BIOGRAPHIES:  Harley E. McNEAL, Dallas Township, Barron Co., WI

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Transcribed by Kate Wilson. 
Edited and submitted by  Vic Gulickson <vic@indy.net>  09 December 2003
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Harley E. McNeal, who ranks well among the representative men of Dallas
Township, was born in the township where he still lives, March 28, 1880,
the son of David H. and Anna (Sims) McNeal, natives of Ohio, who came to
Wisconsin in 1878 and settled on the line between Dallas Township, Barron
County, and Wilson Township, Dunn County, the farm and residence being in
Dunn County. He put up a good set of other buildings, cleared up a part of
the land and continued to reside there until his death, Feb. 10, 1920,
after which his wife took up her home with the son, Harley E. The other two
children in the family were Nathan, now of Ridgeland, and Birdie, now the
wife of William Townson of Cameron. Harley E. attended the district schools
and learned farming from his father. He is a man of considerable mechanical
ability, and for some years operated threshing machines and sawmills in
Barron, Bayfield and Douglas Counties. In 1914 he bought 80 acres in
section 20, east, Dallas Township. He has repaired the buildings he found
on the place and he has continued the clearing and breaking of the land. He
successfully carries on general farming and dairying, and has a good herd
of Holsteins headed by a grade sire. He is doing well with his work and is
already making good strides on the road to success. Fraternally, he is a
member of the Prairie Farm Camp, No. 6612, M. W. A. Mr. McNeal was married
Dec. 30, 1913, to Mabel L. Knapthon, who was born at Ogema, Wis., Feb. 9,
1889, the daughter of Abraham L. and Mary (Holcomb) Knapthon, the former of
whom has been for many years engaged in the lumber business at Ridgeland,
this state, and the latter of whom died in 1904. In the Knapthon family
there were five children: Eldred C., Mabel L., Norma J., Nellie A. and
Zerpha. Mr. and Mrs. McNeal have a daughter, Donella I., born Nov. 29,
1914. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 858-859.

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