Person:Matthew Wallace (8)

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Col. Matthew Auten Wallace
b.28 Mar 1764 Virginia
  • HCol. Matthew Auten Wallace1764 - 1840
  • WMary Houston1797 - 1854
m. Bef 1840
Facts and Events
Name Col. Matthew Auten Wallace
Gender Male
Birth? 28 Mar 1764 Virginia
Marriage to Rachel Elizabeth "Betsy" McGhee
Marriage Bef 1840 to Mary Houston
Death? 1 Jul 1840 Blount County, Tennessee
References
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    COL Matthew Auten Wallace
    BIRTH 28 Mar 1764
    Virginia, USA
    DEATH 1 Jul 1840 (aged 76)
    Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    BURIAL
    New Providence Cemetery
    Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA

    Many records on ancestry.com list Matthew Wallace as a Colonel and an important figure in the establishment of Blount County, Tennessee.
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    Name: Matthew Wallace
    Gender: M (Male)
    State: Tennessee
    Locality: Territory South of Ohio River
    County: Blount County
    Residence Year: 1800
    Household Remarks: On 3 Aug 1795 he was made a Justice of the Peace for Blount County.
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    Name: Matthew Wallace
    Gender: M (Male)
    State: Tennessee
    Locality: Territory South of Ohio River
    County: Blount County
    Residence Year: 1800
    Household Remarks: On 3 Aug 1795 he was made Second Lieutenant in the Cavalry for Blount County.
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    Inscription, "Who died in this place." Age 76
    Son of William Wallace and Mary Wallis. His parents were cousins.

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