If anyone needs info. on SION HALL, who had a son ENOCH HALL, I have a little bit about them. Sion Hall migrated into south GA from SC abt.1820. The SION & ENOCH HALL families lived near the Thomas Co.,GA town of Morven. Coming from SC they had 'won' GA lottery land. The Halls owned a country store & inn just across the road from their farming property. It became locally 'famous' as the 'last stop' before reaching Thomasville, where judges & lawyers gathered for the circuit court routinely held there every few months. Several years ago I went with a friend to find SION HALL's grave. The HALL family graves & stones are in a small, fairly well kept cemetery close by the Miller's Bridge area, abt.15-20 miles east of Thomasville,GA. Below is an interesting excerpt from a famous south GA author concerning the Thomasville area. It includes the HALLS & other families who were early white settlers in the area. Enjoy, Martha ;) --------------------------------------------------------- "THE OLD COFFEE ROAD" (South GA abt.1820) -- by Ed Cone The (Old) Coffee Road route, over which early settlers traveled, has a certain appeal to their descendants, other researchers & historians. These settlers traveled in wagons, two wheeled carts, or walked very long distances; sleeping beneath their vehicles, living off a land that produced wild berries, poke salad, swamp cabbage, wild persimmon, etc. They also depended on the forests & streams for their meat. Squirrels, rabbits, opossum, turkey, dove, quail, fish & turtles, were often available. They traveled with everything they owned in one wagon or cart. Their animals: horses, mules, Oxen, cows, hogs, goats, sheep and chickens were brought along as well. Traveling was very slow - maybe they would make 10-15 miles/day over good ground, in good weather. Other times they were completely halted for days at a time due to swollen, flooded streams, or muddy roads. Severe heat & cold were their enemies; and severe illnesses & death would take their toll. There were no bridges; streams were forded or the grownups swam. Children & older folks rode in the wagons, which often floated away in a fast river current. They buried their dead in graves beside the road never to be seen again. Death, an accepted danger, was at every turn. They had no mail from home, only the comfort of relatives & friends who accompanied them. Everyone learned to work & play together; and they strove to remain true to their religious beliefs. At the end of their journey came the problems of constructing living quarters with crude tools, digging wells, clearing land, planting crops, fighting Indians, bearing children, worshipping God and burying their dead. In the warm weather months bodies were most always buried the day of, or the day after, death. Embalming was unheard of and in hot weather a person who had died late at night or very early in the morning would be buried the same day. Friends & relatives who lived over 10 miles away would probably miss the funeral. By the time they received word of the death, then traveled to the home of the dead, the funeral would be over. There were few opportunities for social events. Funerals & wakes had a certain social value. People would also gather for "Log Rollings", "House Raisings","Peanut Shellings", "Corn Shuckings", "Candy Pullings", "Camp Meetings", "Gander Pullings", "Hoe Downs" and circuit court seessions. Court was one of the main social events of the time. People would travel long distances to attend hearings. A death sentence and a "hanging" would bring visitors from considerable distances ! -----Original Message----- From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 2:01 AM To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Subject: SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 19 Today's Topics: Re: Duncan, Hall and Dickson

Thanks, Martha, for posting the "The Old Coffee Road." Faith -----Original Message----- From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Martha Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 12:55 PM To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] SION & ENOCH HALL If anyone needs info. on SION HALL, who had a son ENOCH HALL, I have a little bit about them. Sion Hall migrated into south GA from SC abt.1820. The SION & ENOCH HALL families lived near the Thomas Co.,GA town of Morven. Coming from SC they had 'won' GA lottery land. The Halls owned a country store & inn just across the road from their farming property. It became locally 'famous' as the 'last stop' before reaching Thomasville, where judges & lawyers gathered for the circuit court routinely held there every few months. Several years ago I went with a friend to find SION HALL's grave. The HALL family graves & stones are in a small, fairly well kept cemetery close by the Miller's Bridge area, abt.15-20 miles east of Thomasville,GA. Below is an interesting excerpt from a famous south GA author concerning the Thomasville area. It includes the HALLS & other families who were early white settlers in the area. Enjoy, Martha ;) --------------------------------------------------------- "THE OLD COFFEE ROAD" (South GA abt.1820) -- by Ed Cone The (Old) Coffee Road route, over which early settlers traveled, has a certain appeal to their descendants, other researchers & historians. These settlers traveled in wagons, two wheeled carts, or walked very long distances; sleeping beneath their vehicles, living off a land that produced wild berries, poke salad, swamp cabbage, wild persimmon, etc. They also depended on the forests & streams for their meat. Squirrels, rabbits, opossum, turkey, dove, quail, fish & turtles, were often available. They traveled with everything they owned in one wagon or cart. Their animals: horses, mules, Oxen, cows, hogs, goats, sheep and chickens were brought along as well. Traveling was very slow - maybe they would make 10-15 miles/day over good ground, in good weather. Other times they were completely halted for days at a time due to swollen, flooded streams, or muddy roads. Severe heat & cold were their enemies; and severe illnesses & death would take their toll. There were no bridges; streams were forded or the grownups swam. Children & older folks rode in the wagons, which often floated away in a fast river current. They buried their dead in graves beside the road never to be seen again. Death, an accepted danger, was at every turn. They had no mail from home, only the comfort of relatives & friends who accompanied them. Everyone learned to work & play together; and they strove to remain true to their religious beliefs. At the end of their journey came the problems of constructing living quarters with crude tools, digging wells, clearing land, planting crops, fighting Indians, bearing children, worshipping God and burying their dead. In the warm weather months bodies were most always buried the day of, or the day after, death. Embalming was unheard of and in hot weather a person who had died late at night or very early in the morning would be buried the same day. Friends & relatives who lived over 10 miles away would probably miss the funeral. By the time they received word of the death, then traveled to the home of the dead, the funeral would be over. There were few opportunities for social events. Funerals & wakes had a certain social value. People would also gather for "Log Rollings", "House Raisings","Peanut Shellings", "Corn Shuckings", "Candy Pullings", "Camp Meetings", "Gander Pullings", "Hoe Downs" and circuit court seessions. Court was one of the main social events of the time. People would travel long distances to attend hearings. A death sentence and a "hanging" would bring visitors from considerable distances ! -----Original Message----- From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 2:01 AM To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com Subject: SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 19 Today's Topics: Re: Duncan, Hall and Dickson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message