Esther Test Wallace 1807-1834
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N 40° 08.255 W 087° 23.411
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This marker calls attention to the resting place of Esther Wallace, mother of General Lew Wallace.
Waymark Code: WM6GF6
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2009
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This marker stands adjacent to Oak Grove Cemetery on SR 136 (Liberty St.) in Covington. The full text reads:
"Esther Test Wallace
1807-1834
The 1st wife of Governor David Wallace and mother of General Lew Wallace, soldier, author of Ben Hur, statesman & diplomat, is here buried. She influenced the lives of two important Hoosiers."
The marker was placed in 1969 by the Fountain Central High School Junior Historical Society.
County: Fountain
Year Placed: 1969
Name: Esther Test Wallace 1807-1834
ID#: 23.1970.2
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