Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Vail, Amos 1870 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  AMOS VAIL, of Seward township, is one of the pioneers of Nobles county, and is

the son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Vail, of Worthington, who were among the first

settlers of Seward township.



  In Boone county, Ill., Amos Vail was born on May 28, 1870. When two years of

age he was brought by his parents to Nobles county, and until he was eight years

of age lived on the Seward township homestead. The family then returned to the

old home in Illinois, but five years later returned to Nobles county, and our

subject has resided in the county continuously since. Amos lived on his father's

farm until his marriage at the age of twenty-three years. .He then began farming

for himself on the northeast quarter of section 22-land which his father had

bought from Geo. Horton. After nine years there he moved onto the original

homestead, and has since been engaged in farming that place.



  The date of Mr. Vail's marriage was Dec. 27, 1893, When he led to the altar

Miss Salina Shanks, a daughter of William Shanks, now a resident of North

Dakota. Mrs. Vail is of Scotch parentage, but was born in northern Ireland on

Dec. 15, 1873. To these parents have been born the following children; Clarence,

born Oct. 24, 1894; Edythe, born June 24, 1899; Dorothy, born Oct. 4, 1903.



  Mr. and Mrs. Vail are members of the Presbyterian church of Fulda. Mr. Vail is

a member of the Brotherhood of America. He has served seven years as clerk and

six years as treasurer of school district No. 37.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908



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