Wallace was with the family when they moved from Valley County, Nebraska to Kimball, Nebraska in 1920. He died of diphtheria at age 4 in 1924, following surgery for the problem. The surgery took place on the family dining room table, while the family watched.
His mother wrote this regarding Wallace: "Born in Mira Valley 9 1/2 miles south of Ord, Nebr. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Aunt Maud Hastings, nurse. Weight at birth 9 1/4 lbs. Named for his paternal grandfather Walter Scott White. Moved with his parents to Kimball, Nebr. when he was 16 months of age. He was 3 1/2 years when the family moved to the Rodman farm 4 miles north of town (Kimball). Living there about 13 months. Moved back to Kimball on May 17, 1924 where three weeks later he died. He was in bed a week with measles, along with Lewis and Kenneth all having gotten them from Durwin. About the time he got up he developed a bad cough, which turned into double pneumonia with diphtheria culture, which caused his death in two days. He had straight, light hair and brown eyes."
His mother wrote this regarding Wallace: "Born in Mira Valley 9 1/2 miles south of Ord, Nebr. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Aunt Maud Hastings, nurse. Weight at birth 9 1/4 lbs. Named for his paternal grandfather Walter Scott White. Moved with his parents to Kimball, Nebr. when he was 16 months of age. He was 3 1/2 years when the family moved to the Rodman farm 4 miles north of town (Kimball). Living there about 13 months. Moved back to Kimball on May 17, 1924 where three weeks later he died. He was in bed a week with measles, along with Lewis and Kenneth all having gotten them from Durwin. About the time he got up he developed a bad cough, which turned into double pneumonia with diphtheria culture, which caused his death in two days. He had straight, light hair and brown eyes."
Wallace was with the family when they moved from Valley County, Nebraska to Kimball, Nebraska in 1920. He died of diphtheria at age 4 in 1924, following surgery for the problem. The surgery took place on the family dining room table, while the family watched.
His mother wrote this regarding Wallace: "Born in Mira Valley 9 1/2 miles south of Ord, Nebr. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Aunt Maud Hastings, nurse. Weight at birth 9 1/4 lbs. Named for his paternal grandfather Walter Scott White. Moved with his parents to Kimball, Nebr. when he was 16 months of age. He was 3 1/2 years when the family moved to the Rodman farm 4 miles north of town (Kimball). Living there about 13 months. Moved back to Kimball on May 17, 1924 where three weeks later he died. He was in bed a week with measles, along with Lewis and Kenneth all having gotten them from Durwin. About the time he got up he developed a bad cough, which turned into double pneumonia with diphtheria culture, which caused his death in two days. He had straight, light hair and brown eyes."
His mother wrote this regarding Wallace: "Born in Mira Valley 9 1/2 miles south of Ord, Nebr. Dr. Hemphill, physician. Aunt Maud Hastings, nurse. Weight at birth 9 1/4 lbs. Named for his paternal grandfather Walter Scott White. Moved with his parents to Kimball, Nebr. when he was 16 months of age. He was 3 1/2 years when the family moved to the Rodman farm 4 miles north of town (Kimball). Living there about 13 months. Moved back to Kimball on May 17, 1924 where three weeks later he died. He was in bed a week with measles, along with Lewis and Kenneth all having gotten them from Durwin. About the time he got up he developed a bad cough, which turned into double pneumonia with diphtheria culture, which caused his death in two days. He had straight, light hair and brown eyes."
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