HARRY C. VAIL.

HARRY C. VAIL.
Harry C. Vail, proprietor of a meat market at Thermopolis and a well known stock man of Hot Springs county, was born in Orange county, New York, March 4, 1871, a son of Anthony D. and Mary T. (Weygant) Vail, who were also natives of the Empire state and both were representatives of an ancestry that was connected with the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Vail was born in Orange county, New York, in 1826 and belonged to one of its oldest families, being a daughter of the Rev. Smith Weygant, who was pastor of a church in Orange county. She became a member of the Banksville Methodist church and took an active part in its work. To Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Vail were born nine children. Those living at the time of the mother’s death, which occurred when she was in her eighty-ninth year were: Edward Vail, of Camden, Missouri; Mrs. William S. Finch, of Banksville; John Wallace, of Chicago; Arthur, living at Rock Springs, Wyoming; Harry C., of this review; and Robert W., whose home is in Kansas City. John Wallace has since passed away. Harry C. Vail spent his youthful days in New York and is indebted to its public school system for the educational opportunities which he enjoyed. In 1885 he came to the west and spent two years in Kansas. He afterward went to Denver, Colorado, where he remained with the American Packing Company for a time. In 1908 he arrived in Thermopolis, Wyoming, .and had a contract to furnish the meat for the railroad company while it was building its line through this section of the country. Mr. Vail has since been engaged in the butchering business here and is also the owner of considerable live stock. His business activities have been carefully directed and his success is the direct outcome of close application and unabating energy. On the 25th of November, 1897, Mr. Vail was united in marriage at Denver, Colorado, by the Rev. Charles H. Koyl to Miss Flora M. Reed, who was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, December 2, 1871, and was one of twin daughters whose parents were Mr. and Mrs. James Reed. Her father and mother still survive, as do three of her sisters—Grace, Blanche and Eva, and two brothers, Harry H. and Lewis Reed, all of whom are residents of Seattle, Washington. The death of Mrs. Vail occurred October 7, 1917, and was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, for she had won many friends during the period of her residence in Thermopolis. She was for many years a consistent member of the Methodist church and a lady of sterling worth. Her life was guided by benevolent impulses and strong purpose. She was genial in manner, modest in disposition, and her many excellent qualities won for her the love and goodwill of all who knew her. In his political views Mr. Vail has ever been a stalwart republican but never an office seeker, preferring always to give his undivided attention to his business affairs, which have been carefully directed. He has won substantial success during the period of his residence in Thermopolis and is numbered among its representative citizens.

Harry C. Vail, proprietor of a meat market at Thermopolis and a well known stock man of Hot Springs county, was born in Orange county, New York, March 4, 1871, a son of Anthony D. and Mary T. (Weygant) Vail, who were also natives of the Empire state and both were representatives of an ancestry that was connected with the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Vail was born in Orange county, New York, in 1826 and belonged to one of its oldest families, being a daughter of the Rev. Smith Weygant, who was pastor of a church in Orange county. She became a member of the Banksville Methodist church and took an active part in its work. To Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Vail were born nine children. Those living at the time of the mother’s death, which occurred when she was in her eighty-ninth year were: Edward Vail, of Camden, Missouri; Mrs. William S. Finch, of Banksville; John Wallace, of Chicago; Arthur, living at Rock Springs, Wyoming; Harry C., of this review; and Robert W., whose home is in Kansas City. John Wallace has since passed away.
Harry C. Vail spent his youthful days in New York and is indebted to its public school system for the educational opportunities which he enjoyed. In 1885 he came to the west and spent two years in Kansas. He afterward went to Denver, Colorado, where he remained with the American Packing Company for a time. In 1908 he arrived in Thermopolis, Wyoming, .and had a contract to furnish the meat for the railroad company while it was building its line through this section of the country. Mr. Vail has since been engaged in the butchering business here and is also the owner of considerable live stock. His business activities have been carefully directed and his success is the direct outcome of close application and unabating energy.
On the 25th of November, 1897, Mr. Vail was united in marriage at Denver, Colorado, by the Rev. Charles H. Koyl to Miss Flora M. Reed, who was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, December 2, 1871, and was one of twin daughters whose parents were Mr. and Mrs. James Reed. Her father and mother still survive, as do three of her sisters—Grace, Blanche and Eva, and two brothers, Harry H. and Lewis Reed, all of whom are residents of Seattle, Washington. The death of Mrs. Vail occurred October 7, 1917, and was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, for she had won many friends during the period of her residence in Thermopolis. She was for many years a consistent member of the Methodist church and a lady of sterling worth. Her life was guided by benevolent impulses and strong purpose. She was genial in manner, modest in disposition, and her many excellent qualities won for her the love and goodwill of all who knew her.
In his political views Mr. Vail has ever been a stalwart republican but never an office seeker, preferring always to give his undivided attention to his business affairs, which have been carefully directed. He has won substantial success during the period of his residence in Thermopolis and is numbered among its representative citizens.