Mrs. Joseph Leland Sorell) and Hester Coffman.
Granddaughter of Jacob Erbaugh and Esther Funk Erbaugh.
In 1856, Mary wed Henry Towberman and was soon the mother of Edward Thomas Towberman; she became a widow only one year later; she and her infant son moved back to live with her parents and siblings.
In December of 1863, Mary was wed to her brother-in-law, John Hanger Batis, who at that time was a widower and a Constable in Augusta County. Mary gave birth to a second son, William Kenneth Batis, in November of 1864. A few short years later, Mary became a widow for the second time, this time with two youngs sons to raise.
Mary Margaret Coffman would find lasting love and happiness with Russell Newman Wallace, a widower with seven living children, many of whom still resided at home. They married at the American Hotel in Staunton, Virginia on October 11th, 1870.
Mary and Russell would eventually have eight more children of their own before he passed away when their youngest child was only 10 years of age.
Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace was a devoted mother to Edward Thomas Towberman (wife Emma Jones & later Florence Blanche Lair), William Kenneth Batis (Wife, Willie A. Lewis Batis), Minnie Gertrude Wallace (later Mrs. George Washington Yeago), Charles Eugene Wallace (wife, Fannie McKay), Nettie Wallace (Mrs. Louis Dudley McNulty), Orlena Wallace (who died at the age of 2 years), Albert Newman Wallace (later, wife Lula Adella Brownlee), Maude M. Wallace (later, Mrs. John Olin Campbell), Allen Boyd Wallace (later, wife Florence Stringfellow) and Olive Cooper Wallace (later Mrs. Bernard Peyton Allen); a loving step-mother to James Augustus Wallace (wife Nora Engledove), William Armstrong Wallace (wife Mary Agnes "Minnie" Hobson), Alexander "Alec" Wallace (wife Nannie Coffman, niece to Mary Margaret), Thomas Archibald Wallace (wife Blanche Phelps), Ella Virginia "Eileen" Wallace (later, Mrs. Henry Hanson), John Morgan Wallace (wife Nellie Virginia Beaty & later, Daisy Elizabeth Walser) and Lula Katherine Wallace (Mrs. Samuel Miller Davidson); cherished daughter-in-law of Catherine Newman Wallace (who lived with the family throughout most of Mary's marriage to Russell, until Catherine's death in 1881).
After husband Russell died in 1894, Mary continued to operate the Wallace farm with the help of her children and remained a vital participant in their lives; a few years later their son Albert Newman Wallace became the Head of the Family and officially the operator of the Wallace Farm. On the 1900 Census, Mary's daughter Nettie, Nettie's husband Louis McNulty and their 2 year old son, John Wallace McNulty, are living with Mary, as is Mary's oldest son, Edward Towberman, already a widower.
Mary was a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece and Cousin to many. She was very involved in her community and a long-time member of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Mary died January 14, 1901, at the age of 61; she is buried next to her husband, Russell Newman Wallace.
Mary Margaret Coffman Towberman Batis Wallace is fondly remembered by all of the families who knew and loved her and by those who know of her.
OBITUARY for Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace
…from the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, January 18, 1901
"Another sad death is that which removed from a sorrowing community the Christian life and example of Mrs. Mary M. Wallace. Though a great sufferer for the past 5 years, her death nevertheless came suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday morning last in the 63rd year of her age. The funeral services were conducted here Tuesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. J. E. Ballou officiating, assisted by Rev. H.A. Young. Interment at Lebanon cemetery.
For 25 years Mrs. Wallace had been a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Her life was a noble example of Christian living and a benediction to those who came under her influence.
Deceased has been three times married, her first husband being Henry Towberman, of Hermitage, her second was John H. Batis, of New Hope, her last husband was Russell Wallace, whom she survived six years.
She is survived by a family of 5 sons and 4 daughters. The sons are Edward Towberman, of this place; William Batis, of Albemarle; Charles Wallace, of Illinois; and Albert and Allen Wallace; the daughters are Mrs. L.D. McNulty and Misses Minnie, Maude and Olive Wallace. She has also a sister, Mrs. Kittie Scott, of New Hope, and a brother, Jacob Coffman, of the same neighborhood."
Mary Margaret Coffman was born in 1839 in the farming community of New Hope, Augusta County, Virginia, to parents John Coffman and Rebecca Erbaugh Coffman. She is the sister of Susannah Coffman (Mrs. Charles Batis), Jacob Coffman (wife Anna Jane Shaner Coffman & 2nd wife Catherine Sniteman Coffman), Elizabeth Coffman (Mrs. John Depriest), Nannie Coffman (Mrs. Jacob Zirkle), Christian Coffman (wife Sarah Cole Coffman), Rebecca Coffman (Mrs. Norval Willis Batis), Barbara Ann Coffman (Mrs. Joseph Leland Sorell) and Hester Coffman.
Granddaughter of Jacob Erbaugh and Esther Funk Erbaugh.
In 1856, Mary wed Henry Towberman and was soon the mother of Edward Thomas Towberman; she became a widow only one year later; she and her infant son moved back to live with her parents and siblings.
In December of 1863, Mary was wed to her brother-in-law, John Hanger Batis, who at that time was a widower and a Constable in Augusta County. Mary gave birth to a second son, William Kenneth Batis, in November of 1864. A few short years later, Mary became a widow for the second time, this time with two youngs sons to raise.
Mary Margaret Coffman would find lasting love and happiness with Russell Newman Wallace, a widower with seven living children, many of whom still resided at home. They married at the American Hotel in Staunton, Virginia on October 11th, 1870.
Mary and Russell would eventually have eight more children of their own before he passed away when their youngest child was only 10 years of age.
Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace was a devoted mother to Edward Thomas Towberman (wife Emma Jones & later Florence Blanche Lair), William Kenneth Batis (Wife, Willie A. Lewis Batis), Minnie Gertrude Wallace (later Mrs. George Washington Yeago), Charles Eugene Wallace (wife, Fannie McKay), Nettie Wallace (Mrs. Louis Dudley McNulty), Orlena Wallace (who died at the age of 2 years), Albert Newman Wallace (later, wife Lula Adella Brownlee), Maude M. Wallace (later, Mrs. John Olin Campbell), Allen Boyd Wallace (later, wife Florence Stringfellow) and Olive Cooper Wallace (later Mrs. Bernard Peyton Allen); a loving step-mother to James Augustus Wallace (wife Nora Engledove), William Armstrong Wallace (wife Mary Agnes "Minnie" Hobson), Alexander "Alec" Wallace (wife Nannie Coffman, niece to Mary Margaret), Thomas Archibald Wallace (wife Blanche Phelps), Ella Virginia "Eileen" Wallace (later, Mrs. Henry Hanson), John Morgan Wallace (wife Nellie Virginia Beaty & later, Daisy Elizabeth Walser) and Lula Katherine Wallace (Mrs. Samuel Miller Davidson); cherished daughter-in-law of Catherine Newman Wallace (who lived with the family throughout most of Mary's marriage to Russell, until Catherine's death in 1881).
After husband Russell died in 1894, Mary continued to operate the Wallace farm with the help of her children and remained a vital participant in their lives; a few years later their son Albert Newman Wallace became the Head of the Family and officially the operator of the Wallace Farm. On the 1900 Census, Mary's daughter Nettie, Nettie's husband Louis McNulty and their 2 year old son, John Wallace McNulty, are living with Mary, as is Mary's oldest son, Edward Towberman, already a widower.
Mary was a beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece and Cousin to many. She was very involved in her community and a long-time member of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Mary died January 14, 1901, at the age of 61; she is buried next to her husband, Russell Newman Wallace.
Mary Margaret Coffman Towberman Batis Wallace is fondly remembered by all of the families who knew and loved her and by those who know of her.
OBITUARY for Mary Margaret Coffman Wallace
…from the Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, January 18, 1901
"Another sad death is that which removed from a sorrowing community the Christian life and example of Mrs. Mary M. Wallace. Though a great sufferer for the past 5 years, her death nevertheless came suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday morning last in the 63rd year of her age. The funeral services were conducted here Tuesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Rev. J. E. Ballou officiating, assisted by Rev. H.A. Young. Interment at Lebanon cemetery.
For 25 years Mrs. Wallace had been a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian church. Her life was a noble example of Christian living and a benediction to those who came under her influence.
Deceased has been three times married, her first husband being Henry Towberman, of Hermitage, her second was John H. Batis, of New Hope, her last husband was Russell Wallace, whom she survived six years.
She is survived by a family of 5 sons and 4 daughters. The sons are Edward Towberman, of this place; William Batis, of Albemarle; Charles Wallace, of Illinois; and Albert and Allen Wallace; the daughters are Mrs. L.D. McNulty and Misses Minnie, Maude and Olive Wallace. She has also a sister, Mrs. Kittie Scott, of New Hope, and a brother, Jacob Coffman, of the same neighborhood."
Family Members
Children
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Edward Thomas Towberman
1857–1943
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William Kenneth Batis
1864–1934
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Minnie Gertrude Wallace Yeago
1871–1912
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Charles Eugene Wallace
1873–1921
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Nettie Wallace McNulty
1874–1901
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Orlena Wallace
1875–1877
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Albert Newman Wallace
1876–1964
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Maude M. Wallace Campbell
1878–1960
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Allen Boyd Wallace Sr
1881–1958
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Olive Cooper "Ullie" Wallace Allen
1883–1969
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