To Vicki and Gene, There are possibilities here! My Leonard Hall, as follows: Leonard Hall, b. 1815, Delaware County, NY; d. April 30, 1866, Jefferson County, WI; buried at South Koshkonong Cemetery, Jefferson County, WI. Children: 1. Sara Louisa Hall, b. Nov. 29, 1846, WI; d. Mar. 11, 1891, Milton, Rock Co, WI; m. Truman Bassett 2. Julia A. Hall, b. Aug. 11, 1848, Koshkonong, Rock Co, WI; d. Feb. 1925, Oelwein, Fayette Co, IA; m. Scott Van Ranselar Graves 3. Mary Esther Hall, b. Sept. 18, 1850, Koshkonong, Rock Co, WI; d. Jan 26, 1917, Eden, Fayette Co, IA; m. Benjamin F. Ostrander 4. Amanda Jane Hall; b. May 8, 1854, Janesville, Rock Co, WI; d. Feb. 3, 1938, San Francisco, CA; m. 1) Benjamin Codding; 2) James Muzzy 5. Albert Russell Hall (my great grandfather), b. 1856, WI; d. 1938, Alpha, Fayette Co, IA; m. Minnie Murphy July 1, 1846: Leonard purchased 93.5 acres of land, Sec:NR6, Twp: 4N; Range: 114E. Certificate #13814. Joan

I Just started so send a not about why I am doing my family tree, I hit the wrong button and it went, without me getting it done sorry about that. My name is Hope, I have been doing my family tree now for almost 9 years. I started by mail, I did not have a computer. I fell into a lot of road blocks. You see my Father died when I was 1 1/2 years old and he was 30 years old. His family kept every thing to them self's. So I only new what my Mother told us. My Mom died almost 20 years ago now and I was only 20 and I felt she was trying so hard to trace her roots and never had the time to get it done She was a very loving and caring and giving person. She wanted this done so she could give us our roots, She use to tell story that her mother or father told her about life back then. I have ton's of picture of her and some of the family in the old days I say cause anything in 1800s is old to me LOL. for me it has been a hard road to get things and seeing I did not have Aunt,Uncle,Grandparents or any one to give me hits on where to look, just a few things my Mother saved and give us to go on. I have found my self down and stuck on some sure names and have stop working on it. But now I am still working hard as ever to get as much information as I can on all my surnames. I have found family in Germany and even know we don't both speak English I can use the computer to help. I also have found a book on some of the Halls and am willing to share the information. I feel now at 40 years old I am going to be working on this till the end and I will someday have it all done. Then I would like to make it a book and Have it say to My Mother You will always live on in our hearts and we love you...... Hope CGomez5077@aol.com

Hello List, I would like to say that for my doing my family tree is

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I'm still searching for info on REBECCA HALL b 1780 probably in South Carolina, who married SAMUEL FLEMING II (he was born in Ireland 1763, died Oct 2 1843 in Laurens Co,. SC.) Rebecca is said to be the daughter of Colonel Joseph Hall (Rev. War) who died 1790. I share all my research, most of the friends I 'meet' online will share, also. Anne in TN

All, I have posted several request on the list and never have I gotten so many responses!! I guess we just have to be stirred up now and then. <VBG> Thank you all so much for the offers of help. I have to get up very early tomorrow so I will post my reply/request soon. (I am so slow on this 'puter) Nancy in Mesquite, Tx. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

Hi folks, Does anyone have information on the ancestry of Richard FORD, b.c. 1756 prob. in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT? In Mansfield in February 1780 he married Jemima HALL, daughter of Mansfield residents Ephraim HALL and Miriam WALCOTT. Richard & Jemima took their family to Duanesburgh, Schenectady Co., NY, by 1810, and Jemima was buried alone in Parish, Oswego Co., NY, in May 1841. Children of Richard & Jemima Ford: Jemima, born 1780; married William AVERY and settled in Oswego Co., NY where she died in 1862. Richard, born about 1786, lived in Schenectady Co., NY Charles(?), born 1796, lived in Oswego Co., NY Ephraim Earl Ford(?), built first store in Parish, Oswego Co., NY in 1829 Thanks! Mark Avery Wentling

Some people just like their privacy and we have to respect that. It is their choice. This doesn't necessarily mean that it is a bad trait. It could also be considered a nice trait as you probably could trust them with your own skeletons and they would keep it to themselves. All of us have good characteristics along with our bad. Sometimes it takes longer to find one of the two, but just keep searching. There usually is some good or bad in all of us. Take care and God bless. Sally J. of CO Roy Edward Hall wrote: > This is absolutly not a HALL trait, you will find this in every line. I am > a born HALL, 67 years old and all my life I have given help in any form to > anyone that needs help and will continue to do so until I die. > > Roy > lperth@inreach.com > -----Original Message----- > From: J HALL <Jrh22@hotmail.com> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 18 February, 2000 3:50 AM > Subject: Re: Why we do it! > > >Nancy, I know how you feel about some of the Halls,,,I have some in my data > >base also that will not share,,I guess it is in the Hall nature. My Father > >would not give you the time of the day,,but he would take all you would > give > >him and more. I have been told his Father was the same way. Makes you > wonder > >if this is one of the Halls traits through out all of the Halls. My Father > >is about 97 now and he has not changed, but I still love him. > >Take care and may God Bless,,,,, > > > > Jessie & Lynne Hall > >http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/5549 > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: nancy johnson <nancykay1@netscape.net> > >To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:42 PM > >Subject: Why we do it! > > > > > >> Pat, > >> Your "letter" brought tears to my eyes. My Mother died > >> when I was 10. My father was a SOB. He destroyed almost > >> everything of hers. Not because he couldn't bear to have > >> it remind him of her. Because his "girlfriend" couldn't > >> handle that he hadn't left my mother while she lay > >> dying in the hospital. All I have of her is a few > >> trinkets and what little I remember of her. > >> There is a Hall that has a lot of info on the family, > >> but for some reason won't share it with me. Why I don't > >> know. I only met him once for a very short time. He may > >> not have much or anything on my mother. But anything on > >> my mother's family would make me feel like at least I > >> knew some of the people she knew. > >> > >> Thank You > >> > >> Nancy Blevins-Johnson > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________________ > >> Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > >http://webmail.netscape.com. > >> > >> > > > >

Good for you Roy, I am 66 and will share all I have with anyone who needs my data, I too am not liking what I am seeing about certain "Halls" I painfully know how difficult it is to get what we all need re our ancestors. More Hall power to you guy :>)

This is absolutly not a HALL trait, you will find this in every line. I am a born HALL, 67 years old and all my life I have given help in any form to anyone that needs help and will continue to do so until I die. Roy lperth@inreach.com -----Original Message----- From: J HALL <Jrh22@hotmail.com> To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 18 February, 2000 3:50 AM Subject: Re: Why we do it! >Nancy, I know how you feel about some of the Halls,,,I have some in my data >base also that will not share,,I guess it is in the Hall nature. My Father >would not give you the time of the day,,but he would take all you would give >him and more. I have been told his Father was the same way. Makes you wonder >if this is one of the Halls traits through out all of the Halls. My Father >is about 97 now and he has not changed, but I still love him. >Take care and may God Bless,,,,, > > Jessie & Lynne Hall >http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/5549 >----- Original Message ----- >From: nancy johnson <nancykay1@netscape.net> >To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:42 PM >Subject: Why we do it! > > >> Pat, >> Your "letter" brought tears to my eyes. My Mother died >> when I was 10. My father was a SOB. He destroyed almost >> everything of hers. Not because he couldn't bear to have >> it remind him of her. Because his "girlfriend" couldn't >> handle that he hadn't left my mother while she lay >> dying in the hospital. All I have of her is a few >> trinkets and what little I remember of her. >> There is a Hall that has a lot of info on the family, >> but for some reason won't share it with me. Why I don't >> know. I only met him once for a very short time. He may >> not have much or anything on my mother. But anything on >> my mother's family would make me feel like at least I >> knew some of the people she knew. >> >> Thank You >> >> Nancy Blevins-Johnson >> >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >http://webmail.netscape.com. >> >> > >

Hi: We have all been talking about closed mouth Hall's well it isn't all because they don't want to talk. My father is a Hall and 85 years old. He has told me what he knows and can remember but he can't remember everything and I did not get interested in Geneaolgy until he got to old to remember everything. I have gotten to his grandfather George Simeon Hall born 12 Nov 1848. His death certificate says he was born in Warren, Warren, New York. However the historian's there have no information on him. I have some old family pictures that show him and his wife and a cousin Sam Hall. These were taken in the 1880's in Humbolt County, NE. He then moved is family to Frontier County, NE and homesteaded there in 1884. He married Elizabeth Ann Hart in Virden, Marcoupin, IL on 22 Aug 1872. They had nine Children: 1. Ada Amanda Hall 2. George Henry Hall 3. Nancy Ann Hall (m) Harvey Orlando Rogers 4. William Fredrick 5. John Simeon Hall (m2) 1. Etta McCarl 2. Della Pierce 6. Elbridge Franklin Hall (m) Wilhelminia Banzhaf (my Grandparents) 7. Joseph Randy 8. Clyde LeRoy Hall (m) Della E. Purdue 9. Grace May Hall (m) Frank Arnold Harvey The four who did not marry died in infancy Can anyone out there help me get beyond George Simeon? I would be very grateful for any help. Anne Evelynn Anne Hall Veasey Aveasey@aol.com

Anyone researching Joseph H. HALL b 1807 GA and wife Mary T. b 1825 GA who resided in Coffee/Dale Counties, AL 1850-1860? Hope so, AJ

I've found that some of the things they keep silent about are so strange, too. My father dropped out of school at 15. The explanation was that by that time, his father was gone and he had to support his mother and sisters. Since "gone" was a polite way of saying dead, I always assumed that his death date was approximately the time of the first world war. That coupled with a sword my father had from "Grandfather Hall", I concluded that my grandfather was possibly a soldier who died in the first world war; that would explain the lack of grave marker in the Hall family plot. A friend also into genealogy was looking for obits in a local collection. She noticed an obit, dated 1932, with someone with the same name as my grandfather. Turns out, it WAS my grandfather. He was gone, as in deserted the family. My father made my mother promise never to tell. In both the 1920 census and his obit, my grandfather lists he is married. Grandmother lists divorced as her marital status in 1920. It was just not the marital status that was a problem; I think it was the fact he was a scoundel. Vicki On Friday, February 18, 2000 12:35 PM, Rodney Hall [SMTP:subknave@email.msn.com] wrote: > I have found a few of the reasons my father didn't know much about the > family from my genealogy. It seems after they left Kentucky about 1900 they > went all over Illinois I have wondered if there wasn't some family squabble > that caused this. I also found out my Grandfather transported prostitutes > from one "house" to another during prohibition ( he later was a minister) > but Stictness and Silence about the past seems pretty common in the Hall > lines I have followed. > > Sincerely > Rodney Hall > -----Original Message----- > From: Barbara Carlile <brcar@tah-usa.net> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:56 AM > Subject: Fw: Why we do it! > > > >I to was a Hall, I had a wonderful, strict Dad, he was good to me. My > Daddy > >was one that would tell you if he knew anything, the only thing when he was > >around to tell me stuff I was not interested in Genealogy, which upsets me > >now. The Uncle that is still living and could tell us, will not. My Hall > >side and Pennington side is going to be a brick wall, cause no one will > >talk. My Grandpa Benjamin Franklin Hall was a General Baptist Minister, he > >married Rebecca Pennington in Letcher Co KY in 1889 > > > >Barb Hall Carlile > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "J HALL" <Jrh22@hotmail.com> > >To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 6:06 AM > >Subject: Re: Why we do it! > > > > > >> Nancy, I know how you feel about some of the Halls,,,I have some in my > >data > >> base also that will not share,,I guess it is in the Hall nature. My > Father > >> would not give you the time of the day,,but he would take all you would > >give > >> him and more. I have been told his Father was the same way. Makes you > >wonder > >> if this is one of the Halls traits through out all of the Halls. My > Father > >> is about 97 now and he has not changed, but I still love him. > >> Take care and may God Bless,,,,, > >> > >> Jessie & Lynne Hall > >> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/5549 > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: nancy johnson <nancykay1@netscape.net> > >> To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:42 PM > >> Subject: Why we do it! > >> > >> > >> > Pat, > >> > Your "letter" brought tears to my eyes. My Mother died > >> > when I was 10. My father was a SOB. He destroyed almost > >> > everything of hers. Not because he couldn't bear to have > >> > it remind him of her. Because his "girlfriend" couldn't > >> > handle that he hadn't left my mother while she lay > >> > dying in the hospital. All I have of her is a few > >> > trinkets and what little I remember of her. > >> > There is a Hall that has a lot of info on the family, > >> > but for some reason won't share it with me. Why I don't > >> > know. I only met him once for a very short time. He may > >> > not have much or anything on my mother. But anything on > >> > my mother's family would make me feel like at least I > >> > knew some of the people she knew. > >> > > >> > Thank You > >> > > >> > Nancy Blevins-Johnson > >> > > >> > ____________________________________________________________________ > >> > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at > >> http://webmail.netscape.com. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >

To Vicki & Joan, More people are coming forth with Leonard HALLs . This is exciting! Just recently, I emailed a young lady on the internet who had listed some land deeds and she had a Leonard Hall in KY (I believe) who had acquired some considerable acreage. That was the first time I had seen anyone else mention a Leonard Hall who could possiblly be my Leonard Hall who was born in MD. He certainly did not die there! Thanks for cheering me up :) carol milners@snowcrest.net ---------- From: Vicki Titus[SMTP:vtitus@ipa.net] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:55 AM To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Re Halls not talking Hi Joan My Richard Hall was also in Delaware Co. NY. He was a generation down from your Leonard, probably, because he was born in 1844. Richard was bound out as a child, which usually indicates an orphan or poor family. Records indicate he was either born in NY or at sea (That version was in the later records) Richard was bound out to a Samuel Hill, son of Ferris Hill, and the only town I find Richard on is in 1860 with Samuel and his wife Margaret (English) Hill. I have a lot of Hall info from Delaware Co. Have you identified what town he was born in? Vicki On Friday, February 18, 2000 9:46 AM, Joan M. Alyea [SMTP:aerohawk@rmi.net] wrote: > I think you all have given me a possible reason for not being able to get > past my great-great grandfather, Leonard Hall. Leonard was born in Delaware > County, New York in 1824. He surfaced in Rock County, Wisconsin, and from > there on I have the complete history. He married Lucy Adeline Wilder, and I > have the Wilder line way back to England in the 1500's. My Hall > grandparents were very open -- my great-grandfather had settled in Fayette > County, Iowa. My aunt, age 89, is still around, and very alert. She has > given me so much information and photos, plus our Hall family Bible. > > Maybe the Wisconsin and Iowa Halls were a different breed! I think I am > lucky to have so much information. But I certainly would like to find > Leonard's parents and possible siblings! > > Joan Hall Alyea > Colorado

I have found a few of the reasons my father didn't know much about the family from my genealogy. It seems after they left Kentucky about 1900 they went all over Illinois I have wondered if there wasn't some family squabble that caused this. I also found out my Grandfather transported prostitutes from one "house" to another during prohibition ( he later was a minister) but Stictness and Silence about the past seems pretty common in the Hall lines I have followed. Sincerely Rodney Hall -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Carlile <brcar@tah-usa.net> To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:56 AM Subject: Fw: Why we do it! >I to was a Hall, I had a wonderful, strict Dad, he was good to me. My Daddy >was one that would tell you if he knew anything, the only thing when he was >around to tell me stuff I was not interested in Genealogy, which upsets me >now. The Uncle that is still living and could tell us, will not. My Hall >side and Pennington side is going to be a brick wall, cause no one will >talk. My Grandpa Benjamin Franklin Hall was a General Baptist Minister, he >married Rebecca Pennington in Letcher Co KY in 1889 > >Barb Hall Carlile >----- Original Message ----- >From: "J HALL" <Jrh22@hotmail.com> >To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 6:06 AM >Subject: Re: Why we do it! > > >> Nancy, I know how you feel about some of the Halls,,,I have some in my >data >> base also that will not share,,I guess it is in the Hall nature. My Father >> would not give you the time of the day,,but he would take all you would >give >> him and more. I have been told his Father was the same way. Makes you >wonder >> if this is one of the Halls traits through out all of the Halls. My Father >> is about 97 now and he has not changed, but I still love him. >> Take care and may God Bless,,,,, >> >> Jessie & Lynne Hall >> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/5549 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: nancy johnson <nancykay1@netscape.net> >> To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:42 PM >> Subject: Why we do it! >> >> >> > Pat, >> > Your "letter" brought tears to my eyes. My Mother died >> > when I was 10. My father was a SOB. He destroyed almost >> > everything of hers. Not because he couldn't bear to have >> > it remind him of her. Because his "girlfriend" couldn't >> > handle that he hadn't left my mother while she lay >> > dying in the hospital. All I have of her is a few >> > trinkets and what little I remember of her. >> > There is a Hall that has a lot of info on the family, >> > but for some reason won't share it with me. Why I don't >> > know. I only met him once for a very short time. He may >> > not have much or anything on my mother. But anything on >> > my mother's family would make me feel like at least I >> > knew some of the people she knew. >> > >> > Thank You >> > >> > Nancy Blevins-Johnson >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________________ >> > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at >> http://webmail.netscape.com. >> > >> > >> >

I think I need to throw this in. My Mother was the Hall. My Father, if you can call him that, was a Blevins. My Mother's side is Hall, Morisset, Brazeal, Harvill, Stubbs, Vandergriff and some of us think Bullard. The Hall's arrived in Christian Co. Mo. 1840. One of the ones I can't find much on is Lige (Elijah) Hall b. ca. 1885-95. His father was Joel Hall b. ca. 1887. I don't have a date for Joel's b. day either. And all I know is that he died young. I will be going to Christian Co. in March to do research for 11 blissful uninterrupted days!!!! Lige went to the Bitterroot Mt.s in Mt. and died there ca. 1963. His brother, Alva Franklin Hall b. 12 Sep. 1888 was my grandfather. Thank all of you for your help and caring. Nancy Blevins "Terrylene" <Terrylene@Worldnet.att.net> wrote: Hi Nancy....I am a HALL......what are some of the names of your lineage and in what states? L. Hall Casey ----- Original Message ----- From: nancy johnson <nancykay1@netscape.net> To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 8:42 PM Subject: Why we do it! > Pat, > Your "letter" brought tears to my eyes. My Mother died > when I was 10. My father was a SOB. He destroyed almost > everything of hers. Not because he couldn't bear to have > it remind him of her. Because his "girlfriend" couldn't > handle that he hadn't left my mother while she lay > dying in the hospital. All I have of her is a few > trinkets and what little I remember of her. > There is a Hall that has a lot of info on the family, > but for some reason won't share it with me. Why I don't > know. I only met him once for a very short time. He may > not have much or anything on my mother. But anything on > my mother's family would make me feel like at least I > knew some of the people she knew. > > Thank You > > Nancy Blevins-Johnson > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. > ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

Hi Joan My Richard Hall was also in Delaware Co. NY. He was a generation down from your Leonard, probably, because he was born in 1844. Richard was bound out as a child, which usually indicates an orphan or poor family. Records indicate he was either born in NY or at sea (That version was in the later records) Richard was bound out to a Samuel Hill, son of Ferris Hill, and the only town I find Richard on is in 1860 with Samuel and his wife Margaret (English) Hill. I have a lot of Hall info from Delaware Co. Have you identified what town he was born in? Vicki On Friday, February 18, 2000 9:46 AM, Joan M. Alyea [SMTP:aerohawk@rmi.net] wrote: > I think you all have given me a possible reason for not being able to get > past my great-great grandfather, Leonard Hall. Leonard was born in Delaware > County, New York in 1824. He surfaced in Rock County, Wisconsin, and from > there on I have the complete history. He married Lucy Adeline Wilder, and I > have the Wilder line way back to England in the 1500's. My Hall > grandparents were very open -- my great-grandfather had settled in Fayette > County, Iowa. My aunt, age 89, is still around, and very alert. She has > given me so much information and photos, plus our Hall family Bible. > > Maybe the Wisconsin and Iowa Halls were a different breed! I think I am > lucky to have so much information. But I certainly would like to find > Leonard's parents and possible siblings! > > Joan Hall Alyea > Colorado

I am seeking information on Alonzo Hall born abt 1806 in Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario Canada. Married Melinda Owen February 09, 1830 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Died May 21 1850 in El Dorado Co., (?) CA Father: (?) Joshua Hall Mother: (?) Clarissa Mitchell Children: Mary Sophia Hall b. June 02, 1831 M. Peter A. Hartwell June 28, 1884 Alfred Hall: b. June 22, 1833 Charlotte Melinda Hall Thanks for any help on these people. Sally J. of CO

I would not say that we are all like that. Charlotte

I was so impressed with "hy we do it," I forwarded the whole thing, author included, to my COX mailing list's moderator to see if she'd like to include it on our list. She did and was very grateful. Thank you again, for sharing with us! -Jan in Oregon