Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 360
SAMUEL N. DALE

Samuel N. DALE, came to Harrison County in November, 1881, from Harrison County, Mo., and in March, 1882, moved to his present place, which he had bought the winter before. It is situated on section 11, Jefferson Township, comprising ninety-five acres. He later purchased forty acres, giving him one hundred and thirty-five acres, twenty-five acres of which is timber land. His place is well located on Six-Mile Creek.

Mr. DALE was born in Hart County, Ky., February 19, 1848, son of Abraham DALE, a native of the same State, born November 2, 1804, and is still living in Harrison County, Mo. The mother was Martha (MASTERS) DALE, born in Kentucky in 1819. Abraham DALE and wife were the parents of ten children, our subject being the fifth child.

When twenty-one years of age our subject, just entering man's estate, full of ambition to accomplish something in life, started for himself, his first work being splitting rails and working at various things for two years, at the end of which time he had saved enough of his earnings to purchase a team, and went to farming; for four years he rented, then bought a farm on the State line, of which ten acres were in Iowa. This he held and farmed until coming to Harrison County.

Our subject was married December 1, 1872 to Martha J. DEPUTY, a native of Indiana, born November 7, 1853. She was the daughter of Solomon and Lucy (LAWRENCE) DEPUTY, and was the eldest of seven children. The parents are now residents of Woodbine, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. DALE are the parents of six children: Nellie A., Laura E., Harvey and Minnie C., (twins), Bennie C. and Elsie C. (twins), all living at home. The history of this man's life shows the advantages of living in this, the "Middle Kingdom," where honest industry is always rewarded for its labors, and men of small means may be surrounded by the comforts of good society and a pleasant home.

Politically, our subject votes with the Republican party, and in religious matters believes in the creed of the Baptist Church.

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