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. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > >