Zerelda G. Wallace

Zerelda Gray Sanders Wallace (August 6, 1817 – March 19, 1901) was the First Lady of Indiana from 1837 to 1840, as well an early temperance and women's suffrage leader and a charter member of Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Indianapolis. Her husband was Governor of Indiana David Wallace, and among her stepsons was General Lew Wallace, author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

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Zerelda G. Wallace
Birth dateAugust 06, 1817
Birth place
Bourbon County Kentucky
Date of deathMarch 19, 1901
Place of death
Jennings Township Owen County Indiana
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