Cindy and List, It looks like your Charles T. Hall, Sr. died before Charles T. Hall, Jr. was born, according to the biography from the 1896 Nelson - He very well could have been killed by Natives, if the Natives were highway robbers - at least according to Nelson. Bill Klauk NELSON'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF ERIE COUNTY, 1896, PAGE 786-7. QUOTE Charles T. Hall was born in Waterford township, Erie county, Pa., June 26, 1847. His father, Charles T. Hall, sr., was a native of Genessee county, New York, of Scotch descent, and came to Erie county in January, 1847. He was married the year before to Rebecca Hill, daughter of Heman Hill, a native of North Ireland. Mr. Hill accompanied his daughter and her husband to Erie county, and a few days after arriving at Waterford, Mr. Hall started to return overland to Buffalo to look after his household goods which failed to arrive in time. This was the last that was ever seen of him. His horse and wagon were found, but it is supposed that he was waylaid by highwaymen and his body disposed of, for he was never seen again. A few months later Mrs. Hall gave birth to a son, Charles T., jr. She and her child lived with her father in Waterford until 1851, when she was married a second time to William Smith, a son of James Smith, of Harbor Creek. He died in March, 1880, leaving his widow and four children, one of whom is living, Monroe Smith, who resides in Harbor Creek township. Mr. Heman Hall [believe this should be Hill], grandfather of Charles T. Hall, died in 1872. Mr. Hall started in the world, when he was 12 years old, to earn his own living. He worked at farming in Erie county until he was 17 years old, when he went to work for an uncle at Akron, N. Y., and learned carpentry. He remained there for five years, and returned to Erie county, where he worked at his trade throughout the country until he was married, September 7, 1871, to Melodia A. Peck, daughter of Z. E. Peck, of Harbor Creek township. Mr. Peck is a native of Connecticut, and came to Erie county in 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have four children: Perry E., Zalmon C., Harry H. and Estella M., all of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Hall live on their farm of forty acres, on the northern border of Greene township. Mr. Hall also owns thirty-five acres in Harbor Creek township that is under cultivation. They are members of the Wales Presbyterian Church, of Greene township, and of the Christian Endeavor Society. Mrs. Hall is an active worker in the Ladies' Missionary Society of the church. Mr. Hall continues to ply his trade as a carpenter, and also works his two farms. He is a member of the State police and Farmers' Alliance. UNQUOTE ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:54 AM Subject: [PAERIE] Charles Thomas Hall Sr., Erie Co ~1850 > Hello, > > I have a good question. I have a Charles Thomas Hall in my ancestry that > family legend says was killed by Native Americans around 1850 in Erie County. > Does anyone know if there was some kind of a scuffle this late in the > century in Erie? I'm pretty sure that he died in 1847, because I have seen a > 1850 census that has his wife remarried already, and the box married within > the year is NOT checked. The wife's name is Rebecca HILL and she remarried a > William W SMITH. The reason I think it was in 1847 is because she has a 3 > year old Charles Thomas HALL II with her in the census. (CTH II went on to > marry M.A. PECK) > > Thanks and God Bless, > Cindy Snyder > > > ==== PAERIE Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the PA-Erie Mailing List > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >