Greene County IN Archives Biographies.....Mackall, John 1822 - 
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 14, 2006, 11:33 pm

Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   JOHN MACKALL, farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Ohio, his birth
occurring in 1822, and he is one of fourteen children, eleven vet living, born
to Thomas and Sarah (Foster) Mackall, who were married in 1818. John Mackall was
raised on a farm, in youth securing only such education as the district schools
of that day afforded. On attaining his majority, he began for himself, and in
1858 came to Greene County, Ind., where he now owns a good farm of 390 acres. He
began life a poor boy and by diligence,hard work and good management has secured
a competency. His marriage with Miss Ellen Dawson was solemnized in 1864, and
two of the four children born to their union are still living— Sarah E. and
Thomas. Mr. Mackall is one of the wide-awake and progressive citizens of Taylor
Township. In politics, he is a Democrat, as was also his father, who departed
this life in about 1875, preceded by his wife about three years.

Additional Comments:
Taylor Township Biographies

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/greene/bios/mackall501nbs.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/

File size: 1.8 Kb