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Family: Thompson "Finn" Wallace / Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman (F69)

m. Bef 1845


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  • Male
    Thompson "Finn" Wallace

    Birth  Abt 1818  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Between 1851 and 1854  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Marriage  Bef 1845   
    Father   
    Mother   

    Female
    Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman

    Birth  22 Sep 1820  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  9 Nov 1898  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Henry Strickland White, Sr | F65 
    Marriage  Aft 1852  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Amaziah Vardeman | F70 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Una (Eunice) Carter | F70 Group Sheet 

    Female
    Elizabeth "Betty" C. Wallace

    Birth  Between 1846 and 1848  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
    Burial     
    Spouse  Paschal Clark | F358 
    Marriage  1867  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    Sophie H. Wallace

    Birth  Abt 1849  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Yes, date unknown   
    Burial     
    Spouse  Franklin L. Chandler | F360 
    Marriage  31 Jul 1890  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Female
    Mary Josephine Wallace

    Birth  23 Feb 1851  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 Oct 1930  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elias Clark | F361 
    Marriage  Abt 1870   

  • Notes  Married:
    • "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" lists Mary Etta Vardeman's first husband as Wallis "Finn" Wallace. They do not provide any documentation for this, however.

      I believe Mary Etta's first husband was actually Thomson Wallace, and they can be located in Lawrence County, Mississippi at the time of the 1850 census. On that census, Thomson and Maretta Wallis were listed in the same household with a 3 year old Elizabeth and 1 year old Sophia.

      Thompson apparently died prior to 1860, because at the time of that census, Mary Etta was married to Henry Strickland White, and living with him in Sabine County, Texas. Her children from her first marriage were listed as follows: Elizabeth Wallis, age 14, Mississippi; Joseph Wallis, age 12, Mississippi; and Josephine Wallis, age 9, Mississippi. Note that Joseph was not listed in 1850, nor is a Sophia listed in 1860. I believe the 1860 census may have been in error, and that Mary Etta and Thomson were the parents of only three children: Elizabeth, Sophia and Josephine. Josephine was probably born soon after the 1850 census. Maybe the census taker confused the names Sophia and Joseph. Or, perhaps they did have a son named Joseph as well.

      In 1870, only 20 year old Josephine Wallace, listed as born in Texas, was still shown as living with her mother. But according to other records, a Josephine Wallace was already married to Elias Clark and living with him. I suspect it was actually Sophia Wallace who was still living at home with her mother in 1870. This suspicion can be confirmed by the fact that in 1880, 30 year old Sophie Wallace, born in Mississippi was the only child from her mother's first marriage that was listed in her mother's home. Sophia was married in 1890.