Family Group Record
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LDS ordinance dates
Temple
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Husband
James M. Hall Sr.
Born
Place
15 Apr 1798
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
23 Jan 1884
Halltown, McDowell Co, NC
Buried
Place
Jan 1884
, McDowell Co, NC
Married
Place
Sealed to spouse
Husband's father
Elijah Hall Sr.
Husband's mother
Elizabeth Morrison
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Temple
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Wife
Catherine Davidson
Born
Place
6 Aug 1799
, , SC
Wife's father
Wife's mother
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Temple
Children
List each child in order of birth.
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Jane Hall
1 
F
Born
Place
17 Feb 1822
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
1905
McDowell Co, NC
Buried
Place
1905
Green Mt. Cem, McDowell Co, NC
Spouse
John Harvey Hensley
Married
Place
15 Nov 1847
Marion, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Elijah A. "Big Lige" Hall Jr.
2 
M
Born
Place
27 Sep 1823
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
10 Aug 1871
, Mitchell Co, NC
Buried
Place
Aug 1871
Rose Creek Cem., Mitchell Co, NC
Spouse
Nancy Malinda Biddix
Married
Place
25 Dec 1847
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
John D. Hall
3 
M
Born
Place
23 Jan 1827
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
23 Jun 1895
Spouse
Sarah Mahala "Mahalay" Biddix
Married
Place
23 Feb 1853
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Spouse
Sarah "Sallie" Wheeler
Married
Place
6 Dec 1861
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Elizabeth "Betty" Hall
4 
F
Born
Place
5 Apr 1829
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
9 Feb 1897
, , NC
Buried
Place
1897
, , NC
Spouse
Frederick "Fed" Barnes
Married
Place
Abt 1848
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Sarah V. (Olivia) Hall
5 
F
Born
Place
18 Nov 1831
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
9 Feb 1897
Buried
Place
Feb 1897
Grassy Creek Cem., Mitchell Co, NC
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Husband
James M. Hall Sr.
Wife
Catherine Davidson
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Temple
Children
List each child in order of birth.
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Sarah V. (Olivia) Hall
5 
F
Spouse
John H. (Dale) Deal
Married
Place
Sealed to spouse
Spouse
Baxter (isaac) Washburn
Married
Place
Bef 1850
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Joshua M. Hall
6 
M
Born
Place
11 Feb 1834
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
28 Mar 1927
Fannin Co, GA
Spouse
Cynthia Elmira (Elvira) Curtis
Married
Place
31 Jan 1856
McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Margaret F. (C.) Hall
7 
F
Born
Place
27 Apr 1836
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
Bef 1 Jun 1887
Spouse
Thomas W. Curtis
Married
Place
11 Aug 1854
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Martha A. Hall
8 
F
Born
Place
11 Oct 1838
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
9 May 1926
, McDowell Co, NC
Buried
Place
1926
Green Mt. Cem, McDowell Co, NC
Spouse
William Mc. "Bill" Hensley
Married
Place
23 Mar 1858
, McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
James M. Hall Jr.
9 
M
Born
Place
Abt 1840
, Burke Co, NC
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Thomas Hall
10 
M
Born
Place
16 Sep 1842
, Burke Co, NC
Died
Place
Civil War
Baptized
Endowed
Sealed to parents
Mary M. Hall
11 
F
Born
Place
28 Jun 1845
, McDowell Co, NC
Spouse
George W. Lackey
Married
Place
Nov 1864
McDowell Co, NC
Sealed to spouse
Notes
HUSBAND
-
James M. Hall Sr.
CENSUS:
1840 Burke Co, NC census has: James M. Hall, 0111001-211101.
Notes:
1. 1 male 5 to 10, born about 1830/1835, Joshua.
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Husband
James M. Hall Sr.
Wife
Catherine Davidson
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Notes
HUSBAND
-
James M. Hall Sr.
(Continued)
2. 1 male 10 to 15, born about 1825/1830, John.
3. 1 male 15 to 20, born about 1820/1825, Elijah.
4. 1 male 40 to 50, born about 1790/1800, James
5. 2 females under 5, born about 1835/1840, Martha and Margaret.
6. 1 female 5 to 10, born about 1830/1835, Sarah and/or Olivia.
7. 1 female 10 to 15, born about 1825/1830, Elizabeth.
8. 1 female 15 to 20, born about 1820/1825, Jane.
9. 1 female 30 to 40, born about 1800/1810, Catherine.
1850 Marion, McDowell Co, NC census, #520, James Hall, 51, NC, farmer, with his wife Catherine, 49, SC; John, 23, 
NC, farmer; Joshua, 17, NC, farmer; Margaret, 14, NC; Martha, 12, NC; James, 10, NC; Thomas, 8, NC, Mary, 5, NC.
1860 McDowell Co, NC census has: James Hall, 62, with his wife Catherine, 57; James, 19; Thomas, 17; Mary, 15; 
Martha, 7.
1870 McDowell Co, NC census, Marion twp #1, # 137, James W. Hall, 72, NC, farmer, with his wife Katie, 69, NC and 
Ann Wallace, 15, NC; Joshua Harris, 15, NC, farm laborer; William York, 50, NC, farm laborer.
1880 McDowell Co, NC census, Marion twp#1, #84, James M. Hall Sr., 82, NC, farmer with Serry Mary Owens
(Owensberry), 40, NC, k.h.; Allica Owensberry, 13, NC, boarder.
DEATH:
Estate Settlement of James M. Hall, Raleigh, NC. McDowell County Superior Court records. Date of Death of James M. 
Hall 23 Jan 1884, at the home of John D. Hall. 
WILL:
Book " McDowell Co, NC Will Abstracts 1842-1910" has: # 112, James M. Hall, 8 Jan 1884, 1 Jun 1887, son John D. 
Hall. Each and every one of my children. Ex: B.W. Craig. Wit: James H. Duncan, L.A. Chapman. (wife not listed)
Probate, Heirs: Jno. D. Hall, Joshua Hall, Jane Hensly, Olivia Washburn, Martha Hensly wife of Wm. Hensly, Mary 
Lacky, Elizabeth Barnes, heirs of Margaret Curtis dec'd and heirs of Elijah Hall dec'd.
WIFE
-
Catherine Davidson
CENSUS:
1840 Burke Co, NC census, 1 female 30 to 40, born between 1800 and 1810, Catherine.
Catherine, 49, SC, was in the 1850 McDowell Co, NC census with her husband James and 7 children.
Catherine, 57, was in the 1860 McDowell Co, NC census with her husband James and 4 children.
Katie, 69, was in the 1870 McDowell Co, NC census with her husband James and 3 children.
MISC:
Last name and date from David Roper.
Information from the family history file "Hall Family Tree" by Mrs. George Green in the Morganton library, that her name 
was Olivia.
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