Source: p. 223 et seq. of Biographical Memoirs of Wabash County, Indiana, published 1901 by B. F. Bowen, Publisher, Chicago
Submitter: Don T. Mitchell, great great great grandson of Stephen Tyner (1811-1880), first cousin of Nancy (Tyner) Dale (1793-1835)
HONORALBLE HIRAM DALE. An influential and highly respected resident of Wabash county, Ind., was born July 30, 1826, in the county of Fayette, this state, and is a son of Alexander and Nancy (Tyner) Dale. Few men have been more closely asociated with the welfare of this county or have shown greater aptitude for stimulating and strengthening the resources of the community than the gentleman whose record is given in this article, and whose name is known and honored for the good he has accomplished.
Alexander Dale is of English extraction, although a native of Virginia, having first seen the light of day in Westmoreland county, that state, February 8, 1786. When but a child his parents moved to the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, settling in Woodford county, where he was educated, grew to manhood and was married. He became a husbandman, and about 1812, located in Indiana, where he had previously entered one hundred sixty acres of land. In 1852 he came to Wabash county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. About 1832 he entered a section of government land, and it is a part of the latter which forms the home of our subject. Small improvements were made in the county at that time. Wild beasts inhabited the forests and the still more savage red man was a frequent sight in the settlement, although he offered no harm to the white men who had taken up their residence in their midst.
Father Dale was a man who took a leading part in all public affairs, serving as county commissioner of Fayette, a director of the Whitewater Canal, and held other official positions to which he was chosen. He was a Whig, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church; indeed, he was one of the founders of that sect in this locality. He died in Lagro township, October 24, 1854, and his taking off was deeply deplored by the many among whom he had labored.
He was thrice married. The first marriage was with Miss Sallie Allen, and one child was born, one of the first settlers in Wabash county. His second union being with Miss Nancy Tyner, a native of Kentucky [ed: more likely South Carolina] and the mother of our subject. Of the eleven offspring who were born to this union the following are yet living, viz.: Emeline, widow of Nathaniel Banister, late of LaFontaine; Hiram; E. O., a retired contractor of Rushville, this state; Lewis, ex-soldier of the Civil war and at present a prosperous farmer of this county; and O. S., who resides in Marion, also a veteran of the Civil war.
Honorable Hiram Dale spent the first twenty-six years of his life in his native county, where he received his education and became a benedict. The school was similar in kind to the building in which it was held -- of the most primitive, although in later years he attended a more advanced school. A variety of books made up the texts from which they studied and a more perfect example of growth and improvement in this vicinity can not be obtained than by comparing the present with the past school system. The rude log houses have been replaced by neat, modern frame or brick; the school master has given place to the trim schoolmarm, and instead of slab seats and rude board desks are found the comfortable seat of modern times, while a multiplicity of books furnish suitable lessons for all grades of scholars.
In 1853 Mr. Dale brought his family to this county, locating on a fractional quarter west of Lagro, and resided there five years ere he moved to his present farm in 1858. Industry and ambition enabled him not only to improve and clear the land which was his, but to add to his possessions until he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of fertile, productive land. The improvements with which he has beautified his place are of the stable and useful kind and unite in increasing the value of the property. In 1883 he met with a serious loss in the fire which destroyed his residence, but was immediately replaced by one of modern architecture and design which is an ornament to the farm.
Mr. Dale was married in 1849 to Miss Catherine Frost, by whom he became the father of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters. Five children remain, viz.: George, who is married and resides in Lagro township, where he is engaged in farming; Laura, a resident of Marion; Elsie, wife of William Ramsey, a successful and well-to-do farmer of Lagro; Lincoln O., a well-known educator residing in California, who was a student in the Terre Haute Normal and a graduate of the State University at Bloomington, and was twice elected county superintendent of schools in Wabash county; Albert, a resident of Wabash, Ind., and a mechanic; and Lillie, who lives with her parents and is a continual comfort to them. Mrs. Dale is a native of Putnam county, N. Y., born April 4, 1829. She was a lass of twelve years when her mother moved to Indiana and located in Fayette county, where she was educated and grew to womanhood. She has been a source of encouragement and strength to the husband with whom she has traveled life's pathway for so many years, and a noble example of a Christian womanhood to the children who have grown up around her. Year followed year in swift succession, each with its sunshine and shadow, until they reached the golden milestone which marked a half century of married life, which was celebrated in 1899 by a happy gathering of children and friends who wished them many happy returns of the day -- their wedding anniversary.
Mr. Dale has been has been a prominent figure in the political arena of the county since he was old enough to take an interest in the subject. He was for years a Whig, but when the Republican party became a factor in national affairs he became an advocate of its policy, to which he still adheres. In 1861 he was elected to the office of township assessor and was re-elected for another term so satisfactory was his administration. He is public spirited, and takes an active interest in promoting all public enterprises; and as he had spent some twenty years of his life as a teacher in Fayette and Wabash counties, he took special interest in the cause of education. In 1874 Mr. Dale was elected by the Republicans of Wabash county to represent them in the legislative halls of Indiana, and nobly did he fill the office aand perform the duties devolving upon him. He has frequently represented his party in county, state and congressional conventions, and in 1899 was the oldest delegate attending the county convention. Both he and Mrs. Dale are members of Ross Run Baptist church, of which he is an elder, and they take justified pride in the flourishing condition of the little society.
Submitter: Don T. Mitchell, great great great grandson of Stephen Tyner (1811-1880), first cousin of Nancy (Tyner) Dale (1793-1835)
HONORALBLE HIRAM DALE. An influential and highly respected resident of Wabash county, Ind., was born July 30, 1826, in the county of Fayette, this state, and is a son of Alexander and Nancy (Tyner) Dale. Few men have been more closely asociated with the welfare of this county or have shown greater aptitude for stimulating and strengthening the resources of the community than the gentleman whose record is given in this article, and whose name is known and honored for the good he has accomplished.
Alexander Dale is of English extraction, although a native of Virginia, having first seen the light of day in Westmoreland county, that state, February 8, 1786. When but a child his parents moved to the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, settling in Woodford county, where he was educated, grew to manhood and was married. He became a husbandman, and about 1812, located in Indiana, where he had previously entered one hundred sixty acres of land. In 1852 he came to Wabash county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. About 1832 he entered a section of government land, and it is a part of the latter which forms the home of our subject. Small improvements were made in the county at that time. Wild beasts inhabited the forests and the still more savage red man was a frequent sight in the settlement, although he offered no harm to the white men who had taken up their residence in their midst.
Father Dale was a man who took a leading part in all public affairs, serving as county commissioner of Fayette, a director of the Whitewater Canal, and held other official positions to which he was chosen. He was a Whig, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church; indeed, he was one of the founders of that sect in this locality. He died in Lagro township, October 24, 1854, and his taking off was deeply deplored by the many among whom he had labored.
He was thrice married. The first marriage was with Miss Sallie Allen, and one child was born, one of the first settlers in Wabash county. His second union being with Miss Nancy Tyner, a native of Kentucky [ed: more likely South Carolina] and the mother of our subject. Of the eleven offspring who were born to this union the following are yet living, viz.: Emeline, widow of Nathaniel Banister, late of LaFontaine; Hiram; E. O., a retired contractor of Rushville, this state; Lewis, ex-soldier of the Civil war and at present a prosperous farmer of this county; and O. S., who resides in Marion, also a veteran of the Civil war.
Honorable Hiram Dale spent the first twenty-six years of his life in his native county, where he received his education and became a benedict. The school was similar in kind to the building in which it was held -- of the most primitive, although in later years he attended a more advanced school. A variety of books made up the texts from which they studied and a more perfect example of growth and improvement in this vicinity can not be obtained than by comparing the present with the past school system. The rude log houses have been replaced by neat, modern frame or brick; the school master has given place to the trim schoolmarm, and instead of slab seats and rude board desks are found the comfortable seat of modern times, while a multiplicity of books furnish suitable lessons for all grades of scholars.
In 1853 Mr. Dale brought his family to this county, locating on a fractional quarter west of Lagro, and resided there five years ere he moved to his present farm in 1858. Industry and ambition enabled him not only to improve and clear the land which was his, but to add to his possessions until he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of fertile, productive land. The improvements with which he has beautified his place are of the stable and useful kind and unite in increasing the value of the property. In 1883 he met with a serious loss in the fire which destroyed his residence, but was immediately replaced by one of modern architecture and design which is an ornament to the farm.
Mr. Dale was married in 1849 to Miss Catherine Frost, by whom he became the father of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters. Five children remain, viz.: George, who is married and resides in Lagro township, where he is engaged in farming; Laura, a resident of Marion; Elsie, wife of William Ramsey, a successful and well-to-do farmer of Lagro; Lincoln O., a well-known educator residing in California, who was a student in the Terre Haute Normal and a graduate of the State University at Bloomington, and was twice elected county superintendent of schools in Wabash county; Albert, a resident of Wabash, Ind., and a mechanic; and Lillie, who lives with her parents and is a continual comfort to them. Mrs. Dale is a native of Putnam county, N. Y., born April 4, 1829. She was a lass of twelve years when her mother moved to Indiana and located in Fayette county, where she was educated and grew to womanhood. She has been a source of encouragement and strength to the husband with whom she has traveled life's pathway for so many years, and a noble example of a Christian womanhood to the children who have grown up around her. Year followed year in swift succession, each with its sunshine and shadow, until they reached the golden milestone which marked a half century of married life, which was celebrated in 1899 by a happy gathering of children and friends who wished them many happy returns of the day -- their wedding anniversary.
Mr. Dale has been has been a prominent figure in the political arena of the county since he was old enough to take an interest in the subject. He was for years a Whig, but when the Republican party became a factor in national affairs he became an advocate of its policy, to which he still adheres. In 1861 he was elected to the office of township assessor and was re-elected for another term so satisfactory was his administration. He is public spirited, and takes an active interest in promoting all public enterprises; and as he had spent some twenty years of his life as a teacher in Fayette and Wabash counties, he took special interest in the cause of education. In 1874 Mr. Dale was elected by the Republicans of Wabash county to represent them in the legislative halls of Indiana, and nobly did he fill the office aand perform the duties devolving upon him. He has frequently represented his party in county, state and congressional conventions, and in 1899 was the oldest delegate attending the county convention. Both he and Mrs. Dale are members of Ross Run Baptist church, of which he is an elder, and they take justified pride in the flourishing condition of the little society.
Source: p. 223 et seq. of Biographical Memoirs of Wabash County, Indiana, published 1901 by B. F. Bowen, Publisher, Chicago
Submitter: Don T. Mitchell, great great great grandson of Stephen Tyner (1811-1880), first cousin of Nancy (Tyner) Dale (1793-1835)
HONORALBLE HIRAM DALE. An influential and highly respected resident of Wabash county, Ind., was born July 30, 1826, in the county of Fayette, this state, and is a son of Alexander and Nancy (Tyner) Dale. Few men have been more closely asociated with the welfare of this county or have shown greater aptitude for stimulating and strengthening the resources of the community than the gentleman whose record is given in this article, and whose name is known and honored for the good he has accomplished.
Alexander Dale is of English extraction, although a native of Virginia, having first seen the light of day in Westmoreland county, that state, February 8, 1786. When but a child his parents moved to the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, settling in Woodford county, where he was educated, grew to manhood and was married. He became a husbandman, and about 1812, located in Indiana, where he had previously entered one hundred sixty acres of land. In 1852 he came to Wabash county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. About 1832 he entered a section of government land, and it is a part of the latter which forms the home of our subject. Small improvements were made in the county at that time. Wild beasts inhabited the forests and the still more savage red man was a frequent sight in the settlement, although he offered no harm to the white men who had taken up their residence in their midst.
Father Dale was a man who took a leading part in all public affairs, serving as county commissioner of Fayette, a director of the Whitewater Canal, and held other official positions to which he was chosen. He was a Whig, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church; indeed, he was one of the founders of that sect in this locality. He died in Lagro township, October 24, 1854, and his taking off was deeply deplored by the many among whom he had labored.
He was thrice married. The first marriage was with Miss Sallie Allen, and one child was born, one of the first settlers in Wabash county. His second union being with Miss Nancy Tyner, a native of Kentucky [ed: more likely South Carolina] and the mother of our subject. Of the eleven offspring who were born to this union the following are yet living, viz.: Emeline, widow of Nathaniel Banister, late of LaFontaine; Hiram; E. O., a retired contractor of Rushville, this state; Lewis, ex-soldier of the Civil war and at present a prosperous farmer of this county; and O. S., who resides in Marion, also a veteran of the Civil war.
Honorable Hiram Dale spent the first twenty-six years of his life in his native county, where he received his education and became a benedict. The school was similar in kind to the building in which it was held -- of the most primitive, although in later years he attended a more advanced school. A variety of books made up the texts from which they studied and a more perfect example of growth and improvement in this vicinity can not be obtained than by comparing the present with the past school system. The rude log houses have been replaced by neat, modern frame or brick; the school master has given place to the trim schoolmarm, and instead of slab seats and rude board desks are found the comfortable seat of modern times, while a multiplicity of books furnish suitable lessons for all grades of scholars.
In 1853 Mr. Dale brought his family to this county, locating on a fractional quarter west of Lagro, and resided there five years ere he moved to his present farm in 1858. Industry and ambition enabled him not only to improve and clear the land which was his, but to add to his possessions until he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of fertile, productive land. The improvements with which he has beautified his place are of the stable and useful kind and unite in increasing the value of the property. In 1883 he met with a serious loss in the fire which destroyed his residence, but was immediately replaced by one of modern architecture and design which is an ornament to the farm.
Mr. Dale was married in 1849 to Miss Catherine Frost, by whom he became the father of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters. Five children remain, viz.: George, who is married and resides in Lagro township, where he is engaged in farming; Laura, a resident of Marion; Elsie, wife of William Ramsey, a successful and well-to-do farmer of Lagro; Lincoln O., a well-known educator residing in California, who was a student in the Terre Haute Normal and a graduate of the State University at Bloomington, and was twice elected county superintendent of schools in Wabash county; Albert, a resident of Wabash, Ind., and a mechanic; and Lillie, who lives with her parents and is a continual comfort to them. Mrs. Dale is a native of Putnam county, N. Y., born April 4, 1829. She was a lass of twelve years when her mother moved to Indiana and located in Fayette county, where she was educated and grew to womanhood. She has been a source of encouragement and strength to the husband with whom she has traveled life's pathway for so many years, and a noble example of a Christian womanhood to the children who have grown up around her. Year followed year in swift succession, each with its sunshine and shadow, until they reached the golden milestone which marked a half century of married life, which was celebrated in 1899 by a happy gathering of children and friends who wished them many happy returns of the day -- their wedding anniversary.
Mr. Dale has been has been a prominent figure in the political arena of the county since he was old enough to take an interest in the subject. He was for years a Whig, but when the Republican party became a factor in national affairs he became an advocate of its policy, to which he still adheres. In 1861 he was elected to the office of township assessor and was re-elected for another term so satisfactory was his administration. He is public spirited, and takes an active interest in promoting all public enterprises; and as he had spent some twenty years of his life as a teacher in Fayette and Wabash counties, he took special interest in the cause of education. In 1874 Mr. Dale was elected by the Republicans of Wabash county to represent them in the legislative halls of Indiana, and nobly did he fill the office aand perform the duties devolving upon him. He has frequently represented his party in county, state and congressional conventions, and in 1899 was the oldest delegate attending the county convention. Both he and Mrs. Dale are members of Ross Run Baptist church, of which he is an elder, and they take justified pride in the flourishing condition of the little society.
Submitter: Don T. Mitchell, great great great grandson of Stephen Tyner (1811-1880), first cousin of Nancy (Tyner) Dale (1793-1835)
HONORALBLE HIRAM DALE. An influential and highly respected resident of Wabash county, Ind., was born July 30, 1826, in the county of Fayette, this state, and is a son of Alexander and Nancy (Tyner) Dale. Few men have been more closely asociated with the welfare of this county or have shown greater aptitude for stimulating and strengthening the resources of the community than the gentleman whose record is given in this article, and whose name is known and honored for the good he has accomplished.
Alexander Dale is of English extraction, although a native of Virginia, having first seen the light of day in Westmoreland county, that state, February 8, 1786. When but a child his parents moved to the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, settling in Woodford county, where he was educated, grew to manhood and was married. He became a husbandman, and about 1812, located in Indiana, where he had previously entered one hundred sixty acres of land. In 1852 he came to Wabash county and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land. About 1832 he entered a section of government land, and it is a part of the latter which forms the home of our subject. Small improvements were made in the county at that time. Wild beasts inhabited the forests and the still more savage red man was a frequent sight in the settlement, although he offered no harm to the white men who had taken up their residence in their midst.
Father Dale was a man who took a leading part in all public affairs, serving as county commissioner of Fayette, a director of the Whitewater Canal, and held other official positions to which he was chosen. He was a Whig, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church; indeed, he was one of the founders of that sect in this locality. He died in Lagro township, October 24, 1854, and his taking off was deeply deplored by the many among whom he had labored.
He was thrice married. The first marriage was with Miss Sallie Allen, and one child was born, one of the first settlers in Wabash county. His second union being with Miss Nancy Tyner, a native of Kentucky [ed: more likely South Carolina] and the mother of our subject. Of the eleven offspring who were born to this union the following are yet living, viz.: Emeline, widow of Nathaniel Banister, late of LaFontaine; Hiram; E. O., a retired contractor of Rushville, this state; Lewis, ex-soldier of the Civil war and at present a prosperous farmer of this county; and O. S., who resides in Marion, also a veteran of the Civil war.
Honorable Hiram Dale spent the first twenty-six years of his life in his native county, where he received his education and became a benedict. The school was similar in kind to the building in which it was held -- of the most primitive, although in later years he attended a more advanced school. A variety of books made up the texts from which they studied and a more perfect example of growth and improvement in this vicinity can not be obtained than by comparing the present with the past school system. The rude log houses have been replaced by neat, modern frame or brick; the school master has given place to the trim schoolmarm, and instead of slab seats and rude board desks are found the comfortable seat of modern times, while a multiplicity of books furnish suitable lessons for all grades of scholars.
In 1853 Mr. Dale brought his family to this county, locating on a fractional quarter west of Lagro, and resided there five years ere he moved to his present farm in 1858. Industry and ambition enabled him not only to improve and clear the land which was his, but to add to his possessions until he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of fertile, productive land. The improvements with which he has beautified his place are of the stable and useful kind and unite in increasing the value of the property. In 1883 he met with a serious loss in the fire which destroyed his residence, but was immediately replaced by one of modern architecture and design which is an ornament to the farm.
Mr. Dale was married in 1849 to Miss Catherine Frost, by whom he became the father of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters. Five children remain, viz.: George, who is married and resides in Lagro township, where he is engaged in farming; Laura, a resident of Marion; Elsie, wife of William Ramsey, a successful and well-to-do farmer of Lagro; Lincoln O., a well-known educator residing in California, who was a student in the Terre Haute Normal and a graduate of the State University at Bloomington, and was twice elected county superintendent of schools in Wabash county; Albert, a resident of Wabash, Ind., and a mechanic; and Lillie, who lives with her parents and is a continual comfort to them. Mrs. Dale is a native of Putnam county, N. Y., born April 4, 1829. She was a lass of twelve years when her mother moved to Indiana and located in Fayette county, where she was educated and grew to womanhood. She has been a source of encouragement and strength to the husband with whom she has traveled life's pathway for so many years, and a noble example of a Christian womanhood to the children who have grown up around her. Year followed year in swift succession, each with its sunshine and shadow, until they reached the golden milestone which marked a half century of married life, which was celebrated in 1899 by a happy gathering of children and friends who wished them many happy returns of the day -- their wedding anniversary.
Mr. Dale has been has been a prominent figure in the political arena of the county since he was old enough to take an interest in the subject. He was for years a Whig, but when the Republican party became a factor in national affairs he became an advocate of its policy, to which he still adheres. In 1861 he was elected to the office of township assessor and was re-elected for another term so satisfactory was his administration. He is public spirited, and takes an active interest in promoting all public enterprises; and as he had spent some twenty years of his life as a teacher in Fayette and Wabash counties, he took special interest in the cause of education. In 1874 Mr. Dale was elected by the Republicans of Wabash county to represent them in the legislative halls of Indiana, and nobly did he fill the office aand perform the duties devolving upon him. He has frequently represented his party in county, state and congressional conventions, and in 1899 was the oldest delegate attending the county convention. Both he and Mrs. Dale are members of Ross Run Baptist church, of which he is an elder, and they take justified pride in the flourishing condition of the little society.
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