James Hall

As printed in 1912

JAMES HALL, SR. (1897) is president of the First National Bank of Balaton and a retired farmer residing in that village. He is a native of Ireland and was born near Belfast, coming to the United States during the Civil War. He located near Kankakee, Illinois, where he engaged in farming with his parents for some time, after which he took up agricultural pursuits for himself. He farmer in Illinois until 1883, when he moved to Hand county, South Dakota, where he took a homestead and also purchased 160 acres of land. He resided in South Dakota until 1897.

That year Mr. Hall came to Lyon county and purchased land in Rock Lake township. the southeast quarter of section 28, which he farmer until the fall of 1911, when he moved to Balaton, where he has since resided. In January, 1912, he was made president of the First National Rank. In addition to looking after that office, he engaged quite extensively in stock buying. Our subject is a member of the Methodist church of Balaton and is superintendent of the Meth: odist Sunday School.

Mr. Hall was married December 25. 1874, at Chicago to Margaret A. Meglade, a native of Illinois. She was born and brought up near Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the parents of the following children: James and Walter, of Marshall; Robert, of Rock Lake township; Eliza (Mrs. N. H. Olson), of St. Peter; Anna (Mrs. F. Bartlett), of Balaton; Iva (Mrs. Harry Tate), of Balaton; Eva and Margaret, of Balaton. One child, William, is deceased.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.