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William Wallace's Mill -
1859

Located on Clanton Creek in Jefferson Township, Township 76N, Range 25W, in the SW corner of the NE quarter of section 32.

[Zoom in on this 1859 map of Jefferson Township (provided by the Library of Congress) to see surrounding areas.]

William Dowell Wallace was born Aug 18, 1825 in Indiana, the son of Joshua Wallace.  He came to Iowa, purchasing land in Jefferson Township, Warren County.  William owned and operated a saw mill powered by water on Clanton Creek. He married Mary Ann Thornburg on March 30, 1863 in Warren County and they had six children: Martha G., William R., James T., Richard Albert, Mary Rosa, and Minnie Evelyn. William's wife, Mary Ann, died on Oct 25,1900. After that time William lived with his married daughters in Iowa and California. He died in Chico, Butte County, CA on March 23, 1912, but is buried with his wife in Wallace Cemetery (aka Wick Cemetery), Jefferson Township, Warren County, Iowa.

The Advocate-Tribune, Indianola, Iowa, Thurs., Apr 11,1912, p. 2
Wick News - William Wallace, an old settler of this vicinity, but for the past year was living with his daughter, Mrs. Johnston of Los Angeles, CA, where he died. His children brought his remains here. The Rev. Pike of Des Moines held a short service at the church, after which his remains were placed in the Wick Cemetery by his wife.

Sources: compiled from census reports, marriage records, Warren County histories, Warren County newspapers, FamilySearch, and Ancestry.com

Special thanks to Mary Morken on Ancestry.com for permission to add the above photo of William Dowell Wallace with this information about his mill.