Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Harper Wallace and Louisa J. Donaldson




Husband John Harper Wallace 1 2 3

           Born: 19 Jan 1849 - North Fayette Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Joseph Wallace (1820-1889) 1 4 5
         Mother: Mary Dunbar (1820-      ) 1 4 5


       Marriage: 1870 2

   Other Spouse: Jennie B. Oliver (1852-      ) 2 6 - 4 Apr 1873 2 6



Wife Louisa J. Donaldson 2 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 May 1871 2 6
         Buried: 


         Father: John Donaldson (      -      ) 6
         Mother: 




Children
1 M Dr. Joseph Donaldson Wallace 2 6

           Born: 3 Jun 1869 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1899 7
         Buried:  - Philadelphia, PA
         Spouse: Margaret Morris Watson (1874-      ) 7
           Marr: 15 Jun 1898 7



General Notes: Husband - John Harper Wallace


He resided on a farm of 163 acres, which was situated in Canton Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, adjoining the corporation limits of Washington. He was president of the Dunbar-Wallace Company, of Washington, and president of the Crafton Builders' Supply Company, of Crafton.
He was afforded excellent educational advantages in his youth, receiving academic training in several well known institutions. In 1889 he purchased a farm in Canton Township and made it his home thereafter. He took an interest in fine stock, particularly horses, and was credited with having one of the best driving teams in the county.

His father was a good and a just man, but he was a dear lover of peace at home, and oftentimes he was compelled to sacrifice justice in order to secure peace. His only heirs were a son and a daughter, and the relations between them were not always agreeable. His will divided the old homestead into equal shares, in acreage, between them, with all the buildings on the daughter's side of the line; then under the provisions of the will, in practice if not in form, both shares, for an indefinite period, came under the control of the daughter, and she received every penny of the products for twelve years. Understanding the situation in all its causes and its bearings, a kinsman stepped in and bought a beautiful farm in the suburbs of Washington, Pennsylvania, erected upon it commodious and handsome buildings, paying cash for everything, and delivered John Harper and his family from a life of servitude.

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Sources


1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 680.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 543.

3 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 23.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 564.

5 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 14.

6 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 45.

7 John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Wallace Family (New York: Self-published, 1902), Pg 50.


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