Frederick Clayton De Vall, M. D. Biography


	This biography appears on pages 464, 465 in "History of Dakota 
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				FREDERICK CLAYTON DE VALL, M. D. 

	Dr. Frederick Clayton De Vall, one of the well known and 
successful physicians and surgeons of Minnehaha county, opened an 
office at Garretson in June, 1905, and has since built up an extensive 
and remunerative practice. His birth occurred in Plymouth county, Iowa, 
on the 25th of December, 1878, his parents being Harvey L. and Ella 
(Hasbrook) De Vall, who were born, reared and married in Ulster county, 
New York. The mother passed away when our subject was but nine years of 
age, and four years later Harvey L. De Vall wedded Miss Mary Mandelkow, 
a native of Clayton county, Iowa. Both are still living and make their 
home at Le Mars, Iowa. Mr. De Vall is a retired agriculturist, having 
devoted his attention to the work of the fields throughout his active 
business career. 

	Frederick C. De Vall was reared to manhood under the parental 
roof, attended the public schools of Le Mars and later took a course in 
the Western Union College of that place, being graduated from that 
institution with the class of 1901. In that year he entered the Sioux 
City Medical College and at the end of four years devoted to study and 
preparation received the degree of M. D. with the class of 1905. In the 
month of June he located in Garretson, South Dakota, where he has 
remained continuously throughout the intervening ten years and has 
built up a large and lucrative practice, enjoying not only the 
confidence and regard of his patients but also the highest esteem of 
his professional brethren. In 1914 he attended clinics at the Jefferson 
Medical College of Philadelphia and the New York Post Graduate Medical 
School of New York city and in 1915 he took post-graduate work in the 
State University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. He keeps in close touch 
with the advancement made along the lines of medical science and holds 
membership in the Seventh District Medical Society of South Dakota, the 
State Medical Society of South Dakota and the American Medical 
Association. 

	In April, 1910, Dr. De Vall was united in marriage to Miss Helene 
Wangsness, her father being M. H. Wangsness, formerly a leading 
business man of Garretson. The Doctor is identified fraternally with 
the Modern Woodmen of America, while his religious faith is that of the 
Presbyterian church. His wife is a devoted member of the Lutheran 
church. A young man of unfailing courtesy and unfeigned cordiality, he 
is popular in professional and social circles alike.