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Jacob A. Wall, son of [[Wall, Aaron (1834-1905)|Aaron Wall]] and Aganetha (Dick) Wall, was born 24 September 1864 in the village of Hamberg, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna settlement]], South Russia. In 1875 he came with his parents to [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake]], Minnesota. On 31 May 1885, he was married to Elizabeth Fast. They had 9 children, of whom 3 died in their childhood. In 1906 his wife died and on 14 June 1907, he was married to Katherina Flaming, who had 4 children. 

Wall was ordained as a minister of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church (now [[Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches|Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches]]) on 20 July 1902. In 1916 he moved with is family and with others to the community northwest of Wolf Point, [[Montana (USA)|Montana]], and organized the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church there, of which he was the leading pastor for many years. In 1938 he came to [[Dallas (Oregon, USA)|Dallas]], [[Oregon (USA)|Oregon]]. He served as a member of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren for a period of 21 years, and 9 years on the publication committee, during which time he had a large share in making the constitution of the Defenseless Mennonite Brethren in Christ of North America, later known as the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren. He died on 7 October 1954, over 90 years of age.
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