HALL: Of Geary and Walton Districts.
William and Anna (Fullen) Hall, with their two sons, James and Absalom Abb, came from Russell County, Virginia, and settled somewhere on the upper waters of Pocatalico in the year 1857; bought some L~nd, cleared and made a small farm home and rearer the children and closed their life-spans here. There may have been a daughter or daughters of this family but we have never heard of them.
James Hall, eldest son of above family, was born in Russell County, Virginia, December 5, 1844; grew to manhood here as above indicated. In Spencer, February 6, 1867, having just returned from his long service as a soldier of the Union Armies in the Rebellion he married Rachel Vineyard, born December 1, 1845, daughter of William and Sarah (Looney) Vineyard. They made their home first on lands near the Vineyards of Smithfield, and later he moved and made his home and farm on head of Left Hand of Big Sandy. To James and Rachel (Vineyard), his wife, were born: Eva, in 1868; Wonder, 1870; Stella, 1872; Susan, 1875; Charity, 1877; James D., 1879, and William V., 1881. The wife, Rachel, having died, James Hall married for a second wife, Nancy C. Justice, a daughter of Captain William Justice, of Left Hand. To them, James and Rachel, were born the following children: Romie Clarence, who married Icy Smith, daughter of the Rev. J. Herby Smith; Annie, who married Robert Burkehart, of Charleston; Brooks, Sal]ie, Hazel, Cecil, Beatrice; these last five are yet young and none of them married.
Absalom (or Abb) Hall, son of William and Anna (Fullen) Hall, grew up and yet resides in Walton District; on March 4, 1880, married Rebecca J. Jones, of Walton. After hear death he married Mina Cottle, of Reedy, August 25, 1920, his age 54, her age 42. Mina was a daughter of Charles and Minerva (Stewart) Cottle, and had been formerly married to George Burgess, father of her daughter Beulah. Of the children of Absalom by either wife I do not know.
Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 536
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999
