Wednesday, January 1, 2020

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Week 3 # 10 Arthur R Hall ( 1863 - 1891 ) of Moffat, Colorado




Arthur Hall is my (1861 - 1891) is #10 on my ahnentafel, my great grandfather who married 


#11 Mabel Jane Coleman (1872 - 1946) on 28th of August 1891 in Colorado.  


I am descended through their daughter # 5 Alta Louisa Hall (1892 - 1944) who married # 4 


Perry Glenn Zion (1886 - 1958) in Taylor Loup Nebraska. 


Arthur R. Hall was born to George Wilbur Hall and Louisa Marie Reynolds in Evansville, 

Wis., September 19, 1863, where he spent his boyhood days until he graduated from the 

Evansville Seminary in 1884. 

Arthur was the second born of six children who were Charles Norton, Florence Mandania, 

Mark Alonzo, George Ephriam and Agnes Marie.




He was married to Miss Mabel J. Coleman, at Denver, Colorado, August 28, 1891, at which 

time he moved to Chicago, where he lived seven years. During this time in Chicago it is 

believed he was a carpenter and worked on the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.  In 1898, he 

moved to Nebraska, and in the spring 1919, settled near Crawford. there were three

daughters born, Mrs. Alta Zion, of Craig, Colo., Mrs. Belle Sturm and Miss Pearl Hall

, of Crawford.
Mr. Hall died at the home of his eldest daughter Alta in Craig, Colo., July 8, 1919, where he 

and Mrs. Hall and their daughter Pearl, were visiting.

The remains were brought back to the home in Crawford, where funeral services were 

conducted on Saturday afternoon, July 12, by Rev. Mearl C. Smith, and the body was laid 

to rest in the Crawford cemetery.




 In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. I have worked on this weekly theme very little I be attempting to post this theme on a weekly basis with a goal of hopefully getting to know my ancestors better.

This is post #3 of this series to read other posts click on 52 Ancestors




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