Katie Beatrice (Green) Hall (1938 - 2012)

Born 3 Apr 1938 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Feb 2012 at age 73 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Katie (Green) Hall is Notable.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Katie Beatrice Hall was an American educator and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1982 to 1985, making her the first black woman from Indiana elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She is best known for sponsoring legislation and leading efforts in the U.S. House in 1983 to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.^[1][2]

Katie Beatrice Green, daughter of Jeff Louis Green & Bessie Mae Hooper, was born on 3 April 1938, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi.^[3][4][5][2]

On August 15, 1957, Katie married John Henry Hall.^[6][7][2]

Katie Beatrice Hall, daughter of Jeff Green & Bessie Mae Hooper, died (age 73) on 20 February 2012 in Gary, Lake, Indiana.^[5][2] Katie was buried in Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Illinois.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Katie Hall (American politician)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katie_Hall_(American_politician)&oldid=1169019981 (accessed August 31, 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
   citing , born-digital text
   FamilySearch Record: QV56-RCQR (accessed 31 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99PQ-KS3S Image number 00349
   Name: Katie Beatrice Green Hall; Obituary Date: 24 Feb 2012; Obituary Place: Indiana, United States; Birth Date: 03 Apr 1938; Birth Place: Mound Bayou, , Mississippi; Death Date: 20 Feb 2012; Age: 73; Role Type: Deceased; Relationship To Head: Deceased.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 005449632; Image number: 360; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: VYLB-V2W (accessed 31 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-62PT
   Kattie B Green (3), single daughter, in household of Jeff Green (28) in Beat 4, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 19; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 108934719; Image number: 20
   FamilySearch Record: 6FMQ-9PQT (accessed 31 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-JWK7
   Katie B Green (13), single daughter, in household of Bessie M Green (33 years) in Beat 1, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Death: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2012; Roll: 07; Certificate Number: 008411
   Ancestry Record 60716 #5072039 (accessed 31 August 2023)
   Katie Beatrice Hall death 20 Feb 2012 (born 3 Apr 1938), daughter of Jeff Green & Bessie Mae Hooper, in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.
6. ↑ "HALL, Katie Beatrice". History, Art & Archives. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 16, 2019. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2008. pp. 530–33. ISBN 9780160801945. (Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U.S. House of Representatives.)
7. ↑ Lyndsey Blair (April 2018). "Biographical Sketch" Katie Hall Papers, ca. 1957–2017 Collection Guide. Indiana Historical Society. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #85272422 (accessed 31 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Katie Beatrice Green Hall (3 Apr 1938-20 Feb 2012), citing Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA (plot: Garden of the Good Shepherd Lot 322C Space 3); Maintained by Find a Grave.

• Wikidata: Item Q461615, en:Wikipedia
• "The Katie Hall Legacy is so much more." Chicago Crusader Chicago, Illinois: The Crusader Newspaper Group, September 11, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
• Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/post-tribune/name/katie-hall-obituary?id=21804059