In the fall of 1868 they moved to Story County, Iowa. They purchased 80 acres of land on section 23, Indian Creek township, on which he located in 1871. Later he added to his holdings, until his farm contained 130 acres. The land was unimproved when he bought it but at the time of his retirement, 20 years later, it was one of the best farms in that section. In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. Hall removed to Maxwell, where they still reside, and the following year they sold the farm to their son-in-law, Charles Porter. They had Five children:
1. Nancy E., wed Charles Porter, of Indian Creek township,
2. Rosetta, wed Samuel Miller, of Maxwell,
3. Amy C., wed H. J. Garlock, a banker of Maxwell. Mrs. Garlock is a graduate of the Maxwell high school and also took a normal course at Nevada, Iowa.
4. Lulu, wed Charles Woods, of Waterloo, Iowa, was educated at a young ladies seminary at Lebanon, Tennessee.
5. Mildred, wed George H. Hay, a farmer in Polk county, Iowa, was educated at the Cumberland Presbyterian College at Lincoln, Illinois.
All of their daughters were teachers in the public school prior to their
marriage.
[Source:"History of Story County, Iowa", Vol. 2, by W. O. Payne, Published 1911,
pages 172-178] Submitted by:pMcP (#48680380)
In the fall of 1868 they moved to Story County, Iowa. They purchased 80 acres of land on section 23, Indian Creek township, on which he located in 1871. Later he added to his holdings, until his farm contained 130 acres. The land was unimproved when he bought it but at the time of his retirement, 20 years later, it was one of the best farms in that section. In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. Hall removed to Maxwell, where they still reside, and the following year they sold the farm to their son-in-law, Charles Porter. They had Five children:
1. Nancy E., wed Charles Porter, of Indian Creek township,
2. Rosetta, wed Samuel Miller, of Maxwell,
3. Amy C., wed H. J. Garlock, a banker of Maxwell. Mrs. Garlock is a graduate of the Maxwell high school and also took a normal course at Nevada, Iowa.
4. Lulu, wed Charles Woods, of Waterloo, Iowa, was educated at a young ladies seminary at Lebanon, Tennessee.
5. Mildred, wed George H. Hay, a farmer in Polk county, Iowa, was educated at the Cumberland Presbyterian College at Lincoln, Illinois.
All of their daughters were teachers in the public school prior to their
marriage.
[Source:"History of Story County, Iowa", Vol. 2, by W. O. Payne, Published 1911,
pages 172-178] Submitted by:pMcP (#48680380)
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