Martin Stall

As printed in 1910

MARTIN STALL (1877), Des Moines township farmer, was born on the farm he now manager July 13, 1877. He is the son of Hans and Jnlia (Holsten) Stall. The former is a native of Norway and came to the United States when a boy. He lived in Illinois eight years and then enlisted in the union army in nn Illinois regiment and saw three years' service. After the war he came to Jackson county and homesteaded the southeast quarter of section 2, Des Moines township. He resided on the farm until seven years ago, when he moved to Jackson, where he now lives. The mother of our subject died November 17, 1896.

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Sir. Stall was married in Jackson December 2, 18119, to Laura Hade, who was born in Norway.Inly 12, 1877, and came to the United States when four years of age. She is the daughter of Jens Kade, deceased. The family are members of the Evangelical Lutheran church of America.

(;EuK(iK li. VAKNS (1874) is an early day settler of Middletown township, having come to the county when ten years of age and having spent nearly all of the rest of his life here. He owns a quarter section farm on section 3.

Mr. Yarns is a native Miiniesotan, having been born in Fillmore county July 12, 1864, the son of Henry B. and Louisa (Green) Yarns, who were born and married in Broome county, New York. When George was nine years of age the family moved from Fillmore county to Dickinson county, Iowa, and the next year, 1874, cann to Jackson county. The head of the family tiled a homestead claim to the land now owned by our subject, but on account of the grasshopper scourge the family were obliged to move away for a period of three years and they were unable to prove up on the claim. Rettirning to the county the land was reentered as a tree claim, Init before the time came for proving up Henry li. Yarns died, and the son made a liomestcad filing to the land and finally secured title.

George worked for his father on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age, and then, because of the feebleness of his father's health, he took the active management of the farm. His father died in 1888 and his mother in 1891. Mr. Yarns has conducted the farm ever since becoming of age. Our subject has held a number of local offices in his township. He was elected road overseer when twenty-one years of age, has held the office of supervisor and town clerk and is now township assessor. He is a member of the Yeomen lodge.

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April 30, 1895; Brian L., born November 14, 181)7; Percy A., born March 14, 1903.

As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.