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Andrew Jackson Hall
20 May 1817 – 4 Jan 1905
| Birth | 20 May 1817 |
| Death | 4 Jan 1905 |
| Cemetery | Grange Cemetery Honey Creek , Pottawattamie County , Iowa , USA |
| Added by | Randy Hawkins on 29 Jul 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184262003 |
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Omaha Daily Bee, January 5, 1905, Page 9: Council Bluffs News - A. J. Hall, aged 87 years, died yesterday at his home in Hazel Dell township. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. D. Parrish and Mrs. Morris Hough, and one son, Miles Hall. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 11 o'clock and interment will be in the Grange cemetery. ------------------------------ He was a pioneer to went west on a wagon train. He joined the wagon train in Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha) in June 1863. The wagon train was called Alvus H. Patterson Company. He was 46 years old when he joined the wagon train with his wife Nancy and 5 children. They traveled for 67 days. His family included: Nancy Hall (Age: 47) Miles Hudson Hall (Age: 14) Eliza Adelia Hall (Age: 8) Ewing Hudson Hall (Age: 7) Isabell Hall (Age: 2) Information from the Journal of an Independent Emigration Company bound for Utah Territory organized at Florence N. T. by Elder F. Little superintendent of the Church emigration at the before mentioned Place. On July 14th the company needed a horse, so members donated moneys to buy a horse. Andrew Jackson Hall donated $6. August, 7th. One ox of Bro. Wm. Brown and a cow of Mr. Andrew J. Hall died during the night[,] decease not known. traveled 10 miles[.] nooned at the Platt river. Again started[.] traveled 11 miles and camped for night at the Platt again[.] feed dry, weather fair. 17th Traveled 5 miles, watered cattle in Salaratus Creek after which drove 3 miles more and nooned[.] had a dry camp. Again started traveled 5 miles and camped for night in Antelope Hollow. feed midling[,] water Scarce[,] Weather Stormy[.] Bro. Wm. D. Johnson lost one ox by death and Mr. A[ndrew]. J. Hall lost a bull by straying off[.] This bull was sick at the time with the same Plague or decease of which the cattle died this Summer on the plains[.] This decease is something similar to the Bloody Murren, with the exception that they swell tremendous soon after death. The arrived September 4th. Traveled about 12 mile's which brought us safely on the Eight Ward Square, where an other settlement took place between Captain Patterson and the parties that paid the blankets for the before mentioned oxen before Bishop Hunter and Elder J.C. Little where any requisite information can be obtained, as I was not present when this settlement took place. ----------------------- Thanks to Find A Grave member #48419600 for the above information. --------------------------------------------- Link to parents provided by member #51759982.
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