Elias Hall , one of the
prominent farmers of this county, was born in the town of
Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., July 18, 1820. He went to
Wisconsin in 1845, and remained there until 1850, when he
returned to his native State, stayed three years, then
returned to Wisconsin. In 1855 he came to Clayton County
and bought 100 acres on section 2, Elk Township, to which
he has since added until he now owns 240 acres of good
land under excellent cultivation. He was married in his
native State, on Feb. 28, 1843 to Louisa Andrews, by whom
he has had three children-- Alfred, born May 22, 1844,
and died at Rolla, Mo, while serving in the Federal army,
a member of Company B., Twenty- first Regiment Iowa
Volunteers; Ernest, born in Waukesha County, Wis.,
resides in Woodberry County, Ia., and Louisa, born Nov.
24, 1850, and died in 1853. Mrs. Louisa Hall died, and he
was married the second time to Chloe Cogswell. on Mch.
29, 1853. She died Apr. 4, 1855, and on Feb. 18, 1857 he
married Roxana Thayer. This union has been blessed with
three children, viz.: Emma, born Oct. 3, 1858, is now
Mrs. William Miller; Annette, born May 5, 1861, and Dyer,
June 29, 1867. Mr. Hall has served as Township Assessor,
Trustee, School Director, Treasurer, County Supervisor
and is the present School Treasurer. He is a Republican. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 760-761 |