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4. Elizabeth
Anna CONKLIN was born on 5 Sep 1831 in Monroe , Ohio.2,6,7 She died on 11 Aug 1917 in Dubuque, Dubuque , Iowa.6 Elizabeth Anna CONKLIN and Thomas
J WALLACE were married on 3 Apr 1850 in Jackson , Iowa.6 They were married by a French priest in the Parrish
of Garryowen, Butler Township, Jackson Co., Iowa Thomas
J WALLACE1,7 (son of Living) was born on 6 Jan 1806 in Rathcool, Cork
Co. Ireland.7 He died on
16 May 1888.7 He left his
home for a place called Dubuque, Iowa in 1825. He and three other men left Ireland
when he was very young on a small sailing vessel. After seven weeks on the water,
they landed at Halifax Canada. Strolled along and came to where some men were
building a railroad. He hired out for 3 dollars and board and help build the
first eight miles of the Scheulkill and Suscquhanna Railroad. Then he started
on foot for Dubuque. Sometimes he would get a ride by overtaking a man driving
an ox team. There was no settlement where Chicago is now. He found some white
people where Waukeegan now is. He found a few whites at a stream, thought it
was where Galena is now. After a time he got to Dubuque but never worked in them
mines. He got in with a gang of surveyors and helped run some of the correction
lines across Iowa. He got a piece of land and planted it to corn. A man named
John McClurg traded with him in the southern part of Dubuque county. He did
not have that long till a young Englishman traded him out of that place in OtterCreek
Township, Jackson Co. Iowa
Here are two letters he writes to my grandma in the 1940's (I tried to preserve
the typo's of this 90+ year old man the make the letters so precious):
Letter to granddaughter Mary Ellis Gallagher:
Oct The i, 1944, Zion Ill, Dear Nick, Mary , Mary Ann, PATSY, Katie and B,llie
Peace Be Multipliedd Unto Every One Of You Just A Few Lines I Wrote You At Tucson
Arizonia And i Wrote You At Albuquerque Gen Delivery , And Got No Answer Sofar.
Well Thanks Be Unto God We Are Still Among The Land Of The Living Grandd Ma Is
Not VERY Well But I Am A Bout The Same , This is A Little H,story Of Our Family
T,J, WALLACEWas Born Jan The 5, i8o6, in County Cork At Dewhollow On The Banks
Of The Black water My Mother Was Born Sep The 5, i83i, In Monro County Ohio My
Father Come to America under John Q Adamss Ad Minastration. , The Conklins Moved
To Brandon T,P, Jackson CO IOWA In I'48 or 49, And My Mother was the 2 Oldest
Of i4 Children They Were Married By A French Priest Father Paradine And I was
The Oldest Of i2 Children, Aunt Marywas The Youngest Of I2, ChildrenMarch The
29, i862, We Were Married Sep the 2o, 1877, Only Two Of Her Family Living Only
Two Of My Family Living WE had i9 Children 8, Still Living 37 Grand Children
And 4o Great Grand ChildrenWe A Whole Heard Of People In This War In The Diferant
Parts Of It I Was Borb Feb The i6, i85i, Started To Work and Working Ever Since
In A New Country No Neighbor!
s A
Very Rough Part Of Iowaa And wild Game All Kindes Animal, Birds, Fish, Every
Thing But Money. And That was Scarce I Had 5 Uncles in That war and Every war
Since
Andd The Greatest Thing in The Universe is To Know God Jehovah And Christ His
First CREATION, And To Know Him The Active Agent Of Jehovah Up Yntill To Day
And The Greatest Thing in All The Sgess is To Bring up Our Children According
To Godss Holy will Exodus 6, 6, to 9. Deuteryonomy ii, i8,to 2o. Eph 6, i,2,3,4,
We Did Not Know I Am Sorry To Say But It Is Their By The Finger Of The Jreat
RULEROF The Univesrs Teach The Children How To Have Long Life EXODUS 2o,i2 Deuteronomy
5, i6, And Write Some Time And Let Us Hear How You Are We Love To Hear From All
Our People I Hope You Will write UsGEOrge was Fine The Last We Heard From Him
May The God Of Mercy Love And Grace Lead Guide And Direct You All in His way
is The Prayer Of Your Grand Dad And Grand Ma Peac Be To Every One of You,
Letter to Mary Ellis Gallagher, his grand daughter:
Feb The i6, i945, Zion Ill,
Dear Mary Nick Mary Ann Patsy Caty and Billie Peace Be To Every One Of You
Just Received Your Letter And And Was So Glad To Hear From You All That You Are
In Such A Good Place To Live And Among Such Good People That Sure is A Grand
Place To Be in Especially For The Children Sake, Yes I Wrote Diferant Letters
I Wrote On To Tucson Arizonia It Never Come Back ,I Wrote To Your Town General
Delivery And It Came Back And Iw Rote One Other It Never Came Back
Yes i Passed My 94 Year, Ald Started On My 95, Year At 6 Oclock in The Morning
Of This 16 Of Feb i945, And Grand Ma is Still with Us For Which we Do Praise
And Thank God For His Wonderful Love Mercy And Grace And Saveing Health To Us
Poor Unworthy Children,But This what He Promist To Us with Long Life will I Satisfy
Him and Show Him My SalvationAll Our Folks are Well As Far A We Can Hear Only
Franks Daughter Frances ,She is A Very Sick Girl, Only God Can Deliver Her, Frand
Ma, And i, We Have Been Up And Down, For Quite A While But That Is Natural For
All Old People Like Us And We Have No Kick Comming For We Have A Good Long Life
O And One wonderful Thing Is How The Lord is Keeppi ng Our Solder Boys From Destruction,
But They All Are In His Hands,well as it is late i will quit for now nad if the
lord spars me i will write more the next timekove and best wishes to every one
of you,Your Grand Dad And Grand Mother Mr, and Mrs J,C, WALACE Cion ZION ILL
Elizabeth Anna CONKLIN and Thomas J WALLACE had the following children:
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