WALTER SCOTLAND.
Among the earnest men whose enterprise and strength of character have gained a prominent place for them in the community, as well as the respect and confidence of their fellow citizens, is Walter Scotland, a well-known farmer of Hamlin township, Audubon county, Iowa. Mr. Scotland is a leading farmer and stock raiser in Hamlin township, where he resides, and a man of pronounced views and laudable ambitions. His influence, although a young man, has been exerted for the advancement of his vocation, and for the development of an active and alert community spirit in Hamlin township. He ranks among the representative farmers of Hamlin township.
Walter Scotland was born on February 14, 1883, in Denmark, in the part of that country known as Jylland. He is a son of Jens and Mena (Christensen) Scotland, who were also natives of Jylland. The father was a farmer and a carpenter, and he and his wife were the parents of five children, of whom Walter was the fourth.
Walter Scotland attended school in his native land until fourteen years of age, and when sixteen years old he came alone to the United States, where he had some friends. He landed at New York city and came direct to Audubon county, locating near Exira, where he has since lived.
Mr. Scotland began by working out by the month, and continued at this for four or five years, afterwards taking up ditching and tile laying, and followed these vocations for about four years. In 1907 Mr. Scotland rented a farm and in 1909 he purchased eighty acres of land in Hamlin township. He never lived on that farm, renting it to others, and in the meantime renting land for himself. In February, 1914, he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in section 27, of Hamlin township, and here he makes his home at the present time.
On November 4, 1909, Walter Scotland was married at Audubon to Sophia Johnson, who was bom April 21, 1887, in Sjaelland, Denmark, the daughter of Jens C. and Christina (Hansen) Johnson, her parents being farmers in their native land and she was one of nine children. Her father died when she was about seven years old, and her mother married again just before coming to the United States in 1896.
Mr. and Mrs. Scotland are the parents of three children: Verna, born September 19, 1910; Francis A., born October 18, 1911, and Olive L., born on April 7, 1913.
Walter Scotland is engaged in general farming and stock raising. Mrs. Scotland has been a great help to her husband and has been a loving wife and devoted mother. Her mother and step-father, Chris Sorensen, are residents of Audubon county at present, having located here after coming to America in 1896.
Walter Scotland is a Republican, but he is not active in political affairs, and has never been a candidate for office. The family are all members of the Seventh Day Adventist church, and are active in the affairs of this denomination, and Mr. Scotland is a liberal contributor to its support.
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Transcribed from History of Audubon County, Iowa Its People, Industries and Institutions With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, by H. F. Andrews, editor, Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1915, pp. 424-425.
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