[[All of William M. Hall's individual temple ordinances are complete, according to his FamilySearch ordinance page. His baptism and confirmation were accomplished, 19 Oct 1989, in the Ogden Utah Temple; his initiatory, 2 Apr 2013, in the Bountiful Utah Temple; endowment, 9 Mar 1990, in the Ogden Utah Temple; sealing to parents (not named on the ordinance page, but must have been incorrect), 24 May 1990, in the Ogden Utah Temple; another sealing to parents, Anthony Hall (1777-1868) and Mary Ward (1782-1842), on 14 Nov 2013, in the Bountiful Utah Temple; and sealing to spouse, Lydia G. Walton (1813-1887), 29 Jan 1982, in the Ogden Utah Temple. --Sherlene Hall Bartholomew (shb, hereafter).]] RELATIONSHIP. William M. Hall married Lydia G. Walton, daughter of Joseph G. Walton and Deborah Arvilla Gilbert. William M. connects to our Hall line, in that his father, Anthony Hall (m. Mary "Polly" Ward and brother of our ancestor William Hall, who m. Sarah Francis), was a son of my fifth great-grandparents, Anthony Hall and Rachel Simmons. Miss Earsel Waneta Hall, a descendant of (LZVS-LF2) William M. and Lydia Hall, by their son Samuel Reuben, recorded Hall family tradition, including the fact that there were Native American connections (involving Lydia, William's wife. whose mother was a daughter of Pe-Aitch-Ta or Peeththa "PHT," local chief--see her notes, for detail). Her written reports about this helped form the foundation for the Allen County Historical Society Reporter article, "A Missionary, an Indian, and a Hill: Their Story," mentioned below. This is NOT the William M. Hall who is an ancestor of David Edison Hall, though David E. does connect, as a descendant of my ancestor, Anthony Hall who m. 2) this Wm. M. Hall's wife Lydia's mother, purported Indian Princess, Deborah Arvilla Gilbert (but they had no progeny). --shb 1 May 2002 AT LEAST THREE FIRST COUSINS NAMED WILLIAM HALL. William C. Hall (m. Elizabeth Oulry), of Pickaway County, Ohio, my ancestor William Hall (m. Clarinda Evick), b. in Pickaway, later of Ross and Allen Counties, Ohio, and this William M. Hall (m. Lydia G. Walton), b. in Pickaway County, later of Allen County, Ohio, are all first cousins, having Anthony Hall and Rachel Simmons as common ancestors. --shb 9 Feb 2004 NAME. There were several William Halls in the area, with different designations to distinguish them, as detailed in a historical sketch by Earsel W. Hall (see her notes for full text, RIN 24947): "In the Halls, Waltons and Rumbaugh families the same male first names were carried down from generation to generation. Of the males, Jacob, John, William, Joseph, James and Anthony beimg the most popular in the Hall family. At one time in this community there were 41 pupils at Red Frame and half of them Halls--see Jackson Twp. Baxter History. Among these: Squire Joe, Batty Joe, Joseph, Josepheus, Joseph W., Pickaway County Joe, and William M, Bill Dickens, Sandy Bill, and our father, William Newton was called Paddy because he was black haired and had the Irish Temperament." --shb 8 Sep 2003 [Note: The above prevalance of Halls with same names, is confirmed in a note from newly-discovered relative, David Edison Hall, sent shb, 15 July 2015: " . . . . In 1910, of 40+ children in Bath Tnshp School 20 of them were Hall's from 3 different lines. Grandma gave me a very funny info sheet on the time telling how there were so many with the same names that the teachers had to give them nicknames to keep them separated. My favorite was "Monkey Joe" Hall.! So if any of your ancestors moved to Ohio maybe there is a connection. . . ." --shb 24 Aug 2015] INITIALS MIXED, IN CENSUSES. Note from Roscoe J. Dearth to shb, 28 Dec 2005: "William Hall is W M Hall in the 1860 Census, Wm J Hall in 1870, and William J Hall in 1880. In the 1860 Census, I think the census taker wrote 'Wm,' but his small 'm' looked like a capital 'M', separate from the 'W'." [Note: I see, however, that in a hand-written bible record (see below), he is again named as "William M.," as his name is clearly given on his gravestone photo.] --shb 17 Apr 2013 1812, MAY 12--BIRTH AT CIRCLEVILLE, PICKAWAY, OHIO. Year 1812 per Katherine Staley e-letter to shb of 19 Apr 2000. Descendant Robert Harold Ruggley's submission papers to "First Families of Allen County, Ohio" also gives his b. as 12 May 1812. I calculated it as 11 May 1812, from death information provided in handwritten notes by Terry Hall, found at the Allen County Historical Society by Kathryn Lones Pyles, as forwarded to shb: "Wm. Hall, b. 1805, Age 35 in 1850 (census?) [yes!--shb], Age 68 yrs., 10[m], 19[d], on Mar 30, 1981." My PAF program date calculating tool, using this death date and age information, calculates William's birth as 11 May 1812. --shb 18 Sep 2003 [Note: William M.'s birth date confirmed and place given as "Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio" in "First Families of Allen County" application for great-granddaughter Winona (my RIN 24948), as filled out by her sister, Earsel Waneta, found and photocopied by Kathryn Lones Pyles, at the Allen County Historical Society in Lima, Ohio, and forwarded to shb, Oct 2003 (see Winona's notes for full detail). --shb 19 Feb 2004 1812, MAY 12--BIRTH DATE CONFIRMED. Photocopy of hand-written Bible record (included in the "First Families of Allen County" submission by Joyce Darlene Weaver Sampson, file copied by Kathryn Lones Pyles and mailed to shb, lists the family, as follows, without any spaces in-between. This page was not decorated with elaborate borders, as were other pages, but the handwriting appears to match that on the fancy pages, so I think it was a blank page, following or on back of the other Bible pages: "William M. Hall was born May 12 in the Year 1812. Lydia G. Hall was born May 22 AD 1818 Joseph W. Hall was born October 20 AD 1835 Anthony Hall was born March 15 AD 1837 Abram Hall was born April 6 AD 1839 Deborah Hall was born Feb 6 AD 1841 Olive Hall was born May 10 AD 1842 Arvilla Hall was born June 12 AD 1844 Mary Jane Hall was born January 21 AD 1846 William Henry Hall was born December 18 AD 1847 Reuben Samuel Hall was born April 28 AD 1850 Jesse Gilbert Hall was born June 6 AD 1852" [A separate, elaborately bordered Bible page titled "The FAMILY REGISTER" has, handwritten (same script as above), in the blank space beneath: "Abram Hall was born April the 6 1839 Margaret Jane Hall was born May the 23 1846" [There there is lots of empty space below these two entries, it was left blank. I take from this, that this was Abram's Bible, and he included the above-transcribed record about births of his parents and their children--shb.] FATHER/SON RELATIONSHIP NAMED IN FATHER ANTHONY'S ESTATE DOCUMENT. Photocopy of handwritten record ordered by shb, microfilmed at Lima, Ohio Court House, follow-through and mailing courtesy of Kathryn Lones Pyles: "Received Dec. 12 1870 of George W. Goble Adm of estate of Anthony Hall, deceased Thirty seven dollars & two cents in full of my share of said estate as one of the heirs at law of said decedent upon final distribution - William M. Hall (son [next word smeared--looks like "living"--shb]." --shb 25 Oct 2005 BROTHER HEIRS NAMED IN FATHER ANTHONY'S ESTATE DOCUMENT. Photocopy of handwritten record, as microfilmed at the Lima, Ohio Court House, follow-through and mailing of shb order, courtesy of Kathryn Lones Pyles: "We the undersigned heirs of Anthony Hall late of Allen County Ohio deceased hereby agree to allow the Sum of Seven hundred and ten dollars in full of all Claims against the Said Estate of Anthony Hall deceased or in any way due the Said Joseph W. Hall from Said Estate and hereby request George W. Goble adm of Said estate to So Settle Said estate So far as the Claims of Said Joseph W. Hall is concerned. We also request that no further costs be made as we will pay none hereafter made by rason of any other settlement made by or demanded by any other of the heirs of Said estate the Said J. W. Hall to be entitled in addition to the foregoing amt to his full equal Share with the other heirs in the remainder of Said estate. Abram M. Hall [signature] Wm M + Hall [his mark] John + Hall [his mark] "I hereby agree to accept of the foregoing Settlement J W Hall "Lafayette O. Nov. 18th 1869 [This was handwritten in a different script, below the above document, on the same page--shb]: "Note from Earsel W. Hall: Evelyn Hedge who was descended from the above Joseph W. Hall said that Anthony Hall, Sr. lived with Squire Joe as he was called, because he had been a justice of Peace, after the death of Anthony's wife Deborah Walton Hall. This settlement was for pay for Anthony's help at Squire Joe's home." --shb 25 Oct 2005 HOG CREEK SETTLEMENT. See Hog Creek Settlement, Allen County, Ohio marker, honoring these early pioneers, as attached to the PAF file of my ancestor William Hall (RIN 48), who married Clarinda Evick, who settled in Allen County. One of the early pioneers there was Joseph Walton, William's father-in law. (For history of Hog Creek Settlement, see notes of Anthony Hall (m. Mary/Polly Ward), RIN 625. --shb 27 Apr 2004 1831--TRAIL OF TEARS AS NATIVE AMERICANS ARE FORCE-MARCHED TO KANSAS RESERVATION. This article about local Indians was found as posted on and forwarded to shb by Kathryn Lones Pyles, 23 Nov 2003: "Window to the Past - Indians - Part 1, By BOB HOLDGREVE: "The Indians who lived in the area from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Mississippi river in the West and from southern Canada to Kentucky were known as the Woodland Indians. Those from the rest of the country were known as the Plains Indians. "Tribes that were located in this region were Shawnees, Ottawas, Miamis, and Wyandots. The Indian trails often followed the high ground and later became known as the "ridge roads." In some instances, these trails determined the location of white settlements, forts, and military roads, some of them later becoming public highways. In our area, the Lincoln Highway and SR 12 followed the ridge, called sugar ridge by early settlers. This was an Indian trail which ran roughly from Fort Wayne to Findlay. Around 10,000 years ago, this ridge was the south edge of Lake Erie. The Defiance Trail was another Indian Trail and later a military road and then a public highway. "Shawnee township was originally an Indian reservation of 25 square miles. There was an Indian village located there on the old Ezekiel Hover farm. It was here that Blue Jacket and other notable chiefs met with Chief Black Hoof. "Next to the Shawnee Township reservation was the 100 square mile Shawnee reservation at Wapakoneta. (More about that one later). "The Hon. T.E. Cunningham stated that Shawneetown was an Indian village, situated on Hog Creek. (Ottawa River). Quilna was the great businessman of the tribe. Soon after the McClure settlement was commenced, they heard from the Indians that the government had erected a mill (to grind corn into corn meal) at Waupaukonnetta. The settlers had no road to the mill, but Quilna assisted them in opening one. He surveyed the line of their road, without compass, designating it by his own knowledge of the different points, and the Indian method of reaching them. He was called the pathfinder of the Shawnees. "There are many children of the early settlers to whom the name of Quilna is a household name. To his business qualities were added great kindness, and a thorough regard for the white people. No sacrifice of his personal ease was too much if, by any effort, he could benefit his new neighbors. Cunningham stated that this community had been ungrateful. Some enduring memorial of Quilna should have long ago been made. How much better and more appropriate would have been his name to the new township, (Ottawa, in which Lima is situated), in our county, over which his tired feet had so often trodden, in the bestowal of kindness upon the white strangers, who had come to displace his tribe where his forefathers slept. Why cannot Ottawa township be changed to Quilna yet? "Quilna was always recognized as a crafty Indian. One day a settler named Breese, bargained a hog to Quilna in exchange for a deer. It was to be a doe, young and fat, and when Quilna finally killed it, he hung it up in the woods. He left it there until purification began, and when the settler objected to the carcass, Quilna pretended to not understand. He argued the question saying, 'He fat,' Breese admitted it. Quilna said: 'He doe,' and the settler agreed with him. 'He young,' was Quilna's next defense, when Breese cleared up matters by saying, 'Yes, I'll admit all that you say, but do not want the deer, it does not smell good; it is spoiled,' and when the situation finally dawned upon Quilna, he replies: 'Ah, me know, he too dead,' and there was no bargain between them. While venison was a wilderness luxury, the settler had sanitary standards the Indians knew nothing about, and Quilna lost out in the deal with Breese. "From the Delphos Herald - Jan. 3, 1878: Quilna, once famous chief of the Shawnee tribe of Indians, with headquarters in Shawnee township, Allen County, is still alive. Capt. Patrick informs us that the old chief is now with the Shawnees in the Indian territory, and that he is about 90 years old. The captain, who is at present on a visit among relatives in this county, proposes to take back with him, a cane made from the old Shawnee council house, and present it to Quilna. "It is said that of all the Shawnees in Allen County, Pht, (Pe-Ditch-Ta) was the most widely known and honored, that he was a natural leader among the tribes in Western Ohio. Pht was a leader in tribal difficulties and the world has always welcomed men with initiative. It was through Pht's influence that the Shawnee Council House was built. After a long illness, he was buried in the garden near his cabin, the grave being dug by his wife and daughter. The settlers looked upon the Shawnee Chief with admiration - they regarded him as a man who would have distinguished himself in community and in any nationality. [Pht is purported to have been the maternal grandfather of Lydia G. Walton, William M. Hall's wife--shb.] "In 1831, the Shawnee Indians were forced to give up all their land and were marched to a reservation in Kansas. This forced march was called the 'Trail of Tears.' Many died on the way. "The game of stickball was originated by the Woodland Indians and was called Lacrosse by the French settlers." [There are some interesting photographs and sketches in this article that I cannot reproduce here, but that can be seen on the site.] The article continues: "From the Lima News - July 11, 1999: A five-ton granite rock is what the local Native Americans have chosen to honor the Shawnee Indian Chief Pht. After months of waiting and anticipating, the stone is sitting at Shawnee Cemetery, just across the street from the chief's 168-year-old grave. "'The rock is near the chief's grave, without being on private property," says Helen Spyker, a member of the Native American interest group, People of the Middleground. That group selected the stone, which they believe has special significance. "'We were drawn to that rock because of the symbols on it. It's a powerful rock, fitting for a chief,' said member Brenda Hawk. "The granite rock has a rose quartz serpentine symbol across the top, and a turtle symbol facing the northeast. 'Grandmother earth is the turtle, and that's a sacred symbol,' explained Hawk. And for some, the rock contains even more symbols. 'Some have seen faces in the rock; others have seen a medicine wheel,' recalls Hawk. "Editor's note: The next article or two will include information on the Indian reservations at Charloe, Paulding County, Shawnee at Wapakoneta, and Indian village at Ottawa. "For much more detailed information, check the Delphos Public Library's selection of books about Indians and county history books. "The information for this article was obtained from several Allen County and Van Wert County history and Atlas books at the library." "Indians - Part 2, By BOB HOLDGREVE: "In 1825, Samual McCluer built a cabin on the west bank of Hog Creek in Bath Township, Allen Co. In February 1826, his family moved into the new cabin. The Indians were very numerous and friendly, and always coming up laughing for a handshake, saying, 'young friend.' "The Indians camped every spring and fall on McCluer's farm during the hunting season. McCluer, it was reported, spent many a day in company with some of the young redskins, shooting with the bow and arrow, with which there were two Indian boys that could knock out a bird's eye at from 50 to 75 yards. I saw them do it many times. I also have seen them lodge an arrow in the top of a large tree, and then shoot it out with another. The father of these two boys went by the name of 'Jim Jack'. The Indians often hunted for the lost stock of the settlers, and were very friendly, helping at cabin raisings, and other work. "Francis Stevenson came to Allen County in the fall of 1829. He and some of his hands built a small log cabin on Section 17. They then took a wagon load of corn and meat, and stored them in the loft for the use of his family when they would come in the spring. The door was held shut only by a wooden latch. In March, Stevenson and family arrived at the cabin and were greatly surprised to find that the corn and hams were undisturbed by the Indians, who knew that they were stored there. "In a few hours, an old Indian and his band made the family a visit. The Chief desired to buy corn for his ponies and meat for the Indians as they were short of the supplies. Mr. Stevenson said that he could supply both. The chief exchanged venison for some corn and hams. Mr. Stevenson says that even though the Indians knew the supplies were there, and they were short of the supplies, not an ear of corn had disappeared. They were nature's children, and possessed the most unflinching sense of true honesty. In these times of high moral ideas, it would be very doubtful whether such a store would remain undisturbed by men of our own color. "Blackhoof (Indian name, Quaskey), Chief of the Shawnees at Wapakoneta, established his council house there, and the chief village of the Shawnees became the acknowledged center of the tribe. Old Chief Blackhoof had his last camp on the summit of one of the hills at what is now (1923) the site of the village of St. Johns, Ohio, old Blackhoof Town, and there he spent his last days and was buried there. Blackhoof was said to have died at the age of 110. "Blue Jacket, who led the Indians against Wayne at the battle of Fallen Timbers, once lived at Wapakoneta. "Judge Burnet of Cincinnati, relates that in one of his trips from Cincinnati to Detroit on horseback, he stopped at Wapakoneta and called upon the old Indian Chief, Bohengeehalies, who received him kindly, and called in some of the young men, requesting them to get up a game of 'football'. A purse of trinkets was made up and all the village gathered on the lawn. The men played on one side and the women on the other. The rules did not allow the men to touch the ball with their hands on penalty of forfeiting the purse, while the women had the privilege of picking it up, running with it and throwing it as far as they could. When a woman had the ball, the men were allowed to catch and shake her and even throw her to the ground, if necessary to extricate the ball from her hand, but they were not allowed to touch or move it, except with their feet. "At the opposite extremes of the lawn, stakes were placed about six feet apart. The contending parties placed themselves in front of the stakes, the men on one side and the women on the other. The party that succeeded in driving the ball through the stakes at the goal of their opponents, were the victors and received the purse. All being ready, the old Chief went to the center of the lawn and threw up the ball, making an exclamation in the Shawnee language, when he immediately retired and the game began. "The parties were evenly matched, being about a hundred on a side. The game lasted more than an hour with great animating but was finally decided in favor of the women, by the power of a woman who secured the ball and held to it, in spite of the men who seized her and attempted to shake it from her uplifted hand. She dragged them along until sufficiently near to throw it between the stakes. When the contending parties retired from the field, it was pleasant to see the feeling of exultation on the faces of the victors. "An Indian was considered poor if he did not possess a pony, gun, tomahawk, dog, knife and blanket. "A young Indian strayed away from his camp and got lost. Inquiring the way back, he was asked, 'Indian lost?' 'No,' said he, 'Indian not lost, Indian here; wigwam lost.' "More about area Indians - Part 3, By BOB HOLDGREVE: "Paulding County - The largest Indian village ever located in Paulding County was Charloe, beautifully located upon the left bank of the Auglaize River in Brown Township. It was near the center of an Indian reservation, four miles square and known as Oquanoxa's reserve. Their chief, with about 400 Indians, dwelt there until 1820, when most of them moved west. Several straggling bands remained. Some of the names of Indians remembered by the old settlers were Ant, Wayne, Totigose, Saucy Jack, Big Yankee Jim, Draf Jim, P. Ashway, a squaw named Songo, and two brothers named Pokeshaw and Wapacanaugh. Charloe was named for an Indian chief, known as Charloe Peter, who acquired considerable fame as an orator and statesman. "At one time, the very ill daughter of Chief Oquanoxa was brought to Dr. John Evans, father of Dr. S.A. Evans of Delphos, for treatment. When her health was restored, the chief presented to the doctor, one of his finest horses. "Putnam County - The Indian village Tauwas, was called Tawa by the early settlers. It is now 1915, a part of the town of Ottawa. The village is known to have existed as far back as 1750, and was visited by French missionaries and few traders from that period until 1832. The village was located on the Indian trace from Wapakoneta to the foot of the rapids on the Maumee river. The last Indian who made his home in Tawa village was buried here in 1835. One was buried near Fort Jennings as late as 1838-39. "Prior to 1812, Tawa village consisted of some twenty five 'shacks' or cabins, the most being constructed of a few poles set in the ground and covered with bark. When Michael Row came to Ottawa, a portion of the Ottawa Indians were still here, and their Chief Pedanquit, kept a small stock of goods which he sold to his tribe and to the early white settlers. The council house was then standing on the site known as 'Indian green' and was from time to time occupied by the early settlers until they could erect cabins on their lands. "In 1833 [the year William M. and Lydia W. Walton married--shb], the government bought the reservations from the Indians. The Indians remained here until about 1835-36 when nearly all of them were deported to their new land in Missouri, now a part of Kansas. A few stragglers remained here in the vicinity of Fort Jennings as late as 1839, when the last red man disappeared from Putnam County. "The Ottawa Indians were loath to leave their reservation here. It was an ideal place for making maple sugar, fish were plenty, game abounded. During their occupancy here, these recognized Petoniquet as their new chief, yet, they spoke of him as their "half-chief." On being asked why they called him this, their answer was that he had a twin brother who was a chief, and as the twin brother had been killed, Petoniquet could only be a "half chief 'and not a full chief. All mention of Petoniquet by the white men who came here from 1833 to 1836 was favorable to him, and all the pioneers agreed upon the fact that he was sober in habits, honest in his dealings and kind in disposition. "Pontiac, one of the greatest Indian leaders, was an Ottawa Indian and said to have been born near Defiance, Ohio. "The few white inhabitants in north-west Ohio around 1800, were Canadian French, Indian traders or renegade Tories. "Van Wert County - Between 1835 and 1840, Oliver Stacy settled on the Ridge Road, four and a half miles west of Delphos. An Indian grave was found near his east line where the Ridge Road entered his land. The burial place must have been that of a great chief by the relics found. Another burial place is known on the William Martin farm, two miles west of the Stacy farm, which contained two Indians. There was a time when the spot was surrounded by a crude pole fence, but possibly the last remaining vestige of the evidence is gone. "J.B. Pollock, while digging in the earth near his celebrated spring west of Van Wert, found a hatchet of a peculiar and ancient pattern. It was turned over for inspection to Robert Le Hew, who it is claimed is an expert on hatchetology. Le Hew, after careful inspection, claims that it was wielded by the chief of a tribe of Indians that formerly existed in that locality. "From the Delphos Herald, 1895 "In 1818, at St. Marys, a treaty was signed in which all of the lands north of the Greenville Treaty line in Ohio to the Great Lakes was ceded to the United States except certain small reservations at various points. Two of these were in Van Wert County - the John B. Richardville Reserve in Willshire Township, and the La Badie Reserve south of the St. Marys River, part in Willshire Township, and part in Blackcreek Township, Mercer County. The lands ceded to the St. Marys Treaty were known as the 'Congress Lands.' Sources are from various county history books." --shb 23 Nov 2003 RESERVATION BOUNDARY SIGN. Kathryn Lones Pyles, who lives in the area, forwarded a picture of a reservation boundary sign, found at "intersection 33 and Boundry Road" in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio(see her PAF media notes for this photo). The marker reads: "By the treaties of the Maumee Rapids in 1817 and 1818 at St. Marys, the Shawnee Indians were given a reservation of 10 miles by 12 miles, this being the eastern boundary line. Indian towns within this area were Blackhoof's (now St. Johns), Wapaghonetta (now Wapakoneta), where the Council House stood, and White Feather's Town (now Buckland). In 1832 the Shawnees were removed to the Indian Territory in Kansas. Erected 1974/By the Auglaize County Historical Society." --shb 5 Sep 2004 ABT 1833--WILLIAM M. HALL MARRIES LYDIA WALTON/CHILDREN. Name of William's wife per Katherine Staley (see above). Year estimated by shb, as a year before their earliest known child [date is given in article "A Missionary, an Indian, and a Hill: Their Story," p. 15 (included in notes of Deborah "Gilbert" Walton, RIN 24389) as "3 Jan. 1833, by Justice of the Peace Tolson Ford," after which they "went to live near Hog creek along Swaney Road, across the creek from the Staley Cabin. Their children were, as listed on pp. 15-16: "Joseph W. Hall, Anthony Hall m. Sarah Ransbottom, Abram Hall m. Margaret Jane Watt, Deborah Hall m. Whitfield Yoakam, Olive E. Hall m. Jacob Staley (see below), Arvilla Hall m. John W. Stauffer, William Hall, Mary Jane Hall m. William Bird, Cyrus Hall, John Hall, Samuel Reuben Hall m. Emeline Rumbaugh (grandparents of Earsel Hall), Jesse Hall m. Melvina Rumbaugh, and Henry Hall m. Sarah Jane Hall." [Note: I had all of these children, except Henry, but not all their spouses, as noted in each child's notes--shb.] --shb 29 Mar 2002 1833, JANUARY--"W. M. HALL" MARRIES "LYDIA W. WALTON." Record of Marriages in Allen County, Ohio, for the Period of Years 1831 to 1845, compiled by Annis Walker Burns Bell, searched by shb, 16 Jul 2009, at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (US/CAN 977.142/v85b), p. 1: "Hall, W. M. - Walton, Lydia W., 1- 1833 Folson Ford, JP." --shb 20 July 2009 [Note, William M.'s marriage is listed just two down from that of his brother, Anthony Hall's, to Mary Candler, in Dec. 1832--shb.] WILLIAM BARTERED FOR LYDIA WITH WHISKEY? E-note from Kathryn Lones Pyles to shb, 26 Jun 2003, tells how she visited the Lafayette Cemetery with a cousin (didn't give his name, but I know he's son of the couple now living in the original Peter Staley I and Eve ____ home there in Lafayette, which couple Kathy said she plans to visit). Anyway, she asked this cousin if he had heard the legends published in "A Missionary, an Indian, and a Hill." He said, "Oh yeah! Did you hear how he got that Indian for a bride? He traded a barrel of whiskey for her!" Since there was more than one Indian Princess mentioned in this article, this could apply to somebody other than William M. Hall--Kathy will visit this cousin's parents to learn more. --shb 27 Jun 2003 NOTE OF CAUTION REGARDING INDIAN STORIES. Letter from Roscoe J. Dearth to shb, 26 Nov 2003: "Sherlene, . . . Ohio became a state in 1803, but Congress didn't approve statehood officially until 1813 because Ohio didn't have the requisite 60,000 residents. Remember there were still battles with the Indians going on. People didn't really start moving into Allen County until after the trouble settled down. Take any date in Allen County before 1825 with a large dose of salt. "That includes the information on the Gilbert families. It's a nice story, but a little fishy to me. I would like to know why those familes moved from French Quebec (which would have been British Canada) to another British-held territory. The French who refused allegiance to Britain were expelled and returned to France or elsewhere (a-la the Nova Scotia-ians who headed to New Orleans and are now called Cajuns). "Re: the story of McKee's Hill - I have to look into that further. It sounds suspicially like it was right close to Cyrus Hall's property north of Lafayette. I know of a cabin site there along Hog Creek. In my younger days the corner piles (foundations) were still visible as was the dug well. The well has now been filled up with a truckload of stone. Too bad - I always heard there may have been a small brass cannon at the bottom. I was told this was the cabin of a British Indian agent, but it could have been Reverend Mtchell who was also the agent. "What's fishy about the Mitchell'Gilbert'Walton story is that Reverend Mitchell's wife was purported to be a Shawnee princess and then is reported to [have gone] to Quebec to visit her family. Hogwash. These tribes lived in relatively small areas - not scattered across half a continent. Now the Shawnees were associates, not members, of the the Seven Nations (the Iroquois League) and so had contact. But either Montaignia was a Shawnee and her family was in Ohio or else she was from Quebec and her family was there. I can't remember who it was I first discussed this with, but she had a name for the brand of Indians in Quebec. Regretfully, I informed her that there was no such tribe, that what she had found was a generic name for 'savages' in French. "Apache and Sioux are a couple of other names like that, French for 'wild man' or whatever. So it's hard to say just who the Indians in Quebec or Vermont were without doing a lot of research. Early white frontiersmen & colonists picked up on the names the Indians used, but the Indians tended to call themselves after the place they lived. But since they migrated from one area to another depending on what crops they had planted or what other foods were available, their names changed! "Don't get me wrong, I'm no expert on this stuff. There's more to it than I know. For instance, I just read a reference to Shawnee Indians in Maryland. So maybe Shawnee is also sort of a genereic name used by white men. "Roscoe ' --shb 1833, JANUARY 2 or 3--"WILLIAM M. HALL" MARRIES "LYDIA G. WALTON." Date of Jan. 2, county provided on Thomas Risinger website http://www.t-risinger.com/gene/fam0294.htm. However, I had it from another source as Jan. 3--check out. --shb 16 Apr 2002 [Note: January 2 is confirmed in information copied out by Kathryn Lones Pyles at the Auglaize County Public Library at Wapakoneta, Ohio, and sent shb 26 Jun 2003: "Spouse #1 - William M. Hall; Spouse #2 - Lydia G. Walton, January 02, 1833; Official - Tolson Ford, JP. (Source: Allen County, Ohio Marriages 1831-1869, compiled by the Allen County Genealogical Society, OGS, 620 West Market Street, Lima, Allen, Ohio 45801, 1999, Page 70, Bk. 1, Pg 004." --shb 27 Jun 2003 [Note: Again, Allen County marriage record copied out by Kathryn Lones Pyles, forwarded to shb 29 Sep 2003: "1833, January - By Tolson Ford, J. P., W. M. Hall to Lydia W. Walton" (Source: History of Allen County, Ohio (Chicago: Warner, Beer & Co., 1885), p. 249: Marriage Record of Pioneer Days," Wapakoneta Public LIbrary, Wapakoneta, Ohio. This paragraph describes how marriages were recorded: "The record from 1831 to 1845 is selected to supplement the history of pioneer times. The extent of the several matrimonial stories related in the original books since 1845, and the fact that such stories are comparatively modern and accessible to the public, are a few reasons why the record should not be continued here. The editor of the Democratic Times, Mr Selfridge, gave to his readers in 1883-84 a very full view of marriages, so far as registered, which took place in this county. Charles F Price, city editor of the Daily Times, continued the marriage chronology down to 1884, thus securing and making easy of access the record which is destined to take a most important place, if not the most important, among the records of the county."]. --shb 29 Sep 2003 [Note: Marriage date for William M. and Lydia G. is given as "3 [sic--shb] Jan 1833, in Allen Co." in "First Families of Allen County" application for daughter Winona, as filled out by her sister Waneta, found and photocopied by Kathryn Lones Pyles, at the Allen County Historical Society in Lima, Ohio, and forwarded to shb, Oct 2003 (see Winona's notes for full detail). --shb 19 Feb 2004 [Note: This 3 Jan date is confirmed, courtesy of Jane (Mrs. Garth O.) Hall, who mailed shb her transcription of Allen County Ohio Marriages, Vol. 1, Film #901,412: "Page 4 - Hall, William M. - Lydia G. Walton - 3 Jan 1833 by Tolson Ford, J.P."] --shb 5 Jun 2004 WILLIAM RESCUES LYDIA AND HER BABY, THEN MARRIES HER. See "A Missionary, an Indian, and a Hill" article mentioned above. --shb 1 May 2002 Did William and his twin Abram (see my ID No. 24392) marry sisters? --shb 24 Apr 2000 [Yes, question answered in article mentioned above: "Arvilla Walton, Lydia's sister, married William M. Hall's twin brother Abrham H. Hall the following April. (They died in 1857 and 1871 respectively.)." RECORD FOUND: Allen County, Ohio Marriages 1831-1837, Copied and contributed by Barbara Adams, 21674 Dingman-Slagle Rd., Sidney, Ohio 45365, printed from Family Tree Maker, CD175 Ohio Vital Records #1, 1790s-1870s, Gateway to the West, Vol. I, Allen Co., Mariages, 1831-1837, copyright the Learning Co., Inc., January 14, 2000 (as sent shb by Jane Zellner O'Brien: "Page 4 - [Groom] Hall, Wm. M. [Bride] Walton, Lydia [Date] Jan 3, 1833 [Married by] Tolson Ford." --shb 1 Jul 2000 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FOUND HIDDEN INSIDE OLD WALL! Now here is an amazing story for you. Kathryn Lones Pyles found this old news article, published June 23 1890, in the Lima News, Lima, Ohio, typed and forwarded it to shb, 24 Apr 2007. Kathy even went so far as to highlight descendants of my ancestors, Anthony Hall and Rachel Simmons, including that of "William Hall and Lydia G. Walton, January 3 [1833]." This is a story worth reading and gives us genealogists hope that our ancestral records are somewhere--we just have to find them: "FOR PIONEERS - ANCIENT RELICS SHOWING WHEN AND BY WHOM MARRIAGE CEREMONIES WERE PERFORMED IN EARLY DAYS. - Messrs. Thrift and Hunston recently bought the house No, 514 West Spring street between McDonal and Metcalf streets [this would be in Lima, Allen, Ohio--shb], and in repairing it found in an old wall a lot of discolored papers very methodically wrapped in paper bands, fastened with sealing wax, and labelled. One package was a bundle of receipts for money paid for all sorts of commodities; another a package of marriage certificates. These latter are all endorsed, with the surnames and date of filing, by 'John Ward, Clerk,' though sometimes the title is 'Clerk pro tem' "The eldest of these marriage certificates is signed by Isaac McHenry, minister of the Baptist Church, and states that he 'joined together as man and wife Daivid Bailey, of Champaign county, and Rhoda Daniels, of Allen county.' It is dated the 25th day of June, 1831. "There are three others of the year 1831. John Ireland certifies that he joined together Henry Hoebee and Sary Bryant, the 2nd day of September; Lewis Stroupe, J.P. that on the 6th of November he joined together as husband and wife Henry Lippencott and Samirarus Wood; and the same that on the 25th day of December, by virture of a license from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Allen county Albert G. Wood and Emily Burtch were joined in marriage by him. "The marriages in 1832 shown in this packet of certificates are January 26; James H. Daniels and Harriett Ann Lippincott. March 11 - Jesse Lee Stevenson and Hannah Ridenour. April 26 - James Saxton and Nancy Jones May 5 Fleet Clar and Mary Enslen and Nancy McCoy - probably a double marriage, as the two certificates are one piece of paper. May 14 Thomas Hanthorn and Myra S. Daniels. July 15 - Beal Spurrier and Julian Vanblarsan. August 30 - John William Carback and Elizabeth Osburn. Nov 22 - Benjamin W. Daniels and Martha Hanthorn. Dec. 23 - Anthony Hall and Mary Candler. [matches the date I had for them--shb] Four of these marriages were by Silas Faurot J.P., the rest by Lewis Stroupe. "The certificates during 1833 are variously signed by Wm,. Chaffee, ordained preacher of the Sugar Creek Baptist church. Tolson Ford, J.P.; Nathan Daniels, J.P.; Peter Ridenour, J.P.; S. Faurot, J.P.; Joseph Z. Walton, J.P.; and William Berryman, J.P. The marriages in order of dates were those of: "William Hall and Lydia G. Walton, January 3.; John Chenoworth and Elizabeth Hanthorn, Jan. 24. Ebenezer Osborn and Mahala Hanson, March 7. Benjamin W. Vance and Susanna Taylor, March 12. William Ward and Elizabeth Ridenour, April 14. H. Hall and Arabella Walton, April 23. John Strickel and Harriett E. Walton, May 14 Philip Herring and Elizabeth Hartman, July 23. Andrew Cochran and Nancy Cannon, August 22. Archelaus Martin and Catharine Russell, Aug. 29 Joseph Shellenbarger and Elizabeth Breslen, April 15th. Alanson Earll and Rachel Day Nov. 21. Thomas Sutton and Susan Kephart, NOve. 24. Accompanying this certificate of marriage in this case is a certificate dated Nov. 22 and signed by George Kephart, in which he states: 'I am willing that Thomas Sutton and my daughter, Susan Kephart, may be joined in matrimony; therefore this is to authorize you to give him license without my coming with him' Edward Stow and Esther Morecraft, No.[sic] 24 George M. Hoffman and Hannah Nichols, Dec. 17. Josiah Clawson and Elizabeth Higher, Dec. 19 David Rene and Priscillia Nichols, Dec. 24--a Christmas Eve marriage. "There are only a few papers of 1834 in the bundle. The first dated April 2, is addressed to John Ward, Clerk of Allen county; is signed by Christian and Margaret Stucky; and informs the Clerk that they "are willing and satisfied that our son Enos H. Stucky may be married to Hester Ehrenman," There appears no certificate of this marriage; but it may not hae come in later from the minister or magistrate; as a number of the certificates show that they were made out some time after the marriages. "The three marriages of this year, 1834, are those of Wm. Caseboldt and Tamer Shigly, on April 17; Abraham Whetstone and Eliza Berryman, on April 17; and William Suffey and Mary Ann Jacob March 27. "Justice Stroupe seems to have been the popular man to tie the nuptial knot in those days, as of those 31 marriages, he performed eight. Preacher Chaffee had seven; Justice Faurot, six; Berryman, three; Daniels and Ridenour two each; and Henry and Ireland each one. "The scraps on which these certificates are written show that paper was a valuable commodity in Allen county in the years 1831-2-3 and 4, and one in the use of which due ecomony was observed. The quality of the paper is good in all cases, the material being honest linen made-stuff; and the writing except in a couple of those written by Preacher Chaffee, is still quite clear and unfaded. Source: Lima Daily News, Lima Ohio June 23 1890" --shb 24 Apr 2007 LAND--FROM PICKAWAY--"AMONG THE FIRST TO TAKE UP A CLAIM" IN ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. Allen Co. History and Representative Citizens, edited and compiled by Charles C. Miller, assisted by Samuel A. Baxter, p. 45: "[Speaking of Jacob Staley] On December 5, 1861, he was married to Olive Hall, of Jackson township, who was born May 10, 1842, and is a daughter of William M. and Lydia G. (Walton) Hall, who came here from Pickaway County and were among the first to take up a claim." --shb 12 Aug 2000 1833--WILLIAM AND LYDIA SETTLE IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. According to a "First Families of Allen County" submission by Joyce Darlene Weaver Sampson, submitted 23 Oct 1975 to the Allen County Genealogical Society, photocopied by Kathryn Lones Pyles and mailed to shb, Oct 2003, "I am descended from William & Lydia G. Walton - Abram Hall, son, b. 6 [sic--I have it as 16--shb] Apr 1839, who settled in Jackson township on 1833 [sic--shb]." --shb 9 Feb 2004 CHILDREN. Twelve children listed for William and Lydia per Katherine Staley (see above), with this note: "Some of these birth dates are the same--may or may not be correct. I myself had 2 daughters born the same year, so I know it sure is possible." --shb 19 Apr 2000 1837, JUNE 13--OBTAINS ALLEN COUNTY LAND. Original Land Entries of Allen County, Ohio, compiled by Peggie Seitz James (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1971), p. 114: Section 6: "HALL, Wm., of Allen County, Ohio, SE 1/4 SW 1/4 38.27 acres, 13 Jun 1837." Those listed in this section are, in order listed: David BRADDOCK, Benj. MEEK, Demas ADAMS, John ROBINSON, Manuel REEDE, Tobias WOODS, Wm. HALL, and Joseph FOURET. On p. 106 a William HALL Jr., of Ross Co., Ohio, obtains land, 20 Apr 1836, in Section 15. I believe this is my ancestor William Hall (m. Clarinda Evick), RIN 48, though it says this William is from Ross County, Ohio. I do not recognize any other names in that section 15 as family lines. [Note: The William Hall who m. Clarinda Evick and William M. Hall (m. Lydia G. Walton) are first cousins, both with Anthony Hall and Rachel Simmons as common ancestors.] --shb 9 Feb 2004 1840 CENSUS. The William H. Hall family is listed in the 1840 Census of Jackson, Allen, Ohio, as living between John Davis Jr. and John Davis Sr. The William H. Hall household is listed as having two males under age 5 (fits for Anthony, age 3 and Abraham, age 1), one male age 5-10 (fits for Joseph, age 6), one male age 20-30 (William would have been about age 28), and one female aged 20-30 (Lydia would have been about age 27). --shb 7 Jan 2004 1850 CENSUS. Dist No. 6 Jackson, Allen, Ohio (Roll 625, searched by shb 7 Apr 2000 at the HBLL, BYU). #505 is Joseph Hall, m. Sally or Sarah Staley, dau. of Peter Sr. & Eve); #506 is William M. Hall 35M farmer [but I have his birth as 1812, which would make him age 38--shb] 500 [acres], [born in] OH __ __ 1; Lydia ["Shining Star" Walton--shb] 30F OH; Joseph 16M Labourer OH __ __ 1; Anthony 14M __ 1 __; Abram (Adam?) 12M __ 1 __; Arvilla 10F OH __ 1 __; Mary 8F OH __ 1 __ ["or Nancy," writes Mom Ida-Rose L. Hall, in her extraction of this 1850 census listing--shb]; William 6M __ 1 __; Deborah 4F OH; Cyrus 2M; John 4/12M. The next family is a Grant family; #509 is Christian Evick. --shb 22 Apr 2000 1870 CENSUS--AGE FIFTY-EIGHT, WITH WIFE LYDIA J. AND THREE CHILDREN, IN BEAVER DAM, JACKSON, ALLEN, OHIO. HeritageQuest on-line image, accessed 28 Dec 2005, by shb, via Godfrey Memorial Library: Beaver Dam P.O, Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio Series M593, Roll 1168, Page 355 Taken 8 Jun 1870 99/100 Evick, James family 100/102 Stager, Thomas family 101/102 Kirby, William family 102/106 Hall, Anthony family 102/105 McClure, Thomas family 104/206 Hall, Abraham family 105/107 Hall, William M. 58 MW Farmer 3000 250 Ohio , Lydia J. 57 FW Keeping House New York , William 22 MW Farm Laborer Ohio [next p.] , Samuel 20 MW Farm Laborer Ohio , Jesse G. 17 MW Farm Laborer Ohio 106/108 Hall, Cyris K. family 107/108 Staley, Jacob family [Jacob is my RIN 648, m. Olive E. Hall--shb.] 108/110 Watt, Robert, age 42, b. Ohio [my ID 22853--shb], wife Eve, 44, b. Ohio [This is Eve Staley, daughter of "Old Jacob" Staley and Eunice Fisher, Jacob the son of my ancestors Peter and Eve _____ Staley.] --shb 28 Dec 2005 1880 CENSUS: CD copyright 2000, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.: [William's son Samuel R. lives on this side of him--see Samuel's notes for detail--shb.] "Census Place: Jackson, Allen, Ohio Source: FHL Film 1254990 National Archives Film T9-0990 Page 419A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace William HALL Self M W W 68 OH Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: OH Jesey HALL Son M M W 27 OH Occ: Laborer Fa: OH Mo: CA Malvina HALL DauL F M W 26 OH Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: OH Rosa M. HALL Dau F S W 4 OH Fa: OH Mo: OH Elva Dora HALL Dau F S W 3 OH Fa: OH Mo: OH Edda P. HALL Dau F S W 1 OH Fa: OH Mo: OH" --shb 14 Jun 2001 1880 MAP OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP. U.S. Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, posted at Ancestry.com shows Jackson Twp 3 So. Range 8 E., Allen Co, Ohio 1880 Map, accessed 28 Mar 2011, by shb (see, as attached to William Hall's media file). --shb 28 Mar 2011 1881, MARCH 30--WILLIAM M. HALL DIES, IN LAFAYETTE, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. Year per Katherine Staley e-letter of 1 Apr 2000. [Note: Handwritten notes written by Terry Hall to "Jeanne" [Porrecca, I presume, of the Allen County Historical Society--shb], photocopied by Kathryn Lones Pyles from a "Hall" folder at the Society and sent to shb, September, 2003: "WM. HALL - Born 1805, Age 35 in 1850 (Census?) [Yes, that's what my 1850 Census notes give him for age--shb]; Age 68 Y., 10 M., 19 D. on Mar 30, 1981." [I did not have this information, which must be his death date information, as I only had his death year, 1881. --shb.] [Note: This death information for William confirmed by on-line cemetery records--see "BURIAL" note, below--shb.] [Note: Death date confirmed and place given as "Lafayette, Allen, Ohio" [Lafayette is a village in Jackson Township--shb], by "First Families of Allen County" application for daughter Winona, as filled out by her sister Earsel Waneta, found and photocopied by Kathryn Lones Pyles, at the Allen County Historical Society in Lima, Ohio, and forwarded to shb, Oct 2003 (see Winona's notes for full detail). --shb 19 Feb 2004 1881--BURIAL IN OLD SECTION, WARD CEMETERY, IN BATH TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO. Ward Cemetery (Old Section), Bath Township (near Lafayette), Allen County, Ohio on-line records, forwarded to shb 18 Sep 2003 by Kathryn Lones Pyles, gives William's cemetery record and burial next to wife Lydia, as follows: "HALL, William - Mar 30, 1881 - 68y 10m 19d [row] 6, [gravestone] 8." See "BURIAL" notes of wife Lydia for his grave lineup with other family Halls. --shb 29 Mar 2002 FIND-A-GRAVE SITE POSTS INFORMATION, PHOTOS. As posted at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hall&GSfn=William&GSmid=46859310&GRid=41259868&, accessed 17 Apr 2013, by shb: "William M Hall "Birth: May 11, 1812 "Death: Mar. 30, 1881 "Burial: Ward Cemetery Bath Allen County Ohio, USA "Created by corgilover [Apparently this person is not a relative, with hobby to transcribe gravestones that has led to nearly 100,000 contributions that include photos, to Find-A-Grave!--shb] Record added: Aug 28, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41259868" --shb 17 Apr 2013