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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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VICTOR A. WALLACE, cashier of Traders Bank. Mr. Wallace was born in Topsham, Vermont, in 1848. His parents, Andrew J. W. and Caroline, nee Jenness, were natives of the same state. Victor A. was reared and educated at his birthplace. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G, Sixth Vermont Regiment, where he served until the close of the war. This regiment was in the Sixth Army Corps, taking part in all its battles, from the battle of the Wilderness until the surrender of General Lee. In 1866 he came to Clinton, Missouri, where he served as deputy collector for several years. In 1873 he was appointed in the postal service, where he served as head clerk for nine years on the M., K. & T. R. R. He was twice tendered the position of chief clerk for the State of Texas, but declined. In the spring of 1882 he was chosen cashier of the Traders Bank of Carthage, which position he now fills. He was married twice, the second time to Alice Davis of Bloomington, Illinois. They have one child, Jenness T. Mr. Wallace is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
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