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Message:: [QUOTE="Born2it, post: 10496400, member: 59977"]I went so far down that rabbit hole!  I definitely can’t say I found the maker for sure.  However, I found a G.W. Wallace born in Oklahoma who died in Texas, AND an older G.W. Wallace who was born in Texas and died in Ada, Oklahoma, but was in Hugo in at least part of 1936. The son of the latter spent at least a year in Texas starting in 1941. There are a *large* number of Wallaces who started in one of the states and ended in the other, so it isn’t too hard to imagine how it got there. Anyhoo:[ATTACH=full]527873[/ATTACH] I’m pretty sure he’s not the maker, but he might have had possession.  My favorite candidate for maker is this fellow:[ATTACH=full]527874[/ATTACH] who moved from Hugo to Ada in 1936 to be closer to his kids.From the July 1939 Obituary:“G. W. Wallace Dies In Hospital At Ada HUGO, July 18--G. W. Wallace, retired building contractor who erected many of the brick buildings In Hugo, died in the Valley View hospital at Ada, at 5:30 a. m., Saturday following an illness of several years. He was 74 years old. The body was brought overland to Hugo early Sunday and funeral services were conducted from the First Presbyterian church at 3 p. m. by the Rev. Mitchell Epperson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Ada. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery Surviving in addition to his wife are a son and a daughter, Arch Wallace, Instructor in the East Central State college, Ada; and Mrs. Rose Fooshee, also of Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace moved to Ada in 1936 to be near their child-ren. Both have been in poor health for several years. They came to Hugo in 1908 where Mr. Wallace engaged in the construction business until his retirement in 1925. Until they moved to Ada in 1936, they resided on East Duke street where they still own a home…” Of course, I could also be completely wrong ‍♀️[/QUOTE]

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