Gus Witherspoon Hall (1892 - 1935)

Born 25 Oct 1892 in Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States

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Died 21 Oct 1935 at age 42 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Gus was born in 1892 at Weatherford, Texas.

He served in the military in WWI. His daughter Gusolyn found a diary Gus Hall wrote about his military days. He and (his brother) Cayle joined the Air Force in 1917, and worked as mechanics in San Antonio and California. They were both commissioned as 2nd lieutenants on 10-22-1918. ^{[1] [2]}

After the war he married Lucille T. Thompson, on 2 SEP 1923. ^[3]

They had one child (HALL):

1. Gusolyn (1924-2007), married Billy George Yarbrough; 2 children

Gus died on 21 OCT 1935 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas. ^[4] He died in a railroad-related fire, as the result of a terrible explosion of three gasoline tank cars. The fire started when gasoline came in contact with the tiny flame in his switchman's lantern. Gus was severely burned about the face and arms. ^{[5] [6]} He was buried in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., Texas. ^{[5] [4]}

Notes

1930 Census, Baird, Callahan Co. TX (ED 30-1 sheet 11B) on Vine St.:
Hall, Gus W., age 37 b. TX, father b. Ohio, mother b. Iowa, Yard Foreman for Railroad; worked yesterday; served in the World War; married at age 31; owns his home, $4000 value; does not have a radio
wife Lucille, age 28 b. TX, parents b. TX, married at age 22
dau. Gusolyn, age 5 b. TX, does not attend school

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CQRF-HZM : accessed 16 May 2021), Gus W Hall, Baird, Callahan, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 11B, line 94, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2304; FHL microfilm 2,342,038.
2. ↑ WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, ancestry.com
3. ↑ Regina Fryback Yarbrough, 2000-2009; Letter; per their marriage certificate
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/36779777/gus-witherspoon-hall : accessed 16 May 2021), memorial page for Gus Witherspoon Hall (25 Oct 1892–21 Oct 1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #36779777, citing Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Kristi Whitten (contributor 47106451) .
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Regina Fryback Yarbrough, 2000-2009; Letter
6. ↑ Obituary for Gus Hall

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCM9-WBB : 3 February 2021), Gus W Hall in entry for George M Hall, 1920.
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