Funeral services for William Fonday Wallace, 77, who died Thursday at the Soldiers' Home in Danville, will be held this afternoon at the home of his niece, Mrs. Walter Patteson. Interment will made in the family lot in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Decedent was a son of Dr. William S. Wallace and Frances J. (Todd) Wallace, his mother being a sister of Abraham Lincoln's wife Mary. His parents were prominent early residents of the city. He served during the Civil war as a member of Company I, Seventh Illinois Infantry, which was engaged in some of the important campaigns and battles of the war.
Mr. Wallace was born in Springfield and this city was always his home, although for the last twenty years he had resided at the Soldiers' home. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family, the only relatives being eight nephews and nieces. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 7-21-1923
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Wallace, William F
Rank Pvt
Company I
Unit 7 IL US INF
Residence Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL
Age 18
Height 5' 11 3/4
Hair Brown
Eyes Grey
Complexion Light
Occupation Clerk
Nativity Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL
Joined Feb 15, 1864 Springfield, IL
Period 3 years
Muster In Feb 21, 1864 Camp Butler
Muster Out Jul 9, 1865 Louisville, KY
Decedent was a son of Dr. William S. Wallace and Frances J. (Todd) Wallace, his mother being a sister of Abraham Lincoln's wife Mary. His parents were prominent early residents of the city. He served during the Civil war as a member of Company I, Seventh Illinois Infantry, which was engaged in some of the important campaigns and battles of the war.
Mr. Wallace was born in Springfield and this city was always his home, although for the last twenty years he had resided at the Soldiers' home. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family, the only relatives being eight nephews and nieces. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 7-21-1923
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Wallace, William F
Rank Pvt
Company I
Unit 7 IL US INF
Residence Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL
Age 18
Height 5' 11 3/4
Hair Brown
Eyes Grey
Complexion Light
Occupation Clerk
Nativity Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL
Joined Feb 15, 1864 Springfield, IL
Period 3 years
Muster In Feb 21, 1864 Camp Butler
Muster Out Jul 9, 1865 Louisville, KY
Funeral services for William Fonday Wallace, 77, who died Thursday at the Soldiers' Home in Danville, will be held this afternoon at the home of his niece, Mrs. Walter Patteson. Interment will made in the family lot in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Decedent was a son of Dr. William S. Wallace and Frances J. (Todd) Wallace, his mother being a sister of Abraham Lincoln's wife Mary. His parents were prominent early residents of the city. He served during the Civil war as a member of Company I, Seventh Illinois Infantry, which was engaged in some of the important campaigns and battles of the war.
Mr. Wallace was born in Springfield and this city was always his home, although for the last twenty years he had resided at the Soldiers' home. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family, the only relatives being eight nephews and nieces. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 7-21-1923
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Wallace, William F
Rank Pvt
Company I
Unit 7 IL US INF
Residence Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL
Age 18
Height 5' 11 3/4
Hair Brown
Eyes Grey
Complexion Light
Occupation Clerk
Nativity Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL
Joined Feb 15, 1864 Springfield, IL
Period 3 years
Muster In Feb 21, 1864 Camp Butler
Muster Out Jul 9, 1865 Louisville, KY
Decedent was a son of Dr. William S. Wallace and Frances J. (Todd) Wallace, his mother being a sister of Abraham Lincoln's wife Mary. His parents were prominent early residents of the city. He served during the Civil war as a member of Company I, Seventh Illinois Infantry, which was engaged in some of the important campaigns and battles of the war.
Mr. Wallace was born in Springfield and this city was always his home, although for the last twenty years he had resided at the Soldiers' home. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family, the only relatives being eight nephews and nieces. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 7-21-1923
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Wallace, William F
Rank Pvt
Company I
Unit 7 IL US INF
Residence Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL
Age 18
Height 5' 11 3/4
Hair Brown
Eyes Grey
Complexion Light
Occupation Clerk
Nativity Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL
Joined Feb 15, 1864 Springfield, IL
Period 3 years
Muster In Feb 21, 1864 Camp Butler
Muster Out Jul 9, 1865 Louisville, KY
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