Hall, Charles K.

HALL, KELLOGG, THOMPSON

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 6/30/2019 at 13:56:18

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF RINGGOLD AND DECATUR COUNTIES,

IOWA; l887.

CHARLES K. HALL

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CHARLES K. HALL, farmer, section 32, Garden Grove Township, was born in Huron County, Ohio, October 6, l835, son of Isaac and Lucilla (Kellogg) Hall, natives of Onondaga County, New York. He was reared a farmer, and has followed that occupation through life. When he was nine years of age he had the misfortune to lose his father, by death. His early educational advantages were good, and he has always been closely identified with the school interests of Decatur County. He purchased eighty acres of land, entered with a land warrant by his grandfather,and now owns l60 acres. He was married in Hancock County, Ohio, in l863, to Rachel A. Thompson, daughter of William Thompson, a native of Ohio. They have one child--Racine D., who graduated in l884, at the Parsons and Jefferson College, Iowa. Mrs. Hall's maternal grandfather was in the war of l8l2. Mr. Hall enlisted, in l86l, in Company L, Third Iowa Cavalry. He served two years, and was discharged on account of disability. He was at the battles of Huntsville, Sand Spring and Limestone, and was mustered out at Ironton, Missouri. He and his family belong to the Presbyterian Church, of which he is deacon.

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