Orville Dawalt was born in Hitt, Missouri, later lived in Minnesota, coming to Carrington in 1906. He married Ann Nelson in Estabrook June 16, 1896 to Andres Nelsons in Estabrook Township.
Mr. Dawalt worked as an assistant in the T.H. Cousins elevator, was the sheriff of Foster County from 1929 to 1933, and a member of the city council for sixteen years.
Mrs. Dawalt was a community worker and well known for her hobbies, especially collecting pioneer artifacts.
The Dawalts had two children: Robert and Kay.
Mr. Dawalt died in June 1967, and Mrs. Dawalt died in December 1967. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 21B