Biography of MARTIN WAHL, Logan Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Delaine Edwards Date: 29 Jun 1999 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** SOURCE: Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago and Nashville, 1891. Logan County MARTIN WAHL, farmer, Paris, Ark. This well-known and respected citizen of Logan County was originally from Germany, his birth occurring in that country in 1835, and there he was principally reared. His educational facilities were very good, and when about nineteen years of age, or in 1854, he started out for himself as a tiller of the soil, which has continued to be his chosen occupation up to the present time. He is progressive in his ideas, and his residence, barns, outbuildings, and in fact all necessary conveniences indicate the quality of farmer that he is. His fine farm, consisting of 280 acres, is situated a mile and a half west of Paris, Ark. He left his native country, and emigrated to New York in 1854, and in 1859 he left that State for Michigan, where he remained until 1878. He then emigrated to Logan County, Ark., and settled on his present property. His wife, who was formerly Miss Frances Emo, was the daughter of Michael and Susan Emo. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wahl have been born the following children: Charles, Lizzie, Mary, Martin and Frank. Three of these children are married, one is attending school, and the other is at home. Mr. Wahl and his sons are stanch Democrats in their political views, and Mr. Wahl and all the children are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Wahl's parents, C. and Margaret Wahl were also natives of Germany.