Update – August 2026 I tore the WL Ancestors website down. ALL information on that website can now be found under Exploring > Genealogy. Also look to tags for specifics: ancestors, grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents, Leslie, Wallace, and so on. Last year I told you about my famous relatives. Now let me introduce…
Wallace
Robert Wallace & Catherine Cameron
Robert Wallace was born in Canada and brought his son, Alfred James Wallace, to Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. Catherine was born and died in Canada; she is the link to the Cameron’s that Ella Irene Wallace mentioned in her 1980 letter to me. Robert Wallace Catherine Cameron Marriage Robert and Catherine were married on December 29,…
Hugh Wallace & Mary Reid
As of December 2024, this is my biggest brick wall. They are a mysterious couple, and while there are records from their lifetimes, the records are scarce and hard to read. I got a clue about this pair from an OPR record shared by a fellow Wallace descendant. That’s the OPR birth record of Thomas…
Thomas Wallace & Isabella Dickie
This is where the story of the Wallace family opened up wide. Before I learned about the existence of Thomas Wallace, my family were pretty sure that Robert Wallace (1823-1912) had brought the family from Scotland to Canada, and then into the US. That was a family story I’d heard many times. And then I…
Alfred James Wallace
September 16, 1867-June 23, 1958 Parents Robert Wallace (1823-1912) and Catherine Cameron (1839-1881) Siblings Marriage Francis Myrtle Tindale April 18, 1894 in Cass City, Tuscola, Michigan. Children Stories Coming To Cass City The family story says that Robert Wallace (1823-1912) and son Alfred James Wallace (1867-1958) took a train from Canada to Imlay City, Michigan….
Francis Myrtle Tindale
February 12, 1874-December 16, 1933 Parents James Brockelbank Tindale (1849-1915) and Hannah Elizabeth Morley (1853-1927) Siblings Marriage Alfred James Wallace on April 18, 1894 in Cass City, Michigan Children Stories Oyster Supper, 1905 A March 17, 1905 newspaper reported, “Last Thursday evening a company of about twenty-five from town went to the home of Mr….
Robert “Mick” Tindale Wallace
August 19, 1916-November 10, 1945 Growing up, we didn’t hear much about Robert Tindale Wallace – known as Mick. This is most likely because of his tragic death at the hands of a hit and run driver. So let me tell you what I’ve learned about Mick. (And if you have anything to share, please…