WALL, George E. - 1914

WALL, BAGG, BRYAN, TUEY, BARNES

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HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
by Thomas McCulla

GEORGE E. WALL.

George E. Wall, a retired farmer residing at No. 401 North Roosevelt avenue in Cherokee, was for a number of years actively and successfully identified with general agricultural pursuits in this county, owning and operating a well improved farm in Diamond township. His birth occurred in Dubuque county, Iowa, on the 26th of June, 1856, his parents being John and Elizabeth (Bagg) Wall, both of whom were natives of England, the former born on the 2d of April, 1815, and the latter on the i8th of April, 1822. Their marriage was celebrated in eastern Iowa in 1851. John Wall emigrated to the United States about 1847, locating in Dubuque county, Iowa, where he operated a farm throughout the remainder of his active business career. His last days were spent in honorable retirement at Alta, Buena Vista county. His wife is also deceased. Mr. Wall gave his political allegiance to the republican party, while his religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church. His children were six in number, as follows: Mary, who has passed away; George E., of this review; Edward, who is a resident of Alta, Iowa; Albert, living in South Dakota; Frank, who makes his home in Nebraska; and Thomas, of Alta, Iowa.

George E. Wall acquired his education in the schools of his native county and remained on the home farm with his father until 1880, gaining practical knowledge of the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops. When a young man of twenty-four years he started out as an agriculturist on his own account, coming west to Diamond township, Cherokee county, where he was busily engaged in the operation of a farm until 1902, the well tilled fields annually yielding golden harvests as a reward for the care and labor which he bestowed upon them. For the past eleven years he has lived retired at Cherokee, Iowa, and enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the substantial and esteemed citizens of the community.

On the 7th of March, 1882, Mr. Wall was united in marriage to Miss La- vina Bryan, a daughter of Frank and Mary (Tuey) Bryan, of Delaware county, Iowa. The father was born in England on the 20th of September, 1833, while the mothers birth occurred in Massachusetts. Our subject and his wife have three children, all of whom were born on the farm in Diamond township, namely: Mamie May, who gave her hand in marriage to W. T. Barnes, of Cherokee, Iowa; and Stella M. and Ray E., both at home.

Mr. Wall is a republican in his political views and ably served as school director and road supervisor of Diamond township for several years. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally is identified with the Yeomen. The period of his residence in Cherokee county covers a third of a century, and he is widely and favorably known within its borders.