John W. Hall could be two different people from my records. One is the brother, John, of Lewis Moulton Hall, though no record I have shows his middle initial, if any. The other is probably the one. John W. Hall shows up in the 1850 and 1860 census records. 1850 US Census shows the following: Page 183B, Family 123 John W. Hall, age 23, male, a planter, value real estate $400, born in NC Elizabeth Hall, age 19, female, born in AL John is living next door to Hosea Hall Family 122 Hosea Hall, age 46, male, a carpenter, born in NC Charlotte Hall, age 47, born in NC John Hall, age 21, male, a planter, born in AL Simeon Hall, age 19, male, born in AL Gillis Hall, age 13, male, born in AL Sarah Hall, age 9, female, born in AL Elizabeth Hall, age 18, female, born in AL My guess is that John W. was a nephew of Hosea Hall and not his son. Hosea and John show up in the 1860 US Census: Page 81, Southern Division Family #602 H. G. Hall, age 56, male, born in NC, a mechanic Charlotte Hall, age 57, female, born in NC G. M. Hall, age 24, male, born in AL, a laborer S. J. Hall, age 19, female, born in AL Family #603 J. W. Hall, age 32, male, born in AL, a planter E. A. Hall, age 28, female, born in AL H. G. Hall, age 7, male, born in AL A. D. Hall, age 5, female, born in AL L. E. Hall, age 3, male, born in AL I found nothing on these halls in the 1870 or 1880 Census records. Carolyn Golowka ALGenWeb Archives File Manager ALGenWeb Lowndes County Coordinator ALGenWeb Tombstone Project File Manager