Born in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Hassler
and Mary (Millard) Hassler
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Hiram Hall
— married
13 Sep 1896 in Cumberland, Tennessee
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 17
in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2019
This page has been accessed 97 times.
Biography
Ida Belle was murdered by her husband, Hiram Hall. A newspaper reported what happened, as follows: "The woman was murdered by her husband and sank in the well. He made a confession last evening admitting that he murdered her and gave the details. Hall stated that his wife took a bucket and started to the well. He picked up another bucket and followed her. He kicked her down. She caught with her foot against one side of the well and did not fall entirely in as he expected. He kicked her foot loose, which caused her to fall in the water, but she was still clinging to the rocks to support herself when he struck her on the back of the head with a large rock and fractured her skull. He then took a board that was lying near by and pushed the senseless form under the water and ran away. The reason assigned for the killing is, that the dead woman was the principal witness against her husband in a pistol case now pending in court, and that the murderer wanted his wife out of the way so that he could marry another woman.[1]
Gravesite Details Initially, she was buried in Hale Chapel Cemetery, the same place where her husband who murdered her was buried; but her father had her taken up and brought to Croft graveyard where she was laid beside her half sister.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Cumberland County Chronicle, 9/2/1897, Vol. X, No. 46, Page 1
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11423858/ida-belle-hall: accessed 10 December 2023), memorial page for Ida Belle Hassler Hall (1880–18 Aug 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11423858, citing Croft Cemetery, Big Lick, Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Bill DeRossett (contributor 46543895).
- The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee), 23 Aug 1897, Mon, page 5, column 3, "Murder Most Foul". Confirms death date of 18 August 1897.
Is Ida your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ida:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ida:
-
~0.78%
Eric Weddington
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AX8517885 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PP1935990 [compare], Ancestry member eric_weddington
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B955151
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured Asian and Pacific Islander connections: Ida is 24 degrees from 今上 天皇, 20 degrees from Adrienne Clarkson, 23 degrees from Dwight Heine, 22 degrees from Dwayne Johnson, 22 degrees from Tupua Tamasese Lealofioaana, 17 degrees from Stacey Milbern, 22 degrees from Sono Osato, 29 degrees from 乾隆 愛新覺羅, 20 degrees from Ravi Shankar, 23 degrees from Taika Waititi, 24 degrees from Penny Wong and 14 degrees from Chang Bunker on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
H > Hassler | H > Hall > Ida Belle (Hassler) Hall
Categories: United States, Murder Victims | Big Lick, Tennessee | Croft Cemetery, Big Lick, Tennessee