John L. Hall

1813 -

• Name	John L. Hall
  Born	14 Dec 1813	Parma, Monroe Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I32467	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Nehemiah Hall,   d. Abt 1820, Parma, Monroe Co, New York, USA
  Mother	Polly Atchinson,   b. Abt 1783, Tolland, , Connecticut, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1860, Quincy, Branch Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F18422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarissa Caroline Crane,   b. 13 Dec 1819, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1900, , Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1841
  Children	1. Caroline Hall,   b. 5 Nov 1842, Madison, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA   2. Harriet I. Hall,   b. 14 Apr 1849, Medina, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA   3. Phebe M. Hall,   b. 29 Nov 1858, Medina, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F18152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://books.google.com/books?id=ZQTiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA483&lpg=PA483&dq=%22turner+crane%22+lenawee&source=bl&ots=GoKLiAQf-m&sig=SsUGRCBhdGvukOVAc3SBrkR-fCI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sBjIUrXpA-uhsASI7oHYDQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22turner%20crane%22%20lenawee&f=false JOHN L HALL was born in Parma Monroe county NY SJ December 14 1813 where he resided until he was about twenty years old His father Nehemiah Hall was a farmer of Monroe county NY and died in Parma about the year 1820 He married Polly Atchinson danghter of Bezaleel and Mary tFuller Atchinson of Parma by whom he had five children John L being the fourth child and Mrs Allen Washburn of Adrian being the oldest Mrs Polly Hall was born in Tolland Conn in 1783 and died in Quincy Branch county Mich November 12 1860 She was twice married the second time to William Buel by whom she had five children John L Hall lived in Parma NY until the spring of 1833 when he came to Michigan and settled in Adrian which place he called home until the spring of 1840 Early in 1836 he went to Farm ington 11l remaining there nearly two years During the months of May and June 1836 he was engaged in running a ferry across the Mississippi river at Rock Island passengers being carried across in a skiff while horses wagons and all live stock were carried on a flat boat propelled by poles and oars In 1840 he was employed on the Michigan Southern railroad in its construction west of Adrian In the spring of 1841 he settled on section 14 in Medina which he located in 1833 where he has resided ever since At that time he owned eighty acres of new land without any improvements whatever He moved into a log house belonging to Amos Knapp residing there until he could erect a house of his own that summer He now owns 260 acres of land has erected a good brick house with capacious barns and all conveniences He has cleared 130 acres of land himself and has a good farm having done his share of all there has been to do in improving and developing the township January 28 1841 John L Hall married Clarissa C Crane daughter of Turner and Phebe Crane of Madison this county by whom he has had three children as follows Caroline born in Madison November 5 1S42 now the wife of James E Drown of Medina Harriet I born in Medina April 14 1849 now the wife of Lewis H Converse of Medina Phebe M born same place November 29 1858 Mrs Clarissa C Hall was born m New Hampshire December 13 1819 and came to Michigan with her parents in 1833 and settled in Madison Her father Turner Crane was born in Norton Bristol county Mass January 24 1789 and died in Madison this county July 23 1843 He married in 1812 Phebe Arnold daughter of Asa and Jemima Hodges Arnold by whom he had eleven children Mrs Hall being the fourth child Mrs Phebe Crane was born in Norton Mass November 10 1796 and died in Madison this county March 10 1868 Mrs Hall was married in January and the following March she moved with her husband into the woods where she has resided ever since having passed her life in assisting in building up and improving a new country but looks back with pleasure and pride when she thinks of the part she has taken and the number she has relieved during her life in Medina She knows what it is to be a pioneer wife.