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Wallace Jefferson Ray
Wallace Jefferson Ray 1892 - 1969, Wallace was born in 1892 on the family farm of Captain Thomas Jefferson Ray in Alloway, New Jersey. In 1916, he served as an infantryman in the Army, but was discharged due to a physical infirmity. He later worked overseeing tomato purchasing and delivery. In the early 1920᾽s Wallace became a silent film actor, the most successful film in which he had a part was  ‟Over the Hill To The Poor House.”  Filmed in Fort Lee, NJ and released by Fox Corp. it budgeted at $100,000 and grossed $1,500,000. Other 1920 films were: Chains of Evidence, The Bromley Case and Bitter Fruit. In 1921, Pardon My French and Under Western Skies. In 1922 Shackles of Gold, and 1923 The Critical Age and Darkness and Daylight. In 1929 Wallace joined Texaco as a petroleum salesman and by 1950 he rose to become Manager of National sales Wallace retired from Texaco in 1958 and two years later moved to Santa Clara County, California.