Looking for parents of James Raymond Hall b. Oct 23 1882 in KY or AL

Question

James Raymond Hall was my great-grandfather.  I am looking for any possible connections or records for James.  I have conflicting information on where James was born and no definitive date of death.

James died in Oklahoma of the Spanish Flu, sometime after September 1918 (his WWI Draft Registration card is dated September 12, 1918 in Atoka, Oklahoma).

My grandmother, Viola Edna Alice Hall, was told that her father's middle name was Redman and that he was from Kentucky.  The entry for my grandmother on the 1930 U.S. Census lists her father's birthplace as Kentucky.  But the 1920 U.S. Census lists her father's birthplace as Alabama.  Her mother, Nora, was remarried by 1920 (her third marriage) so my grandmother is in her step-father's household; Levi L. Brown.  Her mother's maiden name was Nora Simmons.  Nora's first husband was Robert Sharp.  James Raymond Hall was her second husband.

I have been unsuccessful finding James on any U.S. Census - either in Oklahoma, Kentucky, or Alabama.  The two documents I have been able to locate - his WWI Draft Registration and his marriage license to Nora Sharp - do not list a birthplace.

Any Halls in OK, KY or AL that might have some suggestions?  Thanks!

Comments

This may or may not be the same person

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST3-LRS : accessed 28 November 2018), James R H Hall in household of Malinda A Hall, Township 6 N. Range 27 E., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 7A, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,851.

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Perhaps this is one of Mom's marriages?

James R Bailey

 in the 1900 United States Federal Census

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Name:	James R Bailey
Age:	17
Birth Date:	Oct 1882
Birthplace:	Missouri
Home in 1900:	Sulphur Springs, Benton, Arkansas
Sheet Number:	3
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:	5
Family Number:	51
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Son
Marital Status:	Single
Father's name:	Thomas Bailey
Father's Birthplace:	Ireland
Mother's name:	Edna S Bailey
Mother's Birthplace:	Tennessee
Occupation:	Day Laborer
Months not employed:	0
Can Read:	Yes
Can Write:	Yes
Can Speak English:	Yes
Neighbors:
Household Members:	Name Age Thomas Bailey 50 Edna S Bailey 37 James R Bailey 17 Robert H Bailey 8 John D Bailey 7 Vergie A Bailey 2

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1907 census shows him living with Baileys and John T. McCay.

Jim R Hall

 in the Oklahoma, Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907

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Name:	Jim R Hall
Gender:	Male
Age:	25
Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1882
Relationship:	Son
Race:	White
City or Township:	Seminole
County:	Seminole
State:	Oklahoma
Census Year:	1907
LINE:	21

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Thank you!  I have not seen this one before.  I will see if I can find Malinda and/or James in Georgia.

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I have come across this one before.  I liked the Baileys because James' mother's name is Edna - and that is one of my grandmother's middle names.  It's a good possiblity but I could never verify it, so I had to let it go.  But it's encouraging that you have flagged it too!

Answer 1

I haven’t found any records, but may i suggest putting info from James service record in the bio. Like blue eyes, do they run in the family?

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Thank you - I will add what information I have from his service record.