BIOGRAPHY

ISAAC P. DUAL - OF ELBA, NY

Isaac P. Dual, son of Preserved and Mary (Rice) Dual, was born in St. Lawrence County, NY, in 1810. He was a carpenter and builder by trade, and came to Alabama about 1834 He married, in 1836, Florilla, daughter of Amos and Betsey (Benjamin) Starkweather. Their daughter Charlotte L. married Myron St. John 1858, and died 1865. Messrs. Dual and Starkweather, in 1840, built the hotel at the Center. Mr. Dual kept it three years. He also held the office of justice of the peace for more than 30 years. He died 1887, aged 77 years, much respected by all. His wife died 1889.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, NY 1890