HALL, DAVID
From the book, “Ballard County, Kentucky, Biographies and History”,
Published by Mountain Press, Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN, 37377.
A combined reprint of the books:
The History of Kentucky, by Lewis Colins, published 1882
and
Kentucky: A History of The State, by W.H. Perrin, J.H. Battle & G.C. Kniffin,
published 1885. (based on interviews with the actual individual)
DAVID HALL was born December 20, 1832, in Ballard Co. KY*, and is the son
of Adam and Eda A. (MORGAN) Hall, natives of Virginia, and of English and Irish
descent. The father was a keel and flat boatman on the Mississippi River, trading in pork
and salt, but when steamboats came into existence, quit his boating. He was born
October 27, 1792, and died in Missouri, January 1849. Subject’s mother was born
January 5, 1801, and died February 23, 1874.
David Hall enlisted in Company A, Seventh KY Cavalry (Confederate), in the
spring of 1864, under Joseph Logan as captain. He took part in the battles of Gun Town,
Brazos Cross Roads or Oldtown, and returned home about September 1864, and engaged
in farming. He lost about $900 worth in stock, tobacco, etc., during the war, but is now
the possessor of 254 acres of land in good condition, one-half mile north of Blandville.
He started in life for himself when twenty-three years old, but had lived in Missouri four
years prior to the death of his father.
He was married February 15, 1872, to Martha W. ELSEY of Ballard County, a
daughter of John M. and Virinda (McDONALD) Elsey. She bore him five children:
William W., Robert B. (deceased), Mary V., Jackson (deceased), and Mattie E., and died
November 11, 1882, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Hall next married Mary E. BELT**, on June 14, 1882. She is the daughter of
Osborne and Louisa (JOHNSON) Belt, natives of Scott County, KY, and of English
descent. By this union one child has been born, David A. Mr. Hall and wife are
members of the Baptist Church. He is a Mason and was formerly a Granger.
Corrections:
* Ballard Co. KY did not exist in 1832. In 1832, the area that became Ballard Co. in
1842, was then in Hickman Co. KY.
** 2nd wife was Mary Emily BELL
From the out-of-print book, “Ballard’s Brave Boys”, by M. Juliette Magee, published
1974.
NOTE – when this book states “now living”, it means someone alive in 1974.
HALL, DAVID, was born Dec 20, 1832 in Ballard County, enlisted in Co. A, 7th KY
Cavalry in Spring of 1864 under Capt. Joseph Logan. He took part in the battles of Gun
Town, Brazos Cross Roads or Oldtown, and returned home about September 1864.
While he was away at war he had lost about $900 worth of stock, tobacco, etc.
He was the son of Adam Hall, who was a keel and flat boatman, and Eda A. Morgan
Hall. David Hall married Martha W. ELSEY of Ballard Co., and they were the parents of
William W., Robert B., Mary V., Jackson, and Mattie E. In 1883, he married Mary E.
(Emily) Belt (Bell) and they were the parents of David.
David Hall and his first wife, Martha Elizabeth Elsey had three children (who lived to
adulthood):
1. (William) Wallace, deceased, who had one son, David Hall now living in Cairo
2. Mary Hall JOHNSON, deceased, who had a daughter, Henrietta BRANDON,
living somewhere in Illinois
3. Martha Elizabeth Hall, deceased, who had two children who are now living in
California.
To David Hall and his second wife, Emily BELL, two children were born:
1. Jacqueline Hall, now residing in Memphis
2. Emily B. HARVEY, deceased
David Hall married Mrs. Anna BURROW CHOISE his third marriage. They had no
children.
The majority of the Halls around Wickliffe are descendants of Charles Hall who was the
brother of David Hall. W. H. Hall, Anna Belle TEETERS, and Elizabeth VANCE, and
many others are of the Charles Hall line.
There were three pioneer Hall families in Ballard County and none of the three families
were related. In addition, there was another Hall family that moved to Ballard County
from McCracken County and there are many Halls in this county.
Perilinian Hall REEVES, daughter of Adam Hall, entered in the family Bible the birth
dates of several of her family who had come to Ballard County in 1822:
Charles W. Hall born March 4, 1822
James E. Hall born October 3, 1824
W. N. Ageroam Hall born May 23, 1830
David Hall born December 20, 1832, died 1906
Elizabeth Ann Hall born August 8, 1838
Comments:
The family of Adam and Eda (Morgan) Hall came to Hickman Co. KY in 1822 (Ballard
County did not exist in 1822)
Perilinian Hall, born May 16, 1820, married S. P. Reeves January 3, 1839.
---------------------------------------------Additional information about David Hall and Martha Elsey
1. David’s son, William Wallace Hall, born Oct 14, 1872, a Druggist, died Feb 2,
1946 in Carlisle Co., KY
2. James Hall, son of David Hall and Martha Elsey, was born March 15, 1874 in
Ballard Co., KY
3. David Hall is buried in the Blandville Cemetery, Ballard Co. KY with the
following family members:
a. David Hall Dec 20, 1832 – Nov 3, 1906
b. Mattie Hall Dec 8, 1852 – Nov 11, 1882
c. Infant son died Aug 11, 1875
d. Infant son died Aug 7, 1876
e. Infant daughter died May 5, 1880
f. Robert B. Hall Sept 30, 1879 – July 5, 1880
-------------------------------------------------------Kathleen Hill
August 2008
jak.ish@verizon.net