Emily Jane (Leonard) Hall (1851 - 1941)

Born 8 Aug 1851 in Stewart Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1941 at age 90 in Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Emma (Leonard) Hall was born in Pennsylvania.

Emily Jane Leonard was born on 8 October 1942 in Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joseph Leonard and Catherine Ann Burnworth.

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 31 August 1860, Farmington Post Office
Jos Leonard (39), farmer, owned real estate valued at $1000 and personal property valued at $400, and his wife, Cath (38), in household with their children, Louisa (14), Benj (12), SIlas (10), Emma (8), Eliz (6), Franklin (4), and Eleanor, 10 months old. Louisa, Benj, Silas, Emma, and Eliz attended school within the census year and all in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[1]

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 25 August 1870, Connellsville Post Office
Joseph Leonard (48), farmer, owned real estate valued at $4000 and personal property valued at $700, and his wife, Hulda J (25), owned real estate valued at $150, in household with Joseph's children, Benjamin F (22), farm worker, Silas (20), farm worker, Emma (18), Elizabeth M (15), attended school within the census year, Franklin (13), Elanor (10), Catharine (8), and their children, Dora (2), and William, 8 months old, born in October 1869. Silas and Emma were unable to write and Franklin and Elanor were unable to read or write. All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[2]

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1 June 1880
Joseph Hall (30), farmer, and his wife Emily (27), in household with their children Etta (4), Daniel (2) and Logan (1). All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[3] Neighbor was father Samuel Hall.

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 6 June 1900
Joseph Hall (49), laborer, born April 1851, and his wife Emma (47), born August 1852, married 23 years, in their rented farmhouse. Emma reported she had 10 children, 9 living, in household with their children, Logan H (20), day laborer, born December 1879, Frank (14), laborer, born December 1885, Sopha (13), laborer, born April 1887, Jessie L (7), born April 1893, and Brownfield (2), born June 1897. Frank attended school for 3 months within the census year and Sopha attended for 7 months. All in household were able to read, write, and speak English and all were born in Pennsylvania. ^[4] Neighbor was father, Samuel Hall.

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 29 April 1910
Joseph B Hall (59), farmer, owned their mortgaged farm, and his wife Emily J (58), married 34 years. Emily reported she had 10 children, 9 living, in household with daughter, Jessie (16), and son, Brown (12). All in household were able to read, write, and speak English except Emily, and all were born in Pennsylvania. ^[5]

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 25 February 1920
Joseph Hall (68), farmer, and wife Emma (68), in household with son, Brown (23), a blower at glass factory. All in household were able to read, write, and speak English and all were born in Pennsylvania.^[6] Neighbors included Richard Bryner, Kimmel Silbaugh, and Jesse Silbaugh.

Ursina Borough, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 8 April 1940
Jesse Enos (46), widowed, owned property on Water Street valued at $1200, in household with her children, Warren (18), laborer, and Ila Jean (13), and her mother, Emma Hall (88), widowed. Jesse completed 8th grade, Warren and Ila Jean completed 7th grade and Emma completed 2nd grade. All in household were at the same property in 1935 except Emma, in Confluence, Somerset County, and all were born in Pennsylvania. Jesse received income more that $50 from sources other than money wages or salary.^[7]

Emily Jane Leonard Hall died 8 October 1942 in Ursina, Somerset County, Pennsylvania of chronic valvular disease and mitral stenosis, and was buried at Irwin Memorial Cemetery, Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[8]

• Emily Jane Leonard Hall at FamilySearch

Research Notes

Unable to locate the 1930 census records.

Joseph's wife Emily Leonard was the daughter of Joseph Leonard, who was married to Hulda Mitchell, the first wife of George W Hall, Joseph's brother. (Joseph's widowed sister-in-law married his father-in-law).

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPG-VSL : 18 February 2021), Emma Leonard in entry for Jos Leonard, 1860
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPQ-DXF : 29 May 2021), Emma Leonard in entry for Joseph Leonard, 1870
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWF8-PQP : 14 January 2022), Emily Hall in household of Joseph Hall, Stewart Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SL-VWD : 2 December 2021), Emma Hall in entry for Joseph B Hall, 1900
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8D-6FT : accessed 2 July 2023), Emily J Hall in household of Joseph B Hall, Stewart, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 77, sheet 9B, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1345; FHL microfilm 1,375,358
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRT-Z9Y : 3 February 2021), Emma Hall in entry for Joseph Hall, 1920
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQNL-P24 : Fri Jun 09 03:07:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Enos and Warren Enos, 1940
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102338840/emily-j-hall: accessed 03 July 2023), memorial page for Emily J “Emma” Leonard Hall (8 Aug 1851–8 Oct 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #102338840, citing Irwin Memorial Cemetery, Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Charles Alcaraz (contributor 46602810)