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A History of the Northern Peninsula
and its People, Vol. 2
Alvah Littlefield Sawyer, 1911

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        JOHN WALL. - Among the well-known and highly respected residents
     of Crystal Falls, JOHN WALL, the popular and efficient clerk of Iron
     county, holds a position of considerable note.  He was born, June 29,
     1865, at Cleator Moor, Cumberland county, England, and was there
     brought up and educated.  His father, PATRICK WALL, was born in County
     Wicklow, Ireland.  Removing from there to County Cumberland, England,
     he settled at Cleator Moor, where he was engaged in mining pursuits
     the remainder of his life.
        Reared to habits of industry and honesty, JOHN WALL began when a
     lad of ten years to work in the mines of his native parish, and was
     there employed until eighteen years of age.  Desirous then of improv-
     ing his fortunes, he bade good-by to country and friends, and, being
     the only member of the parental household to leave home, emigrated to
     the United States, landing in New York.  From there he came directly
     to the Upper Peninsula, and for a year and a half was engaged in
     mining at Ishpeming.  Going from there to Ironwood, he worked at the
     Gogebic mines two years, and subsequently, while living at Stambaugh,
     was employed in the old Stambaugh Mine, the Riverton, and the Naomi.
     Coming from that place to Crystal Falls, Mr. Wall spent a year here,
     after which he worked at the Hemlock Mine for three years.  He then
     went to the Mesaba Range, where he remained but a short time before
     the memorable panic of 1893 caused an almost entire suspension of min-
     ing operations.  The following five years he lived at Stambaugh, but
     in 1899, when he was elected county clerk, he removed to Crystal
     Falls, where he has since been a resident.  Giving such thorough sat-
     isfaction in his official capacity, he has since been several times
     re-elected, and is now serving his sixth term as county clerk.
        MR. WALL married, in 1889, MATILDA MOORE, who was born in Vermont,
     a daughter of GEORGE and MARY (MARTELLE) MOORE, and into their house-
     hold three children have been born, namely: THOMAS, JULIA, and JOHN C.
     Fraternally MR. WALL belongs to Escanaba Lodge, Knights of Columbus;
     to Iron River Court, Catholic Foresters; to Crystal Falls Camp, M. W.
     A.; to Crystal Falls Lodge, Mystic Workers of the World; and to
     Crystal Falls Aerie No. 1449, Order of Eagles.

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