Porter Hall (1913 - 1965)

Born 4 Oct 1913 in Jones County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Aug 1965 at age 51 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Porter Hall was born on Oct 04, 1913 in Mississippi, USA as the second child of Charlie Hall and Ida Mae Carney.

He had two siblings, namely: Ina, and Jack.

He died on Aug 26, 1965 (car-truck collision; Age at Death: 51).

Porter Hall lived in Southeast, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Grandson).

He lived in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Servant).

He lived in Southeast, Jones, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Step Son). Race: (White)

He lived in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA on Oct 16, 1940 (Self RelationToHead: Head; Mother RelationToHead: Mother). Military Registration: Oct 16, 1940 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA (28 Age: 28) (Self Occupation: Self; Complexion: Ruddy; EyeColor: Brown; HairColor: Blonde; Height: 5 5; Weight: 275).

He was buried in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Ellisville Cemetery). ^[1]

Obituary

Laurel Leader-Call August 26, 1965, Front Page

FORMER COUNTY EMPLOYES

2 Ellisville Men Die In Accident

Killed in a car-truck collision near Hattiesburg early Thursday morning were two Ellisville men who were former Jones County employes.

Harvey Joe Watson, 28, of the Pendorff Community and Porter Hall, 51, of 601 Herrington St., Ellisville, were killed instantly in a collision which involved their automobile and a truck driven by Charles Burnson of Meridian. Burnson escaped injury, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

The accident occurred around 4 a.m. one mile south of Hattiesburg on Interstate 59. The highway patrol said the car apparently stopped on the highway and the truck hit, it from the rear. However, the patrol headquarters at Hattiesburg said the investigation of the accident has not been completed.

Funeral arrangements for Watson are incomplete and the body is at Jones Funeral home in Ellisville.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Watson, Ellisville; one daughter, Teresa Watson, Ellisville; three brothers, Fred and J. C. Watson, Ellisville; and Byron Watson, New Orleans, La.; three sisters, Mrs. Lois Abbey, Mrs. Hazel Abbey and Mrs. Anna Lois Baker all of Ellisville.

Funeral services for [Porter] Hall, a truck driver, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Tidings Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in the Ellisville cemetery. The body will be carried to the family residence late Thursday afternoon where it will remain until time for the services.

Survivors are his mother and step father, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Watson, Ellisville; one brother, Jack Hall, Ellisville; and one sister, Mrs. Ina Bolton, Bay Town, Tex.

Memory Chapel is in charge of arrangements.^[2]

PORTER HALL

Ellisville

Services were held

3 p.m., Friday

Glad Tidings Assembly of

God Church

Interment

Ellisville Cemetery

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34023444/porter-hall: accessed 21 July 2022), memorial page for Porter Hall (4 Oct 1913–26 Aug 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34023444, citing Ellisville Cemetery, Ellisville, Jones County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
2. ↑ Published Laurel Leader-Call August 26, 1965, Front Page

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB91-KRM : accessed 19 May 2016), Perter Hall in household of Pat Wateurs, Beat 4, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-33, sheet 12B, family 188, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2036.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1H-HK5 : accessed 19 May 2016), Porter Hall in entry for Robert F Watson, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43H-WFP : accessed 19 May 2016), Porter Hall in household of Margarett F Carney, Southeast, Jones, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 25B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,881.