Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 899
ALBERT M. WALL

Albert M. WALL, a farmer residing on section 13, of Jackson Township, first located at Magnolia in the autumn of 1870, and there rented a farm one year. He then moved to Clay Township, where he rented land five years, then returned to Magnolia, rented land a year and then bought forty acres of wild land in Allen Township. He broke this ground up and fenced the place and lived in a shanty, that was on the land when he bought it, for three years, and then he bought the farm he now occupies, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres which had been partly improved. This place he fenced, set out an orchard of one hundred and twenty-five apple trees, build sheds, cribbings, etc., and now has ninety acres under the plow, while the balance is in pasture and meadow land. He also has eight acres of timber land.

Our subject was born September 1, 1850, in Wabash County, Ind. He is the son of William and Maria WALL, natives of Virginia and Ohio respectively. They reared a family of eight children; Artie, Mary E., Elizabeth, James, John R., Albert, Frank and one deceased. Our subject remained in the Hoosier State with his parents until he grew to manhood, and then moved to this county. He came here a poor man and was in the country through the grasshopper seasons, when they made life a burden to many a farmer in Harrison County. He was here through the deep snow winter of 1880-81, when he lost $400 worth of cattle.

Our subject was united marriage June 11, 1873, to Lillie ACKERMAN, the daughter of John and Sarah ACKERMAN, natives of Virginia, who reared the following children; Lillie, Ida, Charles, Loiwesa, Edward, George and William.

Mr. and Mrs. WALL have been blessed with the following children; May, Arthur W., deceased; Minnie and Winnie, twins; Sadie, Homer, Charles, Lorenzo and Eugene.

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