Olive Mahala (Wright) Hall (1856 - 1919)

Born Oct 1856 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Calhoun Robertson — married 9 Nov 1875 in Sonoma County, California

Wife of Joseph Edward Hall — married 2 Jun 1881 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States

Died 15 May 1919 at age 62 in Sonoma, California, United States

Biography

Olive Wright was married first to James Robertson:

Petaluma Weekly Argus, 12 November 1875; MARRIED. ROBERTSON-WRIGHT: Near Santa Rosa, November 9, Dr. James C. Robertson, of San Francisco, and Miss M. Olive Wright.

Children of Olive and James Robertson: Sarah Jessie Robertson and James Calhoun Robertson, Jr.

James Robertson Sr., died in 1879: Russian River Flag, Healdsburg, California. July 24, 1879: J.C. ROBERTSON, a teacher at the Industrial School near San Francisco, who was knocked down with a clothing bar on the 13th inst. by one of his unruly scholars, died in San Francisco on the 17th.

Olive next married Joseph Edward Hall:

The Sonoma Democrat, Saturday, 4 June 1881 MARRIED. ROBERTSON - HALL - At the residence of the bride's father, Winfield S. M. Wright, near Santa Rosa, June 2d, by Rev. W. F. Comptom, Mrs. Olive Robertson and J. E. Hall.

Children of Olive and 2. Joseph Edward Hall: Winnie Wright Hall, 1882-1886 Olive Edna,1883-1886 Nell Walker,1888-1979 Minnie Ruth, 1889-1958 Edward Wright Wilcox, 1892-1955 Wyatt Lemuel, 1897-1989

"Olive Mahala Wright married Dr James C Robertson, Phd (an educator). They are the parents of two children 1. Sarah Jessie Robertson and 2. James Calhoun Robertson, Jr. In 1879 Dr Robertson is murdered and Olive remarries a Mr John Hall. They are parents of three daughters, who are thus half sisters to the Robertson children.

Sarah Jessie Robertson marries Frank Carroll Giffen, and they have two daughters, Berenice Roberta Giffen and Elizabeth Anne Giffen. Berenise Roberta Giffen marries William Morrison and they have two sons, with one killed at age 5 by a milk truck. Their surviving son is Boone M. Morrison, who currently lives in Volcano, Hawaii and travels several times a year to participate in many of the Daniel Boone reenactments. Boone Morrison marries Stephanie Gail Austin. They have two children: Tyler Boone Morrison born 19 February 1965 in Honolulu, Hawaii and Janna Jessie Morrison born 3 September 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii (the person writing to you). Janna Jessie Morrison marries Arnold Ibarra, they have one son, Alec Ibarra born in Maui, Hawaii on 22 February 1992. Janna Jessie Morrison has a second child with John W. Texeira (unmarried) Talia Setsuko Morrison born in Maui, Hawaii on 10 December 1997. I am Janna Morrison" This message is from Janna Morrison

Sources

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; James C. Robertson; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 09 November 1875; Event Place: Sonoma, California; Age: 28; Birth Year (Estimated): 1847; Birthplace: Georgia; Spouse's Name: Olive M. Wright; Spouse's Age: 19; Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1856; Spouse's Birthplace: California; Record Number: 62; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ3T-VJF

Find A Grave: Memorial #48973507

2 August 2017, This is an excellent interview with historic interpreter Boone Morrison. Boone Morrison is a four times great-grandson of Daniel Boone, through his youngest son Nathan Boone, and Nathan's daughter Sarah Boone Wright. Boone Morrison explains how he used his family heritage as a jumping off point for living history.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTFVW0EgMkk

SECONDARY SOURCE: Family Tree https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K6G6-37T