I want to thank all of you who responded about the Halls. Below is all I
know about mine. I have been stuck for four years so I am hoping someone
sees something that will help. My great great grandfather was (John)
Henry Hall. He is shown as Henry on census records, as well as his
death record. His son's funeral record, Evan Philander Hall, shows his
full name John Henry Hall. Evan was my great grandfather.
I'm sorry this is so long but I am hoping that something will look
familiar to someone. At this point I'm grasping at straws. I will gladly
accept any suggestions.
Thanks again,
Charlotte Lucas
The first record I have of Henry is the 1850 Madison Co, Indiana census.
His wife's name was Susannah. Evan's funeral record gives her name as
Miss Everett so I assume her name was probably Susannah Everett. They
had not been married very long as they had no children.
By the time the 1860 Madison Co, Indiana census was taken they had three
children: Evan Philander Hall born on 29 Aug 1851 in Madison Co,
Indiana, died 29 May 1919 in Tulsa, Ok. He married Serilda Adaline
LaForge on 23 Aug 1873 in Grant Co, Indiana. Serilda was the sister of
Mary LaForge Chaney (wife of Alexander Chaney) and Emily LaForge Jones
(wife of Edward Jones) both of Grant Co; Marinda born abt 1852 and Anna
born abt 1854. All three in Indiana. On the 1860 census his wife's name
is spelled Luana. They had at least one more child: George Thomas Hall
born 12 Jan 1864. George married Sarah Marthena LaForge (Frena) on 25
Dec 1888 in Burnet Co, Tx. He died 16 Jan 1954 in Burnet Co, Tx and is
buried in the Marble Falls Cemetery. Frena was Serilda's niece.
After the 1860 census Henry disappears until the 1900 Sims Twp, Grant
Co, Indiana census where is is married to at least his 2nd wife. Her
name was Eliza and they had three children: William E born Aug 1881;
Minnie L born May 1888; Bertha born Sep 1895. The census says they had
been married 21 years so they married in 1878 or 1879. She was the
mother of Eight only 3 still living.
Henry died on 6 Mar 1904 and is buried in the Thrailkill Cemetery in
Sims Twp, Grant Co, Indiana. His wife apparently didn't know who is
parents were. The 1900 census shows his birth Feb 1825, the date on his
death record is 14 Feb 1826. The 1850 census says he was born in Ky, the
1860 Va and the 1900 Ky. His wife said Indiana on the death record!
I have not been able to find Henry on the 1870 nor 1880 census so I have
no idea as to how many children there may have been from his first
marriage. I have not found a marriage record for either marriage.
Madison Co is a burned out county and only has marriage records back to
1913.
Another big problem is there is no 1870 Indiana State census index. I
have done a line by line search of the 1870 Madison Co and Grant Co
census and most of the adjacent counties and done the same for 1880 and
to date have found nothing. The only reason I know about George is
because the family knew him. I have been in contact with other Grant Co
and Madison Co Hall researchers and no one knows how my Henry may have
been connected or anything about his children. This is where I have been
stuck for the past 4 years. I have all the census, marriage and death
records for Evan and George and their families but the rest of the
family is still a blank.