Friday, June 5, 2015

Josephus G. Hall (1847-1919)

Josephus G. “Joe” Hall was born on April 4, 1847 in Smith County, Tennessee.  He was the son of Thomas T. Hall and Susanna Fisher.  Joe was raised on the family farm in Smith County, Tennessee.

Joe married Carrie Maude McGehee around 1888 in Todd County, Kentucky.  He was 43 years old and she was 18 years.  Carrie was born on November 21, 1870 in Todd County, Kentucky, the daughter of John C. McGehee and Juliet Ann Pendleton.

Joe and Carrie had one child:

Harry Hall                  born January 9, 1890

In 1900, Joe and Carrie were living in a home in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  Joe was working at a dry goods store at that time.  Joe’s nephew, Arnet Hall, was also listed in the household.  Arnett was the son of Joe’s brother, Dero Hall.

By 1910, Joe and Carrie had moved their family onto a farm in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky, where they worked the land together.

Carrie Maude McGehee Hall died on April 23, 1919 in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  The cause of death listed was “tuberculosis of the lungs.”  She was buried in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  Carrie was 48 years old at her death.

Josephus G. Hall followed his wife in death just three months later.  He died on July 13, 1919 in Todd County, Kentucky.  The cause of death was apoplexy (stroke).  Joe was buried beside his wife in the Slaughter Cemetery in Clifty, Todd County, Kentucky.  He was 72 years old at his death.


Notes for Josephus G. Hall
Birth & Death:  “J G Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1850 US Census:  “Joseph Hall,” Year: 1850; Census Place: District 12, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M432_888; Page: 199A; Image: 401.  Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1860 US Census: “Joseph Hall,” Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1272; Page: 301; Image: 77; Family History Library Film: 805272.  Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1870 US Census: “Josephus Hall,” Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 89B; Image: 183; Family History Library Film: 553063.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
1880 US Census:  “Joe Hall,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Corleys School House, Trousdale, Tennessee; Roll: 1283; Family History Film:1255283; Page: 1C; Enumeration District: 223.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Marriage to Carrie:  1900 US Census
1900 US Census: “Joseph Hall,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: 552; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1240552.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Joe G Hall,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1374517.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Burial:  “Joseph G Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Notes for Carrie Maude McGehee
Birth & Death: “Carrie Hall,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1880 US Census:  “C M McGehee,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Clifty, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: 443; Family History Film: 1254443; Page: 126B; Enumeration District: 070; Image: 0033.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 
Burial:  “Carrie Maude Hall,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current  [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

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