Arl B. Wallaca 1883-1936 The owner of the well known Tatum Hardware Company of Greenwood is A. B. Wallace, son-in-law of the late Major Tatum who founded that concern and conducted it with more than substantial success for a period covering more than forty-five years. Major Tatum was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in the Confederate army, and a highly respected citizen of Greenwood for more than half a century. His demise occurred on July 15, 1915. A. B. Wallace, whose name initiates this review, was born in Van Buren in 1883, a son of M. V. and Role (Smith) Wallace. The paternal grandfather, Mathew Wallace, was a Methodist minister and was killed at Clarksville by bushwhackers. He was one of the earliest circuit riders in that section of the country and was widely known and respected. The maternal grandfather was Alvis Smith, a Federal soldier who was a resident of Van Buren. In the acquirement of an education A. E. Wallace attended the common schools of his birthplace and later entered a commercial college. Upon the completion of his business course he obtained a position with an express company for four years, at the termination of which time he became associated with Major Tatum in the hardware business in Greenwood. Upon the death of the Major, Mr. Wallace became sole owner of the business known as the Tatum Hardware Company and he is now conducting the business on his own account. He has keen executive ability, which is manifest in the organization and management of the enterprise, and the continued growth of the business is notable. Mr. Wallace was married July 20, 1905, to Miss Thad Tatum, daughter of Major Tatum and to their union two children have been born: Edward T. and Mary L. The political allegiance of Mr. Wallace is given to the democratic party and fraternally he is identified with the Masons, belonging to the thirty-second degree consistory and to the Mystic Shrine, both at Little Rock. Mrs. Wallace is prominent in the church and social circles of Greenwood and is a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the local chapter being named in honor of her father, Major Tatum. Mr. Wallace is tireless in his devotion to his business and he is in thorough sympathy with various organizations in Greenwood whose purpose it is to institute measures which will make known the advantages of the community and is active in promoting projects for adorning and improving Greenwood in many ways.