H. C. Dall submitted by Conley Wolterman Has been a resident of Maple Township, Ida County, Iowa since 1881. Like many of the farmers in this section of Iowa, he was born in that portion of Denmark, which became a part of Germany in 1864. The date of his birth was on July 31, 1845. He was the son of C. H. and Elizabeth (Iverson) Dall, who were born, passed their lives, and died in Denmark. He was reared there, attending school from the time he was 7 years until he was 14. In 1872, at the age of 27 years, he left his native land and came to America, and settled in Lee County, Illinois, near Dixon, where he engaged in farming on rented land. In 1881, he came to Ida County, Iowa, and the same year purchased a farm of 80 acres in Section 8; he bought 80 acres in Section 7 in 1884, and he bought 80 acres more in Section 7 in 1891, all in Maple Township. Mr. Dall was married in Lee County, Illinois on January 7, 1875 to Miss M. K. Schmidt, a native of Denmark. She was a daughter of C. H. and K. M. (Hansen) Schmidt, natives of Denmark. He had been a member of the School Board. Mr. and Mrs. Dall had 5 children: Christ H., Henry C., Carrie May, Elizabeth, and an infant son.

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