William H Hall (abt. 1873)

Born about 1873 in Bahamas

Ancestors

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William Hall is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

According to the US Census of 1900, John Wesley Hall b May 1876 had a brother William b Feb 1873. Both brothers were born in The Bahamas and resided in or near Tarpon Springs* or Sutherland or Anclote where they worked in the sponge industry. Although William was only 27 he was listed as Na (naturalized) while his fellows were all listed as aliens.

Their cousin Charles T (Theophilus ) Hall b Dec 1871 lived with them as did Dennis Underwood b 1877 and John A Griffin b 1873 also of The Bahamas. All are from families of the Current Settlement. The census listed all as single.

The census percent is listed as "Precinct 4, Sutherland & Precinct 14, Tarpon Springs & Precinct 18, Keystone Park & Precinct 2, Hillsborough, Florida, United States"

William may have relocated to Key West.

For future research: A William F. Hall who was born 26 March 1873 and died on 29 Dec 1961 is buried in the Cicada Cemetery, Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida, USA ,Section E alongside others of Bahamian ancestry, There are also records for 2 contemporaneous William Halls in the Bahamas.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M369-WKQ : accessed 13 December 2018), John W Hall in household of William Hall, Precinct 4, Sutherland & Precinct 14, Tarpon Springs & Precinct 18, Keystone Park & Precinct 2, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 7A, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,170.