BIOGRAPHIES: Christian J. DAHLE, Cumberland, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 10 June 2001 ==================================================================== Christian J. Dahle, D. D. S., popular dentist of Cumberland, is an excellent operator, keeps well abreast of the times in his chosen profession, has a comfortable and well-equipped office and laboratory, and has built up a good clientele. He is a native son of this state, having been born in North Bristol, Dane County, April 30, 1885, the son of Andrew A. and Martha (Hovey) Dahle, who took him to Morrisonville, in the same county, as a baby, and to Sun Prairie, in the same county, as a young boy. He finished his graded studies at Sun Prairie, entered the high school at that place, and was graduated therefrom in the class of 1905. With this preparation he entered the dental department of the Northwestern University at Chicago, and graduated with his doctorate in dentistry in the class of 1909. He then further perfected himself in his profession by working for several months in the offices of leading dentists in Milwaukee and Beloit. Then he returned home and in 1910 opened an office in Sun Prairie. He has been practicing in Cumberland since Sept. 1, 1916. In fraternal circles he is a member of the Knights of Pythias. Dr. Dahle was married at Sun Prairie, May 29, 1915, to Anna A. Leitch, daughter of W. T. and Esther (Arnold) Leitch, natives, respectively, of Scotland and New York. Dr. and Mrs. Dahle have two children, John Christian and Mary J. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 280.