According to his tombstone in the Maden Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia, Martin Hall was born May 18, 1821. Most census records support this date and indicate that Ohio was his place of birth. The same grave marker provides Margaret Harris Hall's birth date as November 2, 1820, and census records agree.
Hall tombstone in the Maden Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia.
Photo submitted to Find-A-Grave by Bessie Gumm.
On March 20, 1845, Martin Hall and Margaret Harris were married in Jefferson County, Ohio. The couple is listed on the 1850 Federal Census in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, along with three children.
By the 1860 Federal Census, the Halls had purchased land in Washington County, Ohio, and were living there in Newport Township with seven children. They continued their residence in Newport until the late 1880s or early 1890s, when Martin and Margaret set up separate households for unknown reasons.
Martin Hall is found living in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, in the 1900 Federal Census, while Margaret has moved to Red House, a community in Putnam County, West Virginia.
Margaret Harris Hall died January 16, 1901, and Martin Hall died August 1, 1905. Both are buried in the Maden Cemetery in Putnam County, West Virginia.
Research has uncovered many records and
stories about Martin and Margaret Harris Hall, yet there are questions
that remain unanswered. These pages will share the stories of the
Hall and Harris families, while attempting to discover more about their origins.
The Martin and Margaret Harris Hall Family Tree
Martin Hall
b. 18 May 1821, Ohio
m. 20 March 1845, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, to Margaret Harris
d. 01 August 1905, Putnam County, West Virginia
Margaret Harris
b. 02 November 1820, West Virginia
m. 20 March 1845, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, to Martin Hall
d. 16 January 1901, Putnam County, West Virginia
Children:
Eli Worthington Hall
b. ca 1847, Ohio
d. 06 July 1864, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
Oscar Hall
b. ca 1848, Ohio
d. 23 January 1863, Gallatin, Tennessee
Madeline Hall
b. ca 1849, Ohio
m. 26 April 1874, Washington County, Ohio, to Wilson S. Law
d. unknown
Albert Hall
b. 13 October 1850, Ohio
d. 25 January 1862, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio
Ernest Martin Hall
b. 18 April 1852, Ohio
m. 05 December 1875, Washington County, Ohio, to Margaret Braun
d. 27 October 1921, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio
Lycurgus Clifford Hall
b. 07 December 1856, Dalzell, Liberty Township, Washington County, Ohio
m. 22 August 1883, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio, to Ada May Phillips
d. 01 June 1943, Constitution, Warren Township, Washington County, Ohio
Aristal [Aristotle?] Hall
b. 09 December 1858, Washington County, Ohio
m. 20 December 1882, Washington County, Ohio, to Julia Hasley
d. 14 February 1944, Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio
Cora E. Hall
b. 05 July 1860, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio
m. 20 June 1889, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio, to William Tripp Whitney
d. 23 December 1905
Eva Hall
b. 26 February 1862, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio
m. 22 January 1880, Washington County, Ohio, to Nelson Cassady
d. 28 April 1886
Elmer Ellsworth Hall
b. 28 August 1863, Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio
d. 17 January 1899, Washington County, Ohio