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M Alexander Cornelius Wallen

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1881 personal census, Petrolia, Lambton Co., ON, LDS 1881 census household record:
Wallen John, M, Married, 47, born Ont, origin: Irish, C. Presbyteryian, Oil Operator;
Ellen, M, Married, 38, born Ireland, C. Presbyterian;
Martha Barnet, F, 18, born USA;
Mary Ellen, F, 16, born USA;
Alexander Cornelius, M, 14, born Ont;
Frederick George, M, 13, born Ont;
John Henry, M, 11, born Ont;
Jennie, F, 8, born Ont;
Charles Edward, M, 7, born Ont;
Edwin Kirby, M, 4, born Ont;
William James, M, 2, born Ont;
Laura Edna, F, 9/12, born Jun, born Ont.

Headstone Oil Springs Cemetery, Oil Springs, Lambton Co., ON, transcribed by the Lambton Branch of the OGS:
Wallen Mary Kirkland Lane daughter of Alex C. and Mary Wallen born May 27, 1904 died Oct. 19, 1918.
Alexander Cornelius 1866 - 1931.
his wife Mary Archibald Miller 1865 - 1947.
(footstones Mary K.L. - Mary A. - Alexander).

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario, J.H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1907; p.70:
Alex C. Wallen, a prominent oil producer at Oil Springs, Lambton County, was born Feb. 27, 1866 in Dresden, Kent County, Ont., eldest son of Capt. John and Ellen (Lane) Wallen. He is a member of one of the prominent families of Oil Springs. His father was born in Kent County, on the River Sydenham, and still resides at Oil Springs, being one of the prominent retired citizens of that place. His mother was born in Dublin, Ireland, and died at Oil Springs, in 1886, mourned by her family and beloved by all who knew her. Of their family of twelve, (1) Martha, the eldest, married Gilbert S. Crosbie, of Petrolia, late a prominent citizen of Oil Springs, who died in August, 1905. For a number of years he lived in Austria, Germany, Russia and England, as foreman for oil companies, and subsequently was interested in the same business at home. Mr. and Mrs. Crosbie had seven children, Gilbert, Ada, Wallen, Grover, Kerbic, Olga and Vera. (2) Mary died at the age of twenty years. (3) Alex C. is our subject. (4) Fred G., born in 1868, is a resident of New Ontario, where he is engaged as a prospector. (5) Harry, born in 1871, emigrated to Austria, where he followed oil drilling for four years, being a practical machinest. He has travelled through Germany, Sumatra and England, and for a number of years worked for an English syndicate and was sent all over the world as a manager and oil prospector; he is now in Wyoming. (6) Jennie, born in Petrolia, is the widow of Daniel Bloom, and resides in Minnesota. She has two sons, Lloyd and Otto. (7) Charles, now a resident of Africa, has a government position there as driller and prospector; he has travelled all over the United States and Europe, and was at Mount Pelee during its terrible eruption; he married Florence Sisk. (8) Edward, born in Oil Springs, resides in Russia, where he also follows the business of oil drilling, near the Caspian Sea, in the interests of one of the English oil companies. (9) Jessie died when three years old. (10) William died at the age of twenty. (11) Laura and (12) Albert are residents of Oil Springs, still being at home.
Alex C. Wallen was educated at Petrolia and Oil City, and from the time he was fifteen years of age has been interested in the oil producing business in some capacity, with the exception of the year 1887, when he worked on the lake. In 1888 he commenced as a driller in the oil fields of Oil City and Petrolia, and in the same year he was employed by the great Berghime & McGarvey Co., of Petrolia and Austria, to go to the latter far-away field to direct drilling operations. After four years spent in Austria he returned to Oil Springs, but two months later went to Australia as one of the employees of the Inter-Colonial Deepwell & Boring Supply Co., as a driller for water. After four more years of work there, where he met with the greatest success, finding water in large quantities, he came back to Oil Springs in 1895. Here he invested his earnings in the oil fields of Enniskillen township, near Oil Springs, buying a large amount of real estate. Ever since his return he has followed the business of oil production. Mr. Wallen has one of the finest homes in the village of Oil Springs, filled with all modern conveniences and attractive adornments.
On Aug. 4, 1897, Mr. Wallen was united in marriage with Miss Mary Miller, who was born May 27, 1865, in Enniskillen township, daughter of Walter and Margaret (Kirkland) Miller, of Scotland, both of whom died in Enniskillen. Mr. Miller was a prominent farmer in that township, and served in the council for many years.
Politically Mr. Wallen is a Conservative, and he has filled the office of councilor at Oil Springs, for two years. Religiously the family are Presbyterian.

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Alexander Joseph Wallen 1801-1875   Margaret Boyle ca 1810-1855    
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John Wallen 1833-1906   Ellen Lane 1842-1886
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Alexander Cornelius Wallen 1866-1931