HALL CHARLES R. Agricultural and Farming Implements; res. Rochelle; born Dec. 21, 1821, in Madison Co., N. Y.; came to DeKalb Co. in 1851, and to Lee Co. in 1855; came to Rochelle in 1868, and commenced farming; married Arin C. Hollister in Oct. 1851; she was born in Jan., 1830; had five children, two now living: Jessie M. and Gratia M.; have an adopted child, Harry A., born Aug. 8, 1860; Mr. H. was a member of the Board of Supervisors of Lee Co. about five years.
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The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 660.
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