Robert Hall (abt. 1783)

Born about 1783 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Pyle) Hall — married 1812 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Robert was born about 1783. He is the son of John Hall and Mary Pyle.

Married Sarah Pyle (1789-1838 m. 1812)

• Children
  • Mary Pauline b. 1812
  • Beulah b. 1814
  • Sarah Ann b. 1820
  • Elihu Francis b. 1823
  • Nancy Elizabeth b. 1826
  • Eliza Agnes b. 1830

Married Mary McCord (1793-1854 m. 1837)

My great, great grandparents, John and Mary (Pyle) Hall had a large family; the girls were Beulah, Mary, and Sarah; the boys were William, John, Joseph, Samuel and Robert, who was my great grandfather. He is believed to have been born in 1773 in North Carolina and to have seen military service in the Black Hawk War of 1831 and ’32.

Great Grandfather Robert Hall was married in March 1812 to Sally (Sarah) Pyle, in Christian County, Kentucky. Their children were: Mary, December 29, 1812; Beulah, October 14, 1814; Sarah, February 6, 1820; Nancy, July 18, 1826; and Eliza Agnes, March 11, 1829. Their only son, Elihu, born January 13, 1823, in Christian County, Kentucky, was my Grandfather Hall.

Great Aunty Nancy was the only one of the aunts that I ever knew about. She married a man named Curtright and they had a daughter, Sally, who became the wife of my Uncle Robert (Bob) Hall. Aunt Nancy’s grave was the first grave ever to be placed in the Appleton Cemetery near Minneola, as far as I know.

Grandfather Hall, of Scotch Irish descent, married Sarah Jane Goode (pronounced Gude) in the early 1850’s, probably in Christian County, Kentucky. Grandmother’s birthdate was January 15, 1822, in South Carolina. After the grandparents came to Kansas in the early 1890’s they lived most of the time with their several children. Grandpa died June 6, 1895, at age 72; Grandma passed away on July 26, 1904, at age 82. Both are buried in the Appleton Cemetery.

Eight children were born to my grandparents: Benjamin, John, William E. (my father), Laura, Robert, Joseph, Richard Lee (father of Clayton, Sr. and Gene Hall), and Jennie. All were born in Christian County, Kentucky.

Uncle John Married Ida Bobbitt. Their children were Cora, Eva, a son who died as an infant, John Jr., Harry, Grover, Hansel, Roy, and Pauline.

Aunt Laura married a Gilliland and they had twelve children. She was buried in Arizona.

Uncle Bob married Sally Curtright. Their children were Huston Arthur, who died in 1915 and is buried in Appleton Cemetery; Effie Lee, born in 1888, died in 1926, and buried in Appleton Cemetery; Emma, who married Alva E. Moore. They had three daughters and two sons. Emma died and was buried in California. Byron, the youngest child born to Uncle Bob and Aunt Sally, is married, but they have no children. He is the only one of the branch still living. Uncle Bob died in 1910 and Aunt Sally in the fall of 1930. Both are buried in the Appleton Cemetery.

Uncle Joe was born in 1858, was married and died in April 1925. He is buried in Appleton Cemetery. Their children are Noble (who lives in Newton and is a locomotive engineer on the Santa Fe Rail Road), Dixie, and Flossie. All three are married and still living. Noble and Flossie have grown children and grandchildren.

Richard Lee — (History given elsewhere in book, “History of Minneola).”

Aunt Jennie died as a teenager in Christian County, Kentucky.

My father, William E. Hall was born April 22, 1855 near Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky. He grew to manhood there was married to Mary Ellen Davis in 1877. My mother was born on February 8, 1856, also near Hopkinsville. Each taught about one term in a subscription school before their marriage.

My brother, Othor, who was the eldest child, was born March 26, 1878 in Christian County, Kentucky. He died in Ford County, Kansas, December 1, 1887, when he was nine years old. He was buried in the Appleton Cemetery.

My parents, with Othor about a year old, came by covered wagon from Kentucky in 1879 to near Belle Plaine in Sumner County, Kansas. After about a year they returned to Christian County, Kentucky.

The second child, my sister, Maudie, was born November 10, 1880 in Kentucky. She died November 5, 1881, when she was five days less than a year old, in Christian County, Kentucky and is buried there. Maudie is the only one of my immediate family who is buried in Kentucky.

The third child, my brother, Roscoe, was born January 17, 1883 in Christian County, Kentucky. (His history will follow.)^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ “Pioneers of the Prairies”: Minneola Diamond Anniversary Historical Book, printed by The Minneola Record (newspaper), Minneola, Kansas, 1961. Available in the Family History Library, US/CAN 978.177/Mi H2P. The booklet was printed in connection with the Minneola Diamond Anniversary Celebration and the Kansas Centennial Year (1961). It was compiled from material written by residents and former residents of the area.

• The Pyle-Pile Family in American, 1642-1954,Pyle, Howard Thornton, pg 114, 568-570 https://archive.org/details/pylepilefamilyin00pyle_0
• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWR3-CVS : 29 November 2023), Robert Hall, 1812.
• "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-4JJ : Thu Mar 07 12:25:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Hall, 1820.
• "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-RXJ : Sun Mar 10 16:58:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Hall, 1830.
• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1Z-2VM : 29 November 2023), Robert Hall, 1837.
• "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYP-GWX : Sun Mar 10 14:15:34 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Hall, 1840.
• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RM-DNJ : Sat Mar 09 08:42:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Hall and Mary Hall, 1850.