Caroline Dixon (Zeigler) Hall (1829 - 1885)

Wife of Thomas H. Hall — married 28 Jul 1842 in Autauga, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Caroline was born in 1829. She was the daughter of Nicholas Zeigler and Mildred Unknown.

In the will of her father Nicholas Zeigler she was bequeathed the following slaves:

"... I also give and bequeath to my daughter Caroline the following named slaves (towit) Kiziah, Emilie, Martha, Gilbert, Winney, Mary(little), Elias, Phill(big), Isaac, Alan, Sam(big) & Mary for her use forever." ^[1]

Caroline married Thomas Hunt Hall on 28 Jul 1842 . Children of Caroline and Thomas:

• Eliza D Hall, b. 23 Aug 1845, d. 25 Jun 1914 (Age 68 years)
• Willis Warren Hall, b. 22 Feb 1850, Alabama d. 18 Apr 1931, Alabama (Age 81 years)
• Edward Hall, b. @1852, Alabama

In the 1850 census ^[2] Caroline is living in Mobile, Alabama with her husband Thomas, their children Eliza and Willis, along with 10 other family members, including an Amy Hall age 69, likely Thomas' mother. By the 1860 census ^[3] Caroline and Thomas are out of the Hall family household. They are living in Autaugaville, Autauga, Alabama with their three children, Eliza (age 14), Willis (age 10) and Edward (age 8).

Caroline passed away in 1885 and is buried by her husband Thomas in Hall Family Cemetery, Autauga County, Alabama.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Nicholas Zeigler, AfriGeneas, http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/Zeigler-AL-1840.txt, accessed 1 July 2018.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPP-1MF : 12 April 2016), Caroline Hall in household of Peterson Hall, Autauga county, Autauga, Alabama, United States; citing family 448, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD4-VWZ : 13 December 2017), Caroline Hall in entry for T H Hall, 1860.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6361074

• Ancestry.com. Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama.