CAHILL, R(ichard) Wallace, Esq. of DeKalb, OH, graduated from Wittenberg
College, Springfield, OH, with the class of 1878 after studying there for the
years 1874-5, 1875-6, 1876-7, 1877-8 only in the collegiate department.
He read law in Norwalk, OH, and became a prosecuting attorney and Common
Pleas judge in Henry County, OH.
R. Wallace Cahill was born near Tiro, OH on April 22, 1851, son of Richard
Wallace and Catherine Richards Cahill.
He married Jennie M. Shoemaker in 1884 and they had four daughters.
He died Dec 28, 1932 at Cleveland, OH, and is buried at Napoleon.
Questions needing answers yet:
1) Was his mother a second wife of Richard Wallace Cahill?
2) When and where was he married?
3) Names, birthdates, married names of the four daughters?
4) Any military service?
5) Church affiliation/denomination?
6) Was he a half brother of Abraham Cahill and David C. Cahill whose father
is Richard Wallace Cahill, but whose mother is Eliza Cummins? Or is he a
nephew? Repitition of names tangles the web!
I would appreciate any help you can offer!
Carol A. Schmalenberger, Pittsburg, CA
R2AC(a)aol.com