Nathaniel Valentine Wallace was born on February 14, 1872 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia United States. He was married to Julia Levada (Aaron) Wallace on December 11, 1894 in Pittsylvania County, and they were together until Julia's death on May 5, 1935 in Dry Fork. He had children John Aaron Wallace, Bertha Mae (Wallace) Stowe, Fred Nathaniel Wallace, George Lee Wallace, Helen Gould Wallace Jeffcoate Shumate, Julian Lee Wallace, Raymond Daniel Wallace, Douglas Dee Wallace, Catherine Wallace, Naomi Eva Wallace Scearce Eanes, Boyd Edward Wallace, and Louise Lavada Wallace Richardson. Nathaniel Wallace died at age 65 years old on February 28, 1937 in Dry Fork, and was buried on March 2, 1937 at Wallace Family Cemetery Wallace Ln, in Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County.