It has been sometime since I posted my Hall information so I am posting
it again in hopes that someone may have joined the mailing list will see
something familar.
I have been researching my Hall family for years without success. 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 Hall, shows his full name John Henry Hall.
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 Susannah Everett. They had not
been married too 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 in 1851 (more about him later); 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 the
daughter of Alexander LaForge and Emily Jennings.
After the 1860 census Henry disappears until the 1900 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. 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.
Evan Philander Hall was born on 29 Aug 1851 in Madison Co, Indiana. He
married Serilda Adaline LaForge on 23 Aug 1873 in Grant Co, Indiana.
Serilda was the sister of Mary LaForge who married Alexander Chaney in
Grant Co and Alexander LaForge. They were the children of William
LaForge also of Grant Co. Evan and Serilda had 8 children:
1) Alona Mae "Onie" born 1 Nov 1875 in Grant Co, Indiana
2-3) Twins: Elmer A. and Elsie Belle born 27 Oct 1878 in Swayzee, Grant
Co, Indiana. (Elmer died shortly after birth)
By 1880 Evan and Serilda, along with their two daughters, had moved to
Champaign Co, Illinois where their 4th child was born: William Oscar
born in Sep 1880. He was a baby on the 1880 census. Between 1880 and
1883 Evan moved the family back to Indiana and settled Swayzee Twp where
they had two more children:
5) Bessie Odell born 3 Jan 1883 in Swayzee, Grant Co, Indiana (my
grandmother)
6) Orinda Alice "Ora" born in Oct 1886 also born in Swayzee
After Ora was born Evan moved the family to Burnet Co, Tx where
Serilda's brother lived. George probably went with them. After moving to
Texas they had two more children:
7) Evion Henry "Evie" (rhymes with Livie) born Mar 1891 in Bertram,
Burnet Co, Tx
8) Ganes Emmitt born 28 Feb 1892 in Lamar Co, Tx.
Evan died on 29 May 1919 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, Ok and is buried in Rose
Hill Cemetery.
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. The 1900 census shows that Eliza had three children all
living. She was much younger than he was. 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. I
have also done a line by line of the 1880 Champaign Co. Ill census as
well 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
Hall researchers and no one knows how my Henry may have been
connected. 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.
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 and all suggestions.
Thanks,
Charlotte Lucas