HALL FAMILY HAFER TREE RESEARCH
Born 1726 in PA or England - Died February 27, 1812 in Benton, Senaca, NY.
Richard's wife was Sara Ann Burrows.
Richard Hall was an early English emigrant to Lycoming County. He was a Puritan and came here to enjoy religious freedom some time before 1730. He first landed in New England and soon afterward crossed the Hudson River and settled in Rahway, New Jersey. Several years before the Revolutionary War, he moved to Muncy township, West Branch Valley, with several other families and settled. Soon there was Indian troubles and they formed a company of settlers for defense. They built Brady’s Fort and what was known as Fort Muncy. When the Indians became more threatening, Richard Hall and many other men collected their families at night, put them in canoes and silently paddled down the river to Fort Augusta, where they remained until peace was restored. Later, when the Halls returned to their home they found their houses burned and stock driven away. At once the families went to work and erected new buildings and commenced life anew.
Born about 1754 in Lycoming County, PA - Died about 1810 in Lycoming Co., PA.
Samuel's wife was Hannah Webster.
He was drafted into the Revolutionary War on March 8, 1776. He served as a private in Captain Rudolph Bruner's Company, 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion from January 25, 1776 through November 25, 1776. Samuel and family are listed in the 1790 Pennsylvania Census of Northumberland County. Samuel listed as a Free white male over 16 and his brother Joseph as a Free White male under 16. Also listed are 3 females, (wife Hannah, daughter Mary, and possibly Hannah's mother).
1990 Hall
surname distribution pattern in the U.S.
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to color coded map:
Hall surname distribution in the United States for 1990
CHARLES HALL. (3rd Great
Grandparent of Gary Hafer.)
Born January 6, 1809 in Lycoming County, PA - Died 1863 in Huntersville,
Lycoming PA.
Charles' wife was Rachael Palmer.
Charles bought property in the Mill Creek Twp., (part of Muncy Twp. until
1879), on August 28, 1833. Date from the 1860 Census of Lycoming Co.,
PA lists Charles 52 male Farmer born in PA with assets being $1000 property
and $250 in cash. Members of his household include his wife Rachael 49
female born in PA and his children, all born in PA; Ruth 18, Hiram 17 and
Almira 15.
Recently, Hall ranked
#26
out of 88,799 surnames in the U.S.
Link:
Frequency of the Hall surname
Link: Hiram's home location
Born October 17, 1843 in Muncy, Lycoming, PA - Died August 19, 1918 in Williamsport, Lycoming, PA.
Hiram wife was Sarah Ann Shook.
Hiram was Union soldier in the Civil War. After the war, he settled in the Lycoming county area and is listed on the 1873 map of Piatt Twp. above Larryville. According to his death certificate, he was buried in Woodward Cemetery on August 21, 1918 having died of Myocarditis. At the time, he was living with his son, George W. Hall, at 433 or 453 5th Street, Williamsport, PA.
Born January 18,1870 in Larrys Creek, Lycoming, PA - Died May 28, 1960 in PA.
George's wife was Nettie Sylvania Smith.
George worked on the New York Central Railroad as a policeman.
Born April 18, 1900 in Williamsport, Lycoming, PA - Died May 24, 1963 in Williamsport, Lycoming, PA.
Walter's wife was Beryl Lenetta Weaver.
Walter was a mechanic on the New York Central Railroad. His father-in-law, Clarence Glenn Weaver apparently got him a job with New York Central. Before his death, he eventually became a round house foreman. According to his daughter, Ruth, most of his career involved him working at nights.
Born July 8, 1926 in Williamsport, Lycoming, PA - Living.
Ruth's husband was Cameron Henry Hafer.
Ruth lived in the Williamsport area throughout her childhood up to the day of her marriage. After high school, she attended nursing school but abandoned that occupation when she married Cameron Hafer. With the purchase of their first home in Apalachin, NY, Ruth and Cam raised their 4 children eventually moving to California in 1965.
