Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-02-18
A MINISTER 81 YEARS OLD,
Rev. J. W. Wallace Had Lived in
jackson County Since 1867 Was
SS Years Of Age.

The Kansas City Journal writing
of the father Of Rev. A. A. Wallace OF
this city, said:
Rev. J. W. Wallace, aged SO years,
for more than three-score years q
minister OF the Presbyterian church
and since 1857 a resident OF jackson
county, died at bis home at Indepen-
dence at 1918 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, after an Illness OF eleven weeks.
The physicians gave malmutrition Of
the nerve oenters, due to his ad-
vanced age, as the cause OF death He
was conscious until the last, and with
him when be passed away were his
wife and two sons, Hon. VIM II.
Wallace OF Kansas City, and Rev. A..
A. Wallace, OF MEXICO, MO.
Funeral services will be held at 10
O'Clock tomorrow forenoon from the
First Presbyterian church at Inde-
pendence, the services being In charge
Of Rev. s. NJ. Neal, Of Kansas City.
In addition addresses win be delivered
Iby Rev. Dir. E G. Gordon, Of Lexing.
pton, former president OF Westminster
college; and Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Chaney,
Rev. Mr.. Mckinley and DR.. A. ID,
Madeira, Of Independence. The pail
bearers will be four Of the elders OF
the Wallace church at Cockrell, Mo
and two others TO be selected at In
dependence. Burial will be in the
Independence cemetery.
Mr.. Wallace was born 10 Fayette
county, KY November 20, 1921, the
only son Of John Wallace, a farmer.
He was one Of a family Of three chill
dren. One Of bis sisters died 10 child.
hood and the other while still a young
woman. After completing the course
|ofstudy In the public schools the son
was sentt to Centre College, at Danville
KY, and graduating from there at the
age Of 10 years, spent three years In
Princeton Theological seminary. He
then returned TO Kentucky and enter
ed the ministry as Presby yterian.
He remained In kentucky till 1858.
during which period be occupied
pastorates at NJ. Sterling, Montgom-
| cry county, and later 81 Versailles.
Coming TO Missouri in 1857, the
family settled on the farm fiye miles
east q Lee : summit which was the
family home til twenty-one years ago,
barring an interruption for two years
from August 1858. 70 1865, when
among others driven from their homes
by General Ewiug's "Order No. III
the veteran minister, with his family,
vent TO Fulton, Callaway county, No.
where as long as be remained, be oc'
icupied a position in Westminster Col
Ilege. Like the rest OF the people
driven from their homes BY the action
lof General Ewing, Mr.. Wallace iosl
heavily by the depredatlons OF sold
iers and guerrillas, and when he came
back to the farm little remained on i
but the house.
Lweney-one years aso mr. Hallao'
ana ms iamiiy moved 20 ihnepen
aence' put he uio not fei'hquish en'
pastorate Oh lne enuIcn near A'ee'
summit tnat pe nau taken up wnel
ne nrss came 70 missouri tii 'nIes
years ago Wi'cn iaiiins healta ioIceo
MIN 70 give up al churon uul'es. 1n'
ehnfcn near Lees summit vas 70
ouiit long ago ano now oss.s on'
name OF wallace as feooen'elon 2
the great services rendered. " oy Mf
wallace hr. wallace never gave "
the ownership OF Inc Iafm. hI- Ha'
iaee's nse sons were al raised On sn'
farm one OF tne 'unaamentsi oeilei'
OF the father being that tn's was tn'
oniy way children should De reared
He himself mad been given goad COZ
lege education BY his father, and ni
boys we're given the saue advantages
| Politically, Mr. Wallace was Away
ID Democrat snd though be took n
Iaetive part In the great struggle o
1.-THE Civil war, was an ardent sympa