DALL, Hans C. (1845-1931)

DALL

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Date: 6/9/2021 at 12:15:41

Hans Christensen Dall
(July 31, 1845 – April 13, 1931)

H. C. DALL, one of the prosperous farmers and well-known citizens of Maple
Township, Ida County, Iowa, has been a resident of this place since 1881. Like many of the well-to-do 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 being July 31, 1845. He is a 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 seven until he was fourteen. In 1872, at the age of twenty seven 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 hind. In 1881 he came to Ida County, Iowa, and the same year purchased a farm of eighty acres in section 8; in l884 he bought eighty acres in section 7, and in 1891 bought eighty acres more in section 7, all in Maple Township. He has improved this farm and has it under a high state of cultivation. His house, a story and a half, is 14 x 24 feet, with an L, 12 x 20 feet; barn, 24 x 34 feet, with 14 foot posts; granary, 16 x 20 feet; fine orchard and forest trees, comprising three acres. Mr. Dall was married in Lee County, Illinois, January 7, 1875, to Miss M. K. Schmidt, a native of Denmark, and a daughter of C. H. and K. M. (Hansen) Schmidt, natives of that country. Her father is deceased, and her mother is still living there. Mr. and Mrs. Dall have had five children, viz.: Christ H., Henry C., Carrie May, Elizabeth (deceased), and an infant son (deceased). He is identified with the Republican Party and has been a member of the School Board.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.312