THOMAS J. HALL

HALL

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/21/2020 at 16:39:56

THOMAS J. HALL,a well-known farmer and stock-raiser of Lincoln township, Adams county, Iowa, dates his birth in Shelby county, Illinois, June 17, 1863. His grandfather, Samuel Hall, Jr., a native of North Carolina, came from the South to Illinois about 1822 and settled in Shelby county, where he owned 160 acres of land. He and his wife, who before her marriage was Nancy Steele, had nine children, three of whom are still living. Samuel Hall, their son and the father of our subject, was born in Illinois, January 11, 1824. He married Martha Perryman, a native of Tennessee, born May 31, 1826. Three of their nine children died in infancy. Those living are as follows: Joseph, who married Delia Huffer, resides in Shelby county, Illinois; Sarah is the wife of Jacob Wonus; Albert, who wedded Julia Moore, is dead; Anna, wife of Thomas Potts, lives in Atlantic; Wilburn, who was for many years a successful teacher and who married Allie Smith, also a teacher, is now traveling in Kansas; and Thomas J., whose name heads this biography. The parents of this family are still living and are honored and respected residents of Adams county, Iowa. They moved from Illinois to this State in October, 1878, and settled on the farm where they now reside. For two years they rented and then bought the property, 120 acres. It is nicely improved and well adapted for general farming and stock-raising.

Thomas J. Hall, while he is engaged in agricultural pursuits, gives especial attention to stock-raising. He has twenty-six jacks and jennies, the largest and best lot of this kind of stock in the State. He also raises cattle and hogs.

In August, 1879, Mr. Hall was united in marriage with Miss Lulu Roberts, daughter of John and Frances Roberts, of Cass county, Iowa. Her parents have four children - Lolo, wife of Charles Stein of Cass county, and Mrs. Hall, Frank and Ralph. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and their two daughters have been successful teachers in this State. Two children, Albert and Jessie, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hall.

Politically our subject affiliates with the Republican party, and is now serving as constable of Lincoln township. He is progressive in his views and is found well to the front in all enterprises that tend to advance the good of the community.

Mrs. Hall is a member of the United Brethren church, and completed a college course at Toledo, Iowa.

Mr. Hall has made extensive travels all over the West; was for two years engaged in real-estate business, in Monrovia, California. This, like all his pursuits, proved very successful. He had full charge of the Willshire tract of land, and was assistant postmaster. He has now formed a partnership with a well-known stock-raiser, Milton Rowdybush, of Tower Hill, Illinois. This firm will carry on the largest business of the kind in the State.