Born in Oswego, New York, United States
Daughter of Jarvis Adams
and Caroline (Ormsby) Adams
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Mortimer Hall
— married
18 Jan 1860 in Oswego, New York, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Albert Mortimer Hall and De Leon Frederick Hall
Died
at about age 69
in Oswego, New York, United States
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Biography
Caroline Adams was born in 1833, the daughter of Caroline Ormsby (1812-) and Jarvis Adams (1804-1852) in Connecticut, USA.
Family Life
She married William Mortimer Hall in 1860 at 27. They had three children during their marriage. They lived in Oswego, NY throughout their marriage.[1]
*Albert Mortimer Hall 1862
*Elisabeth Jessie F Hall 1864
*De Leon Frederick Hall (1868-1943)
On 6 Jun 1865, they were land owners farming "south past the Fouth Ward of the City of Oswego in the County of Oswego, N.Y.," Their frame home was worth $2,000 in 1865!! Wow, 2023 $37,751. Their birth locations were reversed. Albert was 3 and Jeper was 1.5 years old. Sister-in-Law Mary A Hall, 19, was living in the home and Sarah Smiley, 17, of England was a live-in domestic.[2]
In 1870, the lived in Scriba, Oswego, NY. She, 37, was keeping house and he, 35, was a farmer. The farm was worth $3,500, $82,202 in 2023, and personal property value was $1,200. Hial Hall, 62, was a farmer living with them had real estate value of $600 and personal property of $200. Alley 8, Jessie 6, and Frederick 3 were in the house. Alley and Jessie were attending school. Caroline's birthplace was wrong on this census.[3]
- Researcher's aside, you see the property value decline between 1870 and 1875 and wonder what befell the family? The War Between the States? Illness, was William no longer able to farm? Community recession?
In 1875, they were in election district ward 8 in Oswego. Caroline was 42, William 40, Albert 13, Jesse 11, Leon 7. They stated William was from Jefferson County, NY and was now a boat captain. They were now living in a plank home worth $600.[4]
By 1880, they were living at 22 Bigner St, Oswego, Oswego, NY, USA. Caroline was 46, William 44, Albert 18, Jessie 16, and Leon, 13. William was listed as a Milk Dealer, Albert a Fish Dealer, Jessie and Leon were at school. This census was very thorough in recording the birthplaces of all individuals and their parents. Albert was listed as Insane.[5]
In 1900, they were empty nesters. Carrie was 67 and William was 64. They had been married 40 years. She reported she had given birth to three children and all were living. they were now renting the farm on RR Street. [6]
She died on March 4, 1902, in Oswego, New York, at the age of 69.[7][8]
Her burial spot is not documented in FindAGrave or BillionGraves. Her husband is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA.
Sources
- ↑ 1900 US Federal Census Oswego, Oswego, NY
- ↑
New York, U.S., State Census, 1865:
"New York, U.S., State Census, 1865"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 24 March 2024)
Caroline A Hall. 6 Jun 1865 - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Scriba, Oswego, New York; Roll: M593_1074; Page: 545A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #31931165 (accessed 24 March 2024)
Caroline Hall (37), Keeping House, in Scriba, Oswego, New York. Born in New York. - ↑
New York, U.S., State Census, 1875:
"New York, U.S., State Census, 1875"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 24 March 2024)
Caroline Hall. 9 June - ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Oswego, Oswego, New York; Roll: 913; Page: 335a; Enumeration District: 247
Ancestry Record 6742 #4660044 (accessed 24 March 2024)
Caroline Hall (46), wife, Keeps house, in household of Wm. M. Hall (44) in Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA. Born in Connecticut. 1 Jun - ↑
1900 United States Federal Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
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Carrie A Hall. 25 Jun - ↑ NY US Death Index 1852-1956 Cert Num 8752
- ↑
Death:
"New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956"
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Caroline A Hall.
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