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Note: Presbytrian Minister at Beaver Creek Church, Wallace, VA
Moved to Greene Co. TN, and began to study under Samual Doak, Tusculem College. After this, he went to Rockbridge Co., VA and continued his studies under his uncle, Rev. Sam Houston. He was licensed to preach about 1828. His fiedl of labor was at New Dublin, Pulaski Co., VA; after this he went to Christiansburg, Montgomery Co. where he preached and taught school until the year of 1837, where his labors were blessed to the edification and grace of the church. In 1837 he moved to Washington Co., VA where he spent the remainder of his life. Until 1850, and for a long time previous, he was the only old school minister in the county. For many years the churches of Walnut Grove and Maple Grove were operated under very discouraging circumstances, yet his labors were not in vain. His salary being small, he was compelled to resort to teaching; and other means in order to support his family.
Later went to Rockbridge Co., VA, completed his study under Rev. Sam Houston, Ester's Brother.
Liscened to preach in 1828. Read History of Last State of Franklin, by William, page 313, tells of John Houston Wallace.
Catherine H. Hanby was the sister of his son, William Preston Wallace's wife, Jane.
Studied Latin and Greek with the Rev. Samual Rutherford Houston, who was his Uncle. General Sam Houston was his third cousin.
From "Families of Washington County and Bristol, Virginia, 1776- 1996", Compiled by the Holston Territory Genealogical Society, 1996, p. 341 -- "He lived most of his life in Virginia, dying March 7, 1882. He is buried about two miles east of Bristol in Walnut Grove Cemetery."
From a letter written in 1907 by Frances Jane Wallace Teeter -- "My father, Jno H. Wallace, was born Blount County Tennessee and when but a lad removed with his parents to Alabama where he lived until nearly grown. He then returned to Green County entering upon course of study under Rev. Samuel Doak at Tusculum College where he received most of his education. After this he went to Rockbridge County, Virginia, and continued his studies under his uncle Rev. Samuel Houston. He was licensed to preach about 1828. His first field of labor was New Dublin, Pulaski County, Va. After this he went to Christianburg, Virginia, where he preached and taught until 1837 when he moved to Washington County to remain for the rest of his life. He and Martha (Rayburn) had six children: (after her death he remarried three times with no additional issue) amassed a fortune, had thousands of acres of land and a mansion and slaves; had a grist mill, tannery, general store in the area of Virginia which became Wallace in his honor. His children married, he gave each a house, a farm, a cow, a horse, and furniture. He was a teacher to the children from a six mile radius of his plantation conducting classes in a slave cabin after the war. He must have had boundless energy managing his properties, teaching five days a week from 7 to 4 pm aand then riding twenty miles on horseback to preach weekends." She also said that she was the last living member of her family, including her husband and children.
From a letter written in the 1940's by a granddaughter (Lulu) describing a protrait of John at about 60 years of age --"it showed him a distinguished gentlemand of the old school. He had a roach of light hair combed back from his forehead, keen blue eyes, a rather long nose and a firm mouth".
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