Hi Dick...I'm sorry that this goes to all the list...will u email me so I can ask u a question? Thanks...Debi biff@pop.ctctel.com ---------- > To All Hallmans: > > Hi, I'm Dick Hallman, a list member since inception, and it's been totally > worthwhile reading all the comments and e-mails and seeing how widespread the > Hallman family really is. I am currently living in Las Vegas with my wife > Ruth and we've been here in Sun City, a retirement community, for almost six > years. We're originally from No. Illinois, Aurora, to be exact and have lived > in Wisconsin, California, Utah and now Nevada. We have two daughters that are > living in Ventura Cty. California and five grandchildren. > > Our Hallmans were those that migrated to Canada in 1825 and the line was as > follows: > > Anthony Hallman > +Mary Salome > Henry Hallman > +Anna Maria Berson > Benjamin Hallman > +Elizabeth Detweiler > Joseph Hallman > +Susannah Clemmer > Benjamin C. Hallman > +Lucy Ann Eby > Addison Eby Hallman > +Annie Foster > Watson Eby Hallman > +Edith Chase > > Most of the information which I've assembled on the Hallmans has come from > the H.S. Hallman book which he did in the early 1900's and from the Joan > Hallman update of 1991, which was full of information on my grandfathers 7 > brothers and 2 sisters. Our Hallman line today continues through my cousin > Kenneth's two sons, Jack and Bill Hallman, who live in Indiana and Ohio. It > appears that our "tree" has been pretty fully identified and we aren't > looking for "lost" members. However, I would be interested in more > information on my family when they were in Berlin, (Kitchener), Ont.in the > 1873-1900 period. > > My grandfather migrated from Canada to Aurora, Illinois just before 1900 to > join his uncle Jay Eby in the candy making business. He was eventually a part > owner of the business which evolved into a candy and tobacco company know as > Eby Youngen & Co. which he retired from in about 1945. The family consisted > of my father, Watson and his two brothers, Arthur and Walter, and a sister > Rhea. Now, there aren't any Hallmans left in the old home town. > > Best regards, > > Dick Hallman >