John Daub, born December 31, 1812, is a native of Germany, where he attained a collegiate education and then taught for thirty-two years. In 1871 he immigrated to the United States and located in what is now Vail; the Daub family was among the earliest settlers of this town. His marriage occurred in 1842 in Germany, and his wife died in 1874. The children are Theodore, Elizabeth, Ellinore, John and Matilda.

Margaret Denney, whose maiden name was O'Hara, was born in 1840 in Ireland. On the 15th of June, 1860, she became the wife of James Callery, who was born in 1837 in Dublin. They settled in Canada in 1861, and in 1868 Mr. Callery took the first claim in Vail, Minnesota; he was accidentally drowned in the Redwood river, April 16, 1869; Mrs. Callery and family came here that year from Canada. Their children are James, Annie M., William H. and Katie. In November, 1870, Mrs. Callery was married to William Denney, who was born in 1829 in Maryland. Their children are Francis I. and Charles A.

John Longbottom, who is a native of Canada, was born in 1850. He came to Minnesota in 1869 with his parents, who were among the first settlers of Vail, and in 1870 he took a claim, the same on which he now resides. He was the first clerk of the town, and has held other offices. Miss Elizabeth Johnson was married to him in 1873. Edward, Alvin, Jennie and Carl are their children.

John Taber was born in 1824 in England. At the age of nineteen he moved to Canada, and eighteen months later to Michigan. April 1, 1847, he enlisted in Company K, Third United States dragoons, and served through the Mexican war, participating in many engagements; of the one hundred and four men in the company, only seventeen remained alive at the close of the war; for more than a year he was one of General Scott's body guard. Returned to Canada, and in 1869 came to his present farm; his was the first house built in the town of Vail. He was married October 1, 1856, and has eight children: Elizabeth A., Charlotte L., Emma S., Mary A., Caroline, Ellen S., William C. and Minnie E.