William Mortimer Hall (1835 - 1913)

Born 9 Apr 1835 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA

Husband of Caroline (Adams) Hall — married 18 Jan 1860 in Oswego, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1913 at age 77 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

PVT William Hall served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 12 Dec 1862
Mustered out: 16 Aug 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 21st Ind. Batt NY LA

William was born in 1835 to Diadama Diane Remington and Hial Hall.^[1]

In 1850, Hial 41, Diadama 40, Sarah J 17, William 15, Harriet A 7 lived in Scriba, OSwego, New York, USA. It was 2 Nov, subtracting 15 makes his birth year 1935. Both HIal and William were farmers, yet there was no value for real estate or personal property. All family members were born in New York except the mother Diadama. All three children attended school within the year.^[2]

Family Life

William Mortimer Hall married Caroline Adams 18 Jan 1860 at 25.

They had three children during their marriage. They lived in Oswego, NY throughout their marriage.^[3]

*Albert Mortimer Hall 1862
*Elisabeth Jessie F Hall 1864
*De Leon Frederick Hall (1868-1943)

Military

William Hall, 26, enlisted in New York to the USA 21st LA Regiment, Artillery on 12 Dec 1862. This would make his birth year about 1836.

He was injured and discharged in New Orleans, Louisiana on 16 Aug 1863. He received an invalid pension that he applied for on 28 Jun 1880.^[4][5]

Family Life After War

On 6 Jun 1865, they were land owners farming "south past the Fouth Ward of the City of Oswego in the County of Oswego, N.Y.," Their frame home was worth $2,000 in 1865!! Wow, 2023 $37,751. Their birth locations were reversed. Albert was 3 and Jeper was 1.5 years old. Sister-in-Law Mary A Hall, 19, was living in the home and Sarah Smiley, 17, of England was a live-in domestic.^[6]

In 1870, they lived in Scriba, Oswego, NY. She, 37, was keeping house and he, 35, was a farmer. The farm was worth $3,500, $82,202 in 2023, and personal property value was $1,200. Hial Hall, 62, was a farmer living with them had real estate value of $600 and personal property of $200. Alley 8, Jessie 6, and Frederick 3 were in the house. Alley and Jessie were attending school. Caroline's birthplace was wrong on this census.^[7]

In 1875, they were in election district ward 8 in Oswego. Caroline was 42, William 40, Albert 13, Jesse 11, Leon 7. They stated William was from Jefferson County, NY and was now a boat captain. They were now living in a plank home worth $600.^[8]

His obituary in the Oswego Daily Times stated, "He was largely interested in canal transportation and at one time conducted a fleet of lioata. Later he took up milling and farming, but a panic in the early seventies swept away his property. He struggled courageously against reverse and for a number of years conducted the Davis livery barn and later a dairy farm in Oswego Town."^[9]

By 1880, they were living at 22 Bigner St, Oswego, Oswego, NY, USA. Caroline was 46, William 44, Albert 18, Jessie 16, and Leon, 13. William was listed as a Milk Dealer, Albert a Fish Dealer, Jessie and Leon were at school. This census was very thorough in recording the birthplaces of all individuals and their parents. Albert was listed as Insane.^[10]

In 1900, they were empty nesters. Carrie was 67 and William was 64. They had been married 40 years. She reported she had given birth to three children and all were living. they were now renting the farm on RR Street. ^[11]

His obituary which states that he lived the final 11 years of his life, after Carrie died, with Albert in D.C.

William had a "stroke of apoplexy" after the move from which he was treated. Christmas day of 1912, he suffered an unrecoverable massive stroke.^[12]

Death and Burial

He died 2 Jan 1913 in Washington, DC. at the home of son Major Albert Mortimer Hall. Services were held in D.C.

He is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ New York > Oswego > Scriba: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   New York > Oswego > Scriba > image 65 of 68
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 24 March 2024)
   William Hall. 15 in 1850, parents listed.
2. ↑ 1850 US Fed Census
3. ↑ 1900 US Federal Census Oswego, Oswego, NY
4. ↑ Us Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Invalid, ational Archives and Records Administration.[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data:General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls.
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
   Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
   Ancestry Record 1555 #1545132 (accessed 24 March 2024)
   Name: William Hall; Enlistment Age: 26; Birth Date: abt 1836; Enlistment Date: 26 Aug 1862; Enlistment Place: Oswego, New York; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 12 Dec 1862; Muster Place: New York; Muster Regiment: 21st LA; Muster Regiment Type: Artillery; Muster Information: Enlisted; Muster Out Date: 16 Aug 1863; Muster Out Place: New Orleans, Louisiana; Muster Out Information: disch disability; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: Yes; Title: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General 1893-1906.
6. ↑ New York, U.S., State Census, 1865: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1865"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 24 March 2024)
   Caroline A Hall. 6 Jun 1865
7. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Scriba, Oswego, New York; Roll: M593_1074; Page: 545A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #31931165 (accessed 24 March 2024)
   Caroline Hall (37), Keeping House, in Scriba, Oswego, New York. Born in New York.
8. ↑ New York, U.S., State Census, 1875: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1875"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 24 March 2024)
   Caroline Hall. 9 June
9. ↑ Obit, William Mortimer Hall, Oswego Daily Times, 6 Jan 1913, not on Newspapers.com
10. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Oswego, Oswego, New York; Roll: 913; Page: 335a; Enumeration District: 247
    Ancestry Record 6742 #4660044 (accessed 24 March 2024)
    Caroline Hall (46), wife, Keeps house, in household of Wm. M. Hall (44) in Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA. Born in Connecticut. 1 Jun
11. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 24 March 2024)
    Carrie A Hall. 25 Jun
12. ↑ Oswego Daily Times, 6 Jan 1913, not in Newspapers, FindAGrave
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 22 October 2021), Find A Grave: Memorial #88520825, citing Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Oh look, a chicken! (contributor 46868335) .

• 1870 United States Federal Census for Wm M Hall [1]