James Andrew Hall - Farmer City, Illinois James Andrew Hall: Source of Information: Farmer City, Illinois Sesquicentennial Book   Place Searched: Bloomington Public Library Page # 194     Farmer City, Illinois 1837-1987                       James Andrew Hall was born March 31, 1850 near Kismeth, Morgan County, Tennessee, the fourth of ten children of William and Nancy Jane (Palmer) Hall. The Family came by covered wagon to Illinois in 1865. They made their home in the Newberry Settlement, southeast of Farmer City, Illinois.                                     James married Alfretta Jane Newberry February 15, 1872. Alfretta was born September 20, 1856, the first of nine children of William and Sylvia Lugenie ( Winslow) Newberry.                               To James and Alfretta were born the folowing children, Duward Belmont, born March 26, 1874, died April 20, 1917, Leonoard William, born September 9, 1876, died July 11, 1970, Sylvia Harriet, April 6, 1879, married Asa Thompson, died April 14, 1950, Ida Lola, born July 1, 1883, married Ora Yates, died July 8, 1972, Nellie Jane, born September 2, 1885, married Henry M. Stagen, diedJanuary 18, 1983, Bertha Viola, born January 26, 1884, married David S. Swearingen, died May 21, 1984, James Emil, born April 2, 1892, died September 17, 1958, Henry (Hank) Archie, born March 2, 1895, died May 27, 1972.               James farmed and owned and operated a merry-go-round. The Halls lived for a time near Colfax, Nebraska, Urich, Missouri and Duncombe, Iowa, moving back to their home south of Farmer City n the early 1900's. Alfretta died April 25, 1911. James later married Emma Winslow Johnson. James died January 26, 1911(?). Alfretta and James are buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City. Submitted by Mildred (Stagen) Holman --<--<({@ DEBBIE @})>-->--