Tombstone Tuesday Sally Grimes Hall of Wisconsin

This Tombstone Tuesday I am featuring Sally Grimes Hall my great great great grandmother. Sally was the daughter of Nathan and Hephizibah ( Lovejoy) Grimes. She was born 18 November1800. She was born in New Hampshire.

She married John Hall Jr 10 May 1825 and passed away 17 January 1873 age 72 years old at Evansville, Wisconsin. She is buried in the Mapel Hill Cemetery. She shares a gravestone with son= George W and daughter in law Louisa.

John and Sally had seven children. They were the following.

Hephizibah Marie 10 May 1826 who married Stephen Fairbanks, Hephizibah passed away 18 July 1858 age 32 years

Caroline Augusta born 9 May 1830 who married a Mr. Jones, Caroline passed away 10 August 1865 age 35 years

George Wilbur Hall born 13 June 1832 and married Louisa Maria Reynolds 29 November 1860 ( this is my ancestor) George passed away 27 July 1892 age 60 years

John Alonzo born 17 February 1834 and died 28 Nov 1871 age 37 years

Harriet Sophia born 20 October 1835 who died 21 September 1849 age 23 years

Mary Eliza 30 March 1837 and died 7 March 1910 age almost 73 years old

Sally Rebecca born 18 October 1838, 4 days before her father passed away. She married a Mr. Foye and passed away 16 Nov 1878.

Sally out lived her husband and four of her seven children. The 1860 census has Sally living in Madison Ward 2, Dane, Wisconsin. Living with her is daughters Mary E Hall age 23 , Sally R Hall age 21 and Judora M Fairbanks. I would guess that Judora is the grandson of Sally. Her daugher Hephizibah Fairbanks died in 1858. Judora was 9 years old at this time.

The 1870 census has her living with George W and his family. Listed is I M Fairbank age 19, this is probably Judora listed in the 1860 census.

There is more to learn about this ancestor and her family in the future.

The Thrill Of Coming Home After 20 years

This is my darling husband and grand son Jake enjoying the beach. Granddaughters have visited the beach, but I forgot my camera that day.

We have recently moved back to Minnesota and to my home town of Duluth. I have not lived in Duluth for over 20 years. Finally my sons are near me and I am thrilled. My grandchildren are closer and I look forward to spending more time with them and getting to know them better.
We are slowly getting settled into a tiny place but most important is location. We are on the shores of Lake Superior and this is what I can see daily with a short walk down a sandy path.
As I unpack, out comes my genealogy books and family research notebooks. I look forward to having more time to work on my family research in the future.

For now I am reconnecting with family, unpacking and trying to rid myself of so much of the material clutter in my life.
Till later.. thanks for stopping by and enjoy some of my pictures of Lake Superior. Grace

Surname Saturday Gallaher, Gallagher Family From Ireland

For surname Saturday I am at my 8th name and it is the Gallaher family also found as Gallagher.Both spellings can be found and used among family members. I have very little on this name but now that I am back in Minnesota, I hope to be able to take a trip to La Crosse Wisconsin and spend a few hours there to search for more. My great great grandparents came from Ireland so my search ends with them in the United States
Here is what is known at this time
#1 Grace Zion
#2 Arthur Zion married
#3 Muriel Day
#6 William Day 
#7Grace Daly Esler daughter of Katherine Gallaher/Gallagher and Andrew Daly. Katherine was born 10 May 1874 La Crosse Wisconsin and died 19 March 1940. She married Appleton Esler of Minnesota.
Katherine had Grace Daly 1893 - 1972 , Tillie Esler 1884, Russell Esler 1886- 1944, Merle Esler 1906, Jesse Wayne Esler 1909.
#15 Catherine Gallaher/Gallagher daughter of
#30 Patrick Gallaher/Gallagher and
#31Joanna Riordan
Patrick Gallaher/Gallagher born about 1830 Ireland. He married Joanna Riordan. Patrick passed away 3 January 1898 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Joanna Riordan Gallaher/Gallagher was born in Ireland August 1833 and passed way 12 July 1902 La Crosse Wisconsin.
Patrick and Joanna had besides Katherine, Bridget 12 March 1869 - 2 Jan 1934 , Mary April 1866 - 11 April 1934 and William 15 Dec 1869- 2 Jan 1934.

There is a lot to learn on this family and hope to meet and hook up with some distant cousins in the future.

Thanks for stopping by for Surname Saturday You can read other Gallaher/Gallagher postings by searching the right hand side bar for their name.. Grace

The Life And Times Of Mabel Jane Coleman Hall

The life and times of Mabel Jane Coleman Hall

Mabel was born 01 July 1872 to John Henry Coleman and Alta Angeline Cheuvront Coleman at Greenwood, Nebraska. Mabel was their second child, their first daughter, and one of my great grandmother on my father's side . Her brother Elic was in 13 October 1868 in Salt Creek Cass county, Nebraska. Within a few years she has a brother Elmer born 09 April 1874, sister Alta Myrtle is born 27 February 1876 and sister Mary Crystal is born 17 March 1880.
What was life like at this time frame of the early 1870's to the 1880 period. The Coleman family lived in Greenwood, Cass County Nebraska.
The following is from the Cass County historical society.
The old depot and a modern elevator tower mark the location of Greenwood, said to be named for its first resident, an Indian trapper. Greenwood is located at the west most end of Cass County, just four miles south of the Saunders County line and one mile from the Lancaster line. The first resident of this area was Silas Greenwood, an Indian trapper and hunter who lived with his white wife and family in a dugout along Salt Creek in the early 1860's. The village was named for him.
In 1869, when the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad built its line from Plattsmouth to Lincoln, a station was needed in this area. Farmers residing nearby purchased land from Smith C Bethel and donated it to the B&MR with the promise that $10,000 worth of improvement would be invested. " The land was subsequently transferred to the South Platte Land Company who ( in 1882) still held it and have not sold to individual residents. "
Bethel built a store near the rock grade and was named postmaster of " Greenwood" in 1870. With the tracks completed, the depot opened for business in July of that year. By 1880 the population had reached 200. The town was incorporated in 1883 and by 1885 the population had reached 840.
The Congregational Church organized and a church built in 1873, followed by the Christian Church in 1874.
The first school was a mile or south of town. In 1878 a school with a " seating capacity of 100" was built. The first class to graduate was in 1890, and a new schoolhouse was built in 1907.
In 1880 Greenwood had three elevators.
Mabel lost her paternal grandfather Elic Chalker Coleman 01 September 1873 at the age of 1 and her paternal grandmother Catherine Beiler Coleman 01 December 1884 in Greenwood Nebraska when she was 12 years old.
During her early years the president was Ulysses S Grant ( 1869 - 1877 ) Rutherford B Hayes who served 1877 - 1887 ).
Mabel continued to live in Nebraska with her family until she met and married Arthur R Hall in Denver Colorado 28 August 1891. Soon after the happily married couple left Nebraska to live in Chicago for four years. This was during the period of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and Arthur was a carpenter and probably worked on the building of the fair. Mabel and Arthur then returned to Nebraska settling on a farm in Geneva. Arthur and Mabel had three daughters Alta Louise born 26 June 1892 in Evansville Wisconsin , May Belle 25 July 1895 in Chicago, Illinois and Pearl 11 April 1901 in Geneva, Nebraska. The family continue to make Nebraska their home until Arthur passed away 19 September 1919. Mabel remained in Nebraska for awhile. The 1920 census has her living with her parents in Taylor Loop Nebraska. Mabel's father John Henry passes away 20 September 1922. Sometime around 1930 Mabel moves to Custer South Dakota to be near two of her daughters. This is where she is found in the 1930 census. Mabel's mother Alta passes away 28 September 1937, sister Myrtle Alta on 11 December 1939 and her daughter Alta on 21 February 1944. Mabel lives to be 73 years old and dies 14 March 1946. There is a bit of confusion to where Mabel died. My aunt Alice the genealogist wrote that she died in Arkansas and Ancestry has a death certificate for Mabel J Hall dying in South Dakota the same date. Either Aunt Alice miss wrote the place of death or the death certificate was for a different Mabel. This is one mystery to further search. I know little about Mabel other than the details from census and other family notes with birth dates and death dates. I wish I had some letters or stories about her. Will continue to do my searches and hopefully will find something someday.
Other Coleman postings can be read at http://myfamilyrootsrundeep.blogspot.com/search/label/Coleman%20Family.

Saturday Night Genea - Musings " My Gravestone"

Well it is Saturday night.. we are now living in Duluth Minnesota.. home for me. We left the Houston area a week ago today and arrived last Wednesday. We are living in a TINY little place on the shores of Lake Superior. There is a private path to the beach. I am glad to be back in Duluth. Not looking forward to the winter but my children and grandchildren are here. I am in a little home, along with sweet hubby and Spooky the Cat. Tonight it is raining and sounds wonderful.
I took a moment to go to Randy Seaver's blog and see what he had planned for all Genea-Musings readers. The following is copied from his post so if you want to join in, you know what is the plan for tonight...

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, and I hope that you do, is to:

1) Think about how you want your gravestone to look. What do you want on it as a genealogist? As a child, sibling, parent, spouse, friend? Maybe some sort of witty saying?

2) Tell us about it in text, or create your own gravestone using the online services of companies like Headstones and Memorials. Remember that you have only a limited space to work with and that the bigger they are, the more costly they are.

3) Show us your stone, or what you would put on the stone, in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook status or comment.
Well my stone will be in a Duluth cemetery next to my mother and father. My baby brother is buried between them. Next to my mother is her sister, brother and sister in law. A few rows above them are their parents, my grandparents.
My husband wants to be cremated and his ashes spread in the waters of a lake but I will have some put with me.
I do not know if I want to be buried or cremated. I do not really care, I just do not want much money spent.
I want the stone to be simple and to have my name and my husband's name with out birth dates and death dates. I do want my maiden name added to the stone.
On the bottom I want the parting comment of " Love You, Bye "
This is what I try to say always when leaving my family now.
So that is my thoughts on the subject of my gravestone. Not a fun thought, but something that needs to be shared with our family.
Till later.. Grace