Jerry Richard Hall (1879 - 1954)

Born 9 Jun 1879 in Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa

Ancestors

Husband of Seba Estelle (Mead) Hall — married 26 Jun 1906 (to 8 Nov 1906) in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa

Husband of Hannah Mae (Shellenberger) Hall — married 21 Feb 1908 in Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1954 at age 75 in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa

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BIOGRAPHY

Jerry Richard was one of nine children and also had five half brothers and sisters. He was born and grew up in the Woodbury County, Iowa and Monona County, Iowa area. He was a musician and according family members who lived in the area while he was there, he would play his fiddle for local dances and just about anyone who asked him to.

He was married twice, the first time to Seba Estella Mead for a short time. He then married Hannah Shellenberger and had 13 children with her. These children are listed in his obituary below.

Jerry Richard Hall Obituary

Transcribed from the Onawa Sentinel Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 30, 1954

Services Held Monday for Dick Hall

Jerry Richard “Dick” Hall, son of John and Sarah Hall was born June 9, 1882 at Smithland, Iowa and passed from this life at Onawa, Iowa December 23rd, after several weeks of illness. He had been in the Onawa hospital for the past five days.

Mr. Hall chose farming as his vocation and spent his lifetime in Monona county. He retired from the farm about three years ago and move to Onawa to make his home. He was united in marriage with Hannah Shellenberger February 21, 1907, at Onawa. Early in life he accepted the Christ as his Savior and was united with the Methodist church at Smithland.

Survivors are his wife, Hannah, four sons, Samuel R., William J., and Clarence all of Castana, and James of Onawa; six daughters, Mrs. William (Anna Mae) Jenkins, of Dexter, Minn., Mrs. Doris Collett and Mrs. Kenneth (Nellie) Rodgers, both of Onawa, Mrs. Floyd (Betty Jean) Riddle of Castana, Mrs. Ernest (June) Sick of Santa Ana, California and Miss Jane Hall of Onawa. There are 15 grandchildren; one brother, Otto Hall of Springfield, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Irma Bartels of Moville, Ia. Along with a number of other relatives and friends. Three children, Glen, Margaret and Junior Hall preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held on Monday, December 27th at 2 p.m. at the First Christian church in Onawa. Rev. Everett Epperson conducted the services. Evan Davies sang “Beyond the Sunset” and Rock of Ages” accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Nancy Linden. Bearers were Christ Sorenson, Oakum Rose, James Breed, Emil Rohde, Maurice Jensen and Emil Sick. Interment was in the Graceland cemetery at Blencoe with arrangements by the Pearson Funeral Home.

SOURCES

• Iowa Select Marriages; 1809-1992;
• 26 Jun 1906; Seba E. Meade; FHL 1436148; Reference ID 2:3HJJ3K1;
• 21 Feb 1908; Hannah Shellenberger; FHL 1436148; Reference ID 2:3HJJHVX

• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch, Jerry R. Hall and Seba E. Meade, 26 Jun 1906, Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States; citing reference p50 cn1727, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,436,148. : 27 September 2017

• Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014; Original data: Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

• United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch [1]

• 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: 370; Family History Film: 1254370; Page: 322B; Enumeration District: 238; Image: 0835; Birth date: abt 1879 Birth place: Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; [2]

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=30951262&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• 1900 United States Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T623_466; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 157; Birth date: Jun 1877 Birth place: Iowa Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa; [3]

• 1910 United States Federal Census; Year: 1910; Census Place: Onawa Ward 1, Monona, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image; Birth date: 1882 Birth place: Iowa Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Onawa Ward 1, Monona, Iowa; [4]

• 1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Blencoe, Monona, Iowa; Roll: T625_503; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 92; Image; Birth date: abt 1880 Birth place: Ohio Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Blencoe, Monona, Iowa; Year: 1920; [5]

• 1930 United States Federal Census; Birth date: abt 1883 Birth place: Iowa Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Grant, Monona, Iowa; Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Monona, Iowa; Roll: 669; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 895.0; Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Monona, Iowa; Roll: 669; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 895.0; [6]

• 1940 United States Federal Census; Birth date: abt 1882 Birth place: Iowa Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Grant, Monona, Iowa, United States; [7]

• 1950 United States Federal Census [8]

• Jerry Richard Hall has several different first name across census records. While a child he was referred to in these records as Richard up through 1910 where he is still referred to as Richard but also is married to Hannah already, showing that this is indeed Jerry Richard. Other names he was known by in census records were Dick (1920), Richard J (1930) and Jerry R. (1940 & 1950). The 1880 census record shows Richard aka Jerry Richard as being a member of the household and being 11/12 months old. Since this census was taken two years prior to the year of death in Jerry Richard"s obituary, a birthdate year of 1879 would probably be correct. This is also the birth year listed on Jerry Richard's draft registration. The day and month appear the same throughout the the records.