Veteran Status Confirmed

I thought it was exciting when I found Mallison, a Revolutionary War vet buried here in Pine Township (thanks to a reader). I was able to retell some of his story and to document the cemetery that he rests in, ensuring that for the time being, that part of our local history remains intact.

I am pleased to say that with the help of our guest blogger, Thomas Keenan, we have found George Wallace and confirmed that he is also a Revolutionary War veteran.

Hopefully, our next steps will be to get his grave marked with a veteran marker.

George Wallace, was born in Ireland around 1749 and came to colonies in 1775 or 1776. He became a private in the Chester County militia. From 1776 until his discharge in 1781 he served three separate duties for a few months each time. His first militia service was in the Second Battalion under the command of Colonel Thomas Hockley and may have been with the units that marched to Long Island.

George married Sarah probably in the late 1770’s or early 1780’s but the date is unknown. The Wallace’s remained in Chester County until at least 1790 when they moved to Moon Township. The Wallace’s relocated again to Pine Township in 1799. The land that he purchased was a few hundred acres.

Given the location of the Wallace Family Cemetery I would bet his acreage is roughly the land that makes up Treesdale in Pine Township.

George and Sarah had ten known children: Jane, Elizabeth, Polly, Martha, John, George II, Sarah, Thomas, Nancy, and Rebecca.

George died in late 1835 and Sarah died in 1838. They are both buried in the Wallace Cemetery in Pine Township.

The headstone on the left is Sarah, George Wallace’s wife. The headstone on the right is George Wallace. I included the picture despite the fact that the engravings do not show up in the picture. In person, his name is still visible.

Although the book Pioneer Cemeteries of Pine and Richland Townships, lists many of the graves as illegible, I was able to read many of them. Surprisingly, you are able to see read George Wallace’s headstone although the engraving doesn’t show up in the picture.

The cemetery is a tiny piece of land leftover at the bottom of a steep hill at the end of West Grove Drive.

Hopefully we can get the VA to place a marker for George Wallace. If you or anyone you know is a veteran and a member of a veteran group in the area, we would appreciate you sharing this story to gather support. 

My little helper.

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Brown Road Farm?

This style of barn was quite common in Pine Township. Shutters on the multiple windows, a decorative trim – much more ornate than the barns I grew up with in northern PA.

But this picture of a threshing crew, unknown year, unknown location, is listed as Pine Township by the Detre Library Archives.

I couldn’t help but notice the barn windows were VERY similar to the windows found in the abandoned barn photos I took last summer. The placement of the middle row windows specifically makes me think this is the barn on Brown Road.

No steeple but the barn probably had work completed before it was abandoned and the steeple could have been removed.

Regardless if the threshing photo is on Brown Road, it is fun to try to solve these mysteries.