John Hosea Hall (1840 - 1897)

Born 1840 in Meigs, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Elizabeth (Rickles) Hall — married 17 Nov 1861 in Belfonte, Jackson County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1897 at about age 57 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Hall was a Tennessean.

• John Hosey Hall was born about 1840. He passed away 6 March 1897. He was a son of Elijah Hall and Mary Phillips
• 1850 Census Marion, Tennessee, U.S.^[1]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Eligohn Hull Male 40 Tennessee

Mary Hull Female 45 North Carolina

Nancy Hull Female 16 Tennessee

Catharin Hull Female 14 Tennessee

Joseph Hull Male 12 Tennessee

Posey Hull Male 10 Tennessee

Elizabeth Hull Female 7 Tennessee

Noah Hull Male 3 Tennessee

• John H. Hall; Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957^[2]

Name: John H. Hall

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 17 Nov 1861

Event Place: Jackson, Alabama, United States

Event Place (Original): Jackson, Alabama, United States

Sex: Male

Spouse's Name: Nancy E. Rickles

Spouse's Sex: Female

• John Hosey Hall 1880 Census, Township 3, Range 6, Jackson, Alabama^[3]

J H Hall Self Male 38 Tennessee, United States

Nancy E Hall Wife Female 37 Alabama, United States

William M Hall Son Male 17 Indiana, United States

Sol W Hall Son Male 14 Alabama, United States

Mary A Hall Daughter Female 11 Alabama, United States

Sirena C Hall Daughter Female 9 Alabama, United States

Carrol J Hall Son Male 6 Alabama, United States

Elija M Hall Son Male 3 Alabama, United States

Francis E Hall Daughter Female 2 Alabama, United States

• John Hosey Hall was born about 1840 in Meigs or Marion County Tennessee. His parents were Elijah M. Hall and Mary Phillips. John’s siblings were Nancy, Catherine, Josiah, Mary, and William Manoah. John moved with his mother and siblings to Jackson County Alabama between 1850 and 1860. He and Nancy Elizabeth Rickles were married November 17, 1861 in Belfonte, Alabama, the county seat of Jackson County at that time. They were married in the Belfonte stagecoach inn where Nancy was working. John and Nancy caught a train at Stevenson, Alabama and went to Fort Wayne Indiana soon after they were married and lived there during the Civil War years. William Manoah Hall their first child was born in that state in 1862. John Hosey was a chimney builder and plied his trade in Jackson County Alabama and Franklin County Tennessee. His grandson Uncle Coon Hall said he was a cripple man because he cut his leg with a stone tool. John Hosey died in 1897 in Franklin County Tennessee. He is buried in the Shavers graveyard in Rounds Cove near Anderson Tennessee. Nancy Elizabeth Rickles was born about 1840 either in Jackson or Marshal County Alabama. Her parents were John C. and Elizabeth Rickles. Nancy’s siblings were John, William, and James. Nancy was living in Marshal County Alabama in 1850. Her parents were separated in 1860 and all family members were found living in separate households in Jackson County Alabama in the census. Records show that Nancy was a midwife to several people born in Franklin county Tennessee in 1910. Nancy died on March 22, 1919. She was buried in the Old Baptist Cemetery in Hollywood, Alabama. John Hosey and Nancy’s children were: William Manoah (Noah) Soloman Wininger (Sol), Mary Angie, Clemantine (Tynte), Carrel Jackson, Francis Elizabeth, Nancy (Nan), Lydia L, (Liddy)., Elijah Madison (Dank)

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD5-BTY : 23 December 2020), Posey Hull in household of Eligohn Hull, Marion, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQDR-D9M : 21 July 2015), John H. Hall and Nancy E. Rickles, 1861.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JL-FS1 : 19 February 2021), J H Hall, Township 3 Range 6, Jackson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 150B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,016.

• Jackson County, AL"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK8-MWJ : 17 October 2014), John H Hall, Alabama, United States; citing p. 25, family 185, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,519.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQ5-L82 : 27 November 2014), John Hosey Hall in entry for Carl Jackson Hall, 16 Jan 1952; citing reference 5096, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,867.

John was born in 1841. He is the son of Eligah Hall and Mary Phillip

Name: John H. Hall

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 17 Nov 1861

Event Place: Jackson, Alabama, United States

Spouse's Name: Nancy E. Rickles

Census Records

Census 1850 Marion, Tennessee, United States

Eligohn Hull Male 40 Tennessee

Mary Hull Female 45 North Carolina

Nancy Hull Female 16 Tennessee

Catharin Hull Female 14 Tennessee

Joseph Hull Male 12 Tennessee

Posey Hull Male 10 Tennessee

Elizabeth Hull Female 7 Tennessee

Noah Hull Male 3 Tennessee

Census 1860 Division 4, Jackson, Alabama, United States

Mary Hall Female 46 North Carolina

Catharine Hall Female 20 Alabama

Joseph Hall Male 20 Alabama

Hosah Hall Female 18 Alabama

Mary Hall Female 16 Alabama

Noah Hall Male 12 Alabama

Census 1870 Jackson, Alabama, United States

John H Hall Male 28 Tennessee

Nancy E Hall Female 27 Alabama

William M Hall Male 7 Alabama

Solomon W Hall Male 5 Alabama

Mary H Hall Female 2 Alabama

Census 1880 Jackson, Alabama, United States

J. H. Hall Self Male 38 Tennessee, United States

Nancy E. Hall Wife Female 37 Alabama, United States

William M. Hall Son Male 17 Indiana, United States

Sol. W. Hall Son Male 14 Alabama, United States

Mary A. Hall Daughter Female 11 Alabama, United States

Sirena C. Hall Daughter Female 9 Alabama, United States

Carrol J. Hall Son Male 6 Alabama, United States

Elija M. Hall Son Male 3 Alabama, United States

Francis E. Hall Daughter Female 2 Alabama, United States

Marriage

"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQDR-D9M : 19 February 2021), John H. Hall and Nancy E. Rickles, 17 Nov 1861; citing Jackson, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,028,279.

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